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A Moment in Time When I Felt “Big”

24. January 2008

Lorelle on WordPress posted a blog challenge: Write About a Moment When You Felt “Big” (with big defined as successful). The truth is I’ve never felt “big” (successful) but I have felt “big” (validated). Perhaps one of my proudest moments professionally was when I conducted a School Crisis Response training for the school staff and community [...]

Starting Over by Overcoming Obstacles

1. January 2008

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What a wonderful way to begin the New Year! I came across The Foundation For A Better Life today as I was browsing the web for inspirational stories. The Foundation for a Better Life is a non-profit organization. They don’t sponsor or endorse any groups nor do they accept any money contributions. Founded in 2000, [...]

Yearning for More…Much More - Lessons Learned in Hindsight

31. December 2007

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For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these: It might have been! -John Greenleaf Whittier Back on August 11, 2003, I asked for feedback regarding what I should do with my life on a chat forum. Yup, I was that desperate. I had recently completed my Master’s in Counseling Psychology, but felt increasingly [...]

Knowing What To Do & Doing What You Know

28. November 2007

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“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.” -Tony Robbins When I was an undergraduate student at Baylor University, I knew (deep down in my gut) that I didn’t want to be a doctor because I just [...]

How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 5

21. November 2007

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Part 5 – “Light Bulb” Moment and Beyond [Continued from Part 4 – From a Law School Student to the “Light Bulb” Moment] Reveling from the excitement of a newly discovered vision, I quickly returned home to Dallas to tell my parents the good news. I shared with them that I finally knew what I wanted [...]

How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 4

20. November 2007

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Part 4 – From a Law School Student to the “Light Bulb” Moment [Continued from Part 3 - From Being a Waiter to a Law School Student] In late December 1996, while still feeling the aftermath of the results of being dismissed from law school, I took a trip to San Diego, California. For the next [...]

How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 3

18. November 2007

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Part 3 – From Being a Waiter to a Law School Student [Continued from Part 2 - From College to Being a Waiter] Coming back home after four years of college and one year post-college without a job, let alone a decent job is unheard of in the Vietnamese culture. Unfortunately for me, this was my [...]

How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 2

17. November 2007

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Part 2 - From College to Being a Waiter [Continued from Part 1 – From High School to College] After telling my parents about my big plans to become a Philosophy professor, it suddenly struck me…I didn’t really like Philosophy all that much! My God, what do I do now? I had taken only science classes at [...]

How I Transformed My Life in 5 Steps - Part 1

16. November 2007

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In keeping with my new blog focus in and personal fascination with personal development, I want to share a story about embracing change. This is not just any story, it’s my story – of my own struggles to understand, acknowledge, and embrace the changes, failures, and successes in my own life. To mark this new direction [...]

Are You Getting Ready to Live But Never Living?

28. August 2007

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“We are always getting ready to live but never living.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson What does this quotation about life mean to you? I think this sentence beautifully captures my life’s motto, my worldview about mankind and life. I remember telling myself that if I could just finish school that I would be “happy.” I finished but [...]

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