Through The DON'T WAIT Project® Tours, I've traveled 27 states and helped share the stories of nearly 100 people who are living DON'T WAIT lives, no matter the obstacles. We've worked with more than 15,000 students grades 4-12 in our public service film program, and our storytelling mission has impacted individuals and communities throughout the country, including victims of the Northern California Carr Fire.

Over the past 15 years, I've interviewed more than 1,000 people and through those interviews have discovered that our values help determine our priorities and our priorities help tell our story. I call these DON'T WAIT stories, the nouns in life: the people, places, things and ideas that we give up on along the way sometimes⏤for whatever reason. We get too tired, too busy, too sad or even too comfortable. The DON'T WAIT Project® is a reminder to live the nouns, no matter the obstacles.