Your Dream Life with Kristina Karlsson

Hi there!

When did you last give your mindset an upgrade?

We service the car every year and our phones update almost every month. But the way we think? Most of us set that a long time ago, and we've been running on the same settings ever since.

In this episode, I share why your mindset is something you grow on purpose, every single year. I talk about the science that inspires me, from Carol Dweck's research on the power of "yet" to what happens in our brains when we learn something new. I also share my quarterly coffee ritual with Siimon Reynolds, the person who always makes me think bigger, and four simple ways you can start growing your mindset this week.

Who makes you think bigger?

As always, I'd LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let's keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

PS: If you would like support growing your mindset alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching. November is Mindset month, with Siimon Reynolds as our guest speaker: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Do your yearly mindset reset in my Mindset Journal.
• Listen to my earlier conversation with Siimon Reynolds, The Importance of Your State of Mind (Episode 143).
• The research I mention: the 2019 national growth mindset study and the hotel housekeepers study.
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

When were you last in flow?

That one question, heard on a podcast, was a turning point for my guest this week.

Emma Small is an occupational therapist, a ceramicist and one of our Dream Life Coaching members, and she is in the middle of a big career change in midlife.

In this episode, Emma shares how she went from feeling stuck to making time for the work she loves, alongside the job she already has. We talk about why mindset became her word for the year, why she writes her three goals down every single morning, how she made room for ceramics by letting some things go, and why it matters to stop and celebrate the progress along the way.

She also shares her morning routine, the novel that shaped her at 11, and the advice she would give her younger self.

Is there something you loved once, and lost sight of along the way?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

PS: If you would like support turning your dreams into action alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Join my live online workshop, Make 2027 Your Best Year Yet, on Tuesday 27 October at 7pm AEDT - register here.
• Discover Emma's ceramics, artworks, workshops and retreats at The Small Artisan, and follow her on Instagram @smallartisan.
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

Five hundred episodes. I can't quite believe it.

When “podcast” first came up on my dream list, I straight away thought, I can't do that. English is my second language, I'm not a journalist, and I had never interviewed anyone. I wrote it down anyway, and I started.

In this episode, it's just you and me. I share the 12 lessons that have turned my dreams into reality, grouped into what I call the Dream Life Momentum Formula: clarity and belief, courageous and consistent action, and an experienced mentor and a supportive community.

As you listen, ask yourself: which of these is strong for me, and which one needs a little love?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

PS: If you would like support turning your dreams into momentum alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Download my Top 10 Tips on Living Your Dream Life here.
• Write your dreams down in my 101 Dreams - Dream Big journal.
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

What would you build if a hard season showed you exactly what was missing?

In this episode, I sit down with Jess Armstrong, founder of the skincare brand FUCA. Jess was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35, with a five-year-old and a three-year-old at home, and she started creating FUCA while she was still in treatment.

She shares why she couldn't find skincare she felt safe using, or a beauty industry she could see herself in, how many rounds it took to get her first moisturiser right, and how MECCA came on board before she had sold a single product.

We also talk about what helped her through the hardest days: time by the ocean, stepping away from social media, and one simple morning ritual.

What's the thing you've been waiting to feel ready for?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

PS: If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Discover Jess's skincare brand FUCA at MECCA here.
• Find my My Inner Strength journal, created in collaboration with Breast Cancer Network Australia.
• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

Have you ever finished a podcast episode feeling inspired and ready to change, only to realise a few weeks later that your life looks much the same?

In this episode, I'm speaking especially to those of you who have been listening for a long time.

I explore why understanding something can feel so much like progress, why the promises we make to ourselves are the first to go in a hard week, and why support isn't a sign you've failed. It's the structure that helps change last.

I also share a decision about the future of my Monday Motivation episodes, and why I'm moving that work into a space where inspiration can turn into action.

What have you known for years, but never had anyone beside you to act on?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

PS: If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another short but empowering episode of Monday Motivation, giving you a dose of inspiration as you head into your week.

Today, I share six words Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius about two thousand years ago: while we are postponing, life speeds by.

Three key takeaways:

• Why postponing rarely feels like postponing - from the inside it looks like good judgement
• How time "speeds by" - not while we wait, but when we look back
• One tiny action for this week - the smallest possible piece of the thing you keep putting off

You don’t need the whole plan today.

Just do one small piece of the thing you’ve been postponing, and notice which side of the line you’re standing on.

I also share details of my free online workshop, Start Before You're Ready, on Tuesday 29 September at 7pm AEST. You can register here.

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

KK

PS: If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Join my free online workshop, Start Before You're Ready, on Tuesday 29 September at 7pm AEST - register here.
• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

What is the dream, project or change you keep telling yourself you will begin when you feel ready?

In this episode, I explore the quiet cost of waiting.

It can feel sensible to research, prepare and promise ourselves we will start when life settles down, but readiness rarely arrives before action. Clarity comes from moving.

Inspired by Oliver Burkeman's book Four Thousand Weeks, I share why the number of weeks in an average life is less frightening than it sounds and far more clarifying, and why having support around you matters so much when motivation fades.

I also share details of my free online workshop, Start Before You're Ready, on Tuesday 29 September at 7pm AEST. You can register here.

What could you start before you feel ready?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

KK

PS: If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another short and empowering episode of Monday Motivation, giving you a dose of inspiration as you head into your week.

Today, I pose you a question: What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Three key takeaways:

• Why being asked what you truly want can be more powerful than having every answer
• The two things to remove before you dream: the pressure to know how and the need for permission
• A small reflection exercise that helps one honest answer begin to surface

You don't need to map your whole life today.

Just name one thing you want that is not shaped by somebody else's needs, then notice what changes when you say it aloud or put it on paper.

Listen in and make a little space for your own answer. Your life is precious, and the question is worth asking.

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.    

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

K 💛

If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course 

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi there!

Do you have a dream, habit or task you keep postponing because it feels too big, too hard or too time-consuming?

In this energising conversation, I sit down with speaker and author Lizzie Williamson to explore the power of starting with just two minutes.

Lizzie shares how a tiny moment of movement at her kitchen bench became a lifeline during postnatal depression and grew into an approach that helps people move from all-or-nothing thinking to all or something.

From exercise and de-cluttering to writing, career change and big dreams, this episode is a warm reminder that progress does not need perfect conditions.

What is one small thing you can do today for just two minutes?

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.    

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

K 💛

If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course 

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another short but empowering episode of Monday Motivation, giving you a dose of inspiration as you head into your week.

Today, we ask one deceptively simple question: what is the thing you keep meaning to start?

Three key takeaways:

• Why the first answer that comes to mind may be the one worth noticing
• How leaving an idea untouched can keep it perfect, safe and unreal
• A very small Monday task that turns a vague weight into something you can name

You don't need to start the whole thing today. 

Just say it aloud, write it in your journal or share it quietly with someone you trust.

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.    

Have a wonderful week ...and remember, it all starts with a dream.

Enjoy!

K 💛

If you would like support planning and following through alongside a group of inspiring women, explore Dream Life Coaching: https://www.yourdreamlifestartshere.com/course 

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn about Pick My Brain here...
• Follow me on Insta and TikTok

• If you feel it's time to take a leap and invest in you, join:
  • My Platinum Coaching Program -> Learn more here.
  • My Dream Business Book Club here.
  • My online personal Growth Book Club GROW,
• Dream Life Community Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded dreamers.

RESOURCES:

• Sign up to our email list here to hear about upcoming workshops.
• Take your first step to getting clarity on what you want from life with this free bonus dreaming exercise here 101 Dreams Audio Guide
• Buy Kristina's book, Your Dream Life Starts Here
• Discover how close you are to living your Dream Life. Take our 5min Quiz here and get personalised insights emailed to you...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.