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  • Success, failure, and living life

    “The difference between success and failure–between a life of fulfillment and a life of frustration–is how well you manage the challenge and making meaning in your life.” — Life is in the Transitions We used to think that life is black and white, such that there is either success or failure, fulfillment or frustration, and… Read more


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  • The invisible deadline

    “We’re all comparing ourselves to an ideal that no longer exists and beating ourselves up for not achieving it.” — Life is in the Transitions At some point, you’ve been in the same situation, one way or another. Worse is when you are born into a generation that suggests a linear life. That after successfully… Read more


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  • The future is already here

    Now that we are more connected than ever, we often glimpse what the future would be like from people living across the globe. You can say that being connected to social media enhances the scope of your awareness about the world you are living in. But most of the time, if you live in a… Read more


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  • Worried about the future?

    When I was a kid, I always look forward to celebrating my birthday. Who doesn’t? Right? When I was four, I think of being five. When I was nineteen, I think of being twenty. And now, I feel I am already 30. It’s as if my life is on a countdown while counting up. Perhaps,… Read more


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  • Start with the resources

    We all want to be successful, be it in our work or personal projects. And we think that by only having a passion for doing the work, we can achieve our desired results without fail. However, most of the time, it all comes down to the resources you have at the beginning. Your resources could… Read more


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  • Professional for hire

    Professional for hire

    Podcast highlights: When you tell people that you are a professional, what that means is that the school prepared you for work that requires particular knowledge and skills. And you’ve spent so many hours to be a master of it. Being a professional also means that you are earning from that professional work you say… Read more


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  • The dog is not happy

    The dog is not happy

    This is our dog Beauty. She is already 9 years old and you probably have seen her from this previous post. Isn’t she lovely? The thing is, she’s simply not happy because my sister bought a new dog. And from our experience, every old dog in the house isn’t happy when there’s a new dog.… Read more


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