Challenge Tips

Set a Personal Sustainability Intention

Sustainability efforts can seem small in the face of global challenges, but change starts with you. Without a clear goal, it's easy to feel overwhelmed or stuck. Defining your intention helps you turn your concern for the environment into achievable actions. It also fosters consistency and reinforces your purpose as you change a habit or behavior.

Your Action for Today

Write down one eco-friendly intention and post it where you’ll see it daily. Here are some questions to consider as you form your intention:

• What sustainability issue matters most to me? Is it reducing plastic waste? Working to stabilize the climate? Advocating for clean air?
• What action can I take that feels realistic given my personal life or nursing role?

It’s OK to take baby steps. Today’s action can be something small, like bringing your lunch to work in a glass container or composting food waste at home. Once you’ve mastered that change, you can set a new, bigger intention.

Bonus Action: Find an accountability partner! Share your intention and action steps with a like-minded coworker and ask them to help you stay on track. Offer to do the same in return.

Remind yourself that as a nurse, you care about the health of your patients and the planet. Your personal sustainability intention and resulting actions help protect the environment for you and your patients.

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