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.
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.
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.
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!
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. 😣
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.
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.
Self-sabotaging mindsets such as fear of failure, self-doubt, or comparing ourselves to others keep us from achieving what we want to achieve and be who we want to be. Mental hurdles will always be there, but it’s our job to get past them. To live an intentional life requires different mindset shifts.
As Millennials, we are currently living in a time with different struggles from the previous generations. We have the opportunity to question what makes us happy and fulfilled versus what makes us the most money. I believe that, through self-awareness and intention, everyone has the opportunity to curate their own thriving and fulfilling life. I break down the definition of intentional living and how to apply this lifestyle as your own.
Your current identity SHOULD NOT define the rest of your life. You're allowed to break away from your current identity that doesn’t serve you anymore. Instead of thinking that changing our identities will be a wasteful part of our lives, we can see it as something that helped us get to where we are now. We can view our identity to fit the purpose or mission we’re trying to pursue.
Today, mental health is not considered as important as physical health, wealth, or status. Honestly, most people neglect it. But when a person’s mental health deteriorates, the quality of their life does as well. I share why mental health affects everything we do and ways to check in and prioritize your mental health.
Sometimes we think it’s better to ignore how we’re actually feeling (whether it's good or bad). We avoid the truth. This prevents us from taking the correct action to live and grow our intentional life. Constantly being self-aware and honest about your mood, emotions, and feelings can save your mental health.
