Life between cultures
Connection between home and the diaspora
One person in Macedonia. Another in Germany. Our original dua advert from 2020 brought that possibility together: shared roots, different lives, and a chance to meet.
VALON ASANI / ENGLISH
Writing on love, lived values and Albanian life
Love well. Live your values. Carry our roots forward. Those are the three questions behind my writing, whether a piece begins with a relationship, a company or a moment between Kosovo and Switzerland.
Choose a subject below. The short video notes preserve the original moment; longer essays explore what it means and what we can do. These are personal experiences and opinions, with sources for factual claims.
Business & technology
Building in public? Get ready for the energy vampires.
Building in public boundaries protect the time and attention a project needs. This is my blunt reflection on that experience. My later post on…
Personal growth
Luck, effort and what is actually in your hands
Some things came from effort. Others depended on timing, opportunity or people I could not control. I want to take responsibility for my part without pretending…
Business & technology
Keep the job, take your purpose seriously
You can take your purpose seriously and still go to work tomorrow. Your salary can give an idea time to grow. You do not have to…
Personal growth
Share the imperfect thing you made
I was talking with friends about creativity and the fear of sharing what we make. I know that hesitation too. Even recording yourself can feel difficult…
Life between cultures
“It will get better” needs a next step
“Ka mu ba mirë.” It will get better. I want to keep the hope in that sentence and ask something of myself too: what am I…
Business & technology
What children see when they visit your workplace
My three boys came to dua. I talk about high standards when building a company. Having them there brings that ambition closer: what would they learn…
Personal growth
Tomorrow is a Lie – and things are not like they seem
Get fully back to life, not in a year, not in a month, not next week, not even tomorrow. Get back today, NOW. Stop…
Personal growth
The present moment: three personal reminders, not a definition
The English wordplay I used in March 2025 to think about the present moment: before a thought, a gift and a spiritual reminder.
Personal growth
My conversation with Grok about God and the meaning of life
Selected passages from my March 2025 conversation with Grok: God, life as music, and the difficulty of living the beliefs we describe.
Life between cultures
Albanians! We Are Born Warriors — Awaken, Break the Chains, and Remember Who You Are!
Intro: Why Did My Soul Choose the Albanian Experience? This is my own search for meaning — an attempt to connect the dots of…
Personal growth
It’s time to get yourself back.
Does this make sense to you: The more you hate something in someone else, the more you rejected that same trait within yourself long…