Category: BYORM
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Well Aging Is About Energy, Not About Looking Young
For a long time, aging has been framed as something to hide. Wrinkles are treated like a problem. Slowing down is seen as failure. Youth is positioned as the standard we’re meant to preserve. But that version of aging is shallow—and exhausting. Well aging isn’t about looking young.It’s about how much energy you have to live Read more
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Well Aging as Self Leadership: How the Way You Lead Yourself Shapes the Way You Age
Well aging as self leadership means aging well as a result of how you have been leading yourself over time. It is not a trend, it’s a form of self leadership practised over time and kept consistent. What self-leadership really means Self-leadership isn’t about control or optimization. It’s the ability to: When practiced consistently, self-leadership Read more
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How To Design Habits That Support Well Aging
Most conversations about habits focus on efficiency or self-improvement. But the habits that matter most—the ones that last through decades—are quieter. They’re the habits that build self-trust, create emotional safety, and allow life to feel spacious rather than pressured. Being your own role model isn’t about becoming impressive.It’s about living in a way you can age Read more
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How To Design Lasting Habits
Most habits are designed for short bursts of motivation. They work for a season, maybe a year—but then life changes, energy shifts, and the habit quietly disappears. Not because we failed, but because the habit was never designed to last. If you want lasting habits that stay with you for decades, they have to be Read more
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Model The Life You Want To Live
I believe in the practice to model the life you want to live. Often, this modelling is slow, quiet and consistent. It’s never perfect in the beginning but definitely gets you closer to perfection than when you started. Being your own role model isn’t about perfection or performance. It’s about integrity. It’s about letting your Read more
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Yeoyu: Word Of The Year
Yeoyu (여유) is a beautiful Korean word I’ve chosen as my word of the year. There is no perfect English translation for it which feels fitting. This makes sense somehow because the most important things in life are often the hardest to explain. Yeoyu points to a way of being rather than something you do. Read more
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Healthiest Time To Quit
Is when you’re still loving your job. The most strategic and graceful time to quit is when you’re still thriving. Not because you hate your job, not because something is broken but because you are aging well and thinking long term. Most people only think about quitting when they’re exhausted, resentful or burnt out. By Read more
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7 Well Aging Things To Do In December
Instead of waiting to set new year resolutions in January, it is a good idea to take action on the below 5 well aging things to do in December to get the process rolling. Make yourself a cup of your favourite drink, some pieces of paper and pen. This may become your yearly December habit Read more
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Be Your Future Self: How to Think, Act and Live Like the Woman You Want To Be
Be Your Future Self Now is the book that got me started on my BYORM journey. It’s a powerful realisation that I would like everyone to consider. It’s a self explanatory concept that once you hear it, you would live differently. Identity Shift That Changes Everything After 40, most women (and men) reach a point Read more
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Importance of Consistency In Success
Hardest thing for anyone starting something new is not the complex stuff, but having the simple will to keep consistency when you see no immediate results. Most people would stop with discouragement that comes with the uncertainty of any result in sight. The only thing you need to keep in mind is the importance of Read more
