I believe I’m strong and capable of great things and for these reasons I hold myself to high standards. For these reasons too, I am my harshest critic. There’s something in me that is always looking to get better. It’s part of my curious nature. What else can I learn? How can I...

I still vividly remember the days where I’d count down to the weekend, even though they feel so long ago, it was only 3 years ago. The reality is that as a mom of a high energy 100% extroverted toddler and now an infant (who’s great but obviously still a lot of work), I could care less...

“The decisions / choices of life come one-by-one in the moment. Expectations forever push you to look ahead, mentally entrap you in the future. Like a chess player you’re always thinking 8 moves out…”  (Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W., Psychology Today – Link...

The conversation was about 2019, their goals, their resolutions, their expectations. As I listened carefully, I thought in the back of my mind: what do I want to accomplish in 2019, what are my goals? What will I talk about when it’s my turn to speak? when I finally opened my mouth to speak...

For the longest time every I was s who would always chuck things up to. Any accomplishments or goals reached were always attributed to “luck”. Got into a good university: luck me to be considered an international student: diversity. Got a great job out of university? Lucky me for going...