I met Rachel when we were both helping out in a friend’s event. The more I learned about her story, the more I was mesmerized by the dramatic high and low of her life. At the pinnacle of her achievement, she plunged straight to the rock bottom, strangled with ego to piece together her broken…
Tag: inspiration
Love, right now
When I saw the news from my Facebook feed, my heart sank. I am not a loyal fan of Anthony Bourdain, but I enjoyed watching his shows. His humility, generosity and receptivity of differences often warmed my heart. I never thought such a strong character would be engulfed by the stark darkness to the point…
Own Your Story #8 with Daniel Lee: Pushing to Paralympic 2020 with a strong ‘why’
I was introduced to Daniel by a mutual friend who met him at Tony Robbin’s Unleash the Power Within (UPW) Seminar. The first time I met him, I was galvanized by Daniel’s confidence when he mentioned that he is going to Tokyo Paralympic 2020 to win a medal without qualms. He talked about his goal…
The pain and gain in uncovering the ugly truth
Some truths might hurt, but they set us free. After a peaceful governing power handover 2 weeks ago, all of us Malaysian realised that it was merely the beginning of an ‘ugly truth’ saga. The ex-PM who put us in this deep, deep shit of debt and corruption blamed the current PM for telling the…
The fear of not getting your shit together
While I embraced turning a year older recently, I was secretly wrangling with the fear of not getting my shit together. I didn’t know where I got this idea from, but I have the perception that life should be set before 30, and the clock is ticking mercilessly against my will. I couldn’t understand why…
Authentic confidence comes from life experiences
After so long, your life is still so fluid. A friend told me recently. It caused me discomfort and transported me back to a similar conversation we had one and a half years ago. I was emotionally crushed when he told me that I was ‘floating’. I didn’t know myself well enough to stand up…
What I learn from showing up at livestream
After self-publishing my own story, I realized that a book doesn’t sell by itself. I started to think about what more I can do to inspire millennials to own their story and create a life they love. When a person reminded me that I am not in the writing industry but the personal development industry,…
Don’t take yourself too seriously
When I read Rupi Kaur’s poetry collection ‘Milk and Honey’, I was moved by the simplicity and strength in her words. I was inspired by how powerful words can be. She cracked her heart open like a walnut. I could resonate with her words, like how she wished she could connect deeper with her father,…
A Millennial’s Truth #8: The blunder of a newbie solopreneur
After four years of wandering, hitting roadblocks and exploring, I quit the café industry for good and committed fully to content writing with a few projects in the pipeline. The first day I transitioned from café industry to a full-time solopreneur, I woke up in fear. Out of desperation, I tried to seek comfort from…
Story and the power of meaning
Brene Brown’s TED talk, ‘The Power of Vulnerability’, is one of the most popular TED Talks of all time for a reason — she shines a light on ‘shame’ that all of us experience silently at some point in our life, pointing that authentic connections are built in the space of vulnerability, imperfection, and brokenness. Inspired by…
Be real, not perfect
‘It was the biggest fall in my career that defines who I am.’ Nastia Liukin said this in a recent interview on Impact theory. As a reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist in 2008, she fell flat and hard in her face during the uneven bar routine in the Olympic trial 2012. She got up, hopped…
What is your First Principle of life?
So, here I am again. I heaved a silent relief on my 27th birthday. Back to figuring out, back to carving my own path, back to creating life. Looking at the post I wrote to commemorate 26 years of life, a sense of amusement surged – who was I trying to impress? I dug through…