2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio; a spiritual retreat in […]
They told me they are from DDB (confirmed), then that they are from La Tres, (negative), then that they didn’t know, and since I haven’t had time to call Eucor to find out who designed them, they are still from anonymous authors [...]
Last night’s debates could only add to the confusion. I followed them in a state of deliberate impartiality. To the undecided for sure the debates generated a legitimate mental cliff, which only more indecision could bring as a result. Without exception, the [...]
In the month of September a record number of visits to the blog was reached, with 62% of them coming from Costa Rica. Everything heats up when the Volcano, a Referendum, an end of the year is approaching.
Here is the message from President Arias, whom I respect and admire. I have already decided: I am going to vote Yes. Insanity would be to expect different results, doing the same thing. The FTA is imperfect, but it is better than [...]
Perhaps the first three words of this article’s headline have made you think of Adidas’ ” Impossible is Nothing ” campaign, but no, I don’t intend to write about it (although I’ll gladly add one of its iconic commercials to the end [...]
From Competitors to Great Friends Competition is a temptation I can’t resist. I’m driven by an overwhelming desire to win. That’s why I choose my battles carefully, only entering those where I sense a chance of victory. I have to admit, I’m [...]
I blinked. Usually, it takes barely a tenth of a second to blink; at most, five milliseconds more. And that’s how it goes: in the fraction of a second it takes to blink, more than 650 days have passed since the last [...]
Hello, everyone! It’s been ages since we’ve connected here on the blog. I can barely remember where the tilde or the em dash is on the keyboard. It’s so easy to let good habits, healthy eating, or work-life balance slip away. In [...]
In October 2019 I listened to a chat led by an influential professor at the IE Madrid Business School – Dr Teresa Martin Retortillo. Her talk posed a powerful idea: purposeful transformation. I was listening to it alongside members of the G50, [...]
I’m writing this as I listen to Don’t Call by Desire – it’s on a Spotify playlist made by my dear friend Charlie Ranalli called Retro 80s. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet and a Cuban cigar by my side, and I’m looking [...]