November, 2023

• 15 November

  What You Know About Ikigai is Dead Wrong — And it’s Making You Choose the Wrong Things in Life

  

  You’ve been bamboozled. What you know about “Ikigai” is wrong — dead wrong. And it’s making you choose the wrong things in life. I hate to break it to you but, Ikigai is not the intersection of: ・what you love ・what you’re good at ・what the world needs ・and what …

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October, 2023

• 3 October

  Your Self-doubt is Hurting You, Here’s How to Strangle it Into Submission

  

  This is what self-doubt sounds like in our heads: “What if I fail?” “Am I good enough to do this?” “What if I’m just wasting my time?” Over and over in your mind, these questions pop up like mosquitoes buzzing ‘round your ear, taunting you, keeping you up at night, …

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September, 2023

• 26 September

  You Are Where You’re Supposed To Be Right Now ― You Just Don’t Know It Yet

  

  Emi’s story Emi is a good friend of mine even back in my uni days. I remember she told me once that she had always dreamt of owning a cozy coffee shop in downtown Osaka with lines and lines of people stretching around the block. When we graduated we all …

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• 21 September

  Quitting Your 9-5 to Pursue a Dream  —  Liberation or Delusion?

  

   “Fire your boss. Quit your 9-5. Follow your dreams.” That’s what I see almost every day when I’m on X (formerly Twitter). You’re often bombarded with these messages telling you that quitting your 9–5 is the key to achieving your dreams. I’ll tell you what I think about this but …

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• 15 September

  3 Reasons Why You Haven’t Achieved Life Success Yet

  

  I’ve been chasing my dreams for quite some time now and I think I know now the main reasons why I’ve failed and lost in some of my endeavours while I’ve achieved substantial results in others. It took me years to understand key factors for life success, but I’ll give …

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• 6 September

  Distraction — the Silent Thief of Your Time — Isn’t What You Think it Is

  

  It’s 7 pm. You’re seated on your favorite couch with your phone in hand. Just one quick glance at your social media, right? Fast forward to 10 pm, and you’re still scrolling, watching videos, reading comments, and somehow, three hours have vanished. Sound familiar? It’s distraction in its many forms. …

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August, 2023

• 9 August

  How Having Ikigai Can Alleviate Your Fear of Failure

  

  Facing the fear of failure with Ikigai as your guiding light The sweet aroma of my morning coffee wafts through the room, but the mug sits untouched for hours. In front of me lies a blank page, cursor blinking, waiting for my keyboard strokes. It’s past 6AM, there’s no one …

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July, 2023

• 9 July

  Here’s Why You’re Unhappy and How To Do Something About It

  

  Have you ever thought about why you’re unhappy? I’ve thought about this for quite some time, but it’s only lately that I wrote my thoughts about it. We can be unhappy for all sorts of reasons but usually, it’s because we (or our mind) think there is a gap between …

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June, 2023

• 30 June

  How I Escaped Poverty in the Philippines

  

  25 years ago, I was a broke teenage boy with no future. Today, I’m a tech director at an IT firm in Tokyo. This is how I broke the cycle of poverty through a combination of luck, clear purpose, and an unwavering determination to never give up. A Childhood Realization …

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May, 2023

• 23 May

  Writing Advice For Newbie Writers

  

  (From one newbie writer to another) So you’ve decided to become a writer eh? That’s good, you’re in good company. I’m a writer myself, still in the beginning stage just like you, but a writer nonetheless. If you want writing advice from the pros, you can go with the likes …

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