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 […]
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 [...]
There are people who complicate and entangle everything, go back and forth, change their minds constantly, forget what they say, do not allow things to flow, make processes slow and difficult, lower morale and team performance, and use sarcasm to defend their [...]
I came across on our YouTube channel, TribuTV, this very simple video that we used when we were Consumer and then adapted when we called ourselves Tribu. I was struck by the words chosen years ago, because today they are in the [...]
Take a look at this video and let me know what you find unusual. It’s a look at North Point in Alpharetta, Georgia and a talk that has one simple difference: the speaker is on video. That’s right. The video church [...]
I am so amazed by the events of the last few days, that I am still stunned and with nothing to say. Here I leave it and in the midst of it all, amazed at the peace that comes from friendly, companionate [...]
I am second is a powerful concept backed by the rawest, strongest and most inspiring testimonials, summarized in a site you have to explore at https://www.iamsecond.com . Here is another of the messages that squeeze the heart and remind us of our [...]
This powerful series is directed to men and women who desire a personal connection with God, but who have genuine questions, doubts, doubts, doubts, doubts, doubts and personal connection with God, but who have genuine questions, doubts, and concerns. This 4-part series [...]
This is Tribu’s new campaign for BAC Ahorros and the popular La Roja debit card. With a fine sense of humor and a pleasant freshness for BAC San José, the campaign of short messages with sayings by the chinito will surely do [...]