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Essentially Essential Oil
I noticed something pleasantly different when I write my book last weekend. Now, the book I’m writing at the moment has a different difficulty level. You have to understand stock market like an expert, because I’m writing the biography of one. With my work during workdays and all that shit that happened in my personal life, it was so difficult to focus to write. I can’t write for so long because my brain just seem to stuck. But two weeks ago, I found these gems: essentially essential oils! I use Copaiba, which I bought because I burnt my fingers from nail polish remover (stupid wounds, really, but it might gave…
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When You’re Tired: Rest
I always need minimum once a month getaway and I’ve been neglecting this need for the past few months due to work. Just recently, I have moved past a relationship, opening a new chapter in life, and I want a new fresh start. So I head to Bandung. My friend Heera was opening her house for me, where I found peace, and the warmth of belonging. Spent my day at Bandung’s many parks and breath in as much as fresh air as I could get. Reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations once again, to remind myself how to be stoic in the hardest situations in life. “I am willing to be ok,”…
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Best Books I’ve Read in 2017 that’s Changed My Life
I read hundreds of books in 2017. In case you’re wondering how to do that, you can watch my video ‘How to Read One Book a Day’ on YouTube If you don’t have the kind of craziness and insatiability towards books like I do, I’d recommend few books I’ve read in 2017 that changed my life. Note: These are not new books, some of them are, but I put them in the list mostly just because I read it in 2017. Diamond Cutter and The Karma of Love both by Geshe Michael Roach Diamond Cutter concept is basically GIVE WHAT YOU NEED. Which is very simple and mind-blowing in the…
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NOT a New Year’s Resolution 2018 Just creating new better habits
2017 is not an easy year for many people including me. But, it’s not fair to label it a ‘bad year’ because when I read the whole journal of 2017, I discover 20+ yayness and only 3 wtfs. My 2017 turns out to be not bad at all. It’s a sign that human’s brain only focus on problems and need exercise to practice gratitude. To review my 2017, let’s look at them one by one and I’m going to make comment when I need to. The YAYY: I dance more! This is surely the year of dancing. New year’s eve was opened with me and Vera stranded in a very…
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Just Call Me Llia
To conclude a total hustling week, full of Go-Jek ride from meeting to meeting, let’s celebrate it with a selfie and a new name, sort of. Was born as Aulia, family called me Lia, changed my name to Ollie when I was in university, then now I officially want to change it again, back to my root, with a twist. Just call me Llia.
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Selecting Gifts for The Newborn
My little brother just become a father few days ago. My first instinct was to get the mother a gift. Most baby gifts are for the baby, not the mother. And it usually very functional gifts, you name it: baby socks, breast pumps, etc. But I want something different. So, I know my sister-in-law loves lipstick. So I get her 3 lipsticks and 1 cheek blush in shades that she used to wear plus some other adventurous colors. I also get her flowers and teddy bear for Baby Al. And guess what, she’s happy with the parcel!
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Mount Agung and The Meaning of Patience
Assad face looked a bit worried. He’s going to speak with me at Entrepreneur Bootcamp 2017 event in Bali, but he also want to make sure he’ll be back on time when his wife give birth. Following Mount Agung eruption, the status of Ngurah Rai airport has been unpredictable. I assure him that everything will be okay. Even when we finally stuck in Bali for few days because Ngurah Rai airport was closed, I still think everything will be fine. On the fourth day we were in Bali, from the 2 days trip plan, the organizers decided that we can go by land to Banyuwangi and get a flight back…
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10 Kesalahan yang Dilakukan Pengusaha Saat Baru Memulai Bisnis
I made this video to be shown to 250 of the best students from all over Indonesia at Entrepreneur Bootcamp 2017 in Bali. I’m excited to see their the energy and passion. This is the future of Indonesia!
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The Fullness of 2016 and What’s Exciting for 2017 Review on the highs and the lows, the goods and the bads
Oh wow, it’s that time of the year again! In short, the highlight of 2016 is meeting and losing the love of my life in the same year *OUCH! While I’m licking my wounds and keeping my integrity as a stoic, let’s see what’s 365 days really mean to me in 2016. January 2016 Signify a new beginning in my life as a founder by building Zetta Media with my partner Ega. Zetta Media is a digital media platform with 10+ lifestyle portals for youth. Zetta Media got seed funding from Kejora. This is my #WhyNot moment to take this investment and run on an entirely new industry for me. We…
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Broken Heart Notes: I’m a Goddess without You
If there’s no end to energy, how do you describe the end of love? The end of love is pain. It must be pain. We broke up and everything after that was blurry details. I can’t feel my body, I don’t have appetite- the urgency to live normal human would have. I’m still living, eating, reading, sleeping, but with no soul in it. I feel like I’m in my auto-pilot mode. Sometimes I feel extremely motivated, sometimes I feel blue. You’ve heard the 7 stages of grieve? I went through it all in one day. Memories come like a kid who play hide and seek. When they find you, you…
