by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 28, 2021 | Becoming Your Best Self
Setting and enforcing boundaries is necessary if you want to maintain healthy relationships. Many of us, however, were trained to do exactly the opposite. Our parents, teachers and mentors convinced us that it was selfish to take care of our needs before the needs of...
by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 21, 2021 | Aging Well, Becoming Your Best Self
We often see an addiction as an illness related to substance dependency, but it is much more than that. A behavior can also be addictive, like a sexual addiction or being a workaholic. In simple terms, an addiction is a coping mechanism your ego helped establish so...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jan 11, 2021 | Becoming Your Best Self
How many nights have you spent whining and whimpering about the things that didn’t work out, like the promotion you didn’t get or the lover who got away? How many hours have you wasted afraid of making an important decision or worrying that the decision you made may...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jan 4, 2021 | Becoming Your Best Self
Serving as manager of public works for the City of Denver was one of the most challenging jobs I ever held. Among the myriad of responsibilities, I was in charge of the Waste Management Branch. These are the folks who daily pick up the trash and recycling citywide....
by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 28, 2020 | 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 my homeland—in 2001 and 2017, forty years after my parents sent me fleeing Castro’s Revolution to the United States—this joyful and...
by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 21, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
There is probably no single person alive in America today (and perhaps the world) who has not heard the advice, “whatever you do, always give it your best.” I grew up convinced this was expert advice, even noble and admirable. We should always give everything we do...
