Meet Kelly Kasle

We recently connected with Kelly Kasle and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Kelly, we’re so appreciative of you taking the time to share your nuggets of wisdom with our community. One of the topics we think is most important for folks looking to level up their lives is building up their self-confidence and self-esteem. Can you share how you developed your confidence?

I developed confidence and self-esteem by jumping into opportunities that were uncomfortable!

Since I was a kid, I have taken on jobs and opportunities that I didn’t have all the knowledge or skills on how to do. I had to learn in real time, knowing I’d have moments of failure and success, but also that I’d come out the other side stronger with a new skill set.

Getting paid to learn is one of the most fun ways to make money!

My first internship in college was with the local jazz radio station. Each summer Rochester is home to one of the largest jazz festivals in the country. The summer after my sophomore year I was hired to help the radio station at the festival. The job description said I would be helping with scheduling, research and filming.

It did not say anything about being an interviewer! However, Day 2 got really crazy and DJ Derrick wasn’t able to be in two places at once. I already knew how to set up the camera and had done research on all of the artists, so DJ Derrick handed me a list and said, “Go interview these four people.”

I was terrified initially! While I loved public speaking and performing on stage, I had never been recorded on film or conducted an official interview that would be broadcast on the radio for thousands of people to hear.

I cringe when I go back and watch the footage now. The first few interviews were rough, but I learned as I went and got the hang of it after the first few.

My competence and confidence I gained as an interviewer that summer led to many future jobs including producing video blogs in the pre-podcast days and eventually podcasts for arts organizations in Los Angeles.

Learning how to interview greatly improved and enhanced my public speaking and communication skills.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

My name is Kelly Kasle (pronounced castle, but spelled funny).

I’ve had an adventurous career journey and carried many titles for those activities, but at the core of my work…

I help people understand who they are, why they are here and how they are specifically designed to navigate life’s challenges and opportunities.

Especially in times of transition, spiritual awakenings and big life changes.

My tools may seem ‘esoteric,’ but at the end of the day… THEY WORK.

My astrology business includes working with private clients and corporate teams, teaching in-person workshops and speaking engagements.

I work with multiple systems including astrology, Human Design, Gene Keys and Cards of Destiny.

You can read the story of how I got into astrology in 2021 in my VoyageDallas feature here https://voyagedallas.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-kelly-kasle or listen to it on the Making Meaning podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/using-astrology-to-understand-the-self-and-others/id1626551098?i=1000631593733.

At my core I am a teacher, so one of my favorite parts of my job as an astrologer is teaching in-person workshops. I love watching people experience what astrology is truly about, usually for the first time!

In building this business, I have been surprised that about 60% of my private clients are male entrepreneurs between the ages of 28 – 45, while 90% of workshop and lecture attendees are women. Men who are serious about building successful businesses must have heard J.P. Morgan’s famous quote, “Anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire you need an astrologer.”

If you’ve read my story and are curious about how I integrate art and music into my life post-COVID, you’ll be happy to hear that I recently jumped back into producing events. I just launched a new concert series in Dallas called Healing Through Art that aims to create experiences for people to heal while interacting with high level art. If you’re in Dallas, I’d love to meet you at a show or astrology workshop!

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

1. Networking – I built my music career in Los Angeles by going to 3 to 4 concerts per week for two years and meeting as many people as I could. The connections I made at those concerts turned into jobs and opportunities. When you start out building a creative career, go to as many events in your field as you can handle and make lots of connections. You never know who might call you two, three or even five years down the road.

2. Learn how you are uniquely designed and play to your strengths. – The more you can move with the flow of your soul and your unique design, the easier life will be! Do the things that you’re best at and hire out or delegate the rest of your tasks. It’s exhausting doing everything, and you’ll burn out if you try!

Your 20s are for learning about yourself, so it’s okay if you don’t know what you like or what you’re good at yet. During this phase, try new things!

In the pursuit of “knowing thyself,” I highly recommend learning your astrology and Human Design charts. I’d be happy to support you with this.

3. Fail Forward – Keep going! Keep trying. Keep pivoting. You will fail, and you’ll be okay. Stay committed. Play the long game.

Over time you’ll build resilience, the ability to say no to opportunities that are not a full yes, the ability to let go of hard feelings from rejection and your communication skills to more clearly express who you are, what you offer and why someone should hire or purchase from you.

Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?

The book “Conversations with God” by Neil Donald Walsch completely changed my life in 2018.

I had just finished the biggest AND MOST CHALLENGING production project of my career. I was the Assistant Producer for a two week music, art and technology festival in Los Angeles with 6 nights of performances each with their own highly technical sets, over 50 artists including international artists and 3 gallery installations.

Our team encountered every challenge a producer could imagine making this festival happen. We pulled it off beautifully, but behind the scenes it was chaos.

In the end I was beaten mentally, physically and emotionally. I was questioning if I should stay in the industry and personally, I was having an existential crisis.

I was furious with God, and I felt unloved. What even was God? Or Love?

The romanticized Hollywood version of love couldn’t be this powerful force great spiritual teachers spoke about. There had to be more to it.

“Conversations with God” came to me as a recommendation from a colleague from the festival. I found a copy at Half Price Books and sat down on my bedroom floor with it first thing each morning. Similarly to how the book was written, I “channel journaled” my own conversation with the book.

It answered my questions “What is God?” and “What is Love?” and taught me the laws of the universe. My whole framework for living and manifesting changed, and pretty quickly thereafter almost every area of my life started to shift for the better.

I recommend it to anyone who is willing to read it and try out its theories.

If you do read it, I’d love to hear what you learn! Reach out to me on Instagram @kkasle with your insights.

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