A lot of the blogs I read are doing their annual countdowns and goal setting for 2016. There are tips on how to make and keep New Year’s resolutions and the most unforgettable moments of the past year. Before I go into that space of planning for the year ahead, I want to keep my […]
Overwhelmed? DO NOT power through
In the past month, I have found myself falling into old patterns of working too hard, of not making time for me, of burying myself in busyness. In the middle of all of that, I would ask myself: Is this want I want my life to look like? I would remind myself: Remember how you […]
What does heart-crafted mean anyway?
Heart-crafted. A mishmash of the words handcrafted and heart. I like the idea of crafting something with your heart, in the same way that you create something with your hands. You’re focused. It’s a creative exercise. There’s a sense of pride in the finished object, that same feeling you had when you were in kindergarten of […]
So this just happened…
An early-morning message just brought me so much joy. I am a Courageous Living Coach Certification graduate (scream)! This blog post’s headline makes it seem that it just effortlessly happened, that it was easy. It wasn’t. I had to overcome my tendency to be quiet among strangers and speak up during the live classes and on […]
Six sentence update
I found myself in book lover’s heaven: The Frankfurt Book Fair. I immersed myself in history in Berlin. I planned a mermaid party for this little girl and her best girl friends. I stepped away from the computer and read during weekends. I neglected this blog.
Things I Learned from Life Coach Training
I remember an evening in January, entering a dining room filled with women. I felt my insides chatter and not just from the cold. I was the only Asian from Asia and had just traveled 15 hours to be there. It was the start of life coaching school, the Courageous Living Coaching Certification (formerly known […]