Genius? Nah...A risk taker

Steve Jobs is definitely one of the most known personalities nowadays.He's driven, he's creative, he's a showman, some say he's genius.My take on that? Well, I think he's just someone who really wanted to change the world and hit with his face on the wall several times, to have that success.I don't believe in genius or talent or whatever you want to call it.I do believe in effort, learning from the mistakes you do and...above...

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Life is like a coin: always has two sides!

Kind of interesting, isn't it?In heard this expression a couple day ago and makes perfect sense.In every situation we face, we can always see it in a different perspective and that can make the difference between success and failure, happiness and sadness.It all comes down to the way you face things. How many times were you with a problem at your business and wondering why it didn't work the way you wanted to?Well have you ever thought that maybe that "side of the coin" isn't the correct one?It's good to hear other people's thoughts, brainstorm,...

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What and If?

Two interesting words that most of us use very often.Questions like "What are you doing?", "What's that?" or "If you do it your wrong", are a common fact in our lives.However, if put together they can really piss you off."What if?" is the worst question you could ever put."What if I did that?", "What if I talked to her?", "What if I had taken some risk in that business?".These are some example of stuff you'll ask yourself again and again.But the thing is: why didn't we tried it at that time?Taking some risk is something most people can't do, most...

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What can a smile win?

Well here's an interesting question.Aside from the obvious satisfactin and happiness, a smile can win a lot.A smile can be the difference between finishing a business negotiation with sucess of not. It's the difference between giving a tip to a waiter and not giving it. It's the difference when conforting someone.I could go on and on, but it's quite real.How many of us went through these situations.As you know, non-verbal...

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First Things First

Well, the little voice in my head is starting to roll over the blog.So the thing is: why should I care? Why should you care about your own little voice?The fact is that they are able to sum-up in very simple conclusions your life and teach you great lessons to the future.So the thing is really hearing it, because, as I see it, most people don't because they keep doing the same mistakes over and over. Me included, but since I started to pay a bit more attention to details and really go over what went wrong you can see it wispering the conclusion...and...

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