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Cultivating Self-Complexity: Nuanced Identity For Resilience And Success
Anyone who has lost a job to which they had dedicated their life will tell you that it felt like their world was ending. A low level of self-complexity exacerbated their predicament. Similarly, anyone who devoted themselves to a relationship only to have it end will tell you about feeling completely and utterly lost. I…
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Choose Your Words Wisely: The Power of Our Statements & Questions
It is surprising how many statements and rhetorical questions we repeat on autopilot, with little thought about their implications. Monitoring what we say for a few days can reveal some disturbing patterns we may not be fully aware of. An interesting aspect of being a parent is that I ruthlessly censor my comments around my…
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How To Reinvent Yourself (Overcome Upper Limits)
As a first-generation immigrant, my focus for the last two decades has been to assimilate and build my life in the United States. With this end goal in mind, I devoted myself to achieving various personal and professional milestones. I was always clear on my next steps. That was until I hit my upper limit.…