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 […]
It’s curious how, at certain moments in life, you start hearing questions that reflect what people think and expect of you. “Have you retired yet?” “So, what are you doing now?” “Are you reinventing yourself?” “What’s next?” I’ve found myself facing these [...]
Perhaps the first three words of this article’s headline have made you think of Adidas’ ” Impossible is Nothing ” campaign, but no, I don’t intend to write about it (although I’ll gladly add one of its iconic commercials to the end [...]
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, [...]
When Godin speaks, you have to listen to him. His ideas and publications, among which Purple Cow stands out, always contribute and trigger others. It seems to me that investing 17 minutes in his presentation at Ted is a good idea. Go [...]
Download the doc included here, get many signatures and send it to the fax 213-3808 of Alejandro Trejos, father of one of the most recent victims of drunk driving in Costa Rica. This is what the text to sign says: We, the [...]
THE FOLLOWING IS THE MESSAGE WRITTEN BY JAIME QUINTANA, FROM DHL. Today Saturday morning, Rodrigo Quiros called me to tell me that our co-worker at DHL, Jorge Centeno, courier, and brother of Pate Centeno of Saprissa, died last night victim of a [...]
In his Brazilian world and beyond, Fabio Fernandes and his agency make a legendary and award-winning combination, with a DNA marked by success and a new recognition in Brazil, as Fabio has been named advertising man of the year. Let’s take a [...]
As a result of the article “WHAT DO I DO WITH THE BLOG? comments, suggestions and doubts, so we decided to make an immediate change immediate change: if you are going to leave your comment you will not have to register anymore [...]