Blog by Mandarina Canada
Nature’s Wisdom
Summer’s long days and lush scenery are such a bliss to experience. The vibrant energy is everywhere, and we sometimes forget that a new season will soon arrive. I can
Women paving the way…
She told me that she heard it from dozens of people that this was a men’s market, and she would have no business there. How dare she think she could break through this barrier?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
How we started… in May 2012
Graduated in Business Administration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and post-graduated in Hotel Management at École de Les Roches, Switzerland, Cristina Cury spent 15 years working for luxury hotel operations, including
