Work-Life Balance for Leaders
It’s great to be ambitious and want to excel in your job, but do you pour those same efforts into attaining a healthier lifestyle for you and your family?
Personal Development
Messages to the Past and the Future
He paused, the pen dancing through his fingers as his mind took over. He could feel a deep connection with his younger self.
Long Doesn’t Mean Bad: Colonialism and South Asian Hair
I wonder how different Rapunzel’s story would’ve been if she was South Asian… and a guy. I was young when I told my parents I wanted to grow my hair out, and immediately, they told me no. When I asked why, they couldn’t give me a direct reason and instead suggested I wait until I …
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Why the MeToo Movement is Here to Stay
Since 2006, the MeToo Movement has given survivors of sexual violence a voice to share their stories and fight for changes within the system. In the wake of a handful of former child stars coming forward to share their stories of sexual misconduct and other traumatizing events they endured on set while filming some of …
Time to live, your clock is ticking
As I watched, my cousin’s young 58-year-old body move to the unseen world, back to our infinite source, God. I was overwhelmed with grief and fear; I was compelled to write about how much time we have on earth. Are our clocks truly ticking? Losing my cousin to cancer was heartbreaking; this awful disease robs …
Valuing Rest in a Culture of Toxic Productivity
In a world where value is assigned to how much one can produce in the least amount of time, how much money you can make, or how many goals you can achieve within 24 hours, rest is considered unnecessary. While resting is typically associated with laziness and poverty, it can be easy to feel guilty …
How to Interpret Dreams: An Expression of your Subconscious Mind
Dreams serve as a portal to our subconscious mind. This portal opens every night to send us codified messages in the form of people, places, objects, elements, animals, and more. It depends on us to acknowledge this information and see what these symbols are trying to communicate. In this article, I will share how I …
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Wearing Wigs and Weaves: Embracing Self-Expression Creatively
Self-expression does not just occur within; it can also occur externally as people will experiment with different types of clothing, makeup looks, and hairstyles. It is important for several reasons, the main ones being that self-expression boosts self-confidence and helps manifest one’s authentic self through different styles and appearances that reflect one’s personality, feelings, and …
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Building External Relationships is Self-Care
When it comes to personal development, the usual discussion revolves around hitting the gym, eating clean, waking up early, and reading self-help books. We tend to focus on our individual relationships with ourselves, often neglecting our external relationships. Mainstream therapy and the media even suggest cutting all ties with friends and family and recreating a …
How to Manage Stress and Anxiety
You and your mind: The how-to series The mind is the most powerful tool bestowed upon us as humans—it’s where all our imaginations take place. In our pursuit of personal growth and effectiveness, one undeniable truth always surfaces: the extraordinary potential residing within our own minds. Steven R. Covey once said that understanding the intricacies …