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Last month, I started something new — something simple but meaningful. I wrote a letter to my dad for his 81st birthday. That letter wasn’t about making peace or fixing the past. It was about connection — sharing small but cherished memories that shaped how I see him, and showing him, in writing, how much he means to me. ...
Can you believe we’re halfway through the year already? Time flies. Are you still working on your New Year Resolutions? If you are not, don’t worry, you are not alone. On average only 46% of people are still working on their New Year resolutions after six months. Whether you are or not, mid year is a good time to check in and perhaps invigorate your pursuit again to achieve your New Year resolutions. Back in January, I chose three personal resolutions to focus on: Do Less, Love Myself, and Find Myself. Here is where I am today and how I plan to move forward. ...
It may sounds simple to say – always ask for what you want. However I know it’s hard to do. I still struggle with it and I am supposed to be good at it being a soft skills coach. 🙂 The reason I know it’s hard is I still have so many inner thoughts that try to dissuade me from asking for anything. ...
As I look back on 2021, I told Hubby we have been very lucky in our life and at my work. He said “Lei, we make our luck.” I said “I know, but what does that really mean?” I always believed in it but had trouble explaining it to others. Luck is after all based on random chance, right? ...
Alexis, my 9 year old, was asking me all week to teach her how to ride a bike. Finally, I had time on Sunday to lower the seat on her sister’s bike and take her out. Alexis has never been on a two-wheel bike before.
When we got to the park, I realized she was expecting to learn how to ride the bike that day! When she didn’t get it after a few tries, she was upset. I told her it took me many days to learn to bike. It was the same for her older sister. ...
With the pandemic raging, my hot chocolate 15K race today was virtual. I really thought about not doing it this year or reducing the distance. I had all the excuses in my head last night. 🙂
I can go on with my list of excuses but you get the idea. On the other hand, I had some good reasons to do the run ...
I have had trouble finishing any articles in the last month. Partly it’s because work has been all consuming, and partly it’s because I have been putting too much pressure on myself to write the perfect article. I have rewritten the intro to a few articles for a few weeks now. Every week I didn’t publish something just made me pressure myself more to make sure the article I finish is extra insightful and helpful. I was literally over-analyzing every sentence.
I realized now that I was trying too hard to please when in fact the reason I started writing this blog was because it is therapeutic. The reason these articles may help you is because my stories are like yours – fulls of up and downs – mistakes and learnings.
It is exhausting to try to perfect anything. it is never an inspiring goal and actually makes everything we try to do feel like WORK we never want to do. This blog is not supposed to be work for me. It is supposed to heal me and perhaps you if you can relate. So the timing of this movie clip was perfect for me.
Once you see this 1 min clip – you will understand the title of this post. Here is some context.
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