Month: July 2021

Work and Careers

When the Dogged Determinedness That’s Admired in Entrepreneurship Costs You Someone You Love

While you’re building your business, are you making time for those you love? He was like a dog with a bone. My friend’s husband woke up every morning and spent the day working towards his business goals like the day before and the day before. He started running his blog since Mid-2018. And an online …

Personal Essays

My Friend’s Horrible Death Taught Me Sharing Stories of Loss Eases Your Grief

Sharing grief lessens your suffering. Others have lost someone they love and are grieving a loss, too. This truth gives you something rare, something precious. You feel you’re not the only one who has lost someone they love. When my dear friend died of cancer two months ago, I longed for a space made for …

Emotions, Self

Lessons My 8-Year-Old Friend Can Teach Us About Vulnerability

Become vulnerable to participate fully in the emotional grandeur and poignancy of life. My 8-year-old friend’s smile is more powerful than the blazing of the sun. Even though he has lost his parents when he was 2, he loves fiercely. I met Abel at an orphanage a couple of months ago. It would be easy …

Emotional Intelligence

Are You Emotionally Intelligent In Your Relationship 7 Questions Worth Asking.

#2. Do you cling to your partner for your emotional needs? One of my students told me this scene which describes someone who is not emotionally intelligent: “He slammed his glass down so hard that it slopped over on our ivory cushion. He then swung his legs to the floor and stood up with his …