Been reviewing what clutter do I keep. — This is inspired by the Minimalists. Busyness, obsessed over details and tidiness. Strong attachment to schedules. Unsupportive self-narrative, tight grip on diminishing gender socialisation stories. “Be nice” The list gets long. Breaking the pattern that keeps draining my energy. It could be both fun & practical for this period. Fun: How would I react to this change when I declutter? Practical: C’mon, is it about time to break the pattern during this period of havoc?

Uncertainty is a constant in life. — How has certainty serves us? I am calm when knowing I will wake up in my bed on my alarm the next morning, the sun rises from the east and my favourite cafe opens every day. Consistently my expectations are met. This comfort seeking nature is innate. Our Cortisol level is low. …

The war in Ukraine shocked me on the morning of 24 Feb 2022. I was on my yoga mat and was reading on my phone. My mind went “What? Is this for real?” After much reading and search, it is real. What is this suffering for? Solely on power grabbing…

For more than 8 weeks in a row, I had 2 to 3 discovery calls every week. What a personal record! To many experienced coaches, the number is nothing to write home about. Making that comparison does not help me to grow, it only increases the self-doubt. …

Have you been a Table Topics Master recently? What was it like? I joined the Money & You Toastmaster KL Club! I was super excited to be invited to be the Table Topics Master for the meeting! …

It has been quite a few months of learning & searching. Doing things vs getting things done How am I doing things and/or getting things done? Let’s be clear on the difference between those two. Doing things: just execute one task after another, keeping busy Getting things done: execute a task that moves towards a goal …

One year ago, I became covid-unemployed. I felt hurt and lost, I was handed a ticket to make decisions. And decisions were what I made, plenty and over again. Release or keep the grief It is ok to feel the shame & grief. I gave myself time. Get the grief out. Keeping it create imbalance…

New ideas come to me all the time. Wishing to help, wanting to connect, wanting to reach out to more people, finding new ways to improve, figure out a way to handle anger. You name it, I got all of them. This search is relentless. Distinguishing new ideas from distractions…

Frustration, anger, feeling unheard, feeling being left out — A few reflections of my recently angry moment. That was not new, in fact, this is very familiar. However, this is the first time I am writing it down. All tiny details were amplified as being there to annoy me. My ego told me this was unfair and this was…