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20 Oct What’s for dinner?

Posted at 23:26h in Future of Work, GenZ Parent, Habits, Newsletter, Writing, Writing tips by Karena de Souza 0 Comments

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When my hungry-going-on-hangry four-year-old tugged on my skirt for the eighth time in three minutes and asked “What’s for dinner?”, they were met with a blank stare. Not because I didn’t care, but because I had just not planned that far ahead. Then I discovered a 7-day meal plan in...

14 Oct The stages of writing as meal prep – from sous chef to plating

Posted at 22:28h in Climate, Contours of Courageous Parenting Book, EQ skills, Future of Work, Newsletter, Writing, Writing tips by Karena de Souza 2 Comments

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If Writing in Community is training as a sous chef, Then Build a Second Brain is figuring out my mise en place, And Write of Passage is teaching me flavour profiles and plating. How three writing courses helped me improve as a writer. “What are we grateful for this year?” We are all gathered around...

26 Jun Habits Become Easier If You Are Blessed With These: 5 Reasons I Am Grateful for 3-6-5 days of Writing

Posted at 17:28h in Book, Contours of Courageous Parenting Book, Habits, Newsletter by Karena de Souza 0 Comments

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Feeling grateful and blessed! I am on a 365-day writing streak. I've been chasing the habit of regular writing for the past five years. And now that I have made it this far, I would like to share some of the reasons it may have worked to date. Is there a...

21 Jun Can Simple Discipline Move Big “I” Impossible To Simply Possible? 3 lessons learned from 3-6-5 Days of Writing

Posted at 20:31h in Book, Contours of Courageous Parenting Book, Future of Work, GenZ, Habits, Newsletter, Writing, Writing tips by Karena de Souza 0 Comments

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"365? That's impossible!" It crept up on me suddenly. As I added one to my daily writing counter of the day, I realized that I have been writing for 365 days. A full year of consecutive days of writing. What started out as an exercise in discipline and continuity has delivered...

19 Jun 3 Lessons, 6 Reviews, 5 Gratitudes from Writing for 365 Days

Posted at 14:32h in Contours of Courageous Parenting Book, Future of Work, Habits, Newsletter, Writing, Writing tips by Karena de Souza 0 Comments

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Today marks 365 days of showing up daily and making my mark. I will not lie. It was not easy, especially on lazy, warm summer nights, or Zoom-ed-out days. One day, all I could manage was a simple "I woz 'ere. Exhausted. Tank is empty." But somehow over the space of...

24 Apr The accidental author: How I wrote a book instead of roasting a chicken

Posted at 13:44h in Book, Contours of Courageous Parenting Book, covid-19, Habits, Newsletter, Procrastination by Karena de Souza 0 Comments

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As I re-read theWARofART, I found I would rather become the accidental author of a book than figure out how to roast a chicken. The Steven Pressfield classic is the handbook on overcoming your -isms and just getting started. This is my third orbit around this sun. Orbit One - Seth...