Category: healing and growing
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Self-observation vs Self-reflection
Guess what, this week is my birthday week – 15th Oct to be precise! 🥳 In the past, I had a lot of insecurities and existential crisis whenever my birthday comes. I felt like birthday is a constant reminder of what I haven’t achieve in life. Guess what, I don’t feel so much of that…
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The One Rule of Productivity
We all want to be productive. I personally love being productive! I believe productivity isn’t just about working efficiently; it’s also about feeling good about yourself and your accomplishments. You see, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, finding the right strategy can significantly boost your productivity and well-being. Sometimes it comes with experimenting different techniques, tools, and routines to…
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It’s not that scary..
Okay, l’ve been feeling anxious since last week. The reason is because this week is the start of the new semester which means I will be back teaching in class, and I will teach a new subject! To give you a little background, I’ve been teaching part-time at a university in Jakarta for eight years…
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Uncomfortable decisions
There are countless decisions we make daily. Some are insignificant, while others can profoundly impact our lives. I was thinking about some ‘crazy’ decisions that I made for the past decade – big and small. But here’s the thing, there’s a silver lining to it. All these decisions that I remember are those uncomfortable ones.…
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How would you show up if..
From what I observed from my personal journey, and through hundreds of sessions with clients, I noticed a recurring theme when it comes to what’s holding us back.. Many times in life, we are too afraid to take that first step of change that we knew in our hearts would change our lives and bring…
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The Success Formula
Ever since I started my entrepreneurship journey almost three years ago, the journey has been nothing but scary and exciting at the same time. I have experienced lots of failures and also some wins along the journey, and honestly I failed more than you think. Here’s the truth, I actually only feel comfortable with where…
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The Olympics of Life
Last Saturday, I had a tennis match as a part of my tennis club’s internal tournament. I lost the match (again), and this is my third losses ~ meaning I have lost all the matches. My performance is at my all time low I guess. I’m perfectly okay with that, but honestly I got a…
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The ups and downs of it all
Jakarta, 29 July 2024 I journaled this morning, which is rare as I usually write in the evening just before bed. I thought about this past week… It was quite  a week! I felt so much emotion going through my body, from gratitude and joy, to sadness and anger. I was reflecting on this, and…
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What are you procrastinating?
I had a very interesting session with a client last week where we discussed procrastination. We deep-dived on why we do it and how we can avoid it. I found it very intriguing. I guess we all procrastinate on something in our lives to some extent, whether it’s temporary or not. Why do we procrastinate?…
