Tag Personal Growth

Explore Longblu’s reflections on Personal Growth. Each piece looks at how we learn, change, and strengthen ourselves through everyday choices.

The collection offers stories and insights that inspire resilience, clarity, and the courage to grow at your own pace.

Trusting the Flow — May Affirmation

This May affirmation explores trusting the flow by surrendering what falls away to make room for what stays. By embracing our role as creators, we learn that redirection is a gift. We stop sprinting for targets and start existing in our potential, proving that peace is our ultimate authority.

ADHD in Relationships: A Guide to Authentic Connection

Navigating ADHD in relationships is a journey of unmasking and deep courage. Through personal reflections on fear and radical honesty, Mikki shares how moving past self-protection transforms connection. Discover why choosing to be truly seen, quirks and all, is the key to building a love that is authentically yours.

A Meal Plan for Picky Eaters

Nutrition shouldn’t be a battle. In our sibling challenge, Longblu unveils a sensory-friendly meal plan for picky eaters that prioritizes strength over restriction. By treating food as construction material, we’re empowering a 14-year-old to build his best self, one "structural build" at a time.

Lead with Grace — April Affirmation

This April affirmation explores leading with grace even when the world demands your armor. By embracing the Velvet Boss within, we learn that true authority doesn't require hardness. We can remain soft at our center while staying absolutely solid in our boundaries, proving that gentleness is our most unshakeable strength.

Healthy Eating for Picky Eaters

Faced with a younger brother’s request to get "shredded," Longblu navigates the sensory hurdles of healthy eating for picky eaters. By shifting the focus from weight loss to muscle growth, this challenge explores how the right fuel can help an ADHD brain build a stronger self.

How to Build an AI Running Playlist Strategy

Faced with the concrete miles of the Malta half-marathon, Mikki swaps random shuffling for a data-driven AI running playlist. By mapping her music to the race's toughest segments, she finds a rhythmic partner to help silence internal excuses and stay moving when her body wants to stop.

Mind Over Matter: My 21.1 KM Lesson

With only nine days to prepare, Mikki faces a grueling 21.1 KM race through Malta. By silencing her inner "Demon" and embracing mind over matter, she proves that internal strength outweighs physical preparation. It’s a raw look at reclaiming power and exceeding your own expectations.

Soft Energy — March Affirmation

This March affirmation invites us to shed the heavy armor of performance and return to the quiet power of our hearts. By letting go of the need to be "hard," we learn to embrace our fluidity, discovering that true strength doesn’t require us to be anything other than ourselves.

Living With ADHD: Context, Clarity, and Self-Trust

How does a diagnosis change your perspective? This story explores the transition from a life of restlessness to one of clarity. It is a journey of uncovering the patterns of living with ADHD, moving past constant self-correction toward a more honest, grounded way of building authentic connection and self-trust.

What to Do When You’re Unprepared for a Half-Marathon

Facing a surprise half marathon with only eight days’ notice, Mikki trades traditional training for a masterclass in mental resilience. By leaning into her base stamina and the power of visualization, she explores what it means to trust your inner blueprint when you are technically unprepared for the challenge.