by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 30, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
I have lost count of how many versions of “do what you love, and the money will follow” I have seen. Many modern self-help gurus make this promise to convince us to follow our passions. Some insist that we can make this money appear once we start taking daily steps in...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 2, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
The rising popularity of superheroes in our culture caused me to wonder if every individual possesses a super power of their own. Although Batman and Wonder Woman will only recruit a handful of us to join the Justice League, I believe the rest of us possess a powerful...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jun 18, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
There is a lot of talk these days about the tribalism and political polarization that has taken over our public discourse. Nothing seems possible with such hatred for the other side. America is suffering an identity crisis. We seem to have lost focus on the values we...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jun 11, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
In view of the high-profile suicides of high profile celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, I wanted to write about my past struggle with depression. In the early 1990’s I entered a severe dark period that lasted well over three years. I triggered it when I...
by Guillermo Vidal | May 28, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
It is very difficult to ignore the feelings of helplessness that percolate inside when we look at what is happening in our world. Democracy seems to be waning under the boots of tyrants who seem to control all power and can destroy millions at the snap of their...
by Guillermo Vidal | Apr 30, 2018 | Becoming Your Best Self
I read a bumper sticker the other day that said, “Aging is not for sissies”, and I wondered why we look at aging with such a jaundiced eye. Growing old is a natural and necessary part of life. Since the day we were born, we have been participating in the...