The Great Resignation has been the label of the phenomenon of people leaving their jobs in record numbers in 2021. Last September, the Labor Department reported 4.4 MILLION people quitting. This begs the question, why are so many people leaving? In this article, I talk about several possible reasons so many people are quitting and how to find for fulfilling work.

While a lot of these self-care and mental health exercises helped me get to this point, I realized that a lot of the activities such as gratitude journaling, journaling, and even therapy mainly focus on the past and present struggles. I started asking myself the bigger question: “How can I set myself up to have long-term well-being? For the Future?” In pursuit to answer this question, I created a framework.

In Squid Game, the participants are struggling financially, and of course, are willing to do anything to survive. But as I completed the show, I asked myself whether we're playing our own version of Squid Game.

Our mental health can affect our productivity at work, our relationships with others, our physical health, and so much more. I’ll share 2 misconceptions you may have about therapy — specifically, talk therapy with Mental Health licensed professionals.

Humans tend to remember more of the negative things than the positive. The reason we tend to focus more on the negative is because it was mainly used as a survival mechanism. But nowadays, focusing on the negative does more harm than good. This issue is called “negative bias,” and it can slowly decrease our mental health unnecessarily. To combat my negative bias, I use technique that has helped me remember (or at least collect) all of the wins and positive experiences I’ve encountered in my life.

For the longest time, I thought that if I wasn’t working hard enough or struggling enough, I wasn’t doing anything meaningful. Immediately after reading the first chapter of Effortless, I started asking myself: How can I get myself to enjoy the video creation process more? What if it could be easier?

You may have read a book or two focused on personal growth. Maybe you’re the type that uses to-do lists, calendars, or some sort of organization tool. And you may have done some sort of future-looking exercise where you envision what your future self can be like. A lot of these resources are great, and it’s true that they can help you live the life you want, but there’s one thing that’s missing from all of them.

I truly believe the actions you choose to take now can create an impact, influence, or investment towards your future. When I started my Social Media Detox Challenge, I rebuilt my healthy habits as a foundation for my mental health, well-being, and productivity. I’ll share how you can do the same!

I hosted a one-week Social Media Detox Challenge, and wanted to take this time to share my reflection with you.

No matter what I do in life, I typically have high expectations for myself. Because of that, I’d sometimes find myself working all day or doing an activity that would invest in my personal growth, add to my knowledge, or spark inspiration.But a week ago, with some help from a mentor, I asked myself whether or not I’ve recently made time for the activities that just brought pure enjoyment. 🤔

If you're like me, you may excel at picking up a skill at the beginning. But when things get a bit tough, or you start to feel like you're plateauing, or when you feel like other people are surpassing you, it may be easy to just quit. More often than not, our fear of failure and lack of perseverance led us to quit prematurely and move on from one project to another.

If you’re ambitious like me, you know that feeling of having big goals and not being satisfied until you reach them. I wondered if ambitious people are generally less happy than others. Are happiness and ambition on the opposite ends of a spectrum? I wanted to be happy with my life, but I also wanted to continue being ambitious. Was that possible?

The progress I've made since I started Kurative Co. has been slower than expected. It's partly intentional, but mostly not. But a few months after my public launch, the growth slowed drastically. Over time, I felt like I was speaking to an empty room. I’ll be honest, I felt so alone in my struggles on multiple occasions. 😣

Ever since I left my full-time job, people have reached out to me for advice on how to do the same. They’re typically burnt out, want to take time to recharge, and start a project they are interested in. With that said, a good amount of people have been curious as to how it's been going. The majority of them asked if I had any advice on how to approach this type of situation effectively.

It’s more likely than not that creators are experiencing similar struggles that others can relate to. People are willing to be vulnerable and share their struggles with one another. We just need to provide a safe and supportive platform for them to do it. If you’re feeling alone in your creative struggles, learn how to avoid them.

Just like the engines in cars, our brain and the state of our mental health is what allows us to function properly. But unlike cars, we don't have a "Check Engine" light reminding us to check in on ourselves and ask whether we need to do any self-care or improvement on our mental health.

Based on your own interests and responsibilities, you have a set of priorities that are unique to you. When your partner comes into the mix, they will have their own priorities unique to them as well. That's common and probably healthy. "How do you prioritize what's most important with your partner? What happens when you have different priorities?"

As we all know, 2020 was a crazy year that will go down in the history books. Let’s be real, it could’ve been better. But I hope we all come out of it more hopeful for the future. I’m sure there was A LOT to learn from 2020, and I’d like to take this opportunity to share the 5 most important lessons I’ve learned that I hope you can take for 2021.

What happens when there are multiple opportunities that come your way, but you can’t pursue more than one? How do you make a decision without any regret or remorse? In this article, I share my personal story on how I declined an opportunity some people would’ve fought to have while sharing my lessons learned on how to reframe your views about opportunity.

What is something you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t done yet because of your self-doubt, fear of failure, or your constant search for the perfect moment? This is a story of how I “slid into the DMs” of my favorite personal finance author to pitch my videography idea and services to him.

I’ve had many conversations with people lately to understand what’s potentially holding them back from building their intentional life. Taking action towards your intentional life seems intimidating! Although true, there’s a secret on how to navigate through it!

When taking risks to pursue your life purpose, it is important to be strategic about it. There’s always risk involved in pursuing something that fulfills you. The best way to find and pursue your life purpose is to take guided steps.

We’ve spent all our lives doing things for either the carrot or the stick. But at some point, they don't motivate us to excel anymore. When work becomes more complex or takes more mental energy to complete a task, it takes a different type of motivation to keep going.

A great mission is one that is bigger than yourself. That means the mission is more important than how it affects your status in the world or how much money you make. They must choose what they’re willing to struggle in, building grit during the process. Finding your life purpose is intentionally living.

Finding your life purpose may seem daunting, but once you understand what truly drives you, it will guide you to find the mission you want to contribute to and the vision of the future you’d like to work towards.

You may not have found the work that fulfills you. And that’s OK! It happens to a lot of us!

We all have it in us to discover what’s fulfilling. We can be that person who gets up every morning excited and ready for the day. Finding your purpose will reveal the mission and vision you believe in. That mission and vision will give you a sense of direction throughout your life.

Whether it’s a fellow co-worker, another artist, or even a sibling, we typically compare ourselves and our accomplishments with someone else’s. We tend to diminish our growth because we feel they’re not as good as other’s. Instead, we should not view our peers as competitors, but as fellow community members. I share important lessons on how to break away the comparison trap.