Kristina Karlsson - Your Dream Life Starts Here

MORE THANKS

There are so many people I want to thank...

Those who worked specifically on this project with me Jennifer, Fran, Domini, Victoria H, Victoria K, Steph, Irena and Tarin.
My proofreaders and test dreamers Katie, Ben, Andrea, Iain, Lillian L, Mark and Lillian O.

and others who have made the whole journey possible:

Alleyne Lacy (Pauls mother) thank you for your never-ending
moral support and for believing in us so much that you mortgaged your home for many years to help us finance the business. Never forgotten.

My mother and father Eivor and Ingvar Karlsson thank you for the values you instilled in me, and your support in so many ways.

Todd Trevaks a retail advisor and dear man who believed in me from the early days.

Gillian Franklin AND Graeme WISE thank you so much for the many mentoring CONVERSATIONS AS WE WERE STARTING OUT, from which I walked out at least a foot taller than I walked in.

Anna-Carin who ran shop number three and has been involved in so much.

Phil Hayes thanks for the logo and support always.

Penny Dann I miss you terribly and wish I had more chances to thank you for your beautiful design work in the early days. Never ever forgotten.

Amy Bell how much fun we had playing shop in our first store and beyond. Grateful from the bottom of my heart.

Mel Jackson thank you for keeping us sane.

and thanks to so many more who will know who they are.

PRAISE

Discovering and then chasing our dreams is what drives us forward, bringing passion and purpose to our lives. Finally we have a book that will unlock your dreams and help you start achieving them.

Alisa Camplin-Warner
winner of a remarkable Olympic gold medal

Kristinas book provides the key to tap the dreams in our heart, gives us permission to claim our greatest purpose, and provides us with the tools to forge a brighter path for all. Kristina tenderly and fiercely speaks to our hearts to find strength and awaken our dreams to connect to something greater than ourselves.

Dr Tererai Trent
Oprah Winfreys all-time favourite guest

I know well the power of dreaming and of writing those dreams down on paper. Its truly life transforming. Kristinas book not only gives you permission, it shows you how, in a simple and practical no-nonsense way.

Li Cunxin
bestselling author of Maos Last Dancer

The insights on dreaming and doing in this beautiful book open you to a flow of ideas and inspiration from your brain and your heart and you never know where the learnings on offer might lead you! Awakening to your dreams and the immense possibilities they foster serves not only your quality of and excitement for life but that of the world.

Dr Libby Weaver
leading nutritional biochemist, an eleven-time bestselling author and international speaker

ABOUT KRISTINA

Kristina Karlsson is the founder and Creative Director of global Swedish design and stationery business, kikki.K (102 kikki.K stores, stocked in another 250 and sold online to stationery and design lovers in more than 147 countries worldwide). Shes also a sought-after international speaker, a passionate learner and self-improver and the proud mother of two children, Axel and Tiffany, with her partner, Paul.

After growing up on a small farm in country Sweden, at the age of twenty-two she found herself in a new country, half a world away from family and friends, with little money and no idea what to do with her life. So what was a girl to do? Imagine what her dream life could look like and then make it happen.

With deep personal experience of the power of dreaming and then doing, Kristina is on a mission to encourage people the world over to follow their own dreams.

Her new dream is to inspire and empower 101 million people just like you to write their own dreams on paper and set about bringing them to life.

Why? Because by dreaming, we can all help make the world a better place, starting with us.

Copyright kikki.K Pty Ltd 2018

Moral rights associated with this book are attributed to Kristina Karlsson and Paul Lacy
who permit kikki.K Pty Ltd to publish this book. First published in 2018 by kikki.K Pty Ltd,
120 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Vic, 3207, Australia.

All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any person or entity, including internet search engines and retailers, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission of the publisher of this book.

The views and opinions expressed in this book are those of the author, based on her personal experiences in life and business, and the book is intended to provide inspiration and valuable general guidance, however, readers must consider their own circumstances before accepting the opinions of the author and applying them in their own circumstances. The author makes no representation as to the suitability or validity of the content of this book to the personal circumstances of the individuals who will read the book and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, loss, damage or claims arising from the contents of this book.