Tag: self-improvement
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The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding.
I was going super hard on a cardio set at F45 as per usual… when I had a sudden thought that I am not at the end of my story. This is not how my career story ends. If I plotted my story arc of my early career struggles with work-life balance and identity, my…
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Parenting with Empathy: Nurturing Growth Mindset in Kids
First, handle your own emotions. I hate watching my kids struggle. Yesterday during sparring practice at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), my 8-year-old son got taken down repeatedly. After several brutal quick submissions, he cried and had to be comforted by one of the junior coaches. Meanwhile, I just sat on the side and watched it happen.…
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2024 Word of the Year
Well, now that we are one full month into 2024, it’s probably time for me to jump in and declare my new year intentions and word of the year (WOTY), right? A slow start is still a start. Last I spent my energy on building “relentless consistency”, which translated practically into enacting habits that were…
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2023 Word of the Year: Relentlessly Consistent
My 2023 phrase, relentlessly consistent, was born from a recognition that the year would be challenging and would require discipline. We had just adopted a puppy who needed to be trained in all areas, I had body recomposition goals, and I was about to start Invisalign. All of these things required small daily actions and…
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Year of 40, Month 3: The Pivot
Knowing how to pivot is more essential than knowing how to plan. This third month in the Year of 40 challenge was June, the last month of school, which encompassed all the end-of school-year activities and parties, the kickoff to summer, and our much-anticipated trip to Yellowstone National Park. I was planning to learn iPhone…
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Top 5 Takeaways from Huberman Lab Podcast Episode: How to Set & Achieve Your Goals
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Year of 40, Month 1: The Best Intentions and Slowest Start
It was an auspicious beginning, until the logistics brought it crashing down to reality. When I attended the Helen Woodward volunteer orientation, I was impressed by the scale and impact of their operations. I was also shocked by the number of people (like over 50 new applicants) and the 6-8 week timeline for the volunteer…
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How a Year-of-40 Challenge Changed My Mindset and Then My Life
When I turned the big 4-0, I marked the milestone by kicking off a year-long self-reinvention challenge, or what I called “Year of 40” (so original, amirite 😬). The premise: Each month, I would choose a new interest or area of curiosity to explore. It could be anything, as long as it was pre-selected at…