Tag: self-care
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I Searched for the Book That Would Tell Me the Truth About Midlife
This book was born alongside Lead Anew: Lessons From My Second Season. While I was writing that book, I found myself returning again and again to the quiet reflections, journal entries, and honest questions that were helping me navigate my own season of change. The first book tells the story. This companion book offers the…
Kimberly Weisner
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Where Peace Finds Us Again
In a world that rarely slows down, many of us have forgotten what it feels like to truly exhale. Between work, caregiving, responsibilities, and the constant noise of everyday life, our minds and bodies quietly absorb more stress than we often realize. This week’s reflection explores the healing power of walking in nature and the…
Kimberly Weisner
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Leadership Feels Different When You’re the One Carrying Everyone Else
Some weeks in leadership feel heavier than others. Not because you are incapable, but because the responsibility never fully shuts off: the phone calls, the building issues, the staffing concerns, the unexpected problems, the people depending on you for answers and steadiness all begin stacking on top of one another. This week reminded me that…
Kimberly Weisner
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When the World Feels Chaotic, Choose Peace Anyway
Sometimes choosing peace feels almost impossible. The world moves fast, the noise never fully stops, and many of us are carrying pressures that nobody else can see. Between work, family responsibilities, uncertainty, constant notifications, and the emotional weight of everyday life, it can feel like we are always bracing for the next thing. But somewhere…
Kimberly Weisner
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The Woman Who Leads
There comes a point in a woman’s leadership journey when the question shifts. It is no longer about how to lead better, faster, or more effectively. It becomes something deeper, more honest. What does it mean to lead as the woman I am now? Not the version shaped by expectations or early career survival, but…
Kimberly Weisner
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The Kind of Leader People Don’t Forget
This week in Lead Anew: Insights and Growth, I have been thinking about the kind of leadership that lingers long after the work is done. Not the kind measured in productivity reports or quarterly outcomes, but the kind people carry with them. The tone of a conversation. The way a hard moment was handled. The…
Kimberly Weisner
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When You Are Alone With Your Thoughts
There is a moment, often at the end of a long day or in the stillness of an early morning, when everything quiets just enough for your thoughts to rise. No distractions, no noise, no one needing anything from you. Just you, and whatever has been waiting beneath the surface. It is in those unguarded…
Kimberly Weisner
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When the Room Gets Quiet
There is a subtle shift that happens before anyone says a word. Invitations stop arriving. Meetings move forward without your input. Decisions appear after the fact instead of being shaped with your voice in the room. At first, you tell yourself it is temporary or accidental. But as the pattern continues, the silence begins to…
Kimberly Weisner
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When Control Slips Through Your Fingers
There are moments in leadership and in life when effort no longer guarantees outcomes. Plans unravel despite careful preparation, timelines shift without warning, and situations evolve faster than decisions can keep up. For those of us who are used to solving problems and holding things together, this loss of control can feel deeply unsettling. Yet…
Kimberly Weisner
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Not Losing Your Joy
There comes a season in life when you realize you have become exceptionally good at carrying things. Responsibilities, expectations, other people’s needs, unexpected losses, shifting roles, and the quiet pressure to keep everything moving forward. From the outside, it can look like strength. From the inside, it can feel like something tender has been pushed…
Kimberly Weisner