The Meritocracy Myth Falls Apart We’ve all heard the story: work hard, play by the rules, and success will follow. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we know it’s not that straightforward. True meritocracy assumes everyone starts from the same place, competing on a perfectly level playing field. Yet anyone juggling elderly parents and growingContinueContinue reading “The Truth About Success: Why Every Child Needs That One Believing Adult”
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Schedules Serve Us, We Don’t Serve Our Schedule
Schedules are designed to support how we want to live our lives. Schedules are a tool for us to manage time. And time… well, it’s a nonrenewable resource. By that, I mean, we cannot create time that we have already spent. Time is not something we can get more of. It just keeps ticking away.ContinueContinue reading “Schedules Serve Us, We Don’t Serve Our Schedule”
The Irony of a Safety Net
Do you remember as a kid when you watched the acrobats who would swing high in the air? How did they get so good!?
Starting My Day with Making the Bed
For anyone dealing with any sort of mental health challenge, we struggle with what some may describe as procrastination or laziness.
“Perfect Chinese Son” to “Backpacking Bum”
Authentic (and brutally honest), Jonathan and Annie Su share their Sandwich Parenting experiences in our podcast. They live their lives THEIR way, not necessarily the way they were brought up. They balance the best of East and West.