Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readWe do so much, every single day; we just don’t take a few minutes to appreciate itAn accidental epiphany — Issa is finally old enough that he doesn’t want to go to sleep at nights. So we stumbled into this new...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min read“Those who cannot trust, control.”“Those who cannot trust, control.” I’m still processing this deep observation. Wow. I think it will be very useful in management, too....
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readWe need to do better. I asked a mentee yesterday why she has no LinkedIn profile picture; and initials for a name. I was about to give her a lecture on the...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min read“If busyness is your drug, then rest will feel like stress.”“If busyness is your drug, then rest will feel like stress.” What an interesting perspective. Let’s make sure we are busy for the right...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readLearn to trust yourself more.was thinking about some of my life decisions yesterday, and the difference between regret when I didn’t listen to someone else’s advice,...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readZoning out is not resting!My Father’s Day present was 24 hours off from life — I had an evening and a morning to myself, in a hotel room, alone, with no...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readIt takes time and effort to care. It takes time and effort to care. Especially at work. So if you have a friend, a manager, a colleague, who cares, make sure you notice...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readThe power of stopping.It’s incredible what just one or two days of stopping can do. Issa has been pretty sick for a week. Multiple trips to urgent care,...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readProfessionals of color are PIONEERS. I was catching up with a managing partner of an AmLaw 10 firm and they said the firm’s management is struggling to understand why so many...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readThe right to say nothing gives us the chance to say things worth saying.Continuing the theme of creating space from yesterday’s post, I love this wonderful observation by French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze....
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min read“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.” “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.” - Lao Tzu How often are we busy doing nothing? It’s something I’ll ponder over...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readFrame unwanted things in positive ways.I was catching myself saying a lot of don’ts to Issa: “Don’t climb the table!” “Don’t run around with a pen!” “Don’t put that in your...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readDon’t be afraid to face who you are.If there’s one thing I could tell my younger self, it’s this: “Don’t be afraid to face who you are.” Much of our lives, we are running...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min read "I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am."Amazing quote from American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley: "I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readGratitude is an attitude, and so it can begin with the smallest objects around us. Issa has picked up a habit of saying “gooood morrrning!” to every toy / object we turn on for him. (I think it’s because we usually turn...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readInstead of focusing on “losing” weight, we should be focusing on “gaining”.We often want to “lose weight,” “lose weight,” “lose weight.” But focusing on losing weight often leads to even more weight —> the law of...
Ali AssarehJul 23, 20241 min readReal Freedom is about not doing what I don’t want to do.When I was younger, I thought Freedom was about doing the things I wanted to do. I realize now, that was a juvenile definition of Freedom...
