Dooley Noted: 8/22/2015
The Person: Kristin Dankanich
Profession: advertising executive, kettlebell instructor, fellow steel-bender
How I know her:
I was blessed to be assigned as Kristin’s teammate for the Russian Kettlebell Challenge certification weekend in September 2012. We continue to follow each other to strength seminars, from SFG II to steel-bending and phonebook ripping seminars.
How she’s changed me:
Kristin and I had the shared experience of failing our snatch tests at that RKC. It would be the first and last time that would happen!
We both learned from failure, and it bonded us for life.
Kristin’s zero tolerance for pretentions showed me the structure of being a powerful female.
She dominates a successful advertising practice, while earning a degree from Yale – and continued to teach kettlebell classes.
Today, I get to watch my beautiful friend get married to a man she’s been with for years. She didn’t fall into the societal pressures of the typical relationship, and they decided to get married on their own terms.
Kristin continues to inspire me to understand what being a powerful female means.
Her responses to a list of questions:
Book that changed you:
The Giver (Lowry)
Best website:
google or amazon
Biggest mentor:
My Dad
Secret to success:
Get more sleep
Secret to happiness:
Treat yourself gently
Secret to fitness:
Lift weights
Secret to wealth:
Use less “plastic.”
Best advice you’ve been given:
Breathe more mindfully
Your acronyms: SFG II, BAMF (kidding…)
How you can be contacted for assessments/help: kristin.dankanich@gmail.com
Know and acknowledge the people that change you.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley
