I recently witnessed two situations where people suddenly transformed themselves into “prophets” or “medical experts” just to satisfy their own egos. These stories left me reflecting deeply on what we call human “knowledge.” The first story is about my younger cousin. Right after she was diagnosed with a goiter and…
I used to view “financial freedom” as a distant, even delusional concept reserved only for the ultra-wealthy. This mindset kept me hesitating for a long time. However, once I looked at it through the lens of mathematics and practicality, I realized this door is much closer than I ever imagined.…
I have this old friend. We haven’t worked together in over five years, but every time I hit him up for a few beers, he shows up. He almost never says no. In a world where everyone is obsessed with “busy-ness”—grinding for promotions, drowning in responsibilities, or hiding behind family…
Five years ago, I was in a leadership training session with a woman who had over 25 years of HR experience, managing giants with over 5,000 employees across Vietnam and Europe. Looking at the mountain of work she faced daily, I couldn’t help but notice something strange: she had this…
I’ve stood in some of the most breathtaking places on Earth, only to realize I wasn’t actually there. My body was in a paradise of turquoise waters and ancient architecture, but my mind? It was back in a cramped office, suffocating under a mountain of paperwork. I was a “weird…
Have you ever detested a challenge so much that you just wanted to give up? Remember the wisdom in The Alchemist: “The universe created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees.” The desert is scorching, barren, and devoid of a single drop of water—it was there that…