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  • My Experience Running a Half Marathon

        As I said in my blog post, Get Motivated to Move with Step’n, I had the intention to run my first half marathon this month and I did just that. My running journey started back in April of 2022 when I stumbled upon an app called Step’n, and the rest has been history. If

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  • Slow Down and Look Around

         Who else finds themselves mindlessly going about their days? Like every day is the same and there is nothing memorable about them? That days and years are passing by in the blink of an eye? Everyone struggles with this in some capacity. Many are living with feelings of angst because they are not

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  • The Inevitable End

    The Inevitable End

         The topic of death is one that can be difficult to talk about. Most people feel anxiety and fear thinking about their life here on Earth ending. Why does it have to be this way? Is it because they have such a great life and don’t want to let it go? Or could

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  • Get Motivated to Move with Step'n

        I’ve been keen on learning more about web3 and the infinite possibilities it will provide for many people around the world. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it is the inevitable future of the internet and technology, so let this be your introduction. Essentially, a vague explanation of it

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  • It’s Been a While

    It’s Been a While

        A lot of things have changed in my life recently. The biggest being that I quit my job to move home and help my parents. It has been a tough transition because of my lack of preparation. I was focused on packing my physical items and saying goodbye to my girlfriend, coworkers, and

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  • What I Brought Back from the Philippines

    If there is anything I have realized from traveling outside of the United States, it’s there is more to life than your career and making money. I had the opportunity to travel to the Philippines the summer of 2019 with my family, and I saw a side of life I had never perceived before. Prior

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  •        Jordan Peterson has become a prominent figure in society due to his dumbfounding knowledge of modern psychology and well articulated worldview. His willingness to express what he believes to be the truth (often backed by research and data), despite some people’s distaste for his individualistic ideologies, is something to be applauded.   

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  •      I came across James Clear’s book Atomic Habits while looking for self-help books in 2019. If you are interested in a great perspective on the importance of creating daily habits or need help creating a daily schedule, I encourage you to check that book out. It is translated to numerous different languages as well. Since

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  • 🎵 Chi-Town Jeen-Yuhs

    “When I had my accident, I found out in that moment nothing in life was promised except death. If you have the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don’t appreciate their moment until it’s passed.”      Kanye West is arguably one of the

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  •      If there is one thing I have learned since moving away from my family in 2018, it’s that there is nothing more important to me than my family. When we’re living in or around something everyday we take it for granted. That’s exactly the case with my family. I had always overlooked the

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