I first came across Iyanla Vanzant when I happened to pick up a book of hers in 2006 – Yesterday, I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving. I’ve been reading her off and on via her website and watching her on Oprah’s Lifeclass. Iyanla’s no-nonsense style and ‘telling…
A few months ago, I wanted to start a project and was told by some ‘friends’ that it was a waste of my time. I went ahead anyway. I realized then, and I see it even more clearly now as the ‘tall poppy syndrome’. It’s the habit of putting down…
When I first read about Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, I was totally fascinated with it. I signed up for updates from her website, but found her book way too expensive at the time. However, I put the book on my wishlist and finally bought it at a much more…