Recruiting Advice From Katrina Kibben.

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It’s my birthday and I’m doing a 7 day letter challenge to share the love I have found for a day I used to dread.

It is an act of magnificent rebellion to stop thinking for even one minute. And whimsy works…

A letter remembering the 2,983 lives lost on September 11th and a reminder to live fully in their honor.

A tribute to Dolly Parton and the ways she responded to hopelessness with helpfulness in her life.

This week’s letter is for every person that’s worried about having to rely on someone else because life has been hard.

The most important lesson I learned when I decided to choose work over the people I love is that I don’t want to do this life alone.

My competitive family raised an entire generation of people who don’t play board games.

If I knew tiny dinosaurs could bring me this much joy, I would have started doing this a long time ago.

When we ask ourselves, "How do I want to be remembered?" we often look for simple ways to help others honor us after we're gone while also creating meaningful ways to cherish and celebrate the memories of the people we love.

Journal prompts and writing on paper are my favorite way to figure things out.

“Count what matters” means tracking the metrics and goals that drive happiness. I learned it from an unexpected source: a 4 year old.

It has been more than 15 years since my last conversation with my family and it still feels like a sensitive subject. I don’t think I’ve ever written about it publicly before. After lots of therapy, I think I’m ready.

The story of my first pride parade.

I took 25 days to recover from surgery believing it would cure my burnout. But time is not enough to heal from working since I was 16.

Seeing myself in the mirror for the first time in a long time is one of the reasons I celebrate Pride this year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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