If You Want A Different World, Become the Change You Wish to See

by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 14, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

In the heat of our many discussion, a friend of mine would make fun of me by saying, “Guillermo, opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.” This was his good-natured way of pointing out my tendency to share an opinion on everything under the sun whether I knew...

Scapegoats Make Lousy Pets 

by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 7, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

I had a terrible outing playing tennis the other day. By the end of my play I stood completely frustrated with my effort, As I can be prone to do, I eagerly distributed the blame for all that happened. My partner was at fault; the courts were too slippery, the other...

A Life Without Purpose is Like a Road Trip Without a Destination

by Guillermo Vidal | Nov 30, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

I spent many years creating a plan for retirement. Without thinking much about what retirement meant, I followed the counsel of financial advisors like a mouse running in their maze. I was conviced I was being prudent following their directions. Society around me...

Embrace What You Hide and Open the Door to Your Authenticity 

by Guillermo Vidal | Nov 2, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

I have written before about our human tendency to see ourselves as inferior, not good enough, not worthy. Having spent the past few years confronting this negative self-belief, I stumbled across something important, this damaging concept is rooted in something we hide...

Tom Petty and Me

by Guillermo Vidal | Oct 12, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

I never met Tom Petty, but I deeply morn his recent passing. His music was transformative. Some of my favorites were Free Fallin’, Refugee, Learning to Fly, You Don’t Know How it Feels, to name a few. But the one that moved me the most was I Won’t Back Down. The song...

If You Don’t Learn To Love Yourself, Others Will Not be Able to Do it Either

by Guillermo Vidal | Sep 28, 2017 | Becoming Your Best Self

I have mentioned several times in my blogs about learning to love yourself if you want to find true love with a partner. For some of my readers, this term is too vague, and they have requested I explain further what I mean by the phrase “learning to love yourself”....