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In the final episode of 2025, Kim hit record with ten hours left on the clock. She's putting words to the feeling she keeps hearing from high achievers (and herself): that weird holiday restlessness—pressure to “use the time well,” even when you’re exhausted. Instead of forcing a resolution or a big plan, this episode walks you through the simple year-mapping practice that changed her entire perspective on what's possible in a slow year. This episode is part reflection, part reset, and part guidance for entering 2026 with a clearer aim, cleaner energy, and a truer definition of success.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The reason high achievers underestimate how much they did in a year
• What you need to do before setting any 2026 intentions
• A simple year in review practice that outweighs new year's resolutions and "new year, new me" goals
• How to name what you want without getting hijacked by the question of how it will happen
• Hear for the first time the what Kim is ready to call in after years of doubting whether she'd ever be able to land on just one thing

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• Find Kim on LinkedIn or her website

Most of us don’t avoid humor because we don’t have it—we avoid it because we’re afraid of how we’ll come across. In this live conversation, Kim sits down with journalist, producer, and Gold Comedy founder Lynn Harris to talk about why comedy isn’t reserved for performers, and why “being funny” isn’t a personality trait—it’s a practice. Together they unpack humor as a tool for connection, trust, and saying the thing everyone’s thinking (without the scoldy energy). If you’ve ever worried you’re not witty enough, bold enough, or “interesting enough” to use your voice differently, Lynn’s message is the one you need: the stakes are low—and your life is already full of material.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Why humor builds trust in business

• The difference between humor and comedy (and why you don’t need to be a performer to benefit)

• What “being funny at work” can look like without being loud, jokey, or self-deprecating

• Lynn’s most universal creative advice

• A reframe for perfectionists and shy creatives who might count themselves out because they don't live in the spotlight

• How women’s lived experience becomes the most compelling “credential” in the room

MENTIONS & FOLLOW:

• Lynn Harris on LinkedIn & Website
• GOLD Comedy
• Comedians to Follow: Rachel Dratch, Maria Bamford, Cameron Esposito, Naomi Ekperigin, Bob the Drag Queen, Aparna Nancherla

Ideas people are tweakers. We keep going back to things that are far from perfect and abandon things that are technically better. But is this necessary? In this episode, Kim unpacks a deceptively simple insight drawn from everyday life: people don’t stay loyal because something is exceptional once; they stay because it’s consistent. Using an everyday story that nearly anyone can relate to, she explores how founders, creatives, and big thinkers often hold themselves to impossible standards—constantly improving, refining, and reinventing—while underestimating the power of reliability.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Why consistency builds more trust than novelty or constant improvementWhat everyday loyalty reveals about how people actually choose who to work with
• How high-achieving, idea-driven people sabotage momentum by over-tweaking
• The hidden cost of holding yourself to standards you don’t apply to others
• A reframing question that simplifies growth

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• Find Kim on LinkedIn or her website