All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
A couple of hours ago concluded a new experiment with Gorileo TV, in an interview between Laura Chinchilla and Rogelio Umaña from Tribu and through the Internet, the most democratic existing audiovisual communication channel. In an open space, with practically no production [...]
Standing up and walking is a miracle in itself. Opening our eyes and seeing is a gift of life that we cannot fail to appreciate, as the stories of people like Aimee Mullins remind us of the real obstacles some face, and [...]
What can we expect from the next festival in Cannes for Costa Rica? Perhaps as much as we can expect from a National Soccer Team in a World Cup, or perhaps as much as we have seen from a Costa Rican swimming [...]
When I worked as an announcer (beep) in Noticias Monumental, many years ago I used to send a beep from my Casio to send a signal through the microphone. Everything (beep) had a very nice meaning and I did it with illusion, [...]
The neglect in which I have had my blog, the tweets and even the kilometers on the streets have a simple explanation: I’ve been very busy! However, before a complaint with a tug of the ear today, I’m typing again in this [...]
A few years ago Serrat said in a concert that the only way to overcome temptation is to surrender to it. Many laughed out loud, assuming it was true. However, in the joke lies the trap, for there are mistakes and there [...]
You learn a lot when you live the behind-the-scenes of national politics. Crucial moments, life decisions, unexpected moves and careers that consolidate, among dozens of circumstances, all in the public eye and much that should not and is not. I have enjoyed [...]
We are looking forward to 2013! I have the impression that we will surpass last year in everything and by far, because we are going with enthusiasm, precision, strength, attitude and character. For years we have based our success on 4 Ts: [...]
To 2012 with gratitude. The year 2012 will always be remembered with wide, high and deep gratitude. It has been a year like no other in virtually every dimension of my life, and therefore, it has been one of exploration, experimentation, innovation, [...]
Can you imagine that Christmas? Among many other factors, it was a couple waiting far from home. There were shepherds with sheep, donkeys, camels and “wise men” on the way, as well as a baby who would come to change the world [...]
With 7 great ideas in 3 main axes, we have made our contribution of ideas to reinvent Costa Rica, with the spring of influence that our movement(Via Costarricense) has thanks to José María Figueres, President of Costa Rica from 94 to 98 [...]
The remotidades of the diary. A few days ago I came across a photograph full of snow-capped mountains. I imagine my pupils must have dilated when I recognized Queenstown and those majestic mountains correctly called the Remarkables, or said in English, the [...]
