When We Assume

Assumptions are similar to what I like to call “interpretations of or expectations from the past.”

They also often live in the space of incomplete information… where we write stories that we believe to be the truth; even though we might not have any real clue about WTF is actually going on. Ha!

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re taking a look at assumptions, how we make them, who we make them about and what their effect is on us, others and the world around us.

Assumptions lack curiosity and imagination.

They don’t ask questions or seek to understand, because they come from the land of - “I already know”. They’re rigid and don’t allow space for the possibility of what could actually be.

Instead they come from a place of predetermined outcomes - where how it can be - has already been decided from predictions based on what has been.

Today with this episode, I invite you to create a little more room for curiosity, creativity, communication and compassion because those are the things that actually create connection!

KK's Takeaways:

• Assuming Gets In Our Way (3:23))

• What Happens When You Don’t Take Action? (8:25)

• 4 Things Assumptions Lack? (13:33)

• Jumping To Conclusions (15:20)

• The I Know Mentality (17:57)

• Playing In The Present Moment (23:47)

• Inflicting Shame (26:23)

• Don’t Make Assumptions About Others. (29:21)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Hypnotist, Integrative Change Worker and a Life Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to Spirituality and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

A curious human being, life-long learner and an entrepreneur for 20+ years, KK brings a down-to-earth perspective to applying spiritual principles and brain science that create powerful shifts in people’s lives and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST, and offers a collective learning experience via Group Coaching. She supports both the conscious and unconscious mind by combining practical Neuroscience, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship. These tools help clients regulate their nervous systems, remove blocks, rewrite stories, rewire beliefs, and reimagine what’s possible!

Karen wants her clients to have their own lived experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for it”. She encourages people to deepen their personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible, relatable, and actionable ways without losing sight of the magic.

Her process called: “Your Story To Your Glory” helps people to shift from an old thought system of fear to one of Love - using compassion, un-shaming, laughter and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and it’s also wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.