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Before I start anything new...

Unique Perspectives: Before I start anything new... By Kim Stevens Stop. Keep. Start. I had a coaching call this week, right in the quiet space between the old year and the new. I found myself smiling as I talked about how I’d been preparing for the year ahead. An acupuncture appointment. A vision board. Time set aside to reflect on the past year. A few personal rituals I return to again and again to honor endings and beginnings. All of it intentional. Like many of us, I noti

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Motivation is not enough...

Unique Perspectives: Motivation is not enough... By Kim Stevens Motivation isn’t enough… but there is something else that is. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the difference between motivation and inspiration. Because most of us were taught to chase one, when the other is what actually sustains us. We live in a very motivated world. Motivated by goals. Motivated by pressure. Motivated by fear, deadlines, money, comparison, and expectations. And to be fair—motivation work

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There are no victims...

Unique Perspectives: There are no victims... By Kim Stevens There are no victims… only volunteers. I remember the first time I heard it. I was surrounded by people who had lived through things that were messy, painful, confusing, and unfair, when someone shared that sentence that landed like a thud in my chest. My immediate reaction was internal—and defensive. You have no idea about my situation. I bristled and judged the statement as harsh and insensitive. But here’s the th

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What the Hell?

Unique Perspectives: What the Hell? By Kim Stevens What the Hell? You’re going to love this… What is hell—to you? The one you feel in your body. I’ll tell you what feels like hell to me: Knowing I am capable of something great… and not doing it. There is no worse torture. That is my personal hell. If you saw my Conversations with God book you would either crack up or think I am completely insane. It is marked and tabbed and written on and highlighted and underlined and circl

Dec 17, 20252 min read

A Sacred Season of Slow...

Unique Perspectives: A Sacred Season of Slow... By Kim Stevens A Sacred Season of Slow… I’ve come to realize that life is always speaking… even when it feels quiet. Especially when it feels quiet. I’ve always loved the idea of seasons. I’ve used it so many times to help me through something tough—because knowing it’s only a season, and won’t be like this forever, helps me show up in a way I’ll feel proud of later. There are seasons of momentum, the buzzing chapters where ever

Dec 7, 20252 min read

Assuming Positive Intent

Unique Perspectives: Assuming Positive Intent By Kim Stevens Assume Positive Intent. Have you seen this floating around on social media? Assume positive intent. I’ve been seeing it everywhere lately, and honestly… I absolutely love it. For so many reasons. Not the least of which is: this is exactly how I want to be treated in my relationships and interactions. And if there’s one thing I know for sure… it’s that we rarely receive what we aren’t willing to give. When I approach

Nov 23, 20252 min read

Guilt.

Unique Perspectives: Guilt. By Kim Stevens Guilt. It’s Not What You May Think It Is. So this idea blew my mind. A friend of mine once told me that guilt was selfish. Say what? You’re kidding me. I had been feeling guilty for a couple of things for years and honestly, I thought it made me a better person. I felt virtuous in my guilt! So to hear that guilt could be selfish? That was hard to believe. But hear me out. There are a couple of reasons we might feel guilty, but the bi

Nov 16, 20252 min read

Einstein and Fairy Tales?

Unique Perspectives: Einstein and Fairy Tales? By Kim Stevens Einstein and Fairy Tales? I once heard a story about Albert Einstein visiting a classroom of young children. One of them asked, “How can we get as smart as you?” Einstein smiled and said, “Read fairy tales.” Then another asked, “How can we get even smarter than you?” He laughed and replied, “Read more fairy tales.” I love this story for so many reasons — not only because I love Albert Einstein, but because I love f

Nov 12, 20252 min read

Infinite Energy?

Unique Perspectives: Infinite Energy? By Kim Stevens Infinite energy? Yes please. I’m re-reading The Untethered Soul right now — and wow. The chapters lighting me up are Infinite Energy and The Secrets of the Spiritual Heart. It’s funny, because lately I’ve been really tuning into my heart chakra — working with it, concentrating on it, allowing it to open more and more. There’s a difference between mentally trying and energetically letting go. I keep feeling this nudge to sof

Nov 5, 20252 min read

If I Had My Life to Live Over...

Unique Perspectives: If I Had My Life to Live Over... By Kim Stevens If I Had My Life to Live Over… I was recently given a new desk by a client, who is so much more than a client. While cleaning out the old desk to make room, I found a piece of paper I hadn’t seen in years. It was something I’d discovered in my grandfather’s things after he passed, more than 30 years ago. I kept it because it was his… and because the words felt worth remembering. Here’s what it said: If I had

Oct 30, 20252 min read

Check Your GPS...

Unique Perspectives: Check Your GPS... By Kim Stevens Check Your GPS… Or you might be headed to where you don’t want to go. I’ll never forget a moment from an experiential workshop I once attended. We were put into different scenarios with a small group and given guidelines to follow while being observed. Later, the facilitators would review our behaviors and what they revealed about us. One of the things they often said was, “How you are in here is how you are out there.” Me

Oct 30, 20253 min read