If you have frequent money struggles, it could be partly due to your mindset. The thoughts you have towards your financial life can have a bigger impact over it than you think. If you’ve ever heard about how “thoughts become things”, then you understand that. Otherwise please take a look into this article about positive…
In Daniel Goleman’s book Emotional Intelligence, he starts by talking about Aristotle’s challenge: “Anybody can become angry. What is not easy is to be angry with the right person and to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way.” We can draw a direct correlation to our…
Back in 2006, when I still lived in Brazil, I had set a goal in my mind which was to work on a project abroad. I already worked as a consultant and had a good experience to back up that dream. I started looking and talking to everyone I thought could help me achieve that…
When my company told me and my colleagues to start working from home on a “temporary” basis on March 2020, I felt relieved. The WHO had just declared a pandemic and we were still going to the office a week later. Working from home felt like paradise: with no commute, I could sleep in later…
In a previous post, I talked about the importance of habits and routines in improving our lives. Today I want to talk about the importance of a morning routine specifically – because it is that important! No matter if you are a morning person or not (by the way, I am not), but there’s no…
We all know it is not easy to create better habits. Yes, we can stick to a low-fat calorie diet and do it every day for a week, but eventually our initial motivation fades. And yes, we can keep up with a new exercise routine every January… until we run out of willpower and leave…
The power our brain has to learn new things and adapt to new situations is endlessly amazing. If you have ever heard stories about people who suffered accidents or a stroke or any other event that impacted brain functions and then recovered via therapy, you have seen neuroplasticity in action. People have lost motor functions,…
If you have goals in life you would like to achieve, building a vision board is an extremely effective tool to help you achieve them. To explain why it is effective, first we need to understand why visualization works. But let’s start from the beginning. What is a Vision Board? A vision (or visualization, or…
When I moved to the US from Brazil to work as an IT consultant, I didn’t know anyone (other than my employer, by phone) and needed a lot of help to repatriate and adjust. I remember all the random acts of kindness I received from people at work, their friends, and people my Brazilian friends…
This week, I’ve hit a slump. I have failed on a number of different fronts while attempting to move my business ahead, and I won’t lie: it is frustrating and discouraging. The tendency is to avoid the issues and procrastinate, or start engaging in completely random activities (social media, anyone?). Ah the joys of avoidance!…
