One Spark Stories

Everyone has a unique story about how they became connected to their purpose. Katie's is no different. After years of navigating ongoing challenges with fertility she finally reached the day her daughter arrived. Yet in all that joy she was surrounded by incredible loss. It was then that she decided to take a leap into an opportunity that she had been turning away from three and a half years.

Through consistent hard work Katie has been able to yet again find happiness through Beautycounter. Even through she moved out of her roles in public education, she is still getting to teach others. This time about the impact of clean beauty and finding you own unique purpose.

Check out Beautycounter: https://www.beautycounter.com/katiecurrens/pop-ups/C3lPZLf6ypxt4xkBBPsI

Connect with Katie Klei: Facebook: Better Beauty by Kathryn Klei

Instagram: @becounterkklei

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While neonatal diabetes is rare and occurs in about 1 in every 400,000 live births in the United States, it is usually seen as a random genetic mutation. The Vacchio family somehow beat the random odds by welcoming their two incredible children into this world with the diagnosis.. They may be considered rare, but they aren't alone.

Christy and Dan had their son Andy in April 2005, but were almost immediately thrown into an unknown world of rare disease when he was diagnosed with idiopathic Type 1 Diabetes at 18 weeks old. In December 2006, Andy's DNA was sent off for genetic testing and his diagnosis was changed to Neonatal Diabetes. In August 2009, their daughter Katie arrived and was also diagnosed, even though, statistically, it should not have happened twice. As they started meeting more families around the world, they saw a huge need.

They realized that there was a greater need for more support and research for the children and patients who have DEND syndrome as well as those with Neonatal Diabetes who are still fighting for a genetic diagnosis or a better treatment. They now work to help as many other families as they can, navigate the road of rare diseases.

* If you are ever unsure about a condition, symptom, or even diagnosis please reach out to a medical professional.

Connect with Christy

Christy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christy.vacchio

The Sidetracked Parent: https://thesidetrackedparent.com/

Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/thesidetrackedparent/

Connect with Katie

Book Katie to Speak or Emcee your Event: https://www.katiecurrens.com/contact

Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiecurrens/

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Part 3 of the Connect Create Celebrate series takes a look at the mental beast of imposter syndrome. We look at the impact is has on our mind, the conundrum that comes with the opposite effect termed "Dunning Kruger Effect", and the 5 ways I have found that help over come that limiting noise so you can get back to celebrating your unique spark.

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Stop thinking you need all the things, all the experts, and all the tools. Start reflecting on what brings YOU joy and start creating in alignment with that.

During this episode I share ways that I have been able to create with purpose and live with joy, including:

• Reconnecting with your Inner Kid.
• Starting with Self-Education
• Take what serves you, dismiss what destroys you.
• Creating from your heart, not others' needs.

Once you are in alignment with your inner child and confidently embrace those creative sparks it will be time to start celebrating you!

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Over the years, especially more recent ones, I have come to embrace the impact of a pause. That's why for the next three episodes I am going to force you to slow down and dig deeper on your own journey by reflecting on the ways that you connect create and celebrate with in your purpose. You're going to gain a little more insight as to how I use those three pillars in my own growth and get some tools that I have found invaluable along the way.

First things first... What is your purpose?

When you connect with purpose you're aligning yourself with people that are doing the things that are going the direction that you want to go. And there is a lot of power that comes from that level of intention. People are a lot happier to help than we tend to expect.

Think a bit about your purpose and then email me. Tell me what yours is Or ask me a question that was ignited in your mind during this. leaning into that curiosity is so important and is again what's going to allow you to really level up in your Purpose Driven Life.

Looking to ignite a spark in your purpose?

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Remember your excitement when you accepted the job offer or started your business? Do you recall when teamwork and camaraderie made your day more fulfilling? If you are ready to get back to that work-life you loved, then this is someone you will want to connect with. Rita Ernst is owner of Ignite your Extraordinary and author of Show Up Positive. She is an advocate for all of us to stop waiting and start generating that life we love ourselves.

Since 2020, Rita Ernst has leveraged her expertise in organizational psychology to craft solutions for business owners and staff members that break through the hostility while restoring pride, teamwork, and profits. Through her work she reveals how to intentionally cultivate positive thoughts and behaviors instead of automatically reacting from the trappings of a depleting cycle of frustration and discontent.

Rita and I have an abundance of mutual passions including things like psychology, Language and using the word ignite. This was a great conversation where we worked through her story and how she is bringing impact to organizations today.

Connect with Rita:

https://www.igniteextraordinary.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-ernst-b800a528/

https://www.facebook.com/igniteextraordinary/

https://www.instagram.com/igniteextraordinary/

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Emily Nichols nudges technical people to embrace their human skills, so they can become better problem solvers, team players, and leaders. She is a professional engineer with a B.Sc. in Systems Engineering and a M.A.Sc in chemical engineering with more than 15 years of experience in manufacturing, innovation, and improving products and processes from breakfast cereal to automotive paint and electrical steel. Emily easily connects at all levels of organizations, inspiring deeper understanding, and collaborative teamwork.

Today we are going to talk about how embracing a spark in early 2020 lead to the creation of her incredible studio, the joy that comes from designing your own creative space such as a wedding during a pandemic…. and her amazing workshop called Drawn Together where she shows how simple sketches bring people together and create shared understanding. I was fortunate enough to participate in a workshop led by Emily and let me tell you, this program proves that we CAN draw and explains why we should. So hold on to your hardhats it's time to find a spark of inspiration from the woman that summarized her chemical engineering master's thesis in five Dr. Seuss rhymes.

Connect with Emily:

• YouTube: http://emilynichols.tv
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilynichols/
• Website https://emilynichols.com

Looking to ignite a spark in your purpose?

Book Katie to Speak or Emcee your Event: https://www.katiecurrens.com/contact

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"We have to get out of a place of trading time and money."

Hannah Chapman is the founder of X2 Wealth Planning and is my Financial Advisor. She has over 16 years of experience in finance…but she is not your typical financial advisor. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, learning that we each have the ability and responsibility to create our own wealth story, while she was also learning from her parent's businesses that money is hard to make and hard to hold on to.

It took untangling that money relationship and moving into a place of spiritual abundance for her to create financial abundance in her own business. And now, she works with fellow visionary entrepreneurs through her three step process to empower them to create greater prosperity for themselves, their businesses, and their legacies.

Connect with Hannah

Website - https://x2wealthplanning.com/

Instagram handle - @hannah.chapman.cfp

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrchapman/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hannahchapmanfinancialadvisor

Looking to ignite a spark in your purpose?

Book Katie to Keynote or Emcee your Event: https://www.onesparksolutions.com/contact-me/

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"We have to get out of a place of trading time and money."

Hannah Chapman is the founder of X2 Wealth Planning and is my Financial Advisor. She has over 16 years of experience in finance…but she is not your typical financial advisor. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, learning that we each have the ability and responsibility to create our own wealth story, while she was also learning from her parent's businesses that money is hard to make and hard to hold on to. 

It took untangling that money relationship and moving into a place of spiritual abundance for her to create financial abundance in her own business. And now, she works with fellow visionary entrepreneurs through her three step process to empower them to create greater prosperity for themselves, their businesses, and their legacies.

Connect with Hannah

Website - https://x2wealthplanning.com/

Instagram handle - @hannah.chapman.cfp

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrchapman/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hannahchapmanfinancialadvisor

Looking to ignite a spark in your purpose?

Book Katie to Keynote or Emcee your Event: https://www.onesparksolutions.com/contact-me/ 

Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiecurrens/

Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onesparkstories/

Over the last 25+ years, Nate has switched careers over seven times and knows the frustration many people can have in not finding purpose in their careers. We dig into this in a way that has yet to be explored, so if you are ready for the real real on burnout, "quiet quitting", and the cost of complying, then this is for you. Nate has been able to see needs through his own story and now runs a business to ensure other students don't have to learn the hard way like he did.

Today he helps students of all ages as well as early and late-career professionals better identify "What they SHOULD do for a living."

Episode Highlights:

• When space camp enlightens you on the reality of career expertise
• How getting fired is sometimes a blessing you needed
• How students can have more control over their career by exploring options in secondary education

https://www.nateclayberg.com/

Connect with Nate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateclayberg/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NateClayberg/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NateClayberg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareerAdventureAcademy/

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