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I Just Couldn’t Take It Any Longer…

31 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, College, Conflict, Courageous Self, Embrace Change, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Friendships, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Intuition, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Respect and Honor, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies

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I once had this brilliant insightful psychology professor, Dr. Karen Sherman. In one of our classes, Dr. Sherman shared the rationale of how someone actually decides to leave an abusive or toxic relationship. This really resonated with me so much so that I still remember this from more than 10 years ago, last time I’ve taken a class with Dr. Sherman. And it came to me recently; as I considered sharing with you how to know when it’s the appropriate time to distance yourself from toxic friends and family members.

“It’s when the Cost exceeds the Rewards, that’s when a person decides to leave a relationship.” Dr. Karen Sherman Click to Tweet!

So Empowering, right?! Read that statement again and let that resonate for you.

Basically, a person needs to be beyond their limit, when [Continue Reading...]

Performance Reviews & Keeping Your Self Worth!

15 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Career, Embrace Change, Goal Setting, Happiness, Liberation, Life Lessons, Motivation, Overcoming challenges, Self-determined, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Workplace

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It’s performance appraisal time in the workplace. Don’t you just love being judged on what you’ve accomplished? Ah, yeah, not so much.

Truth be told, as a HR professional, I used to dread and really dislike the entire process –self-appraisal, performance review with my boss, how I was measuring up to my boss’ expectations, and receiving constructive feedback.

As a Recovering Perfectionist, I definitely get it. I wanted to be a Super Star in every aspect of my life, which isn’t possible. I wanted to achieve “exceeds expectations” rating basically on every objective, while demonstrating the values & behaviors. I was making myself crazy and causing unnecessary stress for myself.

Performance Review process would almost always leave me thinking, “Was I good enough in my role and for this organization?”

I had [Continue Reading...]

How to Conquer Disappointment and Show it Who’s Boss!

30 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Liberation, Life Lessons, Motivation, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Disappointment is part of life, that’s reality. However, with the right practice, you can conquer it! You can turn disappointment into a positive, life changing experience with the potential to catapult you into a place in life you never even imagined. For some, this could be you, if you choose, disappointments become this energy or motivation that drives you to take a different approach, learn more about yourself, and come back even stronger, more resilient and compassionate with yourself.

Therefore, the way in which you perceive and respond to disappointment makes all the difference. Realize that disappointment and any lingering self-limiting beliefs don’t need to hold you back!

That’s right! In today’s blog article, you’re going to learn exactly how to keep disappointment from getting the best of you. Before I share [Continue Reading...]

GPS, Take Me There. I Surrender!

16 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Conflict, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Happiness, Hiking, Intuition, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Stress Strategies, Travel

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Journey to Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013

After all these years, I finally gave into getting myself an iPhone. That was one of my best decisions recently. Seriously, how did I go so long without one?

However, truth be told, I was resistant and hesitant, to make the switch from the Blackberry to the iPhone. With much convincing that it was time to get a new phone (missed texts and calls with delayed messages), I finally realized it was necessary. So I upgraded my phone (my life at the same time) though decided to keep the same network.

It wasn’t until about 2 months later that I discovered the GPS App – several of them! How could I have missed this? Literally, I was on my way out the door, to celebrate my sister, Amanda’s birthday, at the VIEW, [Continue Reading...]

What Have You been Missing in Life? Thank you, Calgary…I’m Back!

31 Saturday Aug 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Friendships, Goal Setting, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Hiking, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Overcoming challenges, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Jessica + Sarina hiking at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013

Why not live every day like its vacation? Experience the simple pleasures in life, embrace happiness in the moment! These thoughts came to me on Day One of my trip in Calgary, Alberta, while I enjoyed a delish, healthy vegan lunch (yellow split pea veggie burger with beet hemp seed green salad, veggie chips and hummus) on a balcony overlooking the distant mountains.

Here I was, on the west coast of Canada in Calgary visiting Jessica, a dear friend and roommate from my SE Asia GAdventures tour. Remember that once-in-a-lifetime trip?! If not, then check out that blog article to see how I embraced being out of my element, began taking more risks, broke free of self-imposed boundaries and was reassured that anything is possible!

Perhaps it was the way I chose [Continue Reading...]