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 [...]
Some time ago I applauded at the top of my lungs at the musical “In the Heights”, because I was thrilled to see that wonderful combination of flavors, smells and sounds masterfully blended on a Broadway stage. The music is sensational and [...]
The Meaning of Being Rich I have my problems and you have yours. It’s true. However, I would bet you that your problems are mostly those of a rich person. Three years ago, I went for the first time to North Point [...]
My good friend Alejandro Odio sent me the link to this video and of course, in an instant I decided to publish it and amplify its message, as there are many who continue to ignore the reality in which we live today. [...]
“Zeitgeist” means “spirit of the times”, and Google reveals this spirit through the sum of millions of searches every day. This extraordinary company has developed a powerful battery of tools that allow you to explore global and regional trends, past and present, [...]
A little over two years ago I ran the half marathon in Brooklyn in 2:03:07, and last Sunday I returned to the distance in the Bronx to finish it in 2:03:50. I guess the years don’t pass in vain. No way. However, [...]
While we track down the author of the poem Taka Tum Tum Tum Taka Taka Taka Tum, written more than forty years ago by a Methodist College student, we spent some time in Washington Square this morning. We didn’t see it. The [...]
