Learning, building, mentoring.
A tale of how in the last ten weeks I have learned that making plans is a mix of art and science, and that we must accept that planning requires making choices that allow us to move forward, and in choosing we are compromising.
A few months ago I read that writing was thinking. I was very much in agreement with the whole article, and I still am. But I now see it much more clearly. In my quest to build this habit of writing every Friday I have felt what I had just rationally understood back when I read the piece. Let me share my realization.
Home, the physical space, and the people, animals and plants in it, are my safe place. There is so much that happens within these walls.
This is yet the most difficult of all writing Fridays. Unlike the previous ones, there is no draft, there is no specific topic, and there is no flow of words and ideas coming through my mind faster than I can type. There are no specific questions I can research on books or articles. More specifically,... Continue Reading →
In this post I expose the different skills needed to do strategy work, bringing together the work of three different authors.
Back when our idea of changing the world was throwing ourselves on the streets. Ideals Matter, 2009.
It is Friday, so here I am again with another post. I have spent this week reading about strategy, and while there is still a lot to cover, this week I focused only on its definition. For this purpose, I consulted a handful of books, articles and podcasts (I provide the full list of them... Continue Reading →
It is the third of my 10-week mini sabbatical and it’s also Friday, which mean it’s blogging day. Returning from Seoul and jumping into a workshop on a topic related to work is a huge shift of mindset. From an identity perspective, one mindset is messy, adventurous, social and hedonistic. Seoul was mostly about that,... Continue Reading →
It is Friday night in Seoul. Nine thirty-eight, to be precise. We could be out enjoying the night life of which there is plenty here, but we are both tired, and we have enjoyed the day enough already. Instead, we are back in our hotel room. I write. Luis rests. In a way, I am... Continue Reading →
Today was my last day of work before starting a 2-month (mini) sabbatical. It will be a little bit over sixty days, and while I am aware this is more than your average vacation, it will be 10 weeks that will go away faster than I hope. Because of this, what I want to do... Continue Reading →
Maria Lasprilla 