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 [...]
A while ago I saw a comment from Rosita Cajas on Facebook that says: “…looking for inspiration to make my 2012 resolutions…. So much to decide with only one week to go!”. I bookmarked a Like and came straight to the blog [...]
From “bien por dicha” to “con mucho gusto”, there are a thousand expressions that are said automatically. Among them there is one that is very common and that is “thank God”. In fact, it is not unusual that when it is said [...]
After my right meniscus surgery three weeks ago, I think I’m going to be all Stiffy when I get back on the streets running. The truth is that everyone runs as they can. That’s not what’s important. The important thing is to [...]
I discovered today that the phrase comes from Louis Brandeis, who summed it up as follows: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants”. It’s good! I understand he was referring to the contribution of transparency and accountability, as well as [...]
We’ve been connected to paper airplanes ever since Bosz Digital proposed making and flying them. And as close to the heart as they are, this video story sounded sensational to me. Here it leaves you with the craftsmanship, the Heidelbergs, the quality [...]
Last night we celebrated Christmas and the end of a great year. We went to Home in Santa Ana and took over the place. All the people from Grupo Tribu in Costa Rica joined us and we had more than 400 people, [...]
