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 [...]
When it comes to Christmas, there is an approach raised by Rick Warren that is refreshing, holding that it is a time for the purpose of celebration, salvation and reconciliation. And of course, it is a holiday to celebrate the birth of [...]
With everyone’s permission…I was looking to see if this commercial was already on the blog but I didn’t get it…I apologize if it is out there…. In any case, I thought it was very appropriate to share it here for several reasons. [...]
I found this short story in a distant blog, without signature or author, and yet, with a message that you have to read in its entirety! Once upon a time there was a king who said to the wise men of the [...]
A few days ago Kevin Roberts, Global CEO of Saatchi Saatchi, published a note in his blog that I want to share with you, because indeed, we are passionate about chairs that in their design dare and contribute to the experience beyond [...]
