Farnoosh Brock

Dear Immigrant,

Hello. I am an immigrant too, a first generation immigrant to the US where my family and I have called home since August 7th, 1989.

I was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. When I went to highschool in South Carolina, nobody knew where my country was on the world map!! It’s embarrassing enough being a foreigner and awkward enough being a teenager, but neither compares to how foolish you feel when you get head shakes – “no clue where that is!!” – to that most dreaded questions for all immigrants: “So where are you from?”

A part of me wanted to scream at these clueless teenagers who had more than ruined my image of the perfect American teenager and say: “If you don’t know basic geography, maybe you shouldn’t be asking the question?” [Read more…] about A Letter to Immigrant Parents to America

At the core of our desires is living a life of purpose and meaning.

At the core of a life of purpose and meaning is being of service to others.

At the core of being of service to others is finding peace and happiness. [Read more…] about Get To Know Yourself: 29 Questions to Discover the Real You

The Love Affair with Being Right

It is ultimately wrongness not rightness that can teach us who we are. ~Kathryn Schulz

I am astonished by how many bright, amazing, talented, skillful and beautiful women just flat out sabotage their own success. Simply astonished! [Read more…] about One Reason Women Sabotage Their Success (And What to Do About It)

Growing up is hard enough. Why make it harder on purpose?

I remember being 11-years old and getting plucked from one country to another – Iran to Turkey to be exact – only to be plucked again at 14 from Turkey to America. Try adjusting as a normal kid in an American high school as a kid from the middle east. Yeah. That was not fun.

I’m sure your childhood was hard in its own way. Your family [Read more…] about 9 Lies that Happy People Refuse to Believe

How to Accept Yourself: Start Here

Repeat after me: I accept myself. I love myself. I forgive myself for what I didn’t know until I learned it.

Did you do it? How do you feel? Maybe a tad bit lighter and happier? [Read more…] about How to Accept Yourself: One Simple Rule You Must Know