16May

HOW TO SILENCE YOUR INNER CRITIC AND GROW STRONGER

“When there’s no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.” – African proverb Have you ever heard an inner voice telling you disempowering things, like “I don’t think I can make it,” “What if I fail?”, “I’m not that smart, ”I’ll never have that,” “This is too hard,” “This is too big […]
02May

7 COMMON FEARS THAT DON’T HAVE TO CONTROL US

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” ~ Marianne Williamson As babies, we know nothing about the world. In the universe of an infant, there are no norms to follow, no rigid rules and regulations; no room for labeling or judging ourselves and others. […]
20Apr

10 THINGS I’VE LET GO AND HOW THIS HAS SET ME FREE

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.” ~ Louise Hay Looking back on my life, I came to understand that perfection was my worst enemy. I was raised in an environment of high expectation, and every day in school felt like I was competing with […]
20Apr

GROWING YOUNG AND FINDING WHO WE ARE

When we come to this world, we know nothing. In the universe of a child, there are no norms to follow, no rigid rules and regulations; there’s real freedom. Children are born free spirits. The way we think and behave as adults are shaped by our environment: family, school, religion and political system. Let’s be […]
20Apr

THE POWER OF INTUITION: HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR REAL SELF

My husband proposed before we even kissed. When we met, we were two Romanians living and working in Asia, within the same company but in two different countries. I was in China; he was in South Korea. Our relationship started as a beautiful, genuine friendship. After three dinners in Shanghai and many long telephone conversations that […]
20Apr

LET EVERY DAY BE YOUR DAY

Looking back on my life, I can recall there were two days I was looking for every year: my birthday and March 8th. In my home country, Romania, that’s not only a Mother’s day celebration but, similar to many other nations, it is International Women’s Day. Getting flowers and gifts from family, friends, and colleagues […]
20Apr

THE POWER OF GIVING

“The heart that gives, gathers.” –  Tao Te Ching. In fact, giving is a form of receiving. Sometimes the act of giving comes out as a way of being, deeply connected to a sense of true meaning and purpose. I get to know that every single time I meet with a client. My work is […]