Let’s talk about selfishness—because it’s not always what we think it is. Most of the time, what we call “selfish” is actually self-protection. It comes from fear. From feeling threatened. From trying to protect comfort, safety, or stability when something feels out of control. That’s where I am right now.…
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Focus Is Finite: Why Fewer Goals Create Bigger Change
Hot take for the New Year: too many goals is not a good thing. Your focus is finite. Your energy is finite. And when you try to chase ten goals at once, you usually end up exhausted, scattered, and starting over… again. So here’s the shift I’m making this year:…
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What a Difficult Year Taught Me About Growth
As this year closes, I feel something I haven’t felt in a long time: readiness. 2025 was not an easy year for me. It was heavy, clarifying, and at times deeply uncomfortable. But it was also necessary. This was the year that stripped everything away—the masks, the noise, the expectations…
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One Percent Braver: Entering 2026 with Strength and Grace
It’s almost Christmas. That strange, quiet dead zone of the year has arrived — the stretch between now and early January where time feels suspended. Work slows down, inboxes go quiet, and everyone seems halfway checked out, scrambling to close loops or simply disappear for a bit. I don’t personally…
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A Softer Way In: Gratitude as Transformation
Gratitude is often treated like a task — a list, a habit, something we’re supposed to do. But the kind of gratitude that actually changes us is quieter than that. It isn’t forced. It isn’t performative. And it isn’t about pretending life is perfect. Gratitude, at its core, is awareness.…