Here’s a question for you. Are you living by design or by default? Your life is the most important project you’ll ever work on so… are you taking the lead or are you just letting it unfold as it goes? Why aren’t you designing it instead? Many times we go on making unconscious life choices as if we were on autopilot rather than ac[…]
Summary: Having a growth mindset can play a significant role in what you want and whether you achieve it. The consequences of believing that your intelligence and personality can be developed and that you have the capacity to reach a higher potential and improve can make a transformational difference in the success and opportunities you attract into y[…]
Around a year ago I was wandering around Amsterdam’s American Book Centre, and “Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office” by Lois P. Frankel caught my eye. As someone who’s into personal growth, the book resonated with my interest in career development, and its provocative title did the rest. So I bought it, took it home, and ever since I r[…]
Very recently, I wrote an article on how we live absorbed by our screens, and how we have unconsciously developed an unhealthy relationship of dependency with our devices. This comes at the high price of our time, attention, energy, and a distortion of our self-image as well as how we perceive and value the world around us. If you’re interested,[…]
There are many things that differentiate us from others and make us diverse as individuals, but if there is something that we all have in common, that is definitely the way we are completely absorbed by our devices. Why do we all live so obsessed with our screens? On average, we unlock our phones 150 times a day. And tap, swipe, and click on[…]
I am writing this as I come out of my second quarantine this year. Today is the first day that I can finally leave the house and walk around freely after ten days of being confined at home. I am not complaining though, ten days go by in the blink of an eye, but if someone had forced me into it a few years ago, I would have probably had a good fit abou[…]
Being a creative can be a beautiful and exhilarating path to take. Nothing compares to the fulfillment of seeing what was once just an idea materialize into something tangible that you’ve poured your heart and soul into. However, for that same reason, it can also be draining. Especially if your creative craft is more than just a hobby; if i[…]
This year will make one for the books, there’s no doubt of that, and although the past twelve months have surely given all of us a great deal to reflect on, this time I don’t want to bore you with a long compilation of lessons learnt and end-of-the-year resolutions, because I am certain we’ve all had our own share of personal circumstances and e[…]
The same way we change wardrobes between seasons and clear out our closets, we should also get used to decluttering our lives every now and then. Here’s 5 decluttering tips for you to consider before you step into your next trip around the sun.
There’s this box I’ve had for the longest time in my room which I call ‘The box of memories’. It’s like this little time machine where I keep things from the past which have sentimental value to me or are linked to a memory that brings me joy. Things like old notes from my high-school friends, letters, photos, flyers from a specific trip or[…]