Uplifting the Competition

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When her friend and fellow gymnast Suni Lee was in trouble at the U.S. Championships after faltering on a challenging vault, Simone Biles was quick to seek her out backstage to offer the right words of support to get Suni through it. Simone battled her own similar struggles in the Tokyo Olympics, so she knew exactly what Suni was going through.

Although the two are U.S. Gymnastics teammates, they were competitors at that meet as well. Yet Simone didn’t let that get in the way of offering much-needed help. Her actions showed she’s as a good a person as she is a world-class gymnast.

Who can you take that extra step to uplift at work, at home or in your community today?

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Beth Houlton believes in the power of words and individual actions to fuel positive change, especially when done in an intentional way that benefits us all. Personal and professional endeavors in journalism, law, music, community activism, and nonprofit organizations that work for the greater good provide a unique yet multi-faceted perspective and motivation for this movement.