Ditching those shopaholic ways — When I was in my 20s, I wrote down “Shopping” as one of my passions while doing a career search exercise. I contemplated becoming one of those retail buyers where your entire job is shopping on behalf of a company. Instead I went into corporate marketing where I was trying…

Why do we hide when we create something new? — My little passion project has blossomed. I self-published my first children’s book in September. I shared it with my closest friends and family. My mom went on a rampage and shared it with all of her friends. As a result, 23 people ordered a copy and 5 people gave 5-star…

What I’ve learned the most in my one year on the platform — I’m in a new era of my Medium “career.” I’m slowly coming out of a demotivating writer’s block and finding my groove again. I’m experimenting with new ideas and taking it day by day. Most of all, I’ve LET GO of trying. I’m finally in a place of calm acceptance…

But I didn’t always feel this way — Oh marriage. Marriage is talked about like its own entity. “We need to work on our marriage.” “Our marriage is going through a rough patch.” “Our marriage is suffocating me.” It’s a little odd when you take a step back, right? As though marriage is this third person in your…

At least for now… — My daughter will be 4 years old in January. That’s the age difference between me and my eldest brother – 4 years. By now, most of society would have expected us to have a second child. I’ve heard of a plethora of things like: “You don’t want to go back…

There’s no easy answer when we’re both stubborn — There I was. Sitting in the car with my blood boiling. My partner and I had been bickering and the pot boiled over. He walked away after I pushed too hard and stood my ground. I was left muttering under my breath in a cloud of self-righteousness. Then an hour…

Damn I wish I could bypass this — Do you ever have that feeling of annoyance when it comes to healing: “I thought I was past this”? I’m going through it right now. Ugly past habits are rearing their annoying head. Limiting beliefs that I thought I dismantled long ago are creeping up. The universe is testing me…

Be careful where you eat… — I got a job as soon as I was legally able to work at 15 years old. It was a small concrete building on the beach selling burgers, hot dogs, fries and all of your typical junk food. I still vividly remember my shock at the lack of food safety…

This path is not the end all, be all — I think there’s a lot of glorification of entrepreneurship. As though that is the path that we should all be choosing. We are all chasing better versions of our lives – less stress, more money, less loneliness, more fulfillment. As someone who has been a full-time entrepreneur for over 5…