Sometimes I Miss My Old Self

by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 25, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self

There was a time when I was certain I had it all together. My old self, or ego, ruled my life with what appeared to be a reliable set of rules and beliefs forged out of my many experiences. My life worked pretty well then, and I loved and revered my ego’s beliefs....

Is Your Higher Calling Hidden from You?

by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 20, 2019 | 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 picked up the trash and recycling citywide. There...

Don’t Let Anyone Talk You Out of Enforcing Your Boundaries

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

Setting and enforcing boundaries is a necessary skill one must learn if you want to maintain healthy relationships. Many of us, however, were trained to do exactly the opposite. Our parents, teachers and mentors told us that it was selfish to take care of our needs...

We Have a Lot More in Common with a House Plant than You Think

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

Whenever people around me talk to each other as though I wasn’t there, I usually crack a line I learned from watching television.“What am I? A Potted Plant?” Historians credit Brendan V. Sullivan, attorney for Marine Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North during the...

Stop People Pleasing Your Life Away into Oblivion

by Guillermo Vidal | Jan 9, 2019 | Becoming Your Best Self

We often think of an addiction as an illness related to substance dependency, but it is much more than that. A type of behavior can also be an addictive, like a sexual addiction or being a workaholic. In simple terms, an addiction is a coping mechanism your ego helped...

It is our Moral Duty to Make Things Better

by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 31, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self

These are the words of the fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, the young woman who has captured the world’s spotlight with her protest on the steps of the Swedish parliament building for the past month. Her demands; a radical change of government policy to help...