Career, startup, personal development, and a little bit of magic
I turned 30 in the past year, and it’s been a moment of reflection for me. Growing up, I always pictured turning 30 as this milestone where you’d magically have everything figured out—a solid career path, a significant other, and a perfectly mapped-out
I'll never forget the text I received from my dad at 9 pm a few months ago, telling me that he might be undergoing a kidney transplant surgery the next morning. Being thousands of miles away in New York, I felt helpless because I couldn't do
In early February, my company went through a round of layoffs, but luckily, I was not impacted. However, I still recall being afraid of being laid off in January. I am not easily stressed, but I felt quite anxious and helpless when I sensed that I could also be laid
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great start to the year. Over the past few weeks, I reflected on how my 2022 went. I accomplished many things in the past year, but there are also some areas in my life I would love to improve in 2023. In
About two months ago, I finished a three-month beginner Salsa class. I never thought I would take a dance class because I have been afraid of dancing in front of others my whole life. I feel super self-conscious about dancing with others because I fear others will judge
When I first started blogging, I told myself I was at least going to write ten blog posts before deciding what to do next. About a month ago, I finally published my 10th blog post. It has been about ten months since I wrote my first post, so I want
About a month ago, I stopped hearing back from the girl I had been seeing for about a month. I am not exactly sure what happened, but I felt weird to be suddenly ghosted by a girl with whom I have gone on multiple dates. Although this dating experience got
Since we recently passed the halfway point of 2022, I think now is a perfect time to revisit my 2022 resolutions. I have been setting new year resolutions over the past few years, but I barely accomplished any of the ambitious goals I set for myself. One of the main
One of my best friends from college moved from NYC to SF two weeks ago. In addition to my college best friend leaving, my other best friend from high school told me a few weeks ago that he is considering moving to California this winter. A big reason why I
A few weeks ago, I suddenly received a text from my manager about wanting to chat with me for five minutes on a Sunday. My manager had never texted me before, so I was a bit anxious about what might be happening. After hopping on a call with my manager,
I had a one-on-one career conversation with my skip-level manager a few weeks ago. I asked him for feedback on how to propel my growth at the company. He told me that he would like me to start doing more solution design, which is gleaning insights from
Recently, a female friend texted me telling me one of my male friends was mansplaining things during our group dinner a few weeks ago. She told me her friends were a bit annoyed by that mansplaining behavior. Knowing my male friends for over eight years, I knew my friend didn&
A few days ago, I got my semi-annual performance review result back. The rating I got is Achieving Expectations , which is a three out of five on my company's performance rating scale. I was disappointed when I received the result because my performance rating went from Leading
Hey y'all, I want to apologize for being three weeks late in posting my blog. There are no actual excuses other than poor time management and a lack of self-discipline. I feel bad for letting my readers down, but I will do my best to write a
Valentine's day was just a few days ago, so I feel like it's the most appropriate time to share this post. This is not a post about relationship advice. This is also not a blog about me complaining about all my problems. This is a post