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From Crisis to Clarity: How Kristina Karlsson bounced back from the collapse of kikki.K

Mar 13, 2024

Discover Kristina Karlsson's inspiring journey from the rise and fall of kikki.K to her empowering comeback. Learn about her journaling and daily rituals, unique yearly planning, and habit experiments. Explore the transformative power of reading and personal growth in navigating challenges and fostering resilience.

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Kristina Karlsson

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Quick takeaways

Utilizing journaling as a tool for reflection and healing during tough times.

Incorporating morning rituals and nature walks to foster resilience and gratitude in daily life.

Deep dives

Rebuilding after Business Challenges

Christina Carlson, faced with the downfall of her global business Kiki K due to various external factors such as Brexit, Hong Kong issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic, shared how she rebuilt herself. Carlson emphasized the importance of journaling as a tool for processing thoughts and insights. She highlighted the power of daily morning pages based on Julia Cameron's 'The Artist's Way' as a therapeutic practice that helped her through tough times.

Introduction

2min

Challenges and Changes in the Kiki K Business: A Founder's Journey

2min

Navigating Post-Crisis Period and Setting Monthly Habits

19min

Exploring the Transformative Power of Reading and Personal Growth

5min

Engaging with Personal Growth Content

4min

In a world where success and connection often feel inseparable from our digital devices, it's rare to hear about someone going to extreme lengths to break free. Yet that's exactly what Kristina Karlsson did.

Kristina, best known as the founder of the beloved kikki.K stores, shares her remarkable journey from the highs of global expansion to the lows of having her company put into administration. But instead of giving up, Kristina defied odds and picked herself back up. How did she do it? Kristina reveals the most impactful things she did to regain her footing and find success once more.

Kristina discusses the power of journaling and daily rituals, such as walking, that helped her navigate through challenging times. She shares her unique approach to planning the year, breaking it down into manageable quarters, and the exciting habit she plans to adopt next. Being part of a habit club, Kristina also reflects on her experiment in eliminating complaining for a month, an adventure that led to some surprising revelations.

Discover the empowering journey, the triumphs, and the wisdom of Kristina Karlsson in this episode, and be inspired to cultivate a life filled with intention, resilience, and growth.

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