mindfulness

  • Grateful, Thankful, Blessed

    What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? The same as every day: giving thanks to God for all my blessings. I make the firm decision to be happy. If we don’t make that our daily priority in life, then nothing we do… Continue reading

    Grateful, Thankful, Blessed
  • We Work To Live

    In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? It’s comforting to come home after a long day of hard work and know that things are going well. Little stress in our lives is OK. Yet, hard work is… Continue reading

    We Work To Live
  • Ordem e Progresso

    What’s the trait you value most about yourself? Order and Organization Everything in its place, fulfilling the purpose for which it was created. If it no longer serves a role or is too old to do so, it’s discarded. Every… Continue reading

    Ordem e Progresso
  • Ikigai

    List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. According to Japanese philosophy, we should all strive to find what they call Ikigai. It is our reason for being. It is the reason we get up every morning. There… Continue reading

    Ikigai
  • No Brands, Justs Things

    What brands do you associate with? I align myself with the brand that delivers on quality, price, and functionality. I don’t have a specific preference. If it works well and meets my needs, that’s the brand I choose if it’s… Continue reading

    No Brands, Justs Things
  • How to Measure Your Daily Achievements

    What could you do more of? There’s always more we can do. We can always become better people—better professionals, fathers, sons, friends, brothers. We can always be kinder, more generous, eat better, sleep better, exercise more, or read more books.… Continue reading

    How to Measure Your Daily Achievements
  • Leave it Behind

    What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? No Looking Back There’s nothing to retrieve from the past. The good moments left us with cherished memories, and the bad ones—lessons, some of them painfully earned. The only thing that… Continue reading

    Leave it Behind
  • Curiosity and Information Overload in the Digital Age

    Which topics would you like to be more informed about? Since the era of home Internet in the mid-1990s, it has become virtually impossible to stay uninformed. Various technologies have emerged from the legendary Encarta 95 to the latest GPT-5.… Continue reading

    Curiosity and Information Overload in the Digital Age
  • Why Experiencing Solitude Benefits Young Adults

    Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I wish I’d had the chance to live alone before marrying so early in my twenties. Some young people need the experience of stepping fully out of parental dependence… Continue reading

    Why Experiencing Solitude Benefits Young Adults
  • Building Effective Teams Through Empathy

    Do you see yourself as a leader? It would be arrogant to say yes. That question should be asked of those who have worked with me on various projects and teams. What I can say is that I strive to… Continue reading

    Building Effective Teams Through Empathy