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Karen Weiss
May 11, 20222 min read
Resisting Reality
My spouse and I live in a log cabin on some acreage. We have all kinds of birds that visit, this year including lots of robins.
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Karen Weiss
May 4, 20221 min read
New Opportunities!
We’re doing something new at Dream Big Coaching…we’re offering an Enneagram Short Course!
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Karen Weiss
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Celebrate!
One of the things many Type-A personalities don’t do is celebrate. I am the first to admit that I don’t celebrate much of anything.
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Karen Weiss
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Make The Best of a Bad Situation
I left my house early to go to my office and get a good ninety minutes of writing done. I realized I had the wrong footwear on.
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Karen Weiss
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Tension
Like many who are self-employed or work in sales, our work (and income) depends on numbers. We see the direct result of our work.
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Karen Weiss
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Margin and Breath
“I love a broad margin to my life.” ― Henry David Thoreau.I was sitting in a peer group and this quote was read aloud.
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Karen Weiss
Mar 30, 20223 min read
What Do You Care About?
As leaders, we’re frequently given a platform to talk about the things that matter to us. Human trafficking is one of those issues for me.
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Karen Weiss
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Busy Busy Busy!
March has been a really busy month for me, and it continues through the 31st. My life spaces often mirror my emotional state.
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Karen Weiss
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Reaching Our Potential
One of the reasons why I’m a coach is to help people reach their full potential. Each one of us has so much talent and skill.
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Karen Weiss
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Late to the Party
One of the ways I’ve found helpful in cultivating self-love, self-awareness and decreased anxiety is through various forms of meditation.
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Karen Weiss
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Moment of Silence
Life (for many of us) has gotten heavy. It feels like the weight of the world is bearing down, trying to crush us.
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Karen Weiss
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Practice Makes Perfect?
I remember a time at the beginning of my engineering career when it became painfully clear that I needed to learn to write efficiently.
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Karen Weiss
Feb 16, 20222 min read
You Need New Pants
We all have that one article of clothing we refuse to get rid of, even when it makes us look exceptionally disheveled or destitute.
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Karen Weiss
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Time To Reflect
I’ve been reading a book in fits and starts called Primal Leadership, a book about the four key emotional intelligence skills for leaders.
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Karen Weiss
Feb 2, 20221 min read
How To Get Along
Since officially starting Enneagram coaching work in December, I’ve been asked for resource recommendations about the Enneagram.
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Karen Weiss
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Inconvenience
Am I making choices that will ease my discomfort now, to the downfall of my long term goals?
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Karen Weiss
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Make It a Habit
As I described in last week’s blog, my word for 2022 is nurture. At first I’m going to focus on nourishing myself.
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Karen Weiss
Jan 12, 20222 min read
New Year, New Focus
When you look at the next month, quarter, or year, do you have a word or specific focus in mind for your activity?
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Karen Weiss
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Retrospective
Happy New Year from Dream Big Coaching LLC! There are many adages about not living in the past, and we can misinterpret them.
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Karen Weiss
Dec 29, 20211 min read
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Dream Big Coaching LLC!
Here are a few book suggestions to start your new year off right!
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