When it comes to building meaningful connections with others, vulnerability is key. As researcher and author Brené Brown has shown, being open and honest about our thoughts, feelings, and experiences can lead to deeper and more fulfilling relationships. But for many...
2022 was a year of new beginnings. A year of significant growth, meaningful change, and beautiful new adventures. I got a book deal, quit my fulltime job, and committed to 6 months of making content, so I could truly find my voice and create things that I genuinely...
Okay, so you’re creative. And you can direct stuff? You should definitely be a creative director. I got some questions on my Instagram and realized that yall are so curious about my creative career, so in today’s video I’m going to answer all your questions about...
Hey there, beautiful humans! I’m starting a new monthly tradition where I share a behind the scenes peek into my business and life review. I’ll share the highlights, the challenges, what I’ve recently created, what I’m currently consuming, and some goals for the...
This article has compiled practical self-care advice from POC creators in one comprehensive list to encourage you to live your best life. You spend a lot of time on your work. You spend a lot of time on your family and friends. But how much time to you take to focus...
Controversial opinion. Life is not about finding happiness. Life is about learning to live in your purpose. Your purpose is your contribution to the world through your behaviors, decisions, and actions. It’s the way you spend your time that feels the most important to...
There was a time in my life when I was overwhelmingly busy. Where I felt like I’d never have enough time to tackle my weekly chores, let alone a regular leisure activity that I actually enjoyed. But then I started keeping a log of how much time I spent watching tv and...
Every issue of the SoCurious newsletter includes links to interesting things I found on the internet. Here's a recap of my favorite links from June. A life update: Mercury is out of retrograde. So now you can start blaming yourself when things go wrong. J/k we can...
A life update: Mercury is out of retrograde. So now you can start blaming yourself when things go wrong. J/k we can always blame the stars. Beginner level exercises are the new niche for fitness I’m feeling philosophical these days. This article explains the...
Your feelings are valid. You should take every opportunity to allow yourself to explore what they are signaling to you and to feel them in depth, but don’t stop yourself from facing the truth: Feelings aren’t always facts. It may be time to fix your feelings and...
Something to read: What if you could live every version of life possible? In The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, there’s a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another version of reality. This heartwarming fantasy...
Something to read: With the world returning to this new normal, I’ve been having a bit of anxiety about being the social butterfly I was before the pandemic. This article offers some practical tips on dealing with that social anxiety. A podcast to listen to: I’ve...
It’s hard to stick to habits that support your growth as an individual. It takes the average person 66 days to seriously adopt a new behavior. So don’t beat yourself up if you’ve already tried to start a journal, but it didn’t quite go as expected. Here are a few ways...
Something to read: This article details Bruce Lee’s profound philosophy of life. Growing up a martial arts fanatic and being a black belt in TaKwondo, this has extra special meaning for me. But the part that resonates is being like water and embracing the obstacle...
Anxiety has become a normal part of our everyday lives. It can show up as worry or anxiousness. You can be nervous about what will or won’t happen. Or it can be a general feeling of unease that something bad could happen in the near or distant...
Something to read: There are very few things I memorize in the present day, but in my youth memorizing song lyrics and speeches was a passion. I enjoyed this article about the beauty of planting passages in your memory. Something to watch: The Ultimatum on Netflix is...
I still remember 8-year old Justin. He thought being in your thirties was old. Like really old. He imagined that he’d be married with kids, working a high-paid job (where he was totally in charge), and living in a penthouse apartment in some fancy city. While I didn’t...
What is an NFT? Simply put, an NFT is a collectible digital asset traded over the internet. Think of it as a digital trading card. NFT stands for non-fungible token. And yes, fungible is a gross word. But essentially it means that the digital...