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Moana: Beyond the Story
“Mommy.” That’s what my son said once when he pointed at the Moana trailer. Maybe it was my skin, my long curly hair back then, or simply the kind of clothes I wear. Somehow, in his little mind, Moana looked like Mommy. So when the live-action version came out this year, there was no way…
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Table for One
There is a little privilege that comes with traveling alone that I didn’t expect to love so much – Table for one. Whenever I travel solo, food is one of the most important parts of the experience for me. I want to try the food, discover new flavors, sit somewhere interesting, and simply enjoy the…
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Sydney in a Roll of Film
It has been an intense and busy few months, and I have added more hobbies and interests. I haven’t written for months. Today, I am trying to continue my film photography project, which I listed in my 300 list: “300 Things to Do Before I’m Too Old” – Lynn By Linh While I was inserting…
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Trust and Negotiation
Integrity – Trust – Credibility and Negotiation I have learned a big lesson about trust over the last few years, from my own experience and observations, but also from a recent negotiation training I attended, which highlighted how important trust is in negotiation. During the training, a metaphor called “The Speed of Trust” was shared—the…
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Chaos: Untangled
My first session in my journey to become an ICF coach with Coach Companion began with a simple question: choose one picture that represents who I am today and who I will be after the course. The first word that came to my mind was chaos — the unknown. I chose one picture that reflects…
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ATTACHED: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller I started reading it in February last year, when I was in Sweden, and the book stayed unfinished for a long while. Today, I closed the last page. Along with many experiences and realizations. It didn’t feel like I was just learning theory—it felt like I was holding a…
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Circles of Control
This is a very common diagram with three layers of circles, and you may have seen it in many places. My colleagues often remind me of it when I start worrying about work-related things — that something is outside my circle of control — so my worries don’t help at all. Keep this diagram in…
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