Two Conversations and Then You Can Leave

Two Conversations and Then You Can Leave

Two Conversations and Then You Can LeaveKathryn Dunn
Published on: 13/09/2026

Decide the number before you go. Two proper conversations, and then you can leave. What empties you out at a networking morning is not knowing when it ends.

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One Thing You'll Say Yes To This Week

One Thing You'll Say Yes To This Week

One Thing You'll Say Yes To This WeekKathryn Dunn
Published on: 16/08/2026

Not the big thing. Pick something short, near, and with a clear way out, and go. You're collecting one piece of evidence that wasn't gathered by avoidance.

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It's Okay To Be Careful

It's Okay To Be Careful

It's Okay To Be CarefulKathryn Dunn
Published on: 09/08/2026

Somebody said it about you recently, kindly, over lunch. Oh, she will not, she is careful. You smiled and agreed, and something very small went past you at the same moment.

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You Can't Make a Plan With a Maybe

You Can't Make a Plan With a Maybe

You Can't Make a Plan With a MaybeKathryn Dunn
Published on: 02/08/2026

You're not worn out by difficulty. You've done difficult. What you can't do is a maybe, and the maybe is what's been wearing your confidence down.

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