Danny Chen
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Reaping the Rewards of Living Authentically | Shorts
In 2018, I made a conscious personal decision that I was going to stop being a pretentious person. For the longest time, I was always saying things to people that I never meant, or acting in ways that aren’t true… Continue reading
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You are a Survivor | Shorts
I have a few things that I want to get to today. But before I do that, I want to take a moment to talk to you about what it means to be a survivor. Let’s start by acknowledging a… Continue reading
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Resisting the Urge to Dwell on the Past | Shorts
In just the last couple of days, I have been doing all I can to resist the urges to dwell on my past. Whether it’s a past mistake/failure, or breakthrough that I had experienced at some point. Regardless, dwelling on… Continue reading
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Frozen with Anxiety and Facing a Temptation to Compromise
Lately, I have been frozen in place by my own anxieties. For more than a week, I wasn’t doing anything productive or useful, just spent majority of my time watching TV shows and movies and wasting precious time away. For… Continue reading
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You will be Okay | Shorts
Sorry for my lengthy absence. Things have been challenging lately, and all I could convince myself is that I needed to lay low. Keep my head down. Truth is, I’ve been struggling to find work. Even though I recently thought… Continue reading
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Pushing Through It | Gratitude
Frankly, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to make this another one of my “Shorts”. All I know is that I have things I wanted to say/share, and this is a chance for me to open up about what I’ve… Continue reading
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Keeping the Faith | Shorts
As you guys know, ever since I started blogging again in recent years, it has been a personal mission of mine to keep things real and brutally authentic. Since then, I have tried my best to also limit my sharing… Continue reading
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Intense Focus | Shorts
Something that I came across online this week also helped me to understand myself better. For people that are on the ADHD spectrum, staying focused for long periods of time almost never happens. I mean, 99% of the time, our… Continue reading
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Adapting and Pivoting | Shorts
Those are the two words that came to my mind today when I was thinking about everything that I’m currently going through and facing. I’ve recently wrote a post about what it feels like to take two steps forward and… Continue reading
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Making Personal Sacrifices | Shorts
In the spirit of being brutally authentic (while ensuring that I’m also not oversharing), I’ve been trying to keep a tight lid on the many struggles and challenges that I had to endure over the last 8 years of my… Continue reading
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