The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

What I Remembered, What I Ignored, and What I’m Taking Into 2026

2025 has been an intense journey full of contrasts. It began with a heartfelt goodbye and ends with my soul more open after the magical and serene family encounters that we usually experience in Escondida. Meanwhile, laughter under a blanket of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio, spiritual retreat in Kuchaman, spectacular […]

Last training fund.

THE 2006 VOLCANO: EARLY HIT.

This year’s Volcano is expected to be a great success as it is the contest that has seen more pieces registered, from more agencies, production houses and other commercial communication companies, as well as the largest pre-sale of tickets to the awards [...]

A Fuego Lento speeds up.

A Fuego Lento had in November 7,346 page views from 1,147 different servers, as well as bytes transferred that reached 1,018 MBs. Three record figures for this interesting experiment of communication and connection between us. It never ceases to amaze me.

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The Velvet Revolution or the Power of Powerlessness

While on our side of the world, Afros, disco music and mirror balls made young people dream, on the other side of the Atlantic some only dreamed of the freedom of being able to say what they thought, sculpt what they felt [...]

Endangered species

Part of the family?

Leadership is overrated

Too often I hear of a crisis of leadership. However, I have never heard anyone talk about a crisis of passivity. Too many people are contemplatively waiting for a solution to their problems by that dishonest means found in the minds and [...]

“Architects of Tomorrow.”

The future will be a consequence of the decisions we make today. It is not a matter of luck, nor do I believe it is a matter of destiny, the “I hit the jackpot”, I hit the lottery or I was born [...]

“I Am Not Creative”

Born With Handfuls of Talent Throughout the years I have accumulated a good deal of pain after hearing the excessive repetition of the statement: “I am not creative”. A consequence of our surroundings, our education system, upbringing at home, other variables, or [...]

Uberize Your Business Before it Becomes ‘Kodakized’

To Uber or Not to Uber? I’ve only been in the country a few days in the past few weeks, so I’ve observed from a distance the complaints by taxi drivers against Uber. However, I feel it be useless because of the [...]

SO BE YOUR 2016

The predictions for 2016 seem to have ceased at this point in January, so today I found it a life prize to share in the same hotel room in Los Angeles with Ray Kurzweil and hear his. With that particular condition that [...]

Prudence in 2016?

I have read with interest many predictions for the year, as if they could really serve to anticipate the future. Among many valuable considerations, in practically all of them I have found the recommendation for prudence in 2016 -and the little angel [...]

The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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