by Calista | Jun 17, 2019 | Advice for My Younger Self, Personal Growth, Road to Recovery
“Flowers are pretty but so are Christmas lights—but they look nothing alike” I don’t know why we do this to ourselves sometimes. Negative thoughts are like a train of rats. They come in groups. When I become aware of it, it makes it harder for me to force myself out...
by Calista | Apr 15, 2019 | #LearnByDoing, Life Lessons, Personal Growth
If there’s only one key takeaway that I can share with you from the book “Maybe It’s You” by Lauren Zander, it is to name your insecurities or any negative habits you associate yourself with. For me, the numerous attempts in rewiring my brain to think positively has...
by Calista | Feb 26, 2019 | #LearnByDoing, Advice for My Younger Self, Life Lessons, Personal Growth
Originally given as a workshop presentation for Davis Women in Business (DWIB). Photo was featured on Editorial Section by Unsplash (Feb 28th, 2019). . . . When I was first approached by Zoe about hosting a workshop for Davis Women in Business (DWIB), I was…...
by Calista | Feb 4, 2019 | Life Lessons, Personal Growth
“I swear I’ll shoot her in the neck with a horse tranquilizer in the next class.” “I know! Doesn’t the professor get annoyed?” I walked out of my calculus class, shocked to have witnessed the above conversation unfold before me. The technique to formulating good...
by Calista | Jan 21, 2019 | Books, Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Recommendations
The Diderot Effect is… Wait, what? IT HAPPENED I had an epiphany last year that the #Konmari #Cline method had slowly infiltrated my wardrobe, which was repulsively spilling out fast-fashion items with only up to 20% wear rate. A short, mindless trip to the mall...
by Calista | Jan 7, 2019 | Everyday, Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Photography, Self-Love
About six years ago, I had a brief partnership with Zespri that didn’t quite materialize. The photography materials I developed wasn’t up to par. One day, I stopped hearing back from them. I was rendered in a state of confusion. In my bulky camera bag, I...
