We are always scared to stretch and step out of our comfort zones. We’re afraid to do what we need to do. For me, I have scary moments whenever I’m about to write a blog post, write research work, eat healthy and choosing to look great. I’m not sure why I feel scared. Sometimes I …
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We all want to transform something about ourselves at some point in time. We want to lose weight, earn more money, build a business, have great relationships with loved ones, expand our horizons, have adventures and help others. We know what we want to do and we know how to do it. It might be …
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In 1922, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, received a higher call to spread the word of Christ. In nine years, she took vows to become a nun. Little did she or her superiors know that her unselfish years of service in the slums of Kolkatta, India, would lead to worldwide renown and her being coined Mother Teresa. …
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In Ryan Holliday’s Courage is Calling, he says “Courage is renewable.” This can manifest in our normal daily lives. Extenuating circumstances require great courage to overcome and we often hear of the stories of persons of great courage. But, we all need courage in our daily lives to live an authentic life and pursue our …
Ryan Holliday starts his book Courage is Calling with this key concept about courage: Courage is not a finite resource, it is renewable and everywhere. Courage is the single mom or dad raising their children, making money to put food on the table and have a roof over their heads. Courage is the child whose …
For a long while, I used many types of planners. The Fox Planner, Happy Planner, Bullet Journal Spreads, and many more. I always stopped using them. They became cluttered and congested with all the mini-deadlines I had for myself. And, I kept long to-do lists in them. I tried to pack too many things into …
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I feel foolish for not understanding my career’s performance metrics until recently and after five years as a tenure-track lecturer. My university had put in place a metric of two research articles per year for each staff member. Seems simple enough…just publish two scientific articles per year. How I thought the metric was calculated was …
Most professional women who work in a knowledge economy are creators. Their companies often require a wide range of articles, from technical pieces to opinions to promotional offers. But unlike physical goods that have a well-defined nature, the definition of a well-written article is subjective. A colleague may find an article terrible and lacking in …
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You’re feeling the anxiety build, slowly at first. It’s building because you know you have a ton of things to do but you can barely keep track of everything. Work is becoming unbearable with all the things you have to do. Every day you find more tasks are added to your already full plate. You …
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Do you feel you have to apologize for just being yourself even though you are ‘nice’, kind, respectful, soft-spoken? Do you find yourself saying, ‘I’m sorry’ for doing something good for yourself to not offend another person, maybe a colleague or a family member? Being unapologetic is not always easy, but can be learnt. Ask …
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