Real life. Unfiltered thoughts.
How happy can you really be? How free?
Many people believe travel and freedom are the answer.
Until they try.
Here I share observations from people across the world — from conversations, travels, and years of working with people from very different walks of life.
Hi, I’m Martha!
I travel the world, work in business and management, and write about what most people sense but never say out loud.
Real observations. Uncomfortable questions. No performance.
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Why I Canceled My Dream Trip and Booked a Flight Home Instead
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How Long Does Your Gratitude Actually Last?
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What Happens When You Stop Forcing Things
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What a Screaming Waiter in Hong Kong Taught Me About Authenticity
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Intuition vs Logic: Which One Actually Leads You Right?
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The Hidden Power of Keeping Your Values When Nobody’s Watching
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What the Most Interesting People in My Life Have in Common
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The Hidden Cost of Always Wanting More
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Why People Judge You Before They Know You
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Why Some Places Feel Like Home (Even When You’ve Never Been There)
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The Fastest Way to Overcome Perfectionism
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Why Wanting Less Gets You More
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How to Find Peace With Uncertainty
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How Your Motivations Make You Easy to Manipulate
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Do People Follow You or Do You Follow Them?
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Why Your Energy Gets You Further Than Your Resume
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Why Life Isn’t Black and White (And What to Do About It)
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Why Happy People Attract Good Things
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Can You Learn to Love Change?
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Why Some People Are Always Happy (And It Has Nothing to Do With Luck)
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My Worst Day in Hong Kong Became My Best
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How to Stop Idealizing People (And Why It Sets You Free)
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Why Travel Won’t Make You Happy