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Becoming More Authentic: A Practical Guide

by Karin Hurt | Aug 13, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 25 comments

You are born authentic. Life happens. You slowly start to hide bits of yourself from yourself and others. Not deliberately. It’s a gradual mutation, hard to see– let alone feel. You work to convince your heart this new you is practical, even necessary....

Simple Gifts: The Best You Can Do is Enough

by Karin Hurt | Dec 26, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Developing Leadership In Children | 4 comments

My favorite Christmas stories are the ones where a humble hero offers the best gifts he can muster. It never looks like much on the outside. In Why The Chimes Rang, a small child accomplishes what all the rich and famous could not with their extravagant...

Stupid Feedback: When Stupid Smarts and What to Do About It

by Karin Hurt | Aug 27, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 2 comments

We’ve all been on the receiving end of stupid feedback from time to time. It’s mean. It hurts. And it isn’t useful or is it? Feedback is stupid when it’s alarming but not specific when we leave the conversation not understanding what to learn,...