My favorite self-help tools

My favorite self-help tools

Although her book came out a few years ago, there’s been a resurgence in interest in Marie Kondo because of her Netflix show. It’s the latest self-help trend that promises more joy, a better you, with more meaningful relationships, a purposeful career and most especially, a beautiful home. Maybe you’re like me and you’ve tried […]

How to transform intentions into actions

How to transform intentions into actions

This is my year of meaningful expansion, of saying yes to opportunities that go beyond my home and home office. I want this intention to live beyond the words I wrote one December afternoon. I don’t want it pushed aside and forgotten once the workbook is closed. The way to do this is to transform […]

Five things that made my life better in 2018

Five things that made my life better in 2018

1.The Sunday Night Journal After completing volume 1 of The Sunday Night Journal, I’m so happy to have started this habit and published this heart-crafted book. From a first draft I made using Canva to a professionally-designed and printed book, it’s been so amazing to see the journey of this journal from my imagination to […]

I’m giving up Instagram for a month

I’m giving up Instagram for a month

Every January, I make a vow to do an Instagram detox. In the last couple of years, I would usually last just one week. This 2019, I have decided to stay off Instagram for a month. I announce this commitment every January to my newsletter subscribers. I then proceed to hide the app so it’s […]

How to make and keep New Year’s resolutions

How to make and keep New Year’s resolutions

On New Year’s Day, I was contacted by CNN Philippines to be a guest on their show to talk about everyone’s favorite topic this January: resolutions. I told them that I actually don’t make resolutions. Here’s what I do instead: 1.Set an intention for the year. I choose an intention for the year. I used […]

A few questions to ask as we start another year

A few questions to ask as we start another year

There’s something magical about ripping open the plastic covering your calendar or planner and seeing the year stretching in front of you unmarked, open and full of possibilities. A blank slate. This is it, you vow. This is my year…to become the person I want to be, to achieve my goals, find my purpose, write […]