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 […]
17Jul

HOW I LET GO OF THE NEED TO CONTROL EVERYTHING

If there were any Oscar awards for control freaking, I would have surely gotten one! Looking back on my past, I came to realize that I always wanted to have full control over everyone and everything: how people acted or felt, how my future was going to look like, and so on. During my former […]
08Jul

HOW TO MANAGE THE NEED FOR PERFECTION

“With nothing to compare yourself to, aren’t you perfect!” – Byron Katie Years ago, I almost got burnt out at work. I was working ten hours a day as a rule, plus weekends. I couldn’t sleep well, and I generally spent my weekend time recovering from stress through overeating. One day, I collapsed. I often […]
14Jun

YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET

“The best stock market you could ever invest in is yourself.”- Byron Katie From an early age, most of us have been taught to improve ourselves. We’ve heard that in our families and especially in schools when we had to perform at our best. Get good grades and behave. We’ve been raised so much focusing on […]
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 […]
24Mar

HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND

I will never forget the day I was told I had to learn how to love myself. It came like thunder. Loving myself? Wasn’t that supposed to be selfish? I couldn’t really say I had a good relationship with myself at that time. I had no clue about who I was and what I really […]
07Mar

HOW TO RESTORE OUR FEMININE ENERGY

I spent 15 years of my life in the corporate world and used to define my human worth through my profession and the social status on my business card. At the time, building a successful career meant the world to me. I was keeping myself busy all the time, always in a rush, wanting to do […]
14Aug

HOW I PRIORITIZE AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WITHOUT FEELING SELFISH

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “I am worthy of the best things in life, and I now lovingly allow myself to accept it.” ~ Louise Hay Looking back on my life, I see that for a long time I struggled to take care of my own wants and needs and didn’t make them a priority. […]