Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    Weekly Letters

    abandon perfectionism

    I’m starting a challenge today: abandon perfectionism and create things I believe will make the world more beautiful.

    bathroom

    Using the bathroom while trans and traveling can be a challenge. Here’s my experience.

    quit

    Learning when to quit makes room for you to grow in all the ways you want.

    road and mountains

    Remembering the people who love us so hard they change us.

    put down my phone

    I put down my phone for an hour in a restaurant and I got to see what’s beautiful about people again.

    purpose without a plan

    Purpose doesn’t happen just because you made a grand plan. It happens because you know yourself.

    layoff shame

    Layoff shame is real. You are not alone and the more we talk about it? The more we can leave this shame behind.

    burnout prevention training

    People don’t know that I get a rejection letter at least once a day, but I don’t care. I found a career worth failing at.

    releasing anxiety with creativity

    I was a little surprised how helpful creativity, and specifically this writing prompt, was for helping me release overwhelming anxiety.

    A reminder to my best friends' kids just how much I love them.

    misgendered in healthcare

    My firsthand story about being misgendered at a mammogram and the reality of trans healthcare today.

    find something new

    When I stop avoiding failure, I start opening doors and find new things to love.

    How well-intentioned managerial advice can do lasting damage, why it’s so easy to internalize, and what it actually costs people long after they leave the job.

    A personal reflection on surprises, uncertainty, and the unexpected paths that slowly change our lives for the better.

    how to stop scrolling on your phone

    I kept failing at my stop-scrolling goals until I tried something unexpectedly human: doing what I loved before productivity culture ever got involved.

    Living each day as if it were your last sounds like a wise ideal, but it may be one of the most misguided pieces of life advice. Live each day like it’s your first. Here’s why.

    When the world feels broken, how do we keep going? A reflection on identity, systemic injustice, and why I choose an imperfect love to help me move forward.

    optimism

    Yes, hard days are going to be hard. We won’t always win. But there’s a cure: Optimism.

    ready

    Stop waiting until you’re ready. You’re not a cake. You are never going to be ready.

    ask for help

    Need help with your recruiting strategy? Ask for help. Maybe from Three Ears Media and Kat Kibben?

    releasing anxiety with creativity

    A rant about using negativity to get clicks and building what really matters: a community that cares.

    sacrifice

    This Veteran’s Day made me think about the sacrifice our soldiers make, and one of them in particular: my mom.

    transformation

    It’s easy to see how seasons are changing when the leaves change, but transformation isn’t always as easy to notice in ourselves.

    I believe in miracles because this life? It’s a consequence of a million little gifts. Gifts we can all give.

    problems

    I don’t have to know all the answers to the world’s problems, but I can appreciate when I’m distracted enough to stop thinking about them.