Tweet This guest post comes from our Chapter 1 Next Step Chronicles Blogger Cher, who last time we heard from her was living in Las Vegas, on the cusp of moving past her fears to explore her purpose to see if that involved academia or starting her own business. Read on to see where she’s
When In Doubt Do What Feels Right For You
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Moving Forward Past Fear Toward My Next Step
Tweet In the last 16 weeks, I’ve lost a lot of my fear. Well, lost or sent it on an extended vacation. I was scared to go Italy for study abroad, but I lifted up my head, and I applied anyway. (I have been accepted and planning is underway!) I was scared to plan an
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My Goals for the Next Year
Tweet In January of 2013, I will be traveling in Europe via train to Nice, France from Viterbo, Italy. My suitcase will be full of Brunello Cucinelli clothing, souvenirs for friends and family, and a bulging travel journal. My Italian and my French will be understandable, fluid, and have the flexibility to be abstract. In
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My Personal Brand Helps Me Stand Out From The Crowd
Tweet People know me as the girl who is ambitious, crazy passionate about everything, caring, giving, absurdly Asian, and focused. They see me as the person who takes on a project head-on, without fear, and gets things done. I’m unique because I believe that the world, while it cannot be fixed completely, has pockets desperately
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Core Value Confusion
Tweet Have you ever had conflict among the things you value most in life? Values that have their own personalities and their own agendas, and begin to take you out of the equation. Recently, I’ve been running into this issue. While I value relationships with friends and family, it’s been conflicting with my value of
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A Love for Taiwanese Dramas
Tweet I have a slight obsession with watching Taiwanese dramas. If you’ve never had an opportunity to watch one, then let me attempt to explain. They’re not quite as dramatic as Days of Our Lives or those dramas on Telemundo, but they’re a tad more dramatic than Gossip Girl. They’re silly, predictable, and frustrating. But,
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A Heartfelt Thank You
Tweet I can be pretty dramatic. The people who truly know me will probably chuckle when they read that sentence because they’re imagining some time when I surprised them with my heightened level of dramatics. So, for the ones who are aware of my dramatic state of mind and Hollywood-like reactions, I want to say
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Stories Are Inspiration
Tweet Did you ever hear the story about the stranded starfish? There are a couple of variations to it, but the one that stands out to me is where the little girl is the main character. She’s walking along the beach side and picking up the stranded starfish. One by one, she throws them into
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Blogging Teaches Lessons
Tweet I’ve realized that I need to keep writing to keep a comfortable level of sanity. I’ve also noticed how many enjoyable things I keep from myself because of laziness, fear, or desire. Blogging for Next Step Chronicles has been so helpful. It’s kept me thinking and grounded in writing during these past three months
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Wisdom From A Best Friend
Tweet “It’s our life. Not anyone else’s. They make their own decisions and we make ours. They’re not living your life. You are, and you get to decide how you wanna live it.” Almost five years ago, my best friend told me that advice. Even though I thought it was wise then at the infinitely
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