Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. – Aristotle Our 20s is the most important and fun decade of our lives, where we begin to experience the world as young adults. It’s also the time when we develop good (or bad) habits that will positively (or negatively) impact our future. This is the time where we are tasked with the challenge of figuring out what direction…
Most Important Lessons Learned From The Quarter Life Breakthrough
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / April 8, 2014The first time I came across Adam Poswolsky’s book project was through his Indiegogo campaign where he explained what the book is about and more importantly why he was writing it. I was immediately hooked from the moment I watched the trailer video because I felt he was talking to me personally addressing questions like: Have you ever felt stuck knowing you need to make a change in…
22 Ways to Get You Out of Your Funk
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Health & Fitness• Travel / March 28, 2014According to the most recent Gallup study about employee satisfaction released on 10/9/13, from 230,000 full-time and part-time workers in 142 countries, only 13% of workers feel engaged by their jobs. Only 13%? Something’s totally wrong here. Everyone deserves to do the things they are passionate about and wake up each day with the drive and fulfillment that comes from doing work that matters. I think it’s about…
I watched pieces of the Academy Awards ceremony last week in between working out and having dinner when this idea popped into my head that I want to share with you. Traditionally, red carpets are used for extremely exclusive events and they are a sign of wealth and class status. When someone says “red carpet treatment” what they mean is to provide the best to one’s guests. What…
How Having a Red Carpet Policy Can Attract People Who Refuse to See You Fail
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Travel / March 17, 2014Is the people around you supporting you or dragging you? Back in 2006, when I was a senior in college, I secured my first formal job at a local bank as a customer service representative and it was one of those moments where I felt proud of myself because I knew I had reached a milestone in my life and I was excited for the transition. At first…
How Quitting Your Job or Getting Laid Off Can Help Finding Your Life’s Purpose: New Beginnings
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Travel / March 14, 2014In my last article I explained how a transition in life is an opportunity to being intentional about our next step to truly understand what we are here to do in this world. I thought that losing my job was going to be a disaster but it became the biggest opportunity I’ve ever had to really find my path and change my life. I accepted my situation. I…
How Quitting Your Job or Getting Laid Off Can Help Finding Your Life’s Purpose: Transitions
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / March 13, 2014A transition in life is a very fragile stage that put us in a gray area where it can become our greatest setback or our most powerful opportunity. A transition involves change which brings uncertainty because we are not familiar with what’s ahead and emotions often go crazy. Our brain automatically starts looking for solutions to this seemingly terrible transition and usually we make decisions based out of…
Deconstructing a Healthy Lifestyle and How to Achieve One!
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship / September 19, 2013There was a time where I was eating unhealthy for a while and couldn’t remember the last time I stepped foot in he gym or went for a jog. I kept telling myself “oh, this cupcake won’t hurt; it’s just one cupcake and I’ll burn it off at the gym tomorrow”. Does this sound familiar? The problem was that tomorrow never came and I got stuck in this…
5 Lessons Mamahuhu Has Learned From Successful Kickstarter Campaigns
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Startup Advice / July 18, 2013Mamahuhu Colombia is a fashion company producing high quality leather shoes and bags, working directly with the artisans in Colombia. From their start in 2010, they fell in love with the Colombian fashion scene. They found that it allowed a rare opportunity to exercise complete control over the entire process – from design to material selection to production. This enables them to ensure a superior quality and offer limited or unique products based…
“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies, and adopting new viewpoints.” -Wilfred Peterson Moving to Miami, Florida in 2008 was probably the biggest move and sacrifice I have made so far in my life because I had to leave behind my family,…
