I’ve been reflecting on how sunflowers grow towards the sun 🌻. If you’ve ever been in a sunflower field you would notice the flowers gently moving towards the sun, and swaying in the direction in which the sun moves. What about us, in which direction do we grow? What is the “sun” that we’re swaying … Continue reading What are we growing towards?→
Do you ever find yourself mentally stuck in a place where you no longer are physically? You replay certain events in your life, re-experience negative moments, relive difficult conversations? This – sadly – is very common, but just because it’s common, it doesn’t make it right, does it? As we begin a new year … Continue reading Out with the old, in with the new→
January 1st has always been a day where I felt optimistic about life. In the past though, I left it up to the universe to bring me what was right for me, and I stood by, waiting, expecting. This year, things are different. This year, I am not standing by. This year, I am creating … Continue reading 2019 is here. Are you ready?→
I read a lot of books. As of today, I have finished 68 books this year. That’s a whole lot of reading. Most of the books I read this year are personal development books, which I have been devouring for my own pleasure and for my own growth, but also as resources for my work. … Continue reading My reading list until the end of the year: NOTHING.→
I went on a walk down memory lane yesterday, and it all happened with a stroke of serendipity that led to a highly emotional and eventful day. It started out with breakfast with a good old friend from university, someone I hadn’t seen in many many years. Those years apart meant nothing though, and it … Continue reading Breakfast, lunch and dinner→
Going from a demanding corporate job to being an office-less entrepreneur has been a big change in my life, and one area, more than anything else, has witnessed the biggest shift: motherhood. I work out of random places in Dubai, and I turned one of the rooms in my house to a home office. This … Continue reading Life Lessons from an Unlikely Source→
At work and in Life In big and small organizations alike, a lot of focus is given to interpersonal relationships and communication, and rightly so. The success of any business heavily relies on the relationships the teams have among themselves as well as with their clients. The level of openness in these relationships and the … Continue reading Interpersonal vs. Intrapersonal Relationships→
For a long time in my life, I genuinely believed that I was a victim of my moods. If I woke up not feeling great, I would raise the white flag and helplessly admit defeat. I used to look at my mood the same way I looked at the weather; like it’s something outside my … Continue reading Beat the Blues→