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Every Exit Is an Éxito

“What’s the Spanish word for ‘contact’?” “Contacto.” “What about ‘product’?” “Producto.” “And ‘exit’?” “Exito!” As my husband (then-boyfriend) and I were laughing so hard on my silly Spanish mistake, I reflected on my language-learning journey: I was practically born with three languages. Born and raised in Hong Kong, I naturally speak Cantonese, English and Mandarin. …

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Turning Your Passion Into Career: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,” they said. Well, they lied. When I traded my spreadsheet for a guitar and became a music therapist, I learned that turning your passion into a career is more like a rollercoaster ride than a smooth sail. But here’s why I’d still …

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12-week Year Goalsetting: My Test, Track and Tweak Method (Notion Template Included)

When you reflect on the last few years of your life, how much has been determined by a few great decisions? The thing is, we cannot just sit down and decide to make life-changing decisions. In other words, if you find yourself dreaming big and relying on the “new year, new me” momentum only to …

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8 Stress Management Tips for a Healthier, More Sustainable #Grind

There are many things school didn’t teach us. The importance of mental health, budgeting, time management, stress management, and so much more. Maybe that’s why being a #responsibleadult is so hard – we have no clue about what to do to live a balanced life. Quarter-life crisis is real. We feel stressful about the unknown …

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