Have you ever felt like quitting? When in negative environments, you may feel that the easiest way to do is to leave. This might not be the right thing to do. I have been working since I was 14 years…
Some thoughts on 2017
Exercising the necessary end-of-the-year reflections, I came to terms with what has mattered the most to me this 2017: I focused on discovering myself. It is hard to acknowledge that we are a continuum between the light and the darkness…
Is the world ready for Global Citizens? [1]
To all my paisanos, Mexicans living abroad: keep it up. I think of myself as a global citizen. I have lived in five countries, worked in four, in America, Europe and the Middle East. For all the expats- as they…
I woke up in Paris
I woke up in Paris. It is a warm summer morning. I am exhausted after travelling. I couldn’t sleep again. There is a feeling of anxiety that has been unsettling me. I am not certain what is the occasion. I…
Givers setting boundaries
I am a hard worker. I am both, an ideas person and a doer. I engage in a higher-level, sense of meaning dimension. My job has consisted, since the old times working in government and politics, on advising people, but…
The 6-year-old who decided to become a top student
Do not take me wrong. I love learning. It is just that I started my learning journey because I somehow had to. Because there was no choice. I needed to be independent. I was born in a small city in…
How was I ranked as a top public speaker by the age 25
How I became an award-winning public speaker
Saudi culture
Saudi culture is amazing. I continue to be positively surprised by their people. I can hear the call for prayer just now. I close my eyes and feel transported to the mystical middle east. How lucky I am for being…
Motivational educator
Education influences behaviour brings people together and fosters changes in society. Each student can and will change the world. Changes can occur in their immediate family nucleus, their friends' circle, their city, their country, society as a whole. Shifts happen…
Give it a meaning
This morning I woke up with some melancholy thinking about my journey. I found myself having pancakes and debating how important is to give life meaning. Meaning that transcends worldly possessions or short-sighted visions. Meaning that will keep you…
