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 […]
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 [...]
A short line in between words is known as a ‘hyphen’ in English, while in Spanish it’s referred to as a ‘guion’. It comes in varying lengths, including -, –, — and a few more, as I understand it. In the language [...]
I’m conflicted, as I’m not sure if I was fascinated by the chair or the video. By the end of this beautiful animation, it’s hard to escape and not be hooked on this new design by Ronan Erwan Bouroullec. Vitra once again [...]
If you are 18 to 28 years old and have the necessary credentials to advance, I invite you to participate in the Young Lions both in print and film. In the interview on Channel 7, Lilli González represented Ascap.
The country’s advertising agencies have entered more pieces in Cannes than ever before, and for this reason, I am excited to share today’s information regarding the data issued by Cannes Lions. JWT and DDB are the agencies that have completed the most [...]
We present the three new versions for Salat, already entered in Cannes, in addition to the Hospital and Postman versions that won in Pregonero and Volcán. These three new pieces, developed by the same creative team at Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, complete a [...]
At the 6th hour, darkness came over the whole land, until the 9th hour. Don’t miss THE FINAL HOURS, a message in English by Andy Stanley, especially relevant in these days of Semana Sana and even more for the rest of life. [...]
My body takes me from a to b, although the route is in my mind. I love running. And even more so in company.