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To Hoot or Not to Hoot | The Public Announcement Conundrum (Part 2)
(This is the second installment of a 2-part post. To read the first instalment – click here.) In Part 1, I asserted that we should refrain from announcing your goals and visions to other people as it...
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The Shanghai Haircut
Photo: Luica Mak (This story actually happened to a friend of mine, and I decided to use it as the inspiration for this post.) —————————————————————————————————————————————————- The language barrier in...
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A Letter to Myself
Image by Kevin Dooley under Creative Commons Licence Dear me, Stop waiting for your dreams to fall in your lap! The world doesn’t owe you a thing. You have to go and fight for what you want. It...
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Exam Positivity 101
Photo: dcJohn There are always constants when it comes around to exam time: All of a sudden, your study area requires a complete spring-clean. Your old stationery isn’t good enough. Out come the new...
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My First Attempt at Time-Tracking
Photo: Alan Cleaver It has been a tough couple of months. As I tend to do sometimes, I pushed my body and mind a bit further than I could effectively manage, and when coupled with some unexpected...
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Goals and Jails
Photo: ABN2 Goal-setting is a very conscientious issue. Mainly because it is the bedrock of the entire self-help industry, an industry that thrives on insecurity, doubt and stress. Regardless,...
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Half the Battle is Showing Up
Photo: striatic I’ve been a bit quiet for a while now and truth be told – I was soaking up the rays down at the beach! It was great to recharge the batteries and just get some time to relax, it was...
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Image Crafting
Photo: Victor Bezrukov A good friend of mine Sean Melis sent me a link the other day to a fascinating article about Generation Y and why we are so ‘unhappy‘. I encourage you to check it out – it is...
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Stop saying: ‘You Had to Be There.’
Photo: Salim Al-Harthy How many times have you recanted a story or an experience for someone, which you prefaced with “you had to be there” in order for them to appreciate it or feel a certain way...
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Pull Back… Zoom In.
Photo: JD Hancock You look down at your cellphone. Pull back. You are sitting in a crowded room. Pull back. The alcohol is flowing, people are chatting excitedly and a steady hum of noise fills the...
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To Hoot or Not to Hoot | The Public Announcement Conundrum (Part 2)
(This is the second installment of a 2-part post. To read the first instalment – click here.) In Part 1, I asserted that we should refrain from announcing your goals and visions to other people as it...
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The Shanghai Haircut
(This story actually happened to a friend of mine, and I decided to use it as the inspiration for this post.) —————————————————————————————————————————————————- The language barrier in Shanghai was...
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A Letter to Myself
Dear me, Stop waiting for your dreams to fall in your lap! The world doesn’t owe you a thing. You have to go and fight for what you want. It won’t magically appear the first time, or the second, or...
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Exam Positivity 101
There are always constants when it comes around to exam time: All of a sudden, your study area requires a complete spring-clean. Your old stationery isn’t good enough. Out come the new pens,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My First Attempt at Time-Tracking
It has been a tough couple of months. As I tend to do sometimes, I pushed my body and mind a bit further than I could effectively manage, and when coupled with some unexpected challenges, caused me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Goals and Jails
Goal-setting is a very conscientious issue. Mainly because it is the bedrock of the entire self-help industry, an industry that thrives on insecurity, doubt and stress. Regardless, whether you do it...
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Half the Battle is Showing Up
I’ve been a bit quiet for a while now and truth be told – I was soaking up the rays down at the beach! It was great to recharge the batteries and just get some time to relax, it was desperately...
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Image Crafting
A good friend of mine Sean Melis sent me a link the other day to a fascinating article about Generation Y and why we are so ‘unhappy‘. I encourage you to check it out – it is lighthearted and...
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Stop saying: ‘You Had to Be There.’
How many times have you recanted a story or an experience for someone, which you prefaced with “you had to be there” in order for them to appreciate it or feel a certain way about it? I’d bet that...
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Pull Back… Zoom In.
You look down at your cellphone. Pull back. You are sitting in a crowded room. Pull back. The alcohol is flowing, people are chatting excitedly and a steady hum of noise fills the space. Pull back....
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