Explain How You Came to that Opinion

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 20, 2019 | Inspiring Leadership

Have you lost hope we can bridge our country’s divide that is pitting political ideologies with one another? I have not, but I believe we need to do something different to create unity; we must listen and understand what those who differ have to say. The seven words...

The More Minds Unite, the More They Create the Intended Purpose

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 18, 2019 | Inspiring Leadership

Just like negative thinking can create undesirable outcomes, positive thinking can create optimistic ones. Our thoughts do matter, and we can use them to create the reality we want. However, we were not taught to believe we could make the life we wanted. We were told...

Is Lying Ever Acceptable?

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 13, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self

The most important aspect of building a solid house is how you construct the foundation. Educated as a structural engineer, I learned that a house will never stand for long if built on shallow sand. I can say the same for every relationship, to be successful, they...

The Wisdom in Indiana Jones’ Search for the Holy Grail 

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 11, 2019 | Aging Well

Of all the great Indiana Jones movies made, my favorite one is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The plot has Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) racing to rescue his father, Doctor Henry Jones (Sean Connery) from the Nazis to find the Holy Grail, the cup Christ used...

Why Take on a Creative Endeavor if it Doesn’t Make Money? 

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 6, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self

Our ability to make money and become financially independent correspond to the most important societal value of American society. We often conclude that efforts that don’t make money belong to adolescents or retired people. If it doesn’t pay, then it must be play!...