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When Things Fall Apart
Sometimes it’s hard to have perspective when things around you feel like they’re falling apart. Your best laid plans for work and life seem to be slowly unraveling, and your world feels topsy-turvy. What to do? Breathe. Breathe because your body needs oxygen. Breathe because you need the lightness that air brings. Breathe because it’s an acknowledgment of where you are now. Breathe because it’s the start of a new beginning. It’s jarring when your world falls apart. The ground underneath you feels shaky, and you may not know what direction to go in, nor who or what to turn to. Take another breath. Feel the cleansing air and the subtle hope it carries. Notice all the...
Read MoreCatching Up to Who You Are
There’s a strange thing that happens as you get older. Your mind has a way of clinging to the past, a vision of yourself that’s out of date. A collage forms in the back of your mind: you in junior high, you when you got your first job, you when you got married, you climbing the career ladder. Your mind does a decent job of keeping pace as you grow up, yet sometimes you find yourself feeling out of sorts and catch yourself wondering who you really are, today. For many of us, something happens unexpectedly that gives us a peek at our current selves: a reflection off the shop window’s glass, a comment made casually by a colleague about your skill or presence. In...
Read MoreEinstein Inspiration for Your Biz
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.” Albert Einstein What would happen if you spent some time fantasizing? You know: gathering some wool, daydreaming, staring into space. I wonder if it might revitalize you, and your business?
Read MoreLove the One You’re With (Follow Your Passion?)
Recently I was talking with a client about the idea of following your passion. This conversation stemmed from a TED Radio Hour podcast I listened to about success, which featured, among others, motivational guru Tony Robbins and Mike Rowe (host of the TV show Dirty Jobs). Paraphrasing, Tony Robbins advocated finding your “bliss” job or career and doing that for a living. Mike Rowe offered a different viewpoint: Find something you liked well enough, and bring your passion to it. I was intrigued listening to Mike Rowe, as he challenged how society defines success, having spent eight years on the show Dirty Jobs showing that success comes in many different forms,...
Read MoreFear, Intuition & the Coming Year
Inspiration, Fear and The Coming Year This video about Greg Long, a big wave surfer, caught my attention recently. It’s about fear, resilience, listening to your inner wisdom and honoring what is true for you in each moment. I found it inspiring and validating; it’s good to know I’m not the only one dealing with fear around those things I love most (work, money, love, the list goes on). Greg Long: Big Wave Rider (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxfCYlWVWw) Here at the beginning of 2015, I encourage you to do a bit of soul searching, and it doesn’t have to take that long. Give yourself the gift of 20 minutes and go on Greg’s journey, then...
Read MoreTalk with Your Business
Have you had a talk with your business lately? It’s easy to think of your business as something you thought up and that you control. Turns out, that’s not the whole story. Your business is an entity entirely separate from you. You helped create it, birth it, nurture it and love it, yet it is not yours. It belongs to itself. It’s sort of like having a child, and a business partner, wrapped into one. It has its own direction, desire, and way it wants things to be, and if you pretend you’re solely in charge you’ll miss out on hearing what your business wants to tell you. Your business is talking with you all the time, whether you’re listening or not. Since it has no...
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Kristine is an experienced presenter blending traditional learning with the knowledge that comes from life’s experiences. She is passionate about you unplugging from the collective and finding success on your own terms, and has brought small business owners and independent minded professionals the clarity that’s required to build and maintain a successful career. 
