It finally happened! I crashed with my bike on the way home from the dojo. Over six month I made it through the black belt test without any major injury, besides some minor bruises and pulled muscles. Nothing that really held me back doing my daily exercise nor doing my sparring rounds. But I knew I was living on borrowed …

I am working now since a few days in the new office, and I have to say I really like it. It is totally different from my last two years sitting at my office table in my flat, spending most of my time on video calls talking to a screen. Now I am in a vibrant open office environment with …

Pushing through physical and mental fatigue. It can be a real struggle at times! A culmination of work, karate training, family, life in general like heinous shootings where children and innocent adults are killed. All of these things can and often do sap my energy–I feel like I am utterly exhausted! But even under these conditions I always strive to …

Sometimes your mind can be your worst enemy! A week ago, I had the opportunity to share part of my life story, the challenges and opportunities, with a non-profit (Boldly Me) that a work colleague of mine roped me into mentoring. It has been a great experience even though going into it I was not overly enthusiastic about participating with …