“White males are ego-driven jerks!” I said this aloud to a room full of people. Some women nodded. Most white males stayed silent. Maybe you’re a white male reading this now. And yes—it made me uncomfortable to even say it. But beneath that provocative statement was a belief I didn’t want to face: “White males […]

“When I’m making $250k in my coaching business, I’ll finally be enough and successful!” For a while, $250k became my benchmark—close to what I made as an engineering manager. I set this goal to prove to myself (and others) that I can make good money doing what I LOVE. After all, if I can do […]

I almost didn’t write this post, even though I passed the 3-year mark of coaching full-time in September. I had a slow start this year, and I kept asking myself: “Why am I not where I want to be yet?” That question brought up feelings of being behind, not enough, and ashamed. (Yes, even now, […]

1,872 — that’s how many Mondays I might have left on this earth. (The idea and calculation are from the book “You Only Die Once”) If I retire in 8 years (my FIRE goal), that’s about 320 working Mondays. If I spend a month with my family in Taiwan each year, that’s 148 Mondays… If […]

I am a lover of morning walks. As I walk, I observe. I feel the wind at my fingertips. I see the trees and their branches. I am amazed by the colors of flowers. I touch and smell the grass. I hear the birds chirping. I fill my lungs with fresh air. It’s how I […]