Author: Melissa Chanthalangsy
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I Changed My Mind On These 3 Things After I Turned 30
Things I believed at 21 that I no longer do “Working a 9-to-5 is for losers.” If you come from a privileged background that set you up to do whatever you wanted in life and you still chose to spend your time in a drab windowless cubicle farm, I would have absolutely judged you. If you had…
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7 Things I Learned About Writing Online in 2022
And why I started writing on Medium at all. Photo by THERESE REYES I started writing on Medium straight out of college many years ago. I had just finished a 100-day challenge where I publicly documented one thing that made me happy each day for 100 days. I gained so much insight from the journey that I…
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How to Set Yourself Up for Success: 8 Key Principles to Get What You Want Out of Life
Photo by Nghia Le on Unsplash If there’s one thing winners have in common, it’s that they know how to follow instructions. At 18, I got hired on the spot when I followed instructions on the job application (by doing less work, mind you). I left a whole page blank, which impressed the manager since she…
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What’s New With Me: 3 Life Updates
1. I’m going back to the workforce. I want to secure my financial future. Holding down a predictable income stream will relieve the pressure of feeling like my creative endeavors have to pay off overnight. I won’t be stopping there. Landing a job will only give me a foundation from which to build, and rest…
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Reflections on Creating Content on Medium and YouTube
Everyone needs a little place to call their own. A sanctuary. Somewhere to rest and let their hair down to be themselves. To me, that’s been this blog here on WordPress. My corner of the internet where I get to simply be. Others have a Youtube channel, a Medium publication, a WordPress of their own. …
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‘Tis the Season! To Get Rid of Anything That No Longer Serves You 
Greetings earthlings! Last week, I said I’d post on Monday (the 20th), and guess what… I forgot! 🙈 The day got away from me. Have you ever felt like you go into a trance while deep cleaning the house? 🧹🧼 Especially in advance of the holidays when you’re extra motivated to get it done? I…
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A Sign Post in my Writing Journey
(Photo by Patrick Robert Doyle on Unsplash) No catchy titles, no attention-grabbing intro. Just sharing what’s on my spirit. Here’s the thing. I notice my evolution on WordPress in my short 10 months on the platform. I love WordPress for the intentions that brought me here: to find my voice, to house my thoughts in one place, to…
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How to Plan for Your Happiness in Your Second Pandemic Winter
No one wished for part two of this, yet here we are
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The Kardashians: How Public Opinion Shapes and Shifts
(Photo via Hayu.com) Everyone seems to have an opinion on the Kardashians. They can be very polarizing, which is why they present a perfect opportunity to explore the origins of one’s opinions. Per my last post, I’m following Ijeoma Oluo’s writing exercise and launching into my investigative process on how I came to hold my…
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Where Do Your Opinions Come From?
(Photo by Pexels) Not gonna lie – I procrastinated writing for several hours today. It doesn’t feel great. There’s something in the background of all this app-switching between Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, and Medium and the subsequent bombardment and over-stimulation of clickbait, news, articles, images, and overall content that is deteriorating my attention span. It’s dangerous…
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