by Karen Thrall | Jan 31, 2021 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
Silence Your Self-Critic I was in the 2nd grade and my teacher was teaching us about impromptu speaking. She wrote questions on pieces of paper and put it in a container. Each one of us took one of the pieces and had a few minutes to prepare our thoughts to speak in...
by Karen Thrall | Jan 10, 2020 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
[Always choose the best for yourself. Make decisions that complement who you are.] “Today I shall wear my red hat.” Henrietta runs her fingers over the brim of her fedora. As she looks in the mirror, she places it on her head and smiles brightly. Her...
by Karen Thrall | Oct 30, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
DOUG THE DRAGON LEARNS ABOUT HIS INNER-HONESTY The town gathers as the steeple bell rings. “Hear ye, hear ye. We have a new arrival” announces Mayor Doyen of Wingville. “Meet our youngest dragon. His name is Doug.” From behind a velvet curtain, with wide-eyed...
by Karen Thrall | Feb 28, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
Judging others is really easy to do. A person I’m quite close to recently said to me, “I feel like you’re judging me.” I paused, quickly asked myself if there was any truth in that phrase, and, with sadness, responded, “Yes,...
by Karen Thrall | Dec 30, 2018 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
Your Inner-Handsome [a/k/a] really really really ridiculously good looking… INNER-BEAUTY? The word “inner-beauty” doesn’t have that appeal it used to have. Like most powerful phrases, we tend to overuse them and they eventually lose their pizzazz. The beauty of...
by Karen Thrall | Oct 4, 2017 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
We are ever evolving and changing. The dictionary defines evolving: “to develop or achieve gradually.” How recent has it been since you found out something new about yourself? In 2015, I was invited to a Strengthsfinder seminar that the Gumpert Foundation...
by Karen Thrall | Jul 16, 2017 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
So if a dog bites you ONCE, will you never trust a dog again? Well, sometimes that’s exactly what happens. Let’s pretend you’re two years old and a big black dog bites you. That’s quite scary and traumatic for a little toddler. Without fully being aware, that little...
by Karen Thrall | Sep 5, 2016 | ARTICLES, HUMAN BUSINESS, HUMAN IDENTITY, HUMAN JOURNEYS
What are you willing to give up in order to pursue what you really want? What are you willing to let go of for the sake of your dream? What might you have to leave behind because it’s not helping you get where you want to go? A key ingredient to an entrepreneur’s...
by Karen Thrall | Aug 23, 2016 | ARTICLES, HUMAN BUSINESS, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT, HUMAN IDENTITY
I came across a document I wrote on January 1, 2008, expounding on my three guiding values. I was immediately curious to read it – wondering if it still resonated within me. The answer?… YES!! Isn’t it incredible that guiding values live...
by Karen Thrall | May 29, 2016 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
What makes us shrink back or hold back? When I’m hanging out with my wisest friends (who are 70 years and older), I notice a common occurrence: they are less affected by circumstances. They carry an acceptance about where they are, who they’re with and what...
