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 […]

At the beginning of the year, I set my resolution to 10x my impact. I set the goal to 10x intentionally to get myself out of linear thinking. (Luckily, I can’t work 10 times harder! 😉) As I slowed down to think about how to create a 10x impact, an email dropped in my inbox […]

“Wen, are you thinking about going back to tech as an engineering leader?” Two ex-coworkers asked me this question last week. When I first started coaching full-time, my coach told me it takes a minimum of 3 years to “make it” in coaching. “Don’t even try it full-time if you need to get your bills […]

I screwed up badly in a meeting a few weeks ago. It felt so uncomfortable, as if someone punched me in my stomach. I felt so shameful. My mind had me believe, “I’m a terrible coach.” I wanted to hide from my next client, doubting what value I could bring to her. I wanted to […]