The woman who was always waiting by the side, watching us swim and passing us towels and water is now in the pool, in her element. She’s in her arena now.

I decided it was time to change. I do not want to be stuck in this cycle anymore and blame myself for not achieving goals that mattered deeply to me. Enough was enough. I stopped doing these 3 things to help me achieve my goals.

The notion of “have to” implies that you have no choice. When you go about your life thinking that you “have to” do something, it’s easy to feel trapped and bitter.

When I see other progress, instinctively I feel that I am falling behind. I instantly felt the need to do more, be more.

“Happiness is something that comes. You don’t have to chase it”  Do you agree with this statement? Personally, I don’t think that it is the whole truth.

When I experience negative emotions, I would find ways to move past them, to not think of them because I felt that these emotions weighed me down. When I can’t do that effectively, I blame myself for being not strong enough.

It was one of those evenings when I was scrolling through my feed and saw an acquaintance celebrating her business milestone. As I see her talk about her journey and milestone, I felt small.

I took a long break last week and had a really good time resting and recuperating by the beach. A funny thought came to mind, I could physically go on a holiday. Do my emotional triggers go on vacation too? It was a passing thought that I found amusing.

In the early days of my career, I developed a keen interest in self-help and personal development. I was hungry in excelling, fast. One thing I picked up then was the power of positivity and the power of mind.