by Jiha Emen | Apr 1, 2024 | MINDSET, PERSONAL GROWTH
“I AM A TOTAL FRAUD.” This was the phrase I used to tell myself every time I put words on paper. Ever since I was an elementary kid, I already knew I was into words. While most of my classmates played in the schoolyard during recess, little me would spend her...
by Jiha Emen | Mar 25, 2024 | WRITING
Writing is both a torture and a pleasure. I can’t remember where I first read this line, but the moment it registered in my brain, I knew it was nothing but the truth. (Well, at least for me.) I became interested in words when I was young but only...
by Jiha Emen | Mar 18, 2024 | PERSONAL GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY
It was 2017 when I quit my full-time job as a private school teacher. After that, I pursued virtual careers that enabled me to work anywhere, at any time. But as someone whose productivity plummets whenever I constantly change locations, I decided to make our house my...
by Jiha Emen | Mar 11, 2024 | JOB, MULTIPOTENTIALITY, WORK
My father died on February 16, 2016. That was 1 month before I graduated college. His sudden death, caused by a stroke, was the most heartbreaking event that happened to our family. My mother, sister, two brothers and I were at our lowest points. But as...
