Michael Thomas Sunnarborg
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Bored? Good. Use it as fuel.
MichaelSunnarborg / November 17, 2022
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With the “return to routine” going much slower than anticipated, the existence of frequent and substantive lulls is becoming more and more commonplace in our daily lives. In other words, things have slowed down. A lot. And it’s no...
Turn off the Autopilot
MichaelSunnarborg / October 20, 2022
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Recently, I held the first face-to-face meeting of The White Box Club®—a career transition coaching group I founded in 2015—since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020. When I started to plan for the meeting, I went into autopilot...
Wordle: I’m breaking up with you
MichaelSunnarborg / September 20, 2022
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September 20, 2022 Dear Wordle, I’m writing this letter to tell you that I think it’s time for us to go our separate ways. When we first met in January, I was delighted to finally find a relationship that...
Breaking with Beethoven
MichaelSunnarborg / August 21, 2022
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It was my first concert at Minneapolis Orchestra Hall since COVID. And I was excited. After all, it was Beethoven. And not just any Beethoven piece—his 5th Symphony. You know, the one with the opening rift ...
Whose Influence Are You Under?
MichaelSunnarborg / June 25, 2022
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We live in a time of influencers. Influencer: a term that originated in the world of social media. According to the Urban Dictionary, an influencer may be described as, “Someone with a lack of intelligence and a lot of...
I “White-Boxed” My Brain. Now What?
MichaelSunnarborg / June 11, 2022
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We all have various energies we manage daily—physical, mental, spiritual—and the thoughts, feelings, and intuition that go with them. These energies form an internal team that guides and leads our decision making which, in turn, shapes our experiences. When...
Bigger is Better? Not Anymore
MichaelSunnarborg / May 27, 2022
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Have you ever been involved in an experience where you suddenly became an observer of the moment rather than a participant? That happened to me this week. I first discovered the idea of becoming an “objective observer” when I...
Rediscover Your Authentic Self
MichaelSunnarborg / March 22, 2022
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Feeling disconnected from yourself? Missing “you”? Ready to rediscover your authentic self? Join me and a small cohort of other intentional explorers for a 4-week coaching experience as we journey into ourselves to remember who we’ve always been. Return...
Be The Peace
MichaelSunnarborg / December 21, 2021
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“Be the change you wish to see in the world,” has been attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Although that’s not literally what Gandhi said, the spirit was just the same. Regardless of the words, the quote isn’t simply a suggestion—it is an instruction....