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Why I’m Retiring at 28 and Inviting You To Do the Same

With a Giraffe in Johannesburg, South Africa

Me with a giraffe in Johannesburg, South Africa As of today, I’m retired from work and life. What do I mean? I mean that I’ll no longer work or live life as conventional society deems me to. I’ll no longer concern myself with monetary needs, societal statuses, creating a lifetime of achievements, matching people’s expectations, and so on. I’ll just do my thing, act the…

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Posted Apr 7 by | 108 Comments
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Cooped Up Indoors Every Day? Get a Life with These 7 Tips

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Have you been working all day long in the office? Spending your weekday nights and weekends living vicariously through drama series? Feel like you are wasting your youth away? Time to get a life. I was recently invited back to Kiss 92 to do a four-week series on work-life balance, which will air every Friday  starting 22 March, between 7 to 9am (Singapore time). (All four…

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Posted Mar 21 by | 18 Comments
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Ask Celes – Should I Start/Work On a High-Profit Business or Do Something I’m Passionate in But with Low Money-Making Possibilities?

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I’m earning well from an established business but I’m not passionate about it anymore. Should I continue with this business or start a new business which I’m passionate about but does not have the same money-making potential? The latter will be more enjoyable but will be a risk. ~ Ash Hi Ash, this sounds like our proverbial question of should I pursue passion or money? I…

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Posted Mar 9 by | 13 Comments
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Are You Living Vicariously Through Movie, Drama, or Game Characters? Why Shows or Games Can Sometimes Set Us Back in Growth (and How To Deal with That)

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Have you ever been addicted to watching a show or playing a game before? Have you ever thought about why you were (or are) addicted to it? Most people perceive addictions to shows or games to be a result of the enjoyment we get from watching or playing them. While this is indeed true, this is the surface-level reason. There is a reason, a deeper…

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Posted Jul 5 by | 24 Comments
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How To Make Life’s Hardest Decisions (3 Useful Decision Making Methods To Help You Solve Current Dilemmas)

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Celes, after 25 years of marriage, I find myself alongside someone from whom I’ve grown apart. I’ve lost all desire to be with this person and yet the thought of being without him scares me to pieces. I’m a successful businesswoman who is able to make some very high-powered decisions on the spot, but the one very important decision in my own life is the…

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Posted Jun 19 by | 13 Comments
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What To Do When Your Friends and Family are Unsupportive (of Your Goals)

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Often times on my Facebook, I hear of readers who have problems with their family and friends because they are not supportive of them and their goals. I’ve already written a fair bit about unsupportive people in 7 Tips To Tackle Naysayers in Your Life and 8 Helpful Ways To Deal With Critical People, though those articles are not on unsupportive friends or family per se. In today’s article,…

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Posted May 31 by | 21 Comments
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In Remembrance of Steve Jobs: 11 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Him

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Yesterday morning, I was busy writing the preparation post for upcoming 21-Day Meditation Challenge.

As I took a quick glance at my Twitter timeline, I saw a message which said, “RIP Steve Jobs”. When I first saw it, my first reaction was…

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Posted Oct 7 by | 30 Comments
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Ask Celes – How Do I Prepare For My Comeback in Life?

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Hi Celes! I want to make a big comeback in the game of life, I really want to live the life of my dreams. I tired of being a spectator just existing and not living on this earth. How do you suggest I prepare for my comeback? – Desiree Hi Desiree, my first thought is that if you are using the word “game” to describe…

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Posted Oct 3 by | 3 Comments
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Ask Celes – What is Your Ultimate Goal for Personal Excellence?

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This is part of the Ask Celes section. If you have a question to ask me, proceed to the Ask Celes page. Check out past Ask Celes questions here. Hi Celes, I want to know first of all: What is your ultimate goal for this blog? Because it is a fact that it is becoming a big family. And secondly, how close are you to that goal? - Ephraim…

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Posted Sep 28 by | Comments Off
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Ask Celes – Has Anyone Ever Discouraged You From Working on Your Blog?

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You have such an amazing blog and you’ve helped so many people around the world, it’s hard to imagine anyone discouraging you. But when you were first working on blog, did you have to deal with discouragement from any friends or family members? If so, how did you get through it to continue with your vision? I ask because I have a project or two…

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Posted Sep 23 by | 7 Comments
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Ask Celes – Have You Ever Lost Motivation During Your Journey?

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Hi Celes. Throughout your blogging/writing/personal development career in the past few years, have there been times when you are tired and running out of ideas from what you’re doing? How did you overcome them and how did you motivate yourself again? So for example, I love what I’m doing right now, but there are just times when I need to break myself from it –…

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Posted Sep 23 by | 8 Comments
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