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Things I Learned about Intuition, Relationships, Note-Taking, and Perfectionism from Working at Antler VC

work, self-improvementKaila LimSeptember 15, 2024career, lifelessons, relationships, careerlessons Comment

Interview Question: “What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?”

life lessons, storytellingKaila LimFebruary 2, 2024career, lifelessonsComment

My Mental Health at Startups vs. Growing Up as an Asian Daughter

work, self-improvement, personaldevelopment, life lessonsKaila LimMay 30, 2023work, lifelessons Comments

I Expect People to be Humans and Myself to be a Machine

personaldevelopmentKaila LimOctober 12, 2021lifelessons Comments

Most Meaningful Town in New Jersey

The real reason is because I said I’d do it.

personaldevelopment, storytellingKaila LimDecember 20, 2020lifelessonsComment

2 Steps to get Yourself Mentally Back on Track

self-improvement, life lessonsKaila LimNovember 22, 2020lifelessons, energy Comments

The Places I've Lived

I’ve lived in 3 different states.

travel, life lessonsKaila LimAugust 8, 2020lifelessons, life

20 Things That Are Not Worth It

When I told my father I was moving to California, he flipped a shit. He was so mad that he hung up in my face just to call me back and yell at me more.

self-improvement, life lessonsKaila LimJune 13, 2020lifelessons Comment

The #1 Relationship Advice I Give To My Friends

Nope, my advice is not to make sure you’re dating someone who matches your habits. Or to date someone who lives your lifestyle. Or to date someone who wants what you want.

life lessons, self-improvementKaila LimMay 30, 2020lifelessons, relationships Comments

You Can Open Your Soul to Give It All You’ve Got and Still Lose

When they announced my name for 3rd place, my heart sank.

3 Things I Learned from Being a Runner

life lessons, self-improvementKaila LimOctober 30, 2019running, lifelessons, life, elevateyourself

How To Stay Comfortable Around People Who Dislike You

Before this, my reaction would’ve been to hate her back, immediately. As much as or more than she hated me.

life lessons, self-improvementKaila LimSeptember 21, 2019lifelessons, elevateyourself, confidence

12 Rules I Actually Live By

Some things I live by right now. In time, these will all change that’s okay. Because I’ll have changed, too.

5 Lessons My Korean Father Taught Me the Hard Way

When I was growing up, I hated my father. A lot.

self-improvement, life lessons, workKaila LimJune 17, 2019lifelessons, fathersday

5 Subtle Signs of Someone Who Doesn't Have High Self-Esteem

because I did all 5 when I was younger and felt badly about myself

self-improvement, life lessonsKaila LimMay 31, 2019lifelessons, bodylanguage, self-love, confidence

8 Inspiring Movies That Are Underrated

A collection of some of my favorites— hope you enjoy them!

self-improvementKaila LimMay 26, 2019movies, inspirations, leisure, lifelessons

When I Think I'm About to Die

It is a wake-up call.

self-improvement, life lessons, travelKaila LimMay 3, 2019lifelessons, life

What I Learned from Jumping Over 1,000 Times

I think as we grow up, we forget how to play and we stop challenging ourselves to run our fastest and jump our highest.

life lessons, self-improvementKaila LimApril 24, 2019boxjumping, fear, life, lifelessons, plyometricboxjumping, gymtime

6 Smart Ways to Make New Friends When You Move

It’s not the easiest thing to meet millennials in a coastal city like Santa Barbara.

workKaila LimDecember 13, 2018lifelessons, relationships Comments

Coffee Challenge: 3 Things I Learned About Rejection

Avoiding rejection is a guaranteed way to stay insecure and this needed to change. I have to develop thicker skin. Inspired by my colleague, Jessica Joo, I decided to try small, manageable rejections and work my way up. To start, I took on Noah Kagan's Coffee Challenge.

work, self-improvement, life lessonsKaila LimApril 1, 2018lifelessons, coffee