"Stop looking for a partner. Focus on your goals and rebuilding your life. The right person will eventually find their way to you."
— Shirley U. Care
Call In Your Queen
In 2011, I kick-started my personal development journey by first transforming my health. And after achieving what seemed impossible, I explored other facets of life.
This included improving the following:
Finance
Professional life
Personal growth
Relationships...
“Relationships: If you put up with it, you’re going to end up with it. Set the standard you want and don’t settle for less.”
― Steve Maraboli
Be A Professional
In one of my previous jobs, I noticed one of my colleagues was toxic. He would often gossip and complain about the workplace including the following:
Low pay
Incompetent management
Lack of professional growth
Not only...
“Please don’t settle. Not in a job you hate, not in a town where you don’t feel at home, not with friendships that aren’t real and especially, especially not with love.”
― Marisa Donnelly
Rise to the Occasion
After having developed many platonic relationships over my lifetime, I have divided them into two main categories:
Close friends
Good friends
To me, these are the only...
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
― Maya Angelou
Resolute Commitment
In the past, I’ve had to remove many people from my life because of their lack of consistency. Trusting their words, I gave them the benefit of the doubt.
And as years have gone by, I’ve learned to trust their actions instead.
That’s because talking is futile,...
“If you don't know what you want, you'll never find it. If you don't know what you deserve, you'll always settle for less. You will wander aimlessly, uncomfortably numb in your comfort zone, wondering how life has ended up here. Life starts now, live, love, laugh and let your light shine!”
― Rob Liano
Start with Your Core Values
To find a...
“The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.”
– Prasad Mahes
Practice Brutal Honesty With Yourself
In one of my past romantic relationships, I had to make the difficult decision of ending it.
The process leading up to that conclusion required time, space, and most importantly, brutal honesty with myself.
After evaluating the relationship,...
“The so-called meaning of life opened up before me, it turned out to be infinitely simple, give love and seek no reward, reciprocal love is your reward and the meaning of life in its entirety.”
— Andrei Gavrilov
Reciprocal Love Is Your Reward
At the end of each year, I evaluate every aspect of my life. And one of those areas is...
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Uphold Your Standards
To have space and time for self-reflection, I take quarterly solo backpacking trips in the wilderness.
This allows me to evaluate my life and goals without being immersed in them. Because while inside the jar, I can’t read the label that’s on the outside.
Holding...
“What you seek is seeking you.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
Your Heart Knows the Way
Throughout my professional career, I have interviewed for many jobs.
And during all of them, I learned more about the company and my potential coworkers by asking engaging questions.
After gaining more knowledge about the interviewer and the organization, I either felt excited or indifferent about the new role.
This...
“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.”
― Steve Maraboli
Stay True to Yourself
My most important discovery in life is my purpose - my reason for being here. It is the center of my universe.
This highest priority precedes everything else. However, that’s not to say other life aspects aren’t...