jessa

Reflections on becoming

Life

  • Measure and manage

    Almost in my 30s, I wonder if I have really trodden on the path I thought my younger self should have. Am I where I should be heading? I agree that it would be challenging to manage what you don’t measure.  But how do we measure ourselves if we want to be successful in life? Read more


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  • Here is what we need to do

    I admire people in leadership roles who can spell out the things they want to be accomplished. These kinds of people are really capable of leading the way. Because how can one lead without knowing where to go, right? In the same way, if you want to achieve something (or you already know where to Read more


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  • Free-flowing conversations

    There’s something about having conversations with less restraint, knowing that whatever you share with the other isn’t recorded or documented, just a natural conversation with another human being. And in free-flowing conversations, there’s no pressure to keep it upbeat. Instead, silence is welcome until another idea grows and engages everyone in the conversation. Read more


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  • An online life

    We could pretend to be somebody. Act online as someone we want to become, not necessarily who we are at the moment. So, we curate whatever we put out on our social media feeds, making sure to create the image we want to portray. But online isn’t real life. It may seep through our realities Read more


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  • Marriage is a journey

    A well-meaning friend asked us a lot of times why my fiancé and I decided to marry. He said that getting married takes a lot of work and adjustments as we get to know each other. So, to not marry is a good excuse to just walk away if the relationship hits a rock or a dip. Read more


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