by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 18, 2020 | Big Ideas, Fuel Your Passion, High Achievers
When I was just 15 years old, I got a lesson about lemonade that stuck with me while competing at a competitive level in indoor volleyball. So this story begins with a mini-lesson about volleyball… Many of you know that in indoor volleyball, the setter is...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jul 23, 2019 | Fuel Your Passion, Happiness, Self-care, Self-reflection
Have you ever found something that is disproportionately satisfying? I recently listened to an interview on the Smart Passive Income Podcast where Pat Flynn interviewed Chris Guillebeau, author of Born for This, about his online business success (I am raving fan of...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Apr 8, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Happiness, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection, Working Moms
The other day I was watching the movie Dumplin’. For those of you who have seen it, you’ll know that the characters in the movie are huge Dolly Parton fans. And this quote from Dolly Parton comes up a couple of times: “Figure Out Who You Are, and Do It On...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Feb 5, 2019 | Big Ideas, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Happiness, High Achievers, Leadership, Life lessons, reframing, Self-care, surviving
I recently attended a Women in Leadership luncheon where one of the keynote speakers was Charmaine Crooks, an Olympic athlete and founder of NGU Consulting. Her presentation was inspirational. The idea of never giving up is an important message closely tied to the...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 8, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection
Lately I have been reflecting a lot on the problem of dissonance. Todd Henry talks a lot about dissonance in his book The Accidental Creative and in his podcast episode: “How Dissonance Steals Your Creative Edge” and it really got me thinking about the...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 1, 2018 | Big Ideas, Fuel Your Passion, High Achievers, Working Moms
As a high achiever, I’m always thinking of the next big thing I’m going to tackle. Because of this, my biggest struggle is actually scheduling down time for myself. I have so many things on my list of things I want to accomplish that I have developed the...
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