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 […]
Many are those who give up the possibility of winning Lions on TV for lack of money. This resignation, of course, is a surrender without a fight, an abandonment without an attempt, since all you need is a great idea. This is [...]
Widely recognized for being an extraordinary motivator of audiences eager to exploit their potential, Robbins defines himself more as the “why guy” and the one who asks you: what is your motivation for your actions? From TED to this blog, for those [...]
Here is a message sent to me by Diego Castillo, Brother’s Director, for all the readers of the blog. Diego Castillo: Hi, I’m not used to get involved in this kind of thematic forums, and even less in thematic forums and even [...]
On Friday night of the Superschool Weekend at Uveritas, organized by ASCAP, a “round table” was held, masterfully conducted by Layla Poveda of Comunicación Corporativa Ketchum. Here are all the participations in video, Andrés Artavia from Garnier BBDO, Pancho Terán from Tribu, [...]
Painter of Eye-Mo, an idea of Tribu for Glaxo-SmithKline and its product Eye-MO. Creative: Mario Calvo, what a great memory, and to you, Marito, a hug and the honor you deserve for a first-world, innovative and daring idea. This is creativity in [...]
Anybody can make an ad. A brand doesn’t. In Costa Rica, as in the world, there are many people making ads. And of course, people hiring them. Many are those who assume that their brands or products need to advertise to sell, [...]
It’s been a few weeks since Rafael Abreu sent me the link to TED. Today, I am hooked to his TedTalks through iTunes, since all the presentations are available for free on his Podcasts. You can download them to your iPod or [...]
Sir Ken Robinson speaks, from his presentation at TedTalks in Monterey, California, about creativity and the challenge of changing education to value creativity as much as literacy. He identifies the importance of preparing ourselves to be wrong, if we want to be [...]
Photographer Phil Borges estimates that of the 6,000 languages spoken on the planet today, 3,000 are not known by children. In other words, as those who know them die, humanity will lose all the wealth that comes from the legacy of that [...]
USE THE POWER OF TRUST. Forget completely the idea that it is your turn to approve or reject, that this position is a big mistake. If you are going to value ideas, you have to be clear that all have potential, all [...]
