Last week was my first full week working from home for myself – on my business, not in a corporate job. Mostly that happens when your “side gig” starts making you more $$ than your job. In my case, it was because I was let go by my company as part of a reorg. So…
When I bought my first car, I immediately drove it home with a great sense of accomplishment. For more than a year, I saved a big chunk of my salary from my two jobs to buy a car with cash, not credit. I am not self-indulgent, but at that moment, I felt like I earned…
As a kid, my parents used to take me to a butterfly sanctuary to go butterfly watching summer after summer. The serenity they symbolize has always mesmerized me. I am left in awe as I watch them fly from one flower to another. And as part of the experience, we were allowed to catch them,…
One afternoon a few weeks ago, while I was walking outside work during my lunch break, I had a short but incredibly adorable interaction with a little girl. She was walking alongside her mom and was holding a mylar helium balloon on her left hand. Suddenly, the string slipped from her fingers and the balloon…
Positive affirmations or quotes are simply phrases that uplift your mood, or help reinforce your self-confidence or self-esteem. They assert that you are on the right path to good things. You use them whether you notice or not. For example, if you ever catch yourself wanting to give up when you are almost done with…
