Shawna Kearsley
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September 3, 2025 • 10 mins
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"You're in the thick of it, maybe even feeling a little discouraged when suddenly someone close to you points out how much you've actually accomplished. Being hard on yourself again, are we? I remember last spring when my neighbor was working on her garden. She'd been out there every weekend. She's pulling the weeds, she's replanting, trying to get her roses to bloom again. After the winne...
"You're in the thick of it, maybe even feeling a little discouraged when suddenly someone close to you points out how much you've actually accomplished. Being hard on yourself again, are we? I remember last spring when my neighbor was working on her garden. She'd been out there every weekend. She's pulling the weeds, she's replanting, trying to get her roses to bloom again. After the winne...
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September 3, 2025 • 3 mins
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"Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. Parents, listen up. This is Shanna Kearsley and I need you to hear this. You're overthinking everything. The color coded calendars, the perfect lunchboxes. The anxiety spiraling at 2am about whether your kids is ready. Stop. Just stop. Robert Fulgham figured it out decades ago. In all I really need to know. I learned in kindergarten everything ...
"Good morning and welcome to the Daily Acorn. Parents, listen up. This is Shanna Kearsley and I need you to hear this. You're overthinking everything. The color coded calendars, the perfect lunchboxes. The anxiety spiraling at 2am about whether your kids is ready. Stop. Just stop. Robert Fulgham figured it out decades ago. In all I really need to know. I learned in kindergarten everything ...
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September 2, 2025 • 13 mins
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"You have this relationship could be a best friend, a family member, a romantic partner, even a close colleague. For months, maybe years, this person has been your go to. They're the first one you call with good news, the shoulder you cry on during the bad times. You build this beautiful foundation of shared experiences. Inside jokes that make you both laugh until your sides hurt. Shortest...
"You have this relationship could be a best friend, a family member, a romantic partner, even a close colleague. For months, maybe years, this person has been your go to. They're the first one you call with good news, the shoulder you cry on during the bad times. You build this beautiful foundation of shared experiences. Inside jokes that make you both laugh until your sides hurt. Shortest...
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September 2, 2025 • 12 mins
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"Your test becomes your testimony, and your stumbling blocks becomes your stepping stones. But here's the crucial part. This transformation does not happen automatically. There it is. We both agree there. You have to be intentional about it. You have to choose to see your problems as temporary assignments rather than permanent prison sentences. Come on, let's switch it up. All right, let's...
"Your test becomes your testimony, and your stumbling blocks becomes your stepping stones. But here's the crucial part. This transformation does not happen automatically. There it is. We both agree there. You have to be intentional about it. You have to choose to see your problems as temporary assignments rather than permanent prison sentences. Come on, let's switch it up. All right, let's...
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September 1, 2025 • 14 mins
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"Welcome to Acorn Bay. I hope everyone's having a really good time. We are going to explore how to think like a chess grandmaster about your life and your career. I'm your host, Shawna Kearsley. Welcome again to Acorn Bay. And we're going to dive deep. We're going to take a little dive into why every decision, decision we make is reshaping our entire future landscape. We're talking about t...
"Welcome to Acorn Bay. I hope everyone's having a really good time. We are going to explore how to think like a chess grandmaster about your life and your career. I'm your host, Shawna Kearsley. Welcome again to Acorn Bay. And we're going to dive deep. We're going to take a little dive into why every decision, decision we make is reshaping our entire future landscape. We're talking about t...
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September 1, 2025 • 15 mins
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"They make you feel like the most important person in the room when you are with them. They listen more than they speak. They ask about your dreams, your challenges, your victories. I fell in love with my leaders. I'm so in love with my leaders that I follow because they ask about my dreams. They care about my challenges and my victories and the real things that are happening. Not the fluf...
"They make you feel like the most important person in the room when you are with them. They listen more than they speak. They ask about your dreams, your challenges, your victories. I fell in love with my leaders. I'm so in love with my leaders that I follow because they ask about my dreams. They care about my challenges and my victories and the real things that are happening. Not the fluf...
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September 1, 2025 • 7 mins
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"We've somehow convinced ourselves that exhaustion equals virtue. I used to brag about 12 hour workdays like they were trophies. But this philosophy asks, what exactly are you winning? If you love too much, you will be lost. This one might sting for the people pleasers that are listening. When love becomes obsession, when caring becomes codependency, you don't just lose yourself, you often...
"We've somehow convinced ourselves that exhaustion equals virtue. I used to brag about 12 hour workdays like they were trophies. But this philosophy asks, what exactly are you winning? If you love too much, you will be lost. This one might sting for the people pleasers that are listening. When love becomes obsession, when caring becomes codependency, you don't just lose yourself, you often...
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August 28, 2025 • 10 mins
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"I didn't get that for a while, and then I got it. Let me share a personal example. A few months ago, I was going through a really challenging time. Things were struggling. I was dealing with some health issues, and honestly, I felt like I was drowning. Every morning I woke up and the first thoughts were things like, I can handle this. Everything's falling apart and I'm failing at everythi...
"I didn't get that for a while, and then I got it. Let me share a personal example. A few months ago, I was going through a really challenging time. Things were struggling. I was dealing with some health issues, and honestly, I felt like I was drowning. Every morning I woke up and the first thoughts were things like, I can handle this. Everything's falling apart and I'm failing at everythi...
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August 25, 2025 • 13 mins
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"And they allowed others to hold them accountable for their commitments. In practical terms, what this means is setting clear, measurable goals for yourself and your team. Creating systems where your performance can be evaluated objectively. Being transparent about your decisions and their outcomes. Accepting responsibility when things go. When things do not go according to plan. This brin...
"And they allowed others to hold them accountable for their commitments. In practical terms, what this means is setting clear, measurable goals for yourself and your team. Creating systems where your performance can be evaluated objectively. Being transparent about your decisions and their outcomes. Accepting responsibility when things go. When things do not go according to plan. This brin...
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August 24, 2025 • 13 mins
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"Are these, is this even serious? Let me put this in perspective for you. The DDA serves about 20,500 Marylanders, some of our state's most valuable citizens. Vulnerable. Sorry, vulnerable citizens. Right. This means the financial mismanagement we're talking about amounts to over 40,000 per person served. This isn't just accounting errors. This is a betrayal of Maryland's most vulnerable f...
"Are these, is this even serious? Let me put this in perspective for you. The DDA serves about 20,500 Marylanders, some of our state's most valuable citizens. Vulnerable. Sorry, vulnerable citizens. Right. This means the financial mismanagement we're talking about amounts to over 40,000 per person served. This isn't just accounting errors. This is a betrayal of Maryland's most vulnerable f...
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August 24, 2025 • 8 mins
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"As the remaining spectators were breaking up and they were leaving, they heard the sounds of sirens and police whistles that were coming from the marathon gate. And everybody stopped. They looked towards the entrance and they're wondering what was happening. And then they saw him. John Stephen Akwari from Tanzania. He came out of the tunnel making his way onto the track for the final four...
"As the remaining spectators were breaking up and they were leaving, they heard the sounds of sirens and police whistles that were coming from the marathon gate. And everybody stopped. They looked towards the entrance and they're wondering what was happening. And then they saw him. John Stephen Akwari from Tanzania. He came out of the tunnel making his way onto the track for the final four...
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August 23, 2025 • 7 mins
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"And all of these, when you stack them together, ooh, that's a promise. Seek feedback actively. Don't just wait for people to give you feedback. Ask for it. Be specific. Don't be afraid. What's one thing I can do better in our team meeting, sir? How can I have handled that situation differently? Keith, Sometimes folks are afraid to respond or they may not be so elevated that you know they ...
"And all of these, when you stack them together, ooh, that's a promise. Seek feedback actively. Don't just wait for people to give you feedback. Ask for it. Be specific. Don't be afraid. What's one thing I can do better in our team meeting, sir? How can I have handled that situation differently? Keith, Sometimes folks are afraid to respond or they may not be so elevated that you know they ...
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August 23, 2025 • 14 mins
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"That's worth celebrating. Seek feedback actively. Don't just wait for people to give you feedback. Ask for it. Be specific. What's one thing I could do better in our team meetings? Or how could I have handled that situation differently? Read outside your comfort zone. Seek out perspectives that challenge your assumptions. If you're conservative, read some liberal authors. I'm sorry? Yeah....
"That's worth celebrating. Seek feedback actively. Don't just wait for people to give you feedback. Ask for it. Be specific. What's one thing I could do better in our team meetings? Or how could I have handled that situation differently? Read outside your comfort zone. Seek out perspectives that challenge your assumptions. If you're conservative, read some liberal authors. I'm sorry? Yeah....
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August 22, 2025 • 13 mins
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"It is a fundamental truth, guys, about leadership. It is a fundamental truth about personal development. Now let's bust one of the biggest myths in business and leadership. The idea that opportunity come knocking at your door. Bullshit. Here's reality opportun. He doesn't come knock, come to the door. Bang, bang, bang, knocking. You gotta go out and look for it. Think about it this way."
"It is a fundamental truth, guys, about leadership. It is a fundamental truth about personal development. Now let's bust one of the biggest myths in business and leadership. The idea that opportunity come knocking at your door. Bullshit. Here's reality opportun. He doesn't come knock, come to the door. Bang, bang, bang, knocking. You gotta go out and look for it. Think about it this way."
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August 22, 2025 • 9 mins
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"We pour ourselves out like wine from broken bottles, expecting every passerby to cup their hands to catch our crimson confessions and call them sacred. But hands were not made to hold oceans, and hearts were not built to be storm drained for every flood of feeling that finds no other place to go. Listen. Your truth is not a weight that others must carry simply because you've grown tired o...
"We pour ourselves out like wine from broken bottles, expecting every passerby to cup their hands to catch our crimson confessions and call them sacred. But hands were not made to hold oceans, and hearts were not built to be storm drained for every flood of feeling that finds no other place to go. Listen. Your truth is not a weight that others must carry simply because you've grown tired o...
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August 21, 2025 • 11 mins
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"What if success isn't a destination marked on some cosmic gps, but the very act of moving with intention? What if it is not the mountain peak, but each deliberate step up the path? Today, we're gonna shatter the myth that success is something you arrive at and discover the truth that success is something you embody right here, right now, in this very moment. Let me ask you something. How ...
"What if success isn't a destination marked on some cosmic gps, but the very act of moving with intention? What if it is not the mountain peak, but each deliberate step up the path? Today, we're gonna shatter the myth that success is something you arrive at and discover the truth that success is something you embody right here, right now, in this very moment. Let me ask you something. How ...
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August 20, 2025 • 12 mins
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"We've made it acceptable to treat people like options instead of human beings. We've turned dating into a game where the rules change constantly and vulnerability is seen as weakness. Vulnerability is the new strong, my friends. So you start doing the math. You look at your peace of mind when you're alone versus your anxiety levels when you're trying to date. You compare the energy you pu...
"We've made it acceptable to treat people like options instead of human beings. We've turned dating into a game where the rules change constantly and vulnerability is seen as weakness. Vulnerability is the new strong, my friends. So you start doing the math. You look at your peace of mind when you're alone versus your anxiety levels when you're trying to date. You compare the energy you pu...
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"Your mind will give you back exactly what you put into it. You have one of the most sophisticated thinking machines in the universe sitting right behind between your ears. But like any powerful tool, it performs best when you give it the right conditions to work. Fifteen minutes. One chair, no distractions. Specific problems to solve. That's it. That's the formula that separates reactive ...
"Your mind will give you back exactly what you put into it. You have one of the most sophisticated thinking machines in the universe sitting right behind between your ears. But like any powerful tool, it performs best when you give it the right conditions to work. Fifteen minutes. One chair, no distractions. Specific problems to solve. That's it. That's the formula that separates reactive ...
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August 17, 2025 • 13 mins
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"Like closet in the closet. Reality wrestlers who just haven't been in environments where that kind of thinking feels safe. Maybe they've learned to be defensive because they've been burnt before. Maybe they default to surface level chat because they assume that's all you want. So here's your homework, and I've been serious about this, because stuff only works if you actually do it. First,...
"Like closet in the closet. Reality wrestlers who just haven't been in environments where that kind of thinking feels safe. Maybe they've learned to be defensive because they've been burnt before. Maybe they default to surface level chat because they assume that's all you want. So here's your homework, and I've been serious about this, because stuff only works if you actually do it. First,...
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@OnAcornBay | #TheDailyAcorn - Maryland Missing Money! Deep Dive: Maryland’s Accounting Horror Show!
August 16, 2025 • 14 mins
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"Because until we get leaders who can manage a budget without losing hundreds of millions of dollars in accounting errors, every other policy conversation is just rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship. He's giving you 9 million in student loan. They picked one thing that they know would put you back to sleep because they're trying to hide the 600 million that they're missing. That's wh...
"Because until we get leaders who can manage a budget without losing hundreds of millions of dollars in accounting errors, every other policy conversation is just rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship. He's giving you 9 million in student loan. They picked one thing that they know would put you back to sleep because they're trying to hide the 600 million that they're missing. That's wh...
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