When you have a product you believe in, it makes it easier. https://youtu.be/EKJrhgRDhVk I‘m like the Asian mom version of Mr. Money Moustache Growing up with Chinese immigrant parents, I had to learn and appreciate the value of a dollar. My mom would get down to business whenever the flyers were Read more…
“I’m not scared; I’m just not motivated to start my goals right now.” “I’ll start my diet on Monday.” “Watching Netflix on a Friday night is way more fun than going out and meeting someone.” “I don’t have time to workout.” “Paying off that student loan can wait; these shoes Read more…
EPISODE 19: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GETTING OVER ANY RELATIONSHIP https://youtu.be/5OxjjSoOFt0 Did you fired or did you quit? Did he break with you? Or did you break up with him? Did she unfriend/unfollow you first? Or did you? How much you care about the answers to these questions depends on Read more…
EPISODE 16: WHY I NAMED MY BLOG SUM ON SLEEVE “WTF is Sum on Sleeve?” Like does that mean you have something on your sleeve? Why is Sum spelled that way? Why am I here?Where am I?Who am I? Maybe not that question unless you’re having an existential crisis…but perhaps Read more…
EPISODE 10: HOW TO DEAL WITH NEGATIVE COMMENTS (AND MANAGE YOUR FEAR OF WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU) When I started telling people about my blog, one of the first questions was, “Have you gotten negative comments? Have there been mean comments? Met any trolls? Anyone say shit about you?” Read more…
EPISODE 11: HOW TO STOP SUCCUMBING TO SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF WHO YOU SHOULD BE Drink, drink, drink! From the workplace to hanging out with friends, it’s so easy to succumb to the pressure to drink. So I don’t enjoy drinking alcohol. Some people might be like, “Seriously? And you’re a Read more…
EPISODE 12: A SIMPLE SELF-REFLECTION EXERCISE TO HELP YOU KNOW YOURSELF BETTER Here’s an easy self-reflection exercise you can do to know yourself better and increase self-awareness. Pick a simple decision and ask yourself WHY 5 times. When I was in grade 6, there was this thing called “Student of Read more…
EPISODE 4: WHY YOU SHOULD COMPETE WITH YOURSELF In this video, I share how an embarrassing and devastating moment as a kid taught me my life lesson about competition. Let’s change the definition of competition. Growing up, I was a very competitive kid. I remember when I was in grade Read more…