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You are in your process of development, but have you included those around you?

Your work, their problem? Just as you are adapting to your new self, so are those around you. They have known you in a certain context and some will need time to adapt.  I say some because there will be those people who support you completely in what you are doing. There will be others…

Discovering your passion (and having the courage to follow it)

Jon Laetsch started the blog Jon on Demand: A review of your favorite Blockbusters as a high school class project but ended up growing a successful and very professional website.  He is only 17 years old but writes with clarity, ease and a maturity that is much beyond his actual years.  In a recent interview,…

Designing your future

Roberto Salazar recently left a successful career teaching technology overseas in international schools.  After studying in Spain and returning to his native Ecuador, he has started his own company, Kikenyo, as a 3D graphic artist.  I had the chance to talk with him about what it took to make such a change, what were some…

How to cultivate the skills of personal development

Skills are not instant Learning how to either develop new habits and/or leave other ones behind takes time. I know that might seem like an obvious statement, but one of the most common things I hear from people is: “I tried that once and it didn’t work” or “It was way too hard, so I…

The power of negativity and the dismissal of happiness

I’m big fan of Tim Kreider who in my opinion is one of the most honest, insightful and fearless writers.  In a single sentence, he as the ability to bear his flawed soul and instantly connect with his reader. In his book “We learn nothing” he wrote the following the made me sit up in…