onboarding training
To complete your onboarding training, please watch the video below from Luke and read through the remainder of the information on this page. The goal of this content is to equip you to feel confident as you share about Only7Seconds, if you have any questions- reach out to us anytime at info@only7seconds.com
Start here!
here's your next steps:
Think of 7 people in your life that you would like to grow your connection with over the next year. Write down their names. These people are the 7 people you will be intentionally connecting with each month over the 12 months.
identify your 7 people
WHILE YOU WAIT FOR YOUR BOX TO ARRIVE:
mark your calendar for the next SHARE Day
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Your first SHARE Day is a great opportunity to share how you are taking action towards ending loneliness. Post a photo of you in your t-shirt or your Ambassador box on SHARE Day! Don't forget to tag @0nly7seconds!
Watch the initial training overview (the video above)
*Ambassador boxes are shipped 5-7 days from your initial signup date. If you have selected local pickup, our team will be in contact with you about a pickup date!
At Only7Seconds, diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our DNA. Only7Seconds is a movement for all people. Loneliness does not discriminate and neither do we. We seek to inspire intentional connection with people of all ages, accessibilities, disabilities, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, backgrounds, creeds or religions. To end loneliness, every single person must have a sense of belonging and significance.
we value:
Because you matter.
empowerment
Recognizing the dignity of each person and the innate value they bring through their beliefs, culture, heritage, and abilities.
Respect
courage
EXCELLENCE
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Encouraging the authority of each person to recognize and take ownership for sharing their talents and strengths.
empowerment
Respect
EXCELLENCE
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Demonstrating a readiness to face the challenges and speak the truth needed to show support and inspire hope
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empowerment
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“The work Luke and Only7Seconds are doing to address the loneliness epidemic is so important, as loneliness is only getting worse with each generation. Very excited to partner with Only7Seconds and address this problem together!”
— David Siegel, CEO of Meetup
In 2018, Ethan Wall was unexpectedly bedridden with a sickness for nearly a month. During that time, friends and family didn’t reach out and check in on him. It led to loneliness and then depression. After a few weeks, his mom Kristin asked “How long does it take to send the text: ‘I care about you.’ or ‘How are you doing?’? How long does it take to dial a phone number and hit send?”
Years of working with youth in a separate non-profit, Kristin recognized the pain of loneliness through life experiences of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and suicide. Recognizing how seven seconds of intentionality could make a difference was the beginning of Only7Seconds. A simple text, smile, handwritten note, a t-shirt, a sign, or a post-it note are ordinary acts that make an extraordinary difference.
From there, Only7Seconds began working with individuals to encourage them to reach out and let people know they mattered. Community partners and schools began to support the message of Only7Seconds and increase awareness of loneliness and the simplicity of making connections. In 2020, COVID-19 hit the entire world. Isolation, mandatory lock-downs and social distancing pushed loneliness further into the public conversation. Multiple youth suicides in Washington State, where Only7Seconds is located, emphasized the urgent and crucial need for conversation around loneliness and connection.
Only7Seconds rapidly grew into a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Chelan, Washington with a vision of a world without loneliness. We do this through multiple programs and initiatives around the world.
Photo: Kristin Wall and her son, Ethan
