Tag Archives: Inspiration

Nicole: On the Record and Oversharing

By Nicole K | Published January 25, 2013

It’s totally bittersweet for me, but I think this was my most favorite week of the whole season! It was so much fun to see the questions my fellow Season 7 rockstars came up with and I had a blast answering them. You may learn a few things about me that you didn’t want to know and for that I don’t really apologize…I’m quirky and I’m told its a pretty lovable trait. ENJOY!

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An Exciting New Year of Possibilities

By Nicole K | Published January 4, 2013

Maybe I won’t accomplish everything on my list in one year, but I plan to take full advantage of all the support I have. This is my year, and I’m going to rock it!

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Paying it Forward to Heal the Soul

By Nicole K | Published December 21, 2012

I know I didn’t lose my daughter in the tragedy, but I lost a little more of my faith in humanity. I’m hopeful that by continuing to be grateful for the good things in my own life, and sharing that goodness with {at least} 26 others, I can honor the 26 amazing lives that were taken in a senseless, evil act.

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So much Inspiration, Self-Love and Authenticity

By Nicole K | Published December 14, 2012

The last few weeks I’ve experienced quite a range of emotions – from soul-aching sadness to heart-melting happiness. It has been quite a ride, but I’ve never felt more alive than I do right now.

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The Peace that Comes from Naming your Passion

By Nicole K | Published November 2, 2012

I want to be a model of a woman who loves herself, who finds joy in ordinary places, who celebrates her individuality – and I want to pay it forward.

Posted in All Posts, Inspiration, Job/Career/Work, Life Lesson, Nicole, Season 7 | Also tagged authenticity, big dreams, career, Clarity, goals, joy, nicole, nicole season 7 stratejoy, quarter life crisis, self love, self-awareness, stratejoy, Stratejoy Nicole, writing 15 Comments

Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

By Mary | Published October 22, 2012

Losing someone you haven’t really talked to in over 15 years is a really weird thing. I almost feel like I’m not allowed to be sad because I didn’t really “know” her anymore. But at the same time, for four very important years in my life, she was one of my best friends.

Posted in Life Lesson, Mary, Season 7 | Also tagged death of a friend. losing a friend, Friends, Joyful Living, Life Lessons, saying goodbye 9 Comments

WANTED: Hobbies

By Mary | Published October 15, 2012

Somewhere along the way, I feel like my hobbies became “interests” – things I enjoyed, but didn’t actually do. When did this change happen?

Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Mary | Also tagged Hobbies, Joyful Living 14 Comments

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night

By Arielle | Published August 6, 2012

I know that this experience will help shape the next phase of my journey, because even if I don’t know where I’m going, I know now that I have the tools to get me there.

Posted in Arielle, Inspiration, Life Lesson, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 6 | Also tagged gratitude, lessons learned, Quarterlife Crisis, stratejoy, support 17 Comments

Pieces of Me

By Camila | Published August 3, 2012

Here we go with my portion of the Stratejoy Season 6 questionnaire: How has your perspective shifted over the past five months? How have you grown? Over the past five months, I think I’ve slowly been shifting back to my roots and realizing that I can’t take life too seriously. It’s not worth spending hours [...]

Posted in All Posts, Camila, Inspiration, Job/Career/Work, Life Lesson, Quarterlife Crisis, Season 6, Travel/Adventure | Also tagged adventure, exploration, questions, What I would do 4 Comments

The Wobbly Bits

By Rachel | Published August 2, 2012

I feel a lot more relaxed about the present and the future. In the past I’ve always felt a need to be in control of my life and the way it’s unfolding, but realizing that the best things happen when I’m not obsessively plotting my life out, I just don’t feel the need to be nutters about it anymore.