What opportunities can arise from adversity?
We are living through unprecedented times. As we reorganize our lives, work dynamics, and thought processes, great opportunities will arise. For starters, the technology we previously considered dangerous for today’s youth is now being redeemed. Today, everything happens through those devices, from learning basic skill sets to learning how to have social gatherings on-line; from […]
Where did our identities get lost in stuff?
I have been reflecting a lot about this. I guess it is a natural reflection when your life has gone through so many changes. Having moved countries again a couple of years back, I went through a lot of adjusting, a lot of diving into different cultures, dynamics, a lot of introducing myself and receiving […]
1009 is the greatest number
He was 5 years old when I was born, and she was only 4. It didn’t take me long to understand that he needed all of the attention he could get from my mother. It didn’t take her long to generously offer me her protection. His name is Renato, my oldest brother. Her name is […]
Happiness is in each of us!
Fortunately of unfortunately, we need to remember that we are not powerful enough to be able to generate happiness or unhappiness in someone else’s life. Happiness is within each of us all the time and it does not depend on other’s decisions or actions. Being happy is all about recognizing small and great things that work […]
What Vancouver taught me about rapport…
It was very early in my life that I started to study NLP, and along with it, I learned about rapport: the connection that we establish with others, so that we can communicate better, understand better, make ourselves understood and, this way, open space for the results we wish for to flow out of every interaction. […]
Accomplishing New Year’s Resolutions…
As I was retrieving all of my holiday season and winter gear from storage, I couldn’t help but think about all of the New Year’s Resolutions conversations we are about to have in the next month and a bit. When a cycle gets to the end and a new one is about to begin, it […]
Life is the colour you paint it…
I remember once arriving at a college in Florida, my 15th Birthday gift, and finding a group of teens who did nothing but complaining about the rules, the food, the teachers, the level exam, and everything else. As I was arriving, super excited about the whole trip, I chose not to let that colour my […]
There is nothing like the “Hard Hat Magic”!
I recently accepted a very kind invitation from Blau + Associates, a super expert team of professionals in the food industry, to be a “fly on the wall” during the first day of training of a team of 500+ professionals, fresh off the hiring process. Blau + Associates is a consulting firm, which has opened over […]
The boy and his basketball
His name is Antonio, a 12 year old boy, born and raised in Brazil. He is the sweetest guy, loved by a legion of friends, surrounded by playful cousins, and who always filled each his many family member’s hearts with pride and joy. Moving to Ontario, last July, was probably the most exciting and challenging […]
The flip side of a luxury hotel
Image Source: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea – HI On my first blog post, I talked about having faced many challenges working for a hotel. You may be wondering what can be so challenging about working at some of the most gorgeous and pleasant places on the face of our planet. Looking from outside, […]