I used to think privilege was about money, connections, or where you were born. But over the years, I’ve realized there’s a kind of privilege that’s just as powerful, yet rarely acknowledged: mindset and perspective privilege. Some people grow up with a mindset that failure is just a stepping stone. I remember a childhood friend who always saw failures as experiments—whether it was a failed school project or losing a game, he simply adjusted and tried again. He saw obstacles as challenges, not roadblocks. He believed his efforts would lead …
The Power of Not Knowing
People think knowing is the first step to figuring things out. It’s not. Not knowing is. Curiosity only exists in the gaps. Questions only arise when answers don’t. If you already “know,” you stop looking, stop asking, stop discovering. But when you admit you don’t know, you open the door to everything that follows. The smartest people aren’t the ones with all the answers. They’re the ones who keep asking better questions. So don’t rush to know. Sit with the uncertainty. That’s where the real learning begins. …
The Thing No One Tells You About Humility
For the longest time, I thought humility meant downplaying myself. Shrinking. Avoiding compliments. Acting like my wins weren’t a big deal. Turns out, that’s not humility—that’s insecurity with a polite name. Real humility isn’t lowering yourself. It’s lifting others. Everywhere I’ve been, everything I’ve done—none of it happened in isolation. Someone, somewhere, made it easier. A mentor gave advice. A friend showed up at the right time. A stranger’s kindness nudged me forward. Forgetting that is easy. Standing on a mountain and …
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Discomfort Is the Toll You Pay for Growth
It always starts the same way. A tiny whisper in the back of my head, saying, This is harder than I thought. Then a second voice chimes in: You’re fine. Keep moving. And just like that, I’m caught between two forces—one begging me to stop, the other daring me to keep going. I used to think success was about talent or preparation. Turns out, it’s mostly about how well you tolerate discomfort. Most people quit the moment things get hard. Not because they can't push through, but because discomfort feels like a stop sign when it’s really just …
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The Unseen Path to “Luck”
A stranger called me lucky the other day. I smiled. If only they knew. The nights spent working while everyone else slept. The failed projects that never saw daylight. The times I sat there, questioning everything, wondering if I was just fooling myself. Success has a way of erasing its own backstory. Once you reach the summit, no one remembers the mountain you had to climb. The bruises, the falls, the moments you nearly quit. All they see is the view from the top. I used to think luck was this magical force some people had. Now I know …
Hard Things Make You Stronger, But Only If You Let Them
Most people think strength comes from toughness—grit your teeth, push through, win. That’s only half the story. Strength goes beyond muscle or willpower. It’s about learning when to fight and when to adapt. It’s about knowing that just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible, and just because you failed today doesn’t mean you’re done. I used to think that being strong meant never breaking. Now I know that true strength is about how you put yourself back together. Life throws storms at everyone. Some are physical, some are …
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The Cost of Love
No one warns you about the quiet moments. When a song plays, and it brings them back. When you reach for your phone, forgetting there’s no one to call. When you catch yourself smiling at a memory before the weight of absence settles in. Grief doesn’t announce itself with grand gestures. It lingers in the spaces love once filled. It sneaks into conversations, into familiar places, into the person you’ve become because they were once there. And yet, I wouldn’t trade it. Because grief is the price you pay for love. And if I had to …
If Something Is Important to You, Carve Out the Time for It
I tell myself I don’t have time. I wake up late. I doomscroll. I push my workouts to “later,” knowing full well later never comes. But then I remember the time I ran between college classes and campus clubs, eating lunch on the go because I wanted to be everywhere. I remember the sleepless nights I spent learning design, not because anyone asked me to, but because I wanted to. I had no time then either. But I made it. Last week, I promised myself I’d run. Just a little. Maybe 2K. A distance that still feels like a struggle. Instead, I …
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