Posts Tagged ‘Personal Growth’
Before the World Wakes Up: Owning Your First Hour
Why owning your first hour — before phones and notifications — builds clarity, discipline, and leadership. A reflection on rhythm, mindset, and intentional mornings.
Read MoreWeek Three — When Change Gets Boring
Real change often becomes boring before it becomes permanent. A reflection on routine, identity, and why quiet progress is where habits truly stick.
Read MoreWeek Two — When Change Gets Quiet
Last week was about recognizing that change is already happening, often before we label it, track it, or feel ready. This week is about what happens next. I remember realizing a habit was forming while traveling. Not in ideal conditions — but in motion. Finding one or two workouts wherever I landed. Running outside in…
Read MoreImproving Memory Starts With Better Notes
Struggling to remember meetings, ideas, or what you read? Science shows handwritten notes improve memory, focus, and recall. Here’s why slowing down works.
Read MoreWeek One — Change Is Already Happening
Change doesn’t happen overnight — it happens quietly. A personal reflection on routines, consistency, and the moments that make change finally stick.
Read MoreMorning Coffee, Quiet Time, and the Question: How Do I Become a Better Me in 2026?
A quiet morning, coffee in hand, reflecting on purpose, balance, and what it really means to make 2026 with intention—not hacks.
Read MoreClosing the Year: Reflecting on Change, Letting Go, and Setting Direction
As this year comes to a close, it feels like the right moment to zoom out. Throughout Reflecting on Change, one message kept surfacing, sometimes quietly, sometimes through discomfort:Growth isn’t always about adding more.Often, it’s about letting go. We focused this year.We pulled ourselves forward when things felt heavy.We built discipline, rhythm, and awareness, sometimes…
Read MoreThe Quit Week
A simple Christmas-week reset: integration over intensity—close loops, protect presence, and carry less into the new year.
Read MoreAwareness Before Change
Snow is melting.
Still gray, but hints of green are showing.
Growth happens quietly when we stop rushing the end.
This month I moved out of autopilot—raised my running base and leaned into discomfort.
Where are you finding clarity right now?
Read MoreStanding in the Snow (The RAIN Method)
A reflection on snow, discomfort, and the RAIN method from Master Shi Heng Yi—recognizing patterns, accepting stillness, and building awareness before the new year.
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