Kobe Bryant. Black Mamba. Is no longer with us. It was a news report that shocked the world—it's still shocking the world. He, alongside his daughter, Gianna, and seven other individuals were killed on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. That one struck close to home because Calabasas was my home for two of the four years...
I love new beginnings. They can be scary, but they’re also full of possibility. Normally we make so many excuses for why we don’t embrace possibility - for why we can’t change. But a new beginning is a chance to shift this perspective. For some reason, it’s easier for us to embrace change at the beginning of something, especially a brand...
Plant Lady—yup, that's me! My home is filled with plants. There's no corner that has escaped a bit of foliage. No windows in the room? No worries, I'll just place some dried flowers in a cool vintage vase. No space? No worries, I'll just hang it from the ceiling. But what do plants have to do with setting oneself up for success? SO MUCH. Before...
I get it. Sometime you're in a pinch and you just want a quick fix! I feel the same, believe me. However, here's the annoying part: if we want lasting effects, we need to make significant change. Ugh, how demanding. But this is how life works. The simple and easy path rarely leads to deep, enduring results. I guess it's life's way of making sure...
This week's video was a therapy session in and of itself! There's just something about actually verbalizing past events that really brings the lesson home. I share a bit about my first experience with performance anxiety and how I've had to deal with it throughout my career as a professional basketball—from the Olympics to overseas life, it has...
We all struggle with the feeling of failure from time to time, but we don't often talk about it. It can be especially smothering when it starts to become part of your identity—your past mistakes start affecting your present decisions and reactions. The first step in creating a more peaceful, intentional life is acknowledging that emotional state!...
We all do this: behaving or reacting in a way that we KNOW set us up to fail. And since learning to fail better is essential to growth and success, in this video I share two of my personal failure scripts.
Reflecting back on my month-long stay in Brazil and sharing an exercise that helped me gain clarity and direction for the upcoming months! Sidenote: I just created a new Instagram that will be the landing place for all things MirandaAyim.com, like blogs and vlogs. Check it out at @MirandaJoyBeyond!
Most people drastically overestimate how much time they spend doing things (think going to the gym). With TV-watching, however, it's the opposite. We spend hours and hours in front of our screens, aimlessly surfing from show to show. It's time to get more intentional with our time and money! In this video, I talk about how giving up Netflix might...
A month-long trip to Brazil necessitates some good reading material! In this video, I give a tour of what's in my book bag and a brief summary of my thoughts on each book. A mixture of fiction and non-fiction, business and self-help, there's a variety of topics for every type of reader.
Hi, I'm Miranda!
I'm a 2x Olympian passionate about turning our flaws and failures into powerful opportunities for growth.
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