Jo Smith, The Encourager

Life is busy. Your time matters. That’s why my videos are short — on purpose.
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥.

And here’s something refreshing in a world of “gurus”: I’m not here to turn you into a mini-me.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰.

There isn’t a formula that goes:
A + B + C ÷ D = Your Perfect Life.
That’s not how real humans work…
especially those of us in our 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond.

What you’ll find here are gentle principles, short reflections, practical tools, and 
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 — 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫.

Because here’s what I believe:

Curiosity Never Retires.

It keeps us connected.
It keeps us involved.
It keeps us growing.

You do the inner work.
I simply hold the lantern and walk beside you.