Motivation in a very challenging situation Fortunately life is not as predictable as we would like it to be and most of the time we are challenged by it with problems to overcome and grow ourselves. The key thing for me is to have a routine and focus on the importance of having s balanced life

what is networking and why should you consider it? If asked, I would describe networking as having people who could you rely on whenever facing a unknown and/or challenging situation. I believe it is a two ways road, it means that people would also rely on you whenever they need you for both situation as described previously. Considering that we all make decisions based on information we have, the more appropriate network we have the more access to information we have, so it can guide us accurately to the most important decisions in our personal and business life.

Living in a cosmopolitan city We all know that we humans need to be part of a group in order to have a happy and full life. However it is not as simple as said when living in a cosmopolitan city like NYC since it has people from different countries and cultures and this cultural adherence is the main point to be considered when we think about being part of a group.

Complaining to the wrong person at work We all have had a situation at work that was not favorable to us or even worse, having real problems like prejudice from colleagues or bosses or being scammed by them. The main question is what have you done about it? I mean, it is no use complaing with colleagues or your husban/spouse you must understand the situation and discuss that with the right person, like in a business environment O would suggest the HR of your company

Keep a routine in this such a caothic world I was wondering how many times I have started a new daily routine and screwed it up completely, maybe hundreds of times. Waking up really early to work out? maybe I have already committed myself to do that for 3 or 4 different times this year and in all the opportunities I have given up after 2 months. I feel that the main reason for that is the hectic world and tight schedule we have nowadays. However, it is not difficult to find someone who has 4 children, work hard, do volunteer works, cook at home and go to the gym. I always ask myself, How is that possible? Maybe the answer is just prioritize the important things and always allow yourself to have sometime for you. It may not be the solution to all of our shortage of time in this rat race, but it is certainly an excellent start.

My findings after 6 months livig in the U.S. Not long time ago, I was in Brazil working and living with my family and since I was born and raised in the same city in Brazil, I hadn't had any kind of international experience or even an intensive immersive environment with people from a so different culture. It has been now six months since I moved to the U.S. with my family and what still fascinates me, is the American proud, the love Americans have for their country and its colors. I wish we had the some proud and love in my home land. However, I fell it is not something which is promoted by a government, it should emerge from inside to outside.

Ow Sorry, lets switch to english to make you part of this conversation Last week I went for a business trip in Germany and since some of the participants did not speak English - including myself - the 2 day workshop was planned to be entirely in English. Considering that 90% of the attendees were German, it was quite common to see them talking to each other in German and sometimes, unfortunately some of the non German speakers were also part o those "conversation", which is a very unpleasant situation. My point is that if you really care about the people around you, you would have the greatest care to consider that you have a foreigner among you and alert the others about this mistake, showing empathy with that situation that may happen to you in the future.

What I have learned with my 2 year old son Today we live in a very hectic world, people are always busy and doing things like working, studying, working out, etc... In our today's world is not that easy to find time for the most particular and rewarding experience of our lives, being a father. My son has just turned 2 now and I have been learning a lot from him. I'm much more patient after his birth, no matter how stressed you are after work, babies will cry an sometimes for no clear reason, so no point on getting stressed out. Time management is also something really important when raising a kid, basically he is a person who just rely on us, parents, to survive.

How long should take a meeting? Most of us have at any point of your career participated in meetings, whether it is planning meetings, performance meetings, meetings with customers, suppliers, etc... Something that often struck me is the duration of these meetings, sometimes more than necessary, I have taken part in meetings which had last 3 or 4 hours and at the end no clear results and actions points were discussed in it, a complete waste of time.