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, [...]
You will probably agree with me that we live between poles. Whether you like them or not, whether they shock you a little or too much, whether they attract you or bore you, life goes inexorably between one pole and the other. [...]
Wisdom, by Andrew Zucherman, is a book in my hands that has made me want more gray hair and wrinkles on my face. How wonderful! Age will bring wisdom and all its marks on our faces, yet more importantly, the sensitivity to [...]
I have not been able to decide. I am fascinated by the first light of day and I love the sky when the sun goes down. Which one do you like the most? Which is your most memorable sunrise? And which sunset? [...]
A few years ago, as if it were yesterday, I posted an anecdote on the blog: “Eyes that do not see”. It is a timely reminder that we must look at the world with a more attentive eye for the unexpected, or [...]
In the last 9 years I have run 6 marathons, although it should have been about 8. Last year I had an accident in April going down a steep mountain, and that’s when I hurt my knee. How it hurt! Then in [...]
The future cannot be guessed. It is created. In 2011 “Write the future” by Nike won practically all the Golds and Grand Prix it wanted. It managed to be the most shared brand and its global sales increased by 7% during and [...]
