What’s Life?

What’s Life?

One day a friend asked me: “What’s life all about? ” WOW! What a challenging question! Isn’t it? I was reflecting about it when my intuition kicked in and reminded me of a wonderful metaphor, perfect to explain what life is to me. IMAGINE A PAINTING SCHOOL. When you get there you receive a blank […]

Retrospective & Perspective

Retrospective & Perspective

IN 2016 … I SUFFERED for being robbed by my closest relatives. I CRIED for being abused by a close friend. I WORRIED about the situation around the world. I ENDURED injustices and prejudices. I STRUGGLED to maintain inner peace. BUT despite it all … I PRAYED for wisdom and strength to keep going. I […]

Compensation or Recognition?

Compensation or Recognition?

What do employees want most? Compensation or Recognition? For most of us, once we have our basic needs covered for at least a standard living, then we turn our attention to a very important and profound factor: the feeling of making a difference. We look for it, not just in our personal life, but also […]

Job, Career, or Calling?

Job, Career, or Calling?

How’s your MOST DEMANDING relationship doing? Work is the most demanding relationship we will ever have. Why? Because it takes more time than anything in our lives! Tons of time and efforts go into it every day. With such a huge investment, it’s important to know what type of relationship we have with work and […]

Problem or Pleasure?

Problem or Pleasure?

On my first trip to Australia I went to purchase a souvenir and after thanking the lady for her assistance, she said: “No worries!” Worries? Why would I be worried? I was traveling and having fun so it never crossed my mind to worry about anything, until now.   After few days in Australia I […]

Are you hungry to judge?

Are you hungry to judge?

You will never forget the flavor of this story. A little boy was holding two apples in his hands. His dad came and asked with a smile: “Son, can you give your dad one of your apples?” The boy looked up to his dad for few seconds, then he suddenly took a quick bite of […]

Are You a Carrot, Egg or Coffee bean?

Are You a Carrot, Egg or Coffee bean?

How do you handle adversities? When the hours are the darkest and the trials are their greatest, how do you behave? A long time ago, when I was a little lady, I went to talk to my beloved Grandmother Maria about how things were going wrong in my life and she told me a wonderful […]

Are You Coachable?

Are You Coachable?

I believe everybody is Coachable, but not at all times. In my experience working as an International Coach, I’ve learned the importance of identifying whether the client is ready to commit to the work and embrace the changes. Most people want change in their lives, but very few people are really ready to make the […]

What’s Coaching?

What’s Coaching?

COACHING is a trendy profession and many people are using the title Coach, even though they are not Coaches at all. WATCH OUT! In my experience, I have met lots of people who call themselves Coaches: Health Coach (instead of saying Nutritionists), Relationship Coach (instead of saying Marriage Counselor), Business Coach (instead of saying Financial […]