My relationship with discomfort in the context of self-improvement has shifted drastically over the years. Initially, I interpreted it as a signal that whatever action I was pursuing was inherently wrong for me. For example, I would start a new hobby or decide to take a more difficult elective that I was genuinely interested in, […]
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Young adults have their entire life planned until they don’t. From boarding on the schedule in elementary and high school to university, where we’re finally given the freedom to choose, it is clear how scary that may be. Some of us are yet to realize that there is an impending iceberg waiting to hit us
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I can’t be the only one who spends hours scrolling through social media, only to feel guilty and unproductive afterward and wish I spent my time more productively. Over the summer, I have made it a personal goal to limit my screen time and get back into doing the things I love, discovering new hobbies
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Most students have probably heard the terms “growth mindset” and “fixed mindset” at some point. They come up in lectures, TED Talks, and student success seminars. At first, they might seem like buzzwords, but they actually carry a lot of weight. The way you think about learning, intelligence, and failure can seriously affect how you
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Photo By Miroshnichenko on Pexels By: Alicia Lee A few weeks into summer, I caught myself staring at the same to-do list I had written days earlier, untouched. The more I told myself I would just start tomorrow, the further away tomorrow seemed to be. If you have ever found yourself saying “I’ll just do
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We’ve all felt those Sunday scaries creeping in as the weekend winds down. The looming to-do list, the unread emails, and the meetings waiting for you on your next shift. A little pressure can be motivating at times, but when it becomes constant, it can quietly take a toll on both our physical and mental
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Case competitions sound scary. The thought of getting a week, a day, or even a couple of hours to read a 10-page problem and make a presentation sounds bad enough, and then you add the actual presenting and questioning period, which makes it sound worse. I am here to tell you that yes, it is
Life has been full these past few years. Between running my outdoor fitness business BodyBySelle, teaching group fitness at Oxygen Yoga and Fitness and with the City of Port Coquitlam, competing in the bikini category with the Canadian Physique Alliance, working a municipal job during school, and being a full-time student at SFU, it’s safe
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Amidst the chaos of being lost, there exists the greatest potential for change. A fundamental belief I’ve held firmly over the past year is that loss is an integral part of growth—you can’t win without having taken a loss first. You can’t gain new visions without having let old ones go. It’s like Yin and
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I always had this expectation that university would be a journey of self-discovery, improving one’s skills, making life-long friendships, and having an active social life. Well, after 3 years of being a university student, I can confidently say that this is both true and false. However, my experience would definitely have been different if I
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