Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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    Weekly Letters

    For everyone who’s feeling rushed, burned out, and overwhelmed by running from one task to the next: don't forget to notice the magic.

    Cards For Coworkers

    Thoughtful messages + travel photos for any team or workplace to share real gratitude in a creative way with coworkers.

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    I want to share a few of the quotes I repeat all the time. My advice. My life lessons. I’ve been collecting them on my desktop all year in a document called “40 pieces of advice for 40 years” and clearly lost steam early. 

    I realized that in all my growth, I may have abandoned some of my ambition for more peace between my ears.

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    Life is so much better when you invite people in. When we all show up to slow down and celebrate.

    Imposter syndrome made me believe I was not an author. But I am and I wrote the Bounce Back Factor to help everyone fight those lies we tell ourselves.

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    Basketball was my favorite thing until I did the kind of growing up I wish I never did: I went from playing for fun to playing to win.

    Read this if you’re chasing success. What you chase matters, and you need to focus on the right things.

    Sometimes, you have to add tasks that you do just for the love of it to remember to be proud of yourself.

    A story about a goose, community, and noticing how much people whose names we don’t even know care.

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    When you’re going through hard things, it’s hard to remember to stop and smell the flowers.

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    A story of joy, contagious giggles, and slowing down to savor every moment that makes you notice the magic of being alive.

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    A story about the emotional impact of being seen, the power of small acts of kindness, and how connection can help us all face uncertainty with more humanity.

    The illusion of control makes us think there’s one way to figure it all out. But it’s about time we give up on this idea there’s one right way. I mean, why not?

    In a world that believes peace is the consequence of war, we resist by holding on to what’s beautiful.

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    This Pride simply doesn’t feel so colorful. It all seems black and white when there are lives on the line.

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    I’m starting to think that people laughing at your funeral might be the ultimate sign of a life well lived.

    There’s a choice you get to make every day. To live wondering when the bad thing will happen or bet on better days.

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    Stories from speaking in rural Maine and a summer in an old man band. Yes, really.

    There are many lessons in layoffs and one that has stuck with me since my first manilla envelope layoff notice many years ago.

    College is a privilege, not a right. But explaining that to someone else definitely pushed me past my conflict comfort level this week.

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    Changing your mind about anything starts with evolving the way you think about change.

    What’s your word, your rally cry? What will you whisper to yourself as you take the next big step in your life this year (besides the 4 letter words)?

    It took me 40 years to realize I can get whatever haircut I want. But there was a bigger life lesson in this transition, too.