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How to overcome self-doubt and trust your intuition again
I’ve been reflecting on my life and certain decisions I made, and I wondered why I chose to pursue blogging and coaching. I did not have a degree in either nor the skills when I first started. But I’m now pursuing my calling and passion for personal growth based on a “hunch” or inner knowing, as I like to call it. I realized that while many people have an inner knowing or nudge towards what they want to do, one obstacle that often stops them is self-doubt. Do you ever question what you’re meant to do here? Do you feel unfulfilled by your current job and career? Do you feel…
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How I broke free from the ‘good girl’ mentality
The time I stopped being the good girl… I disappointed some people. The time I stopped being the good girl… I made some people uncomfortable. The time I stopped being the good girl… I upset some people. The time I stopped being the good girl… I broke some hearts. The time I stopped being the good girl… I freed myself. The people-pleaser with the good girl mentality I was always the exemplary kid. The one that parents always gave as an example to their kids to emulate. My parents never compared me to anyone because I was the quintessential good girl with the good girl mentality. My goals in life…
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How to Cultivate Faith In Yourself and God
As I write this article, Hindus all around the world are celebrating a festival known as Navratri. Navratri is a nine-day Hindu festival celebrating the divine feminine. I figured this is the perfect time to talk about how to cultivate faith in yourself and God. Note. The word God is referred to in this article, but if that doesn’t resonate with you, feel free to replace it with the term universe, higher power, higher intelligence, or whatever suits you. My curiosity about cultivating faith After a few years into my spiritual awakening and hearing about the concepts of surrender, trust, and faith, I was genuinely curious and wondered: How do…
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5 Ways to be Self-Compassionate to Speed Up Your Healing Journey
I always thought that I needed to develop a stronger mindset and become emotionally strong or reverse the childhood trauma, but I never imagined needing self-compassion on this journey. In this blog, I talk about my journey with self-compassion and the 5 ways to be self-compassionate to speed up your healing journey. So keep reading! After six plus months of dating this guy, I finally ended things with him. After ending our situationship, I thought I would feel better and my head would be clear. I thought the battle that ensued within me would finally end, but instead it became larger. Not only was I engulfed with thoughts that I…
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New Beginnings: How to Start a New Chapter in Life
There’s still a little girl in me who wanted to be an astronaut, then a doctor, and then a scientist. Today, as I start this new journey, I grieve each of these parts of me that existed and still exist, but I also welcome this new journey with a warm heart and big smile. I welcome the entrepreneur. At the age of 26, I embark on a new career path again. Ever since high school, I’ve pivoted multiple career paths, challenging the traditional social norm of figuring out and settling on one career for the rest of my life, both within me and society. Growing up, I prided myself on…
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Why is modern dating so hard?
Many of us dream of meeting the one, the right person to grow old with. We dream of a love that will buy flowers for us, have deep conversations under the stars, and say “I love you” without hesitation. But why does getting there feel like an impossible marathon? Why is modern dating so hard? Why is modern dating so hard? An emotional rollercoaster of situationships, casual relationships, and hookups. We currently live in a world where situationships, casual relationships, and hookups are so common. Even though we want this depth with one person, we often fall into the trap of casual relationships with no labels, yet still experience tons…
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The transformative power of difficult conversations
I remember the moment when my friend said to me that she wanted to talk about something that upset her and I thought sure, why not? Little did I imagine that I was the person who made her upset. “Please don’t take this the wrong way she said but when we talked yesterday, I felt super deflated with the way you reacted when I was sharing the things I was very excited about,” she said. “Oh,” I said. Something inside of me also deflated. I patiently listened to what she had to say but not completely processing everything she said. A couple of hours later, the storm hit me. A…
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One simple step to effortlessly set and achieve your goals
New year, new goals, new you! It’s that time of the year when you start fresh, and set goals to achieve your dreams. During the new year, you have the highest energy to set and achieve your goals. But what are goals? A goal is often defined as a desired outcome that we want to achieve. Some examples of goals include losing weight or achieving the body of your dreams. Or perhaps you have other goals like making x amount of money or achieving a certain target at work. Some might have a system to achieve these goals like the SMART goals system or not have one altogether! In this…
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Intentional living: Shifting from daydream mode to creator mode
I believed that life just happened to us, that we are all a product of destiny, and that things just happen to us when the timing is right. I believed I would meet my soulmate when God wished it to be. Perhaps I would become successful with a bit of luck and destiny. After getting a huge reality check, I realized that that is not how life works. It felt like things just happened to me and I just reacted to things happening in my life. I’ve always been a dreamer, a daydreamer. I imagined fantasies of me becoming successful and meeting my soulmate. I fantasized about the big manifestations…
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Why character development is as important as personal development
Personal development, self-improvement, and personal growth. What do you think of when you hear these phrases or words? After dabbling in the personal development world for a few years, I’ve realized that it’s all about change and growth. It is all about making oneself better. Getting a better body, better mindset, better habits and a better lifestyle. It is about improving your health, relationships, career, skills, abilities, and confidence. Everyone is trying to be a better version of themselves. This is all amazing and necessary. But I think in that race of becoming the best version of yourself, most people forget about character development. Even though character development is part…
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