I woke up at 5:45am today. This was significant because somehow I had the mental block that I couldn’t wake up before 6am. With the arbitrary limitation, I told myself stories like – I would be too tired to show up powerfully in coaching sessions.  Or, I wouldn’t have the energy to sustain the day. […]

I caught up with a potential client a few days ago.  She just started a new job as the head of the department at a startup. She has the highest title ever in her career while doubling her salary!!! I congratulated her on taking such a big leap! But she didn’t seem to be happy. […]

When it comes to being lucky with money, I didn’t believe I had it.  The highest amount of a lottery ticket I won was $10 USD.  I didn’t really gamble because I didn’t believe I’d win anything. I believed I was the work-my-ass-off kind of person for every dollar that came my way. I was […]

“I don’t want to get married. If that’s what you want, we probably shouldn’t be together.” This is what I told my partner more than 8 years ago when we started dating.  Back then, I didn’t know how to express myself.  You see. I was born in a family where we don’t talk about feelings. It […]

Many people come to me wanting one thing – to be able to speak up more and share themselves with confidence.  Yet, one of the biggest barriers for immigrant women, or even white women, is how we are not confident about the way we speak. It hinders our ability to share our ideas, to influence […]