Cyndi Munson

Regardless of profession or life ambition, Cyndi believes everyone should aim to love themselves, show compassion toward others and always be a loyal and true friend. She’s leading by example.

What makes you feel proud?

I am proud of my commitment to becoming a person who is loving, at peace and full of life. It has taken me a long time to quiet the voice in my head telling me I am not enough and show myself love—the work I have done to heal and embrace my full self has been a journey, but worth every step.

What’s been the biggest obstacle in your life so far?

My biggest obstacle is the voice in my head telling me I am not enough. Anytime I feel as though I cannot accomplish what I am set to do, it is usually me getting in my own way. I am getting better at catching that

voice before it becomes too loud, but I am still a work in progress (though I hope I can quiet it for good, soon).

One year from today, how do you hope you’re different?

I hope I have more clarity on what I want for my life outside of work and accomplishments. It’s so easy for me to focus on work, but I know there is more to life than work, so I look forward to figuring out what I want just for me.

“It has taken me a long time to quiet the voice in my head telling me I am not enough and show myself love—the work I have done to heal and embrace my full self has been a journey, but worth every step.”

What’s the single biggest problem you’d like to solve in your community?

We really struggle with engaging our neighbors who are negatively impacted by policies enacted at almost every level of government. Because of this, many of our problems are not solved—mainly because we don’t have those who are directly impacted at the decision-making table. And for the most part, that decision-making table is the voting booth. Until we do better engaging and activating every voter, our biggest problems we face will never truly be solved.