Caylee Dodson
Instead of just asking others to make a donation to help fix a problem in her community, Caylee asks people to really consider why we have entire communities marked by high poverty and generational cycles and actually get involved in real solutions.
What makes you feel proud?
My kids. My team. My community. The joy I see on faces when we really actually do take big risks that yield big rewards. The collective hope we get to share in when we work hard and get to see systems shaking, things changing and people set free to dream & pursue what they’ve hoped for themselves and their families. The ability to create onramps for neighbors to lead with the gifting, vision & passion that the culture and world often dismisses and to influence the city and world around us in a way we don’t fully understand. The fruit of supernatural unity that allows us to pull off things that the culture has said are impossible.
“(I’m proud of)The fruit of supernatural unity that allows us to pull off things that the culture has said are impossible.”
One year from today, how do you hope you’re different?
I hope I’m a better wife, mother and leader for my team. I hope I am a better and more faithful neighbor. I hope I listen more faithfully and lean in with another year of wisdom under my belt. I hope that I pause when I need to, reflect when I need to, set others up to win more often and set a good example of the rhythms of rest that are so necessary to accomplish sustained fruitfulness & growth.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Fight to stay present.
caylee is one of 100 women we have featured in the inaugural issue of Hundred Magazine. To learn more about her and the other 99 women, buy the issue.
