Personal Growth
When All In Failed: Navigating Entrepreneurial Setbacks
As entrepreneurs, we often go ‘all in’ on our ventures. But what happens when it fails?
Read MoreTransform Your Life: Navigating Identity Shifts and Embracing Change
Discover how to navigate identity shifts and embrace change with confidence. Learn the power of connecting with your higher self, rewiring subconscious beliefs, and fostering personal growth. Transform your life by overcoming fear and building unwavering faith in your journey towards your next-level identity.
Read MoreWhat happens when your body is ready to hit your goal before your mind is?
“Your body is ready.” she said.
Read MoreThe Incredible Benefits Of “Water Therapy”
I discovered water therapy by accident when I visited Ubud (a village in Bali, popular for its many healing modalities) for a mini getaway and asked my spiritual teacher what would be a fun, relaxing, and unconventional activity to experience. When she recommended Watsu — a form of aquatic bodywork used for deep relaxation and therapy…
Read MoreHow To Work Through Your Daddy Issues In Real Time
You won’t believe what happened next.
Read MoreWhat The Heck Is “Inner Child” Work, Anyway? (Let’s Demystify It)
Your relationship with your inner child has everything to do with what kinds of clients you’ll attract.
Read MoreSo You Hit All Your Goals on Your Vision Board… Now What?
The real work is done on the inside. Your external world will always be a reflection of your internal world.
Read MoreUnexpected Advice From A Balinese High Priestess
Have you ever done a water ceremony?
Read MoreA Free Way To Get High Or How Breathwork Has Changed My Life
It’s been two years since I started studying breathwork and it’s been the modality that has most changed my life.
Read MoreBDSM And Dog Poop
Giorgio was one of my favorite hosts. As charming as he is unruly, his gregarious character fills an entire room.
Read MoreHow To Treat Resistance As a Friend
Here’s the thing with resistance. It’s always trying to tell you something.
Read MoreWhat To Do When Everything Seems To Be Going Wrong (It’s Simpler Than You Think)
Have you ever experienced everything in your life go right and wrong at the same time?
Read MoreDo You Even Really Know What You Want In Life?
It’s not uncommon for young entrepreneurs to feel a sense of disillusionment after a few years on the job.
Read MoreHow Finnish Culture Can Teach You To Design Your Life
I have yet to encounter a country that understands the importance of entrepreneurial progress and life quality the way Finland does.
Read More3 Ways To Transform Any Obstacle Into An Opportunity
Last month, I was about to catch a flight at the Guatemala City airport when I noticed that my passport and US permanent residency card was missing. As you can imagine, losing all my travel documents in a foreign country during a work trip (and to rub salt in the wound, on the same day…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Ojalá
Cusco, Peru How often does what we desperately wish for come true? Ojalá has always been one of my favorite Spanish words, perhaps precisely for the magic and the possibility that it holds. Although it is directly translated to “hopefully,” ojalá actually derives from an Arabic expression: “ma sha allah,” which means “should God will…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Ichi-go Ichi-e
A Japanese Encounter in Nepal Think of all the people you meet in your lifetime. What if you recognized each of those encounters as irreplicable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and gave them your utmost presence and attention? Literally translated into ichi (one) go (time) ichi (one) e (meeting/encounter), ichi-go ichi-e is an old Japanese proverb that means…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Hacerle Ganas
Antigua, Guatemala The expression “hacerle ganas” in Spanish captures a sentiment of strength and perseverance that I’ve consistently found present in Latin American cultures: specifically, what it means to keep moving forward towards a goal, even when faced with adversity. Hacerle ganas roughly means “to create the desire.” It is rooted in the common idiomatic…
Read MoreWhat We Can All Learn From Costa Rica’s Pura Vida Philosophy
Ease. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I think of Costa Rica. Not because life there is easy, but because the Costa Ricans make it effortless. How? Through their mindset and attitude. You may have heard of the very popular Costa Rican phrase, Pura Vida, which translates to “pure life.” It’s also…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Retrouvailles
When I think of a reunion, I imagine two long-lost lovers running towards one another, limbs akimbo as fireworks play in the background. But in reality, encounters between loved ones are much simpler and meaningful than that. Rooted in the word “retrouver,” which literally means “to find something again,” the French word retrouvailles is a…
Read MoreWhy I’ll Always Love Bali, An Island Paradise Like No Other
I’ve traveled to over 50 countries in six continents, and to this day, Bali is still one of my favorite places in the world. When I first arrived in Bali last year, I felt broken. Six months prior, I had left my corporate life in New York City behind, and was in the midst of…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Vale la Pena
Lazio, Italy Vale la pena is an Italian expression that has a direct translation but, as a native Italian speaker, I can tell you that it’s not quite the same. Vale la pena means “it’s worth it,” yet there is a keyword in the Italian phrase that is lost in the English version: pena, punishment. In Italian,…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Waldeinsamkeit
Colorado, United States I recently came to learn of a German word that perfectly captures one’s deep and intimate connection with nature. Waldeinsamkeit roughly translates to “the feeling of being alone in the woods.” The structure of the word says it all: “wald” means woods/forest, and “einsamkeit” means loneliness or solitude. This word is about…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Lagom
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden The Swedes are well-known for their minimalist, functional, and sustainable approach to living, and this is reflected in the untranslatable word lagom. Lagom means not too much and not too little: it’s just the right amount, and as the Swedish proverb goes, “the right amount is best.” Lagom asks us to create balance in…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Saudade
No one had to teach me the meaning of saudade, because I’ve intimately understood it since I could speak. Saudade is a famous Portuguese word: countless articles have been written trying to capture its essence, but none of them have quite explained how it makes me feel. Saudade is a feeling of longing, melancholy, desire,…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Kefi
I experienced kefi before I even knew it was a word. Kefi accurately captures Greek culture as I’ve experienced it. The word roughly translates to: the spirit of joy, passion, euphoria, enthusiasm, exuberance, frenzy. It’s that overpowering emotion you have when you completely let go in the moment, release inhibitions, and allow yourself to joyfully feel…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Rasa
JAVA, INDONESIA As a writer and a traveler, I scavenge the world for words that carry far more meaning than their direct translation. Laden with context, multifaceted, and tailored to culture, these words can only be understood when we experience them. During my visit to Java, I serendipitously found myself in front of a small,…
Read MoreI Didn’t Touch My Phone For A Week (And It Changed My Life)
I spent a week in complete and utter silence, cut off from all communications: that means no cell phone, social media, or Internet. For seven days, I woke up at 5 am and silently spent every minute of every day meditating while mindfully walking, sitting, or eating. Sounds a little extreme? It was. Even so,…
Read More3 Ways Taking Risks Makes You A Better Person
How quitting my corporate job to travel the world full-time taught me to take risks and design the life I want from scratch.
Read MoreA Short Flight: Searching For Freedom
A short story about my time spent at a Dynamic Meditation retreat in the Nepalese mountains, and what it taught me about our joint human search for freedom.
Read MoreHow Fear Of Failure Can Motivate You
We all feel fear of failure when working towards accomplishing a goal: what matters is how we push through it. Some tips on how we can use fear as a tool for motivation.
Read MoreHow Screaming Helped Me Become More Aware
I spent a week dancing and screaming while practicing Dynamic Meditation. Here is what I learned from the experience.
Read MoreWhat I Learned About Preventing Burnout – From Burning Out
After five months on the road as a digital nomad, I share four lessons I learned about how to prevent burnout.
Read MoreOn Becoming Desensitized to Beauty
My visit to Vienna reminded me of the importance of not becoming desensitized to beauty. Beauty is everywhere, and seeing is the first step to living a meaningful life.
Read MorePotential Won’t Get You Far Without Direction
One lesson I learned from Italy: we may have potential, but it won’t get us far if we don’t give it direction.
Read MorePersonal Freedom Should Not Be A Fight
I visited Dublin in the midst of my search for freedom from an old life. At the time, I did not know that I would soon decide to couch-surf around the world.
Read MoreWhy Do We Fight For What We Don’t Want?
It’s strange to think how much the trajectory of our lives can be dictated by society’s definition of success. Why do we waste time and energy fighting for what we don’t want, rather than unapologetically pursue our own passions?
Read MoreWhat Austin Taught Me About Solitude
“Don’t you feel alone traveling solo?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked this question.
Read MoreWhat New York Taught Me about Change
’ve been in New York City for just over two years and I’ve already lived through three apartments, three jobs, and two relationships.
Read MoreWhat Geneva Taught Me about Striving for Perfection
I went to Geneva in search of the perfect city – and I found it.
Read MoreThe Aftermath of Cambodia: Breaking Out of Apathy
I wish I could tell you that I returned to New York happy-go-lucky, refreshed and ready to take on the world.
Read MoreWhat Morocco Taught Me About the Pursuit of Dreams
Take a moment to ask yourself – where do you want to travel? Seriously. If you had your pick of any one place in the world, what would it be? And who would it be with?
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