Author: Luis Velasquez

Lessons From My Favorite Book

Lessons From My Favorite Book

Posted by | Jan 19, 2017 | | 0 |

I am a fan of the book “The Alchemist” by Pablo Coelho.  I have read this book multiple times, in Spanish, English and I just started reading it in Portuguese.  Whenever I am in a used bookstore, I go and see if I can find it, if they have it, I buy it.  I have multiple copies, and I like to give this book away whenever I see the chance. The Alchemist is the story of a shepherd boy named Santiago who goes in a quest from Spain to Egypt in search of his dream, his treasure.  Along the...

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Presence, Get It Before You Need It

Presence, Get It Before You Need It

Posted by | Jan 12, 2017 | , | 0 |

Not long ago I was scheduled to meet with a business leader; we were going to talk about some of the services I could provide for his organization.   To do that, I started doing what I usually do before any meeting; I researched the person, the company and the potential challenges they might have. In this particular situation, the stakes were very high (for me at least), I spent some time digging and finding all information that I could learn.  The more I learned, the more I was getting nervous.  For some reason over preparing was making me...

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Self-Talk, Our Hidden Power

Self-Talk, Our Hidden Power

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | | 0 |

Somebody said that we are the product of what we say to ourselves, our self-talk.  It is time to tell the negative committee inside your head to shut up. Remember Saturday night live “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley”  While looking in the mirror, Smalley would recite the words “I am good enough, I am smart enough, doggone, people like me”  In the show, the more he would repeat this affirmation the worst he felt.  He then started saying negative things, and we laughed because at one point or another we all have done this.    Then a few months...

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How to Avoid Ending 2017 with Regrets

How to Avoid Ending 2017 with Regrets

Posted by | Dec 15, 2016 | | 0 |

So 2016 is almost over, how was it?  What are your regrets? Hopefully, it is not a tattoo, but did you accomplish the goals that you started the year with?  Did you stick to your new year’s resolutions?  NO?,  why not? What are you willing to do so 2017 is better? Are you familiar with the word “post-mortem”?  Its definition is a little macabre; “an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.”   But it has a different context, at least in the business world.  Post-mortems are generally conducted at the end of the projects but...

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Self-Pity Party?, Who is Hosting?

Self-Pity Party?, Who is Hosting?

Posted by | Dec 9, 2016 | | 0 |

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality . -John Gardner A few months ago I was introduced to a person,  the individual that introduced us did it in a way to highlight something we both had in common,  we both had had brain surgery.    We both grabbed that commonality to start our conversation,  of course, we had to ask each other the usual questions.  How many surgeries have you had?  Where were you treated?  Who was your Doctor?  Where is the tumor located? ...

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