26Apr

5 POSITIVE LESSONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

This post appeared on Tiny Buddha. “What is to give light must endure the burning.” – Viktor Frankl The world is facing challenging times of crisis. Closed borders and travel bans, quarantine, shortage of food supply, scary news, and much fear. Viruses don’t care about status, money or fame, spreading from state officials to famous […]
26Apr

5 PRACTICES THAT HELPED ME STOP BEING A PEOPLE-PLEASER

This post appeared on Tiny Buddha. “If you spend your life pleasing others, you spend your life.” – Cheryl Richardson Looking back on my life, I came to realize that I spent quite a high amount of my precious time trying. Trying to be perfect. Trying to be appreciated and liked by everyone else around […]
26Apr

WHEN I STOPPED COMPETING, I SET MYSELF FREE

This post appeared on Tiny Buddha. “With nothing to compare yourself to, aren’t you perfect?” – Byron Katie I have never liked competition. Every time I compete, I feel pressured and disconnected from others. I love harmony, peace, collaboration, and win-win situations, kind of like “me happy, you happy.” I don’t need to watch another […]
20Aug

YOUR DREAMS ARE IMPORTANT – ASK, BELIEVE AND RECEIVE!

“You are important enough to ask, and you are blessed enough to receive.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer There’s been a lot of work and research around the Law of Attraction and the power of our minds. Looking back on my experiences, I believe this theory is real: we get what we envision, and a strong wish […]
14Jun

I AM NOT WHAT I OWN

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation of all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle I grew up in an Eastern-European middle-class family. After the Romanian revolution in 1989, money got depreciated at such a level that, with the same amount of money my parents could buy a car, they ended up […]
14Jun

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPENDING TIME ALONE

“You can never feel lonely when you like the person you’re alone with.”- Wayne Dyer I often get to hear from clients who do coaching with me, that they start spending more time alone. Very interesting, and here is why: as they start seeing themselves in a different light and love themselves more, spending more […]
05Jun

FORGET WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT AND DO WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.“ – Steve Jobs When we come to this world, we know nothing. We are all products of the societies that raised us and shaped our belief system with things labeled good or bad, right or wrong, normal or abnormal. […]
29May

ARE YOU A HUMAN DOING?

“Never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” – Katharine Hepburn Today’s modern society has transformed many of us into doers, performers, and over-achievers. That’s how I lived a high amount of my time. I spent 15 years of my life in the corporate world and used to define my worth through my social […]