Sometimes you need to go backward to go forward Created by the author — original image from Pexelbay Is it wrong to admit I’m jealous of my 7-month old nephew? Despite being so new to the world, he seems to have happiness all worked out. He’s living the dream and his joy is infectious. Just
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“I told you to stop blocking with your face” Created by the author — original image by Taryn Elliot (Pexels) I love my mum. If you think this makes me weak then you can fight me. I always read what people learned from long-dead philosophers or billionaires and sure, some of those lessons are valuable.
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Don’t cut off your potential by forgetting we’re all human Created by the author — original image from Pexels The writer in front of me was talented, charming, and loaded with potential. Yet without realizing it she had put herself in a box: “My dream is to give advice to other South Asian women.” It
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Don’t use these words to describe yourself Created by the author — original from Unsplash Organized icebreakers were once my version of hell. I’d sit in a large group waiting for my turn to answer whilst panicking about how to come up with an answer that would make people like me. One of the worst
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It’s not the key to happiness. Created by the author — original image from Pexels For so long, the world convinced me that social status and wealth will make me happy but I’m not sure I believe it anymore. Yes, you can define being successful in many ways but let’s not pretend it wouldn’t still
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From someone who looks like a success story Created by the author (original image from pexels) “You’ve done the pandemic right! I feel bad because I’ve totally wasted it.” Most of my friends were shocked when they found out about my side hustles. I should be offended but I surprised myself too. What bothered me
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I don’t wake up at 5 am A photo of the author, created and edited by the author. I keep reading about how everyone needs a side hustle. It’s always made out to be something easy and manageable. People lie. When I started, I had no intention of becoming a side-hustler. I was meant to
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It’s ok to be scared sometimes Created by the author — Original image from Pexels I purposely didn’t use the word “overcome” in the title. I’m not going to sell you slogans to magically rid yourself of the fear of failure. It’s far easier to tell someone else to “just do it” than to live
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What a Hollywood screenwriter taught Bruce Lee Image created by the author — original from Pixabay A Hollywood biographer was in his garden drinking fruit juice and discussing the great life questions with a big-time screenwriter and Bruce Lee. You’re probably thinking the martial arts legend was the one with all the answers but he
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Expanding the Eisenhower Matrix Created by the author — original image from Nara “Dad! I got to talk to you… I’m scared Dad” It’s Christmas Eve and Walter is delivering a big presentation to his board of directors. You can see the jitters in his face, he knows his head is on the chopping block if
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