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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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talking about friendship on selfie
talking about friendship on selfie

Some thoughts on friendship on the amazing SELFIE podcast!

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the make light showKaren WalrondMay 30, 2018selfie, podcast, rage against the minivan, whoorlComment
foundations and goal maps
foundations and goal maps

There’s nothing like laying a good foundation.

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big plans, chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondMay 28, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring finger puppets, Play-Doh, and magical dentists.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 25, 2018Comment
when love is the way
when love is the way

Some thoughts from a cynic on Bishop Curry’s sermon.

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Karen WalrondMay 23, 2018leadership, quiet activism, leadership coaching, leadership consulting, executive coaching, business coach Comments
on becoming an overnight success
on becoming an overnight success

Hamilton isn’t the “overnight success” you might think it to be.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 21, 2018hamilton, lin-manuel miranda Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring generous secretaries, record-breaking LEGO, and almost-indecent best man stories.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 18, 2018Comment
hiding in the bathroom
hiding in the bathroom

The podcast where I talked about introversion and dream jobs.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMay 15, 2018podcast, morra aarons-mele, hiding in the bathroomComment
knowing when to level up
knowing when to level up

Taking the time to reexamine where you are.

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 14, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Childish Gambino, roller skating, and your last chance to get the GLOW ecourse!

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 11, 2018 Comment
engineering bigness and imposter syndrome
engineering bigness and imposter syndrome

On pushing through imposter syndrome and going for it.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 9, 2018imposter syndrome, laura mayes, jenny lawson, katherine center, brené brownComment
a one-sentence toast
a one-sentence toast

This might be my new mantra.

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chookooloonks rebuild, random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 7, 2018hurricane harveyComment

keep making light

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daily light

It’s my birth month and I’m celebrating with a Month of Daily Delights! Daily Delight #23: I just received an early delivery of THE BRAND NEW PAPERBACK VERSION of The Lightmaker’s Manifesto!

This version officially drops next month
Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

Just a
Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
 

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