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 […]
It was March 2008 when I programmed the rental car’s GPS to find the closest gas station. I was in Paris and had to fill the tank in order to avoid the steep cost of gas at the rental agency. Since I [...]
When I typed this question into Google, a whopping 241 million results came up. “Holy shit!” I thought to myself. Then, I tweaked my query slightly, swapping the word “world” for “life” and two million more search results were generated. Safe to [...]
My blogging debut was back in 2005 when I first wrote a few lines here, on the Slow Burn blog, named A Fuego Lento in Spanish. Since then, it has certainly lived up to its name; I’ve gone through periods of writing [...]
The Value in Respecting Differences The month of February that is ending has been a personally inspiring experience. On the first of the month, my wife and I took flights from Juan Santamaría airport to Delhi, India. From there, we went on [...]
He began the day’s Keynote by reiterating that we can all transform the world, recalling that a child in Africa with a smartphone today has more information in his hands than the President of the United States 15 years ago. Moore’s Law [...]
Celebrate respect,Celebrating great achievements In your home, your organization, within your company or your team, in your tribe or your club, celebrate everything you want to have repeat itself! With 95 minutes on the clock, Bryan Ruiz made a masterful assist. The [...]
Originally published in February 2007, this article and its paragraphs are still fully valid, because in competition, individual ambition serves the common good, as Adam Smith put it. In other words, he meant that the best results come from everyone in a [...]
A few months ago I listened to Marcus Buckingham for an hour and a half, with a powerful message: focus on your strengths (or as some call it, the strengths revolution). In this direction, ask yourself a simple question: Are you going [...]
“I’m addicted to collecting steps before dawn. To seeing places I never knew existed. Running to the moon and back. Being a rabbit to the neighborhood dogs. Obey the voice in my head. To let the music take me when I can’t [...]
Me too. We all want to be recognized. I am no exception. Neither are you. And for this reason, perhaps, I’m already thinking of turning up the volume on everything in me. Today, because it’s a Wednesday like any other, instead of [...]
To Fabio Fernandes and all his team at f Nazca Saatchi Saatchi, congratulations for this magnificent idea, surprising production that “seems low cost”, daring musicalization and confidence in a powerful proposal. Undoubtedly, this TV Grand Prix at the Wave Festival in Rio [...]
“Cannes is a quest for the world’s best creativity”. Craig Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide, JWT” The industry’s leading figures will gather in Cannes this June to discuss the hottest topics occupying the minds of creative professionals around the globe.
