A Period of Sabbatical with Karen Hoffman (Part One)
Release Date: 01/31/2023
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Teaching Yourself to Learn
Our guest today is Diane Martinez and she brings a certain energy to this conversation which is electrifying and I reckon you’ll love this conversation as much as I do. Diane starts with the famous quote from Abraham Hicks ‘everything is always working out for me’ and from there the conversation really takes off. Christine truly understands what it's like to know you have more to offer the world and knows we can either drift through life or consciously create it. Listen in as I chat to Diane about: Quiet confidence and peace in our own mindsets and how it isn’t up to us to force life...
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info_outlineWhat happens when two Texans meet in conversation and nerd out on words that matter? A purposeful, motivational and insightful conversation! Karen Hoffman joins Holly on the Teaching Yourself to Learn Podcast today. When she turned 60 at the end of 2020, Karen left her professional position as an administrator of a nonprofit, and founded he business, Living on Purpose, in early 2021, after taking a few months of what she refers to as a sabbatical - a period of time to rewire, not retire—a time to learn, listen, read, discuss and create her next chapter of life. Listen as Holly and Karen chat about:
- Sabbatical and significant transformation. Changing our thinking about what a sabbatical means and looks like.
- Living on purpose and bringing attention to intention.
- Words that Matter and how her Mom contributed to her success (even if she wondered how on earth that would happen)
- Listening to the voice inside us that whispers all day long.
To find out more about Karen you can visit her website www.livingonpurpose.us and email her at Karen@livingonpurpose.us. The full version of the poems quoted in this episode are The Guest House by Rumi and The Voice by Shel Silverstein.
To connect and find out more about Holly, apply to be a guest and share your story you can reach her at teachingyourselftolearn@gmail.com.