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How to Achieve MORE By Doing Less with Kishshana Palmer

In the latest episode of our podcast, I sat down with the vibrant, wise, and laugh-out-loud funny Kishshana Palmer—speaker, consultant, nonprofit powerhouse, and author of You Are the Revolution: Healing, Accountability, and Change in the Nonprofit Sector. What unfolded was a rich conversation not just about leadership in the nonprofit space, but about something even more vital: how radical self-care fuels powerful, sustainable change.

Kishshana shares her journey—from a long-time hustle mindset to embracing rest, joy, and strategic pauses. Whether it’s year-end fundraising or sustaining nonprofit teams, this episode invites you to do less, better.

At the core of this episode is Kishshana’s RETHINK Method, which challenges leaders to redefine productivity. It’s not about ticking boxes—it’s about intentional actions rooted in purpose.

Kishshana emphasizes reevaluating everything on your plate, especially during stressful fundraising seasons:

“Ask yourself: what’s on your plate—and does it belong there?”

For many solo or small-team leaders, delegating feels like an all-or-nothing risk. Kishshana reframes it:

• Build trust—for your people and for your ability to let go.

• Create “ideation time” separate from execution. Keep half-baked ideas in a folder.

• Encourage honest feedback: Kishshana told her team, “You can say no to my midnight ideas.”

“They could tell from the idea if I’d texted in the middle of the night—big ideas, half‑baked—‘You figure it out.’”

Kishshana’s book is built for busy lives: short, powerful chapters you can read, digest, and put into action—then put down until next time.

“You can read one chapter and walk away with a plan.”

She even recorded the audiobook herself, adding extra warmth and insight.

From slowing down your mornings to trusting your team and pausing your hustle, Kishshana delivers a blueprint for leaders who don’t just want success—they want longevity, joy, and meaning.

Takeaway: You don’t need to “do it all.” You need to do what matters, with purpose, supported by self-care, delegation, and community.

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Connect with Kishshana on LinkedIn and follow her on Instagram and TikTok. You can also order her book, Busy Is a Four-Letter Word: A Guide to Achieving More by Doing Less.

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Join The Sustainers, my Slack community for nonprofit professionals growing and scaling a recurring giving program.

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