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"It's amazing what you can learn couch surfing America. It's even more amazing how empowered you can become when you realize that people who look like you, sound like you, have the same amount of money and education as you are making a difference to things that matter, to you. I have the stories. I met the people. I (don't do this at home kids) slept on the couches of people I met on Twitter, and I went to all 50 states, one state each week, for 52 weeks and found the people that look like you. Let me introduce you...and while I'm at it, let me introduce the amazing things that happen when you own your crazy and follow that urge to tell a story; your own story gets written. The question ""What would you do if you won the lottery?"" was the catalyst that caused Dafna Michaelson Jenet to jump off her 15-year non-profit career track and travel the country seeking stories that empower all of us. Her goal was, and still is: ""Changing the mirror we use that reflects who we are as a society"". Jenet identifies herself as a little crazy too. Crazy in love with her husband and about her kids. She's also head over heels crazy about meeting real people who make the world a better place, starting with themselves. Dafna Michaelson Jenet lives in Colorado with her husband and their gaggle of kids and dogs."

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"Testimonials for ""It takes a little crazy to make a difference"" ""Coloradans have proven that finding the best solutions for the complex issues facing our state can be achieved by working together. Dafna Michaelson Jenet has taken that idea to all 50 states and has found Americans who are solving problems and building community"" John W. Hickenlooper, Governor, State of Colorado I could not believe what I was watching. A single mother quits her job, cashes in her 401k and launches off across the country to find people who want to make a difference. Period. Never mind that we are in the throes of a national economic meltdown. It is a cause. And people do for causes what they would never do for money. ""I wanted to find the people who, when they see a problem, raise their hand and say, 'I'll take care of that, ' says Dafna. The CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood piece ended and I was speechless. Who is this woman? So I reached her via the internet and happily discovered that she was for real. And a little crazy. She found the stories she was looking for and when you read this book you will find your own story. And you too will get a little crazy-but you'll be smiling. Gary Dixon, President, The Foundation for a Better Life ""There's a Chinese proverb which says, 'The journey is the reward.' Truer words could not be found to describe Dafna's amazing trips, the people she met and the stories she shares in this book. I was fascinated and inspired by Dafna at the beginning of her journey and am challenged by her to be a little crazy at its completion."" Adam Schrager, Reporter/Author of The Principled Politian, The Sixteenth Rail, and The Blueprint This book is inspiration with a bit of honey, a lot of humor and a full quart of hope. It's a road trip that plows neighborhoods for authentic leaders, grown local and building possibility. What we all want is here. The wish that change is possible and we can make it happen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet takes us across the country, state by state, and introduces us to regular folk who dramatically change community, one step at a time. Elaine Zimmerman Executive Director, CT Commission on Children & founder of Parent Leadership Training Institute"

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"Dafna Michaelson Jenet is the founder and Journeywoman behind the 50in52 Journey in which she travelled to all 50 United States and Washington D.C within the 52 weeks of one year to find, highlight, and elevate ""ordinary people doing extraordinary things"", solving problems and building community.She has been interviewed by the late great Maya Angelou on Oprah's Radio Network, been featured by CBS Sunday Morning, and travelled around the world to empower people of all ages into action.She continues her work from lessons learned during her Journey through writing, speaking, and workshops she created to help inspire and engage people to take action in their own communities.In 2016, Michaelson Jenet was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives where she served seven years before moving to serve in the Colorado State Senate."

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