by Karyn | May 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
With increasing frequency, I am hearing clients muse on what life will be like after they step out from the role or career that they’ve had for years. For ease of discussion, I guess we can say that they are each imagining ‘retirement’. That word, however, seems...
by Karyn | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s been a minute since I’ve written. Too late for new year’s greetings – let’s jump in the deep end. I really want to talk about grief. (Oh. I felt you pull back, like when I said that I was doing end-of-life doula training). It’s ok, we’ll be ok. We all know...
by Karyn | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I live near a beautiful pond set in the heart of the city. There’s a walking path around it, and I’ve worn a track in the asphalt as I’ve circled it over and over again. Last summer my pond was sad. It looked ‘kind of’ ok – sort of an overgrown, wizened,...
by Karyn | Jun 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
All great products benefit from continual refinement and refresh – people are no exception. Adding new features, following new interests, applying established skills to new uses. Where there’s a version 1.0, there can be a version 2.0! Where’s there’s a version...
by Karyn | Mar 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week I had an ‘aha’ moment between family nostalgia and coaching work. Fodder for a newsletter article – here I am to share. My cousin found all the eulogies from my lovely Grandma’s funeral held nearly 25 years ago. As I re-read my words, and those of my...
So glad you landed here. I'm Karyn, a professional development coach. My passion is helping people find joy and success in their worklife. These blog posts started as a way to share with you some of the common threads that I see in my coaching practice because I think you'll connect to the shared experience. I do my best to offer you something to ponder and give you a boost. If you want to learn more about me, check out my
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