Personal growth
Self-respect is where I start
I have asked myself for years who I am becoming. The answer has changed as I have changed. The more useful question now is…
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.
Personal growth
“You are not the master, mind”: the reminder I use in meditation
The phrase I wrote down in November 2022, how I used it during meditation, and why an empty search result cannot prove who first said something.
Personal growth
Break the pact – you are worthy!
Self-sabotage and self-worth meet in this personal reflection on turning against our own intentions. I want to notice the pattern while keeping self-respect in…
Personal growth
Life is a perfectly designed and coded Game
Life is a game is my metaphor for challenge, learning and growth. It gives me a way to look at the next obstacle, without…
Life between cultures
What Shaban Tërstena taught me about preparing to win
My conversation with Olympic champion Shaban Tërstena: training despite inconvenience, studying opponents and rehearsing a fight before it begins.
Personal growth
How do you fill your calendar?
Every day we make choices.These are 4,680 weeks = dots. Where do you stand right now?I stand at 1770 weeks. Related posts: The Earthing…
Personal growth
Average & mediocre are the enemies of GREAT!
“There is no shortage of success.” Success in what we do needs disciplined, consistent and persistent action. So we have to take massive action…
Personal growth
Heart, Soul or Mind?
Heart, soul or mind: which do I trust when they seem to point in different directions? The short line below holds that uncertainty rather…
Business & technology
How to Build a Successful Product?
It’s no secret that bringing a new product to market is risky. In fact, according to CB Insights, 35% of startups fail because they’re…
Personal growth
Get your shit together – that’s all.
Personal priorities in life need a place in ordinary decisions. This is my forceful reminder to take health, learning, work and relationships seriously. It…
Personal growth
Why entertaining social-media content is not a prediction
Revisiting my 2022 essay on entertainment and social media: what recommendations can tell us about attention, and what they cannot tell us about reality.
Personal growth
It’s (not) about you
Who you become in relationships matters alongside what you feel for the other person. A thought during a flight became a question about the…