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 […]
I’m writing this as I listen to Don’t Call by Desire – it’s on a Spotify playlist made by my dear friend Charlie Ranalli called Retro 80s. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet and a Cuban cigar by my side, and I’m looking [...]
A short line in between words is known as a ‘hyphen’ in English, while in Spanish it’s referred to as a ‘guion’. It comes in varying lengths, including -, –, — and a few more, as I understand it. In the language [...]
Alejandro Egea, CEO on Demand, successful entrepreneur, great friend and energetic young man, invited me to a conversation at Halo Legacy. The talk takes more than an hour. For now I do not extend in presenting it, for longanimity, for creativity, for [...]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
Successful people make important decisions early in their lives, and then manage those decisions. John C Maxwell for 7 minutes, one for every 10,000 hits received on A Fuego Lento during the month of August. Perhaps this is completely unrelated, and then [...]
In the last few weeks, more than ever I have heard from people eager for revolution in their fields. There are clear signs that anticipate changes, evolutions and even cultural revolutions that could finally change the status quo. Both in Costa Rica [...]
With today’s e-tickets, airlines can do with their passengers as they please. This week DELTA AIRLINES did it to me in an unacceptable way, and for this, despite many travel woes I endure, this one deserves a separate chapter because it was [...]
I love my SonyEricsson more than ever, while Apple will have to appear on the scene to clear up an awesome glitch: iPhone freezes. Yesterday in Atlanta I missed an urgent call from my son Santiago, because my iPhone, with the ATT [...]
