Once that you have decided what you want in life, itās time for the next step. No matter whether you wantā¦ Change career path. Get into the PPP line. Get into business. Expand your business. Not matter whatās your decision. There is a common next step. Expand your network. i.e. get connected to the right people. As Grant Cardone saidā¦ āI donāt go to āworkā. I go to my netWORK to increase my Net Worth.ā You need to improve your network to increase your Net Worth. Itās not just about the...
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Complexity is the enemy of clarity. And without clarity, you're invisible. Iāve been in meetings where technical guys discuss and discuss. Argue and argue. About the gender of the angels. For hours. For meetings. For months. Ego against ego. And you still miss the point. The clarity, the specificity of the problem. And they go invisible. For bosses and leaders alike. If you are able to explain complex things in a simple way, as if the person you talk to was 5 years-oldā¦ People will listen....
2 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Every important decision in your life has come down to the same thing. Making a bet on yourself. Changing company? Bet on yourself. Changing career path? Bet on yourself. Starting your business? Bet on yourself. Hiring your first employee? Bet on yourself. There is one thing I have learnt about big decisions. Itās always simpler than you think. Before you change your company and country, it feels scary, and risky. After you do, you wonder why you waited so long. Before you start your...
3 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
āTwenty years ago, my father built a thriving business with a handshake and a business cardā āSorry mate. Welcome to the Trust Recession Eraā. In your fatherās era, trust was institutional. People believed in companies, credentials, and corporate polish. Now, people donāt believe TV, the newspaper, the media, the governmentā¦ Almost nothing. This is why great engineers, and other professionals remain invisible despite their skills. Other people, less-qualified attract attention. This is why...
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Obesity is a big public-health challenge, affecting over 1bn people worldwide in 2025. According to The Economist, guys that love models and projectionsā¦ this is projected to double by 2035. And you know how is doing anything about it? Almost nobody. And doing things for real? Nobody at all. The usual suspects are known, and demonstrated to be guilty. Lack of exercise, excess of sugar and products you wonāt give to your dog. Still, nobody makes tackle any of these things a priority. Not even...
5 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
I did not know that idea from Bezos. Yes, the Amazon guy. Getting better with time like good wine. Apparently, when organizing meetings he is a weirdoo. And one of his weirdadas is that āif you have to order two pizzas, there are too many people in the meetingā. Of course, he does not care about people fasting. The idea is that 80% of the best decisions, ideas, etc. come from the 20% of people. So, why having to spend more money on pizzasā¦ Bezitos is known for saving to the pennyā¦ and the...
6 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Yesterday I saw an orange New Beetle. I love cars. And this āorangeā that seemed so eccentric and powerful reminded me a picture I saw in LinkedIn. The picture compares two parking lots. One in the 70s and another one today. In the 70s, you had a rainbow of colours. Green, blue, red, yellow, orangeā¦ Different tonesā¦ If you go today to a parking lot, youāll see black, white, a few grey and fewer red and blue. We are in a world where itās better not to grab attention. To go with the flow....
7 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
He was betrayed by his wife. Stop taking pills. Finishing studies. Recently married. Moved to a new town. Bought a house. In debt, for furniture and all the set up of a new life together. Iām pregnant. OKā¦ Twins. Tough 7-8 months. Lots of medical issues. Risk. Stress. Danger. Anger and fear. All went well at the end. But things could not go that well any longer. Now he is a single dad. Moved away. Reorganized his life in a new country. From scratch. With two wonderful 14 years-old boys. When...
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I learnt today that a great professional I know got laid down. After more than 30 years in the same company. Delivering amazing projects. Making millionsā¦ if not billions ā yes, with ābā for the company. A big, important guy. A great guy, by the way. Personally and professionally. Heās shocked. And in his late 50sā¦ after being at the top in uncountable projects, deciding over the lives of hundreds of employees, contractors and subcontractors. He feels vulnerable. Not sure if you had realized....
9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read