Category: Personal Commentary

With year end, I want to share with you some of my personal and professional experiences and observations and the insights they’ve given me regarding gratitude and wealth.

Like many children of immigrants, I’ve had to learn to navigate two different cultures. Doing so has taught me that I honor my parents by first honoring myself.

Although financial independence (FI) is a growing movement, there are still many misperceptions around it. So, it’s important to separate assumption versus reality.

With year-end and the recent third-year anniversary of Women’s Wealth, I want to reflect on my own money journey; what I’ve learned about other women and myself; what determines success; what success looks like to me.

Big life transitions are often scary, because they represent uncertainty and the unknown. While going through transitions, it’s important to focus on our own responsibilities, and let Nature take care of the rest.

In my search for home, I made a number of discoveries: to find home one must first leave home; home is a concept as much as place; home is within as much as without; home is cultivation as much as destination.

My summer reading recommendations highlight the life and journey of three very different women and what it takes to be a hero in one’s own story versus the villain in someone else’s story.

Three key characteristics of women who progress financially fastest are: they take responsibility; they’re willing to look at the reality of their (financial) situation; they’re willing to do the work.

Here are three books I’d recommend for Summer reading whether you’re looking to be entertained, inspired or simply challenged about your perception on life and living.

When life is hard, it may be difficult to find things for which to be grateful. But doing so becomes even more critical.