Do you often feel like there’s so much to do and so little time in your hands? Or you constantly find yourself in a rat race, endless chasing and chased by deadlines, feeling unable to breathe and rest? Here’s the common-sense unsolicited advice you may not want to hear: you might be taking in too much more than you can handle, and you need to let go of things to recalibrate and be able to do the rest of what you need/want to do.
“All battles are first won or lost, in the mind” -Joan of Arc This cannot be more true in my experience the past days adjusting to my new work. I’m a newbie in the company, don’t know much about the ins and outs yet, especially connecting to the right set of people to get information that I need to do my job well (yet). I have no formal experience dealing with clients directly, especially not as early as in the proposal phase (and especially doing the proposal), yet here I am involved in this big project. I have a mentor…
I have officially resigned from Walmart Japan/Seiyu effective September 30, and I have rendered my last day last Friday. It was such a bittersweet day (or bittersweet week!), as I get to talk to people like never before, with the thought of saying goodbye and reminiscing the fond memories we had together since I joined the company last April of 2020. Allow me to indulge a bit and walk down memory lane, as well as share lessons I learned along the way. Prior to joining Walmart Japan, I have mostly worked for big Japanese SIer companies, so I was really…
[SPOILER ALERT!] I honestly thought the series ended here. I mean I can see it an open- yet very fitting and hopeful ending. Do-San x Dal-Mi shippers won’t agree with me on this, but that is my personal opinion. Up until this episode we have seen the characters grow immensely–discovering the masks they wear in sometimes heartbreaking ways and become true to themselves–and more importantly, mustering the courage to confront the consequences of their actions. And for some, making painful decisions to the path they think is right. I am loving just about every bit of this show–except for the…
“Pain + reflection = progress” Ray Dalio One of the harshest feedback I have heard from a boss is, “Wag puro satsat. Aksyon aksyon din” (Don’t be all talk, actually practice what you preach) It was a harsh yet much needed wake-up call then, for which I am grateful. Nevertheless the leaders whose words really inspire me and push me to greater heights and that which I look back on up until now and still get inspired, are words of encouragement and trust, words of undeserved praise, especially during the times I look down on myself and doubt my abilities.…
Our greatest strength can be our greatest weakness, as I realize even more as of late. My strength, and alongside it matters that I care about, have the power to shape me for the better or harm me when I am not careful, when I end up relying on it more than I should in order to compensate for what’s lacking in my own love tank. If we are not careful and quick to realize that the battle is within our own mind and soul, we can easily blame our circumstances or ourselves, and end up depleting our emotional love…
Sometimes I wonder, having finished Anne with an E now and admiring in retrospect what wonderful characters and story L.M. Montgomery has created in the world of Anne of Green Gables, how much my life could have turned out differently had I known and loved this novel in my childhood. Perhaps, I would have found myself relating to this orphan girl as she tried to find her place in this world, looking for a place to belong and be accepted as she is, in the company of people she can truly call “home”. Perhaps, the times I felt alone and…
Another day, another blog. Makes me even more confused as to what I really want to do with my blog. Again, contemplating on what I ought to write here. What is my vision? What is my goal in writing again? Is it to seek an audience to which I will share my thoughts with, have a discussion with? At a later time perhaps that will happen, so I want to have a more personal goal than that, the ‘reason that commands me to write’, as Rilke said. My previous blogging experience has taught me well that writing in order to…