Is It Safe to Reveal Your True Self to Others?

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 14, 2021 | Becoming Your Best Self

I have been pondering this question ever since an old memory of my father came up during my meditation time. This memory pertained to a time when my father was giving me a warning about keeping my guard up to protect myself from other people. His words of caution went...

How to Overcome the Damage of a Troubled Childhood

by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 7, 2021 | Becoming Your Best Self

I could have titled this piece “How to forgive your abusers”, but I think surviving a troubled childhood is about a lot more than forgiving those who made you suffer. It is about understanding how a troubled childhood has affected your life and kept you from becoming...

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

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...

Stop People Pleasing Your Life Away

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...

You Are a Force to Be Reckoned With

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...

Is Your Higher Calling Hidden from You?

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....