Micro-Moments of Learning: What 10 Minutes of Reading Daily Can Do

Reading books

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 […]

How Journaling Clears Mental Clutter and Sparks Creativity

Journaling

A quiet page, a noisy mind The other night I sat down with my notebook, exhausted from training and buzzing with a hundred unfinished thoughts. Work tasks, triathlon schedules, messages I hadn’t replied to, it all felt like a noisy room in my head. I opened a blank page, wrote “Okay, what’s bothering me right […]

Seeing Yourself Clearly: A Real Guide to Cultivating Self-Awareness

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A Morning That Made Me Stop It was one of those mornings when I had a hundred things running through my head. I was walking fast through the streets of London, coffee in one hand and my phone in the other. My calendar was full, my mind already three hours ahead. Then, out of nowhere, […]

How I Prepare My Mind for Public Speaking (TEDx Reflection)

Sunny Valley

Public speaking has always been one of those challenges that both excites and terrifies people at the same time. For me, it’s no different. About a year ago, I had the honor of stepping onto the red dot at TEDx in Buon Ma Thuot City, Vietnam. It was a dream come true — and one […]

My Favorite Vision Board Tools

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I still remember the first time I created a vision board. It was during my secondary school years, in my hometown in Vietnam. I had a big dream—to study abroad. That dream felt far away, but something in me believed it could be possible. So I gathered old magazines, cut out inspiring words and images […]

5 Journal Prompts That Changed My Life

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The Power of Pen and Paper I love writing. In an age of constant noise, swiping, and scrolling, journaling has become my way of pausing—of listening inwards instead of outwards. It’s a practice of returning to myself. Over the years, I’ve experimented with many types of journal prompts. Some were simple reflection questions, others were […]

A Quiet Sunday – How I Reset for the Week

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There is something lovely about Sundays. A space between what has passed and what is yet to come. As someone who trains seriously for endurance sports, Sundays are also when I push my body hard. But alongside physical training, I see this day as a spiritual reset, a quiet ritual to nourish my spirit, reflect, […]

Daily Rituals That Keep Me Calm, Focused, and Grounded

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Tonight, I wrapped up my second training session of the day—swimming practice with Coach Khoa at 8 PM. As I walked home and sat down to unwind, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride. It’s hard to describe the calm that follows a tough but fulfilling workout. Today’s session was full of leg drills and […]

A Birthday Note to Self

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As I celebrate another trip around the sun, I find myself reflecting on the journey I’ve taken over the past year—a year filled with discovery, creativity, and personal growth. What started as a vague idea has slowly taken shape into something real and meaningful. This is the story of how Sunny Valley, a platform dedicated […]