Why Tiny Wins Deserve Your Attention When people talk about success, the conversation often revolves around big achievements: landing the dream job, running a marathon, launching a business, or writing a bestselling book. These milestones are inspiring, but they are rare and take months or years of effort. What truly sustains us in the long […]
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The Weight of a Small Word For most of my life, “no” was the hardest word to say. I grew up believing that being kind meant being agreeable. I wanted to be helpful, supportive, and available for everyone. Whenever someone asked for my time, my energy, or my attention, my instinctive answer was “yes.” Saying […]
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A Cup of Ginger Tea and a Moment of Quiet As I write these lines, I am sipping warm ginger tea with honey that my mum made for me. I am still healing from a bone fracture and while the body takes time to recover, I feel deeply fortunate to have her gentle care nearby. […]
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A Storm That Feels Like an Old Friend When I heard the news that Storm No.10 (Bualoi) had slammed into Ha Tinh, my heart sank. It was like stepping back into my childhood, when storm season wasn’t just a headline, it was part of daily life. I remember sitting by the window as a child, […]
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The Accident That Changed My Routine It’s been almost two weeks since that unexpected accident, the one that fractured the front ribs of my chest. To be honest, when it first happened, I was in shock. I had never broken a bone before, and suddenly my daily rhythm of training, swimming, cycling, and running was […]
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The quiet power of 10 minutes Every night, before I close my eyes, there is a ritual I never skip. After journaling, I pick up a book and spend just 10 minutes reading. Nothing fancy. No marathon chapters. Just a pocket of time for my mind to wander into another world. Lately, it has been […]
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The Crash That Changed My Routine It is surprising how quickly life can flip. One day you are training hard, keeping a routine you have built for months or even years. And then suddenly, in just one accident, you are forced to stop. For me, it was a fractured wrist and pain in my chest […]
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A Moment That Took My Breath Away This year, like the past two, something small yet powerful landed in my inbox – photos from our Vietnamese students currently studying across different UWC campuses worldwide. There they were, standing tall in áo dài and carrying the Vietnamese flag alongside friends from dozens of countries. My chest […]
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The Crash That Changed My Season It was supposed to be a fun company bonding event. We all showed up to the go-kart track with excitement buzzing in the air. I had never driven one before, so I wasn’t there to race, just to try something new. But sometimes life surprises us in the harshest […]
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The accident I didn’t see coming Last Friday, my company hosted a bonding event at a go-kart track. I had never done go-kart racing before. My intention was simple: go slow, enjoy the ride, and not push for speed. But life doesn’t always follow our plans. On my second round, I misjudged a turn. The […]