Category: Personal Development
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23 laps around the world
Yes, I know it’s 23 laps around the sun, but for me it’s fortunately been 23 laps around the world. As I turn 23 on May 23rd I’m challenged to reflect on my life on this beautiful planet. Being my golden year, I feel a certain aura and calling to make it my best year…
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Let’s talk about plants – how to raise a beast
There is something so magical about nursing a plant to adulthood. Prior to this year in the heat of COVID, I had never raised a plant. Nor had I ever thought about raising a plant. Today I have maybe 15 plants and counting. A few of them are taller than me 😂. By large I…
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Tell Me – Who are you truly honest with?
Something I’ve been struggling with a lot lately is honesty No – I’m not lying to my friends or to my partner The person I’ve been lying to is myself In full transparency, I think we can all attest that we lie to ourselves in one form or another every day of our lives. Be…
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My solo journey from Costa Rica to Panama
Today marks my third day traveling alone internationally. I began my trip in San Jose, Costa Rica with no idea how I’d make it to Puerto Viejo 6 hours south of the capital. The more I talked to other tourists on my flight the more stressed I got in thinking how I would accomplish this…
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New Year, Same Me But Better
I learned something critical in 2022, with each new year, I am not magically becoming a “new me” at the stroke of midnight on December 31st, on January 1st, I am still Shereen At first, this realization terrified me. If I’ll never change…then is who I am now, all I am destined to be? The…
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Finding your groove in a new home
It can be incredibly daunting and nerve-racking to move, but sometimes that’s what you need most. Once you’ve lived in a place for a few years, you have it all down. You know where and when to buy your groceries, where to park downtown and all the best restaurants near you. By all means, your…
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Why do we do the things we do?
A question I frequently ask myself these days is why Why do I work? Why do I read? Why do I write? Why do I exercise? Each of these questions falls into a category of life, one is health, and the other is one’s career. In actuality they both serve the same purpose, to determine…
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How I combat burnout…
This blog post is about how I battle a chronic lack of motivation with an overwhelming sense of urgency to succeed. What a dichotomy. I am incredibly driven yet incredibly unmotivated at the same time. There are days even weeks where nothing can stop me. You’ll find me up at 6AM, in a matching workout…
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Why I stopped drinking coffee every hour of every day
As alarming as that may sound to coffee fanatics and me a week ago, it was time. I’ve been drinking coffee religiously for the past 4 years and boy have I paid the price. I am by all means addicted. If I wait even more than an hour after waking up to have a cup…
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My first solo hike was in China at age 11
To preface, I am an extremely adventurous individual who never realized she had a passion for the undiscovered and undisclosed crevices of the world until recently. I’ve spent my whole life exploring, and yet never dedicated enough time or thought to call it a hobby let alone my lifelong passion. I spent 7 years in…
So She Dares 