Life moves fast, but sometimes, slowing down is the most powerful way to move forward. This past week reminded me of that truth in the most gentle and nourishing way. Between reconnecting with inspiring friends, joining an empowering education event, recovering from illness, and easing back into training, I felt like I was exactly where […]
Why Self-Belief Matters More Than You Think Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought: “I’m just not good enough”?Maybe someone doubted you. Or maybe worse — you doubted yourself. If that sounds familiar, I want you to know something:You’re not alone — and you’re not stuck. Self-belief isn’t something you’re born with. It’s […]
Recently, I listened to an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Podcast featuring Charles “Raz” Ingrasci, a key figure in the Hoffman Institute, and I was immediately drawn into the conversation. Alongside Raz was actor Orlando Bloom, who shared how his experience with the Hoffman Process helped him transform not only his inner life but also […]
The universe works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, in the quietest moments, it grants us exactly what we once longed for—without even asking. Just yesterday, I found myself immersed in a scene I had silently wished for many mornings before. While commuting to work, I often passed by a small lotus lake. As the seasons changed, […]
More Than Just a Dream When I first received my acceptance letter to study abroad at 17, it felt like a dream come true. I was one of the few students from my hometown in Ha Tinh, Vietnam, to get a scholarship to study in Canada. Everyone around me cheered. They saw the success. But […]
There’s a moment during every long bike ride, every solo run, every cold night away from home when the thought creeps in:“This is too hard. Maybe I should stop.” And for a long time, I used to think that struggle meant I was failing. That if something wasn’t flowing easily, maybe it just wasn’t meant […]
Reading – The Tiny Habit That Made a Big Difference In our fast-paced, endlessly distracted world, focus often feels like a luxury. Between work demands, messages pinging from every app, and our own wandering thoughts, it’s easy to feel mentally scattered. That was exactly where I found myself — overworked, tired, and constantly switching between […]
Before I turned 25, I wasn’t sure who I wanted to be, where I belonged, or how to make sense of the world. Like many young people navigating their early twenties, I had moments of deep self-doubt, intense curiosity, and bursts of motivation. Along that journey, I found guides—not in people at first—but in books. […]
When it comes to academic success, most students focus on intelligence, talent, or grades. But what if the biggest factor determining your success isn’t your natural abilities—but how you think about your abilities? In Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, psychologist Carol S. Dweck introduces a revolutionary concept that has changed the way educators, students, […]
Some days, without doing anything extraordinary, you feel it—this quiet sense that you’re heading in the right direction. That’s exactly how I felt this Saturday. It was a simple day. No big events, no intense workouts, no packed calendar. But by the time evening came, I felt full of gratitude, energy, and a deep sense […]