by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 29, 2019 | Aging Well
The day we stop having dreams is the day we stop living. Dreams can motivate us to become better people or to accomplish greater things. Having a vision for the future separates the human species from the rest of the animal kingdom. Dreaming, therefore, is an...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 24, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self
Hard to pinpoint where it all began, but somewhere in human history people began comparing themselves to one another. To make matters worse, society assigned hierarchical values to these comparisons. They invented terms, like “upper or ruling class, working class and...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 22, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self
Some of the best salseros (salsa dancers) in the world come from the Caribbean Island I call home, Cuba. During my two return visits to Cuba—in 2001 and 2016, forty years after my parents sent me fleeing Castro’s Revolution to the United States—this joyful and...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 17, 2019 | Spiritual Development
Major losses spare no one in this world. I am reminded of this by my children who lost their mother to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease a few days ago. I have lost both of my parents and even though I had a very difficult relationship with them; I realize how...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 15, 2019 | Inspiring Leadership
Most people believe we can always do better. This may seem like an honorable and humble attitude to have, but it is a pronouncement that is too open-ended by which to judge our efforts. We can be better according to whom, or based on what standard? Unfortunately,...