My mom has practiced daily meditation and breathwork for as long as I can remember. Growing up, we always had a dedicated meditation room. I never had the patience for meditation and believed it just ...

Last week I was in the shower and I was struck with a brilliant idea to collaborate with a friend's company on an upcoming retreat. A few days after that, I had a vivid dream that led me directly to t...

The Positive Impact of Wellness on Productivity for Teams

The concept of “wellness” is quickly becoming a buzzword in the workplace. While many employers initially adopted wellness initiatives to red...

Indistractable by Nir Eyal book is an insightful and practical guide for anyone looking to take control of their life and reduce distractions. Eyal offers a four-step framework to help readers identif...

In October 2021, I took a solo trip to to spend a week with a Buddhist Monk. I flew from Okinawa to Fukuoka and then took a 3-hour train to Saganoseki, a small fishing village just east of the city of...

Vietnam has quickly become my favorite country in South East Asia, filled with exceptional cuisine, stunning nature, and rich cultural diversity. With border restrictions finally loosening up in Japan...

Atomic Habits has quickly become the holy grail for optimizing habits. It’s a great practical guide and the author, James Clear, is skilled at simplifying complex concepts.

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I’m forever on the quest to build better habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of daily life; about 40% of daily life is shaped by habits. If you want to change your future, change your habits...

“When you do less, you have more energy, time, and enthusiasm for the things that matter the most to you. And focusing in on those catapults your results in ways that feel miraculous but turn out to b...

For most of my life, “time” has not been my friend. I’ve battled with time in pretty much every way possible. I was always chronically late, rushing, hustling, overbooked, or procrastinating. I was st...

I’ve written about my struggles with focus and distraction in several posts: see Wherever you go, there you are and Becoming a Digital Minimalist. My journey to repair my fragmented attention started ...

“The life of an Essentialist is a life lived without regret. If you have correctly identified what really matters, if you invest your time and energy in it, then it is difficult to regret the choices ...

In Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg describes eight key concepts—from motivation and goal setting to focus and decision making—through the rich storytelling of why some people and companies get s...

I recently re-read The 4-Hour Workweek as part of my entrepreneurial journey. It's interesting how different my key takeaways were back in college vs now. This book is a blueprint for entrepreneurs to...

We took our first trip to the Japanese Alps over Memorial Day weekend, for a 4-night/5-day trip. We flew to mainland Japan and embarked on an epic overnight hike in the pristine Chubu Sangaku National...

Join us for a group digital detox! Details here.

I’ve been hiding a secret. My first six months of entrepreneurship were stolen by my addiction to my digital devices. 

About eight months ago, we m...

Have you ever found yourself lacking the energy to do activities you once enjoyed, snapping at loved ones, or feeling a flood of dread when your alarm goes off on a workday? You may be experiencing si...

In early April 2022, my husband and I took a 5-day/4-night trip to the Kyushu island to explore the onsen (hot spring) towns of Beppu and Yufuin, enjoy the peak of sakura (cherry blossom) season, and ...

Start your wellness journey now by optimizing basic health behaviors: master the way you sleep, eat, move, & breathe.

We need to master the foundations of our well-being so that we will have the ener...

It’s been 9 months since I stopped practicing clinical dentistry.

7 months since we moved to Japan.

4 months since I’ve gotten serious about building my business.

3 months since I launched my websi...

“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.” ― Randy Armstrong

Sometimes I get caught in a downward spiral of worry, especially when I’m busy and it feels like ther...

In dental school, we learned how to do a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). As dentists, we’re so focused on doing this at a professional level, but forget to do this i...

In 2020, I completed a course taught by Dr. Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology at Yale University, based on the science of wellbeing. The course was originally created for her students at Yale, ...