A few truths like punches hitting your faceI’m reading quite a lot about Robert Kiyosaki lately. If you don’t know him, you should start reading. His books, his life, some interviews… You can only learn something new or open your mind. Kiyosaki is not very popular among many people. The reason is simple. He tells truths like punches hitting your face. They do hurt. Because he is right in many aspects. He came from nothing until becoming very wealthy. He will tell you things like: Mindset is everything Don’t invest until you have...Read more
This is what happened in the 60sIn 1960, the average length of retirement before death was only one year for men and eight years for women. People felt great, for companies and governments around the world, it was an easy task to take care of those people for a few years. Those people passed their children the message that you have probably heard and applied: study hard, find a great job, work hard. The problem is that now retiring at 65 and dying at 85 is the norm. If you think that governments or companies will take care...Read more
I was no machoTypical Spanish approach. You sink or you learn how to swim. This is how they left me practically alone to run my first PPP Project as a COO and deputy CEO. The CEO told me that he will come twice or three times a week. I saw him once a month. Many people get paralyzed. They don’t know what to do. They behave as beheaded chickens. But they never raise their voice. They never ask for help. Asking for help and being humble enough to recognize that you have no jodida idea of something is hard....Read more
What you say and you write is importantIn fact, it’s critical for your mind. If you say that you’re tired, you’ll be. If you say that you’re burned out… self-fulling prophecy. What you say is more important for your brain than you think. “I’m going to try” have a meaning. You can pass over a bad boss with that. You’re bad and your boss too… so who cares. “I’m do it” is a different story. That’s not only an intention, but commitment. Good bosses only accept this option. In my 20 years’ experience, “Either you do it or not, but...Read more
This is the most significant factor in your successPeople think that it is what they study. Others the wife or husband or partner that they choose. Others the first company they work for. But no. Studies show this over and over. The most important decision in your life is city you decide to live in. This defines what wife or husband you can have, where you’re going to work, the salary range, the tax system, the business opportunities, your potential growth as professional or businessman, etc. There are people so aware of this fact that change...Read more
The reason why women lie so muchAsk a woman how she likes men. Once she responds, ask her what her partner is like. Spoiler: nothing to do with it. Ask one of those fanatics of a political party about their beloved leader's best policy. Crickets. Cree, cree, cree. Ask someone about what he wants. Or… Ask yourself. You have no damn clue what you want, much less why you want it. Or… your needs and desires, your fears and aspirations. No clue. Don’t get it yet? One more. You propose to do something in particular… But, a...Read more
Something to do not tomorrow, but today“When I have money” is the biggest lie that I hear. “When I have money” is the biggest lie you tell yourself. “When I have money” is the self-impose mantra to keep you poor. You don’t need money to start investing or start a business. You know that. Don’t try to convince you otherwise. Just google “how to” and you’ll get a few ideas. They many not work for you, or this is what you think, that there is for sure something that you can figure out… if you want to, of course. This way of creating...Read more
Concerns about the Wailing WallThe gate at my kids' daycare is a Wailing Wall. I don't know if it's some kind of group therapy or what, but people there just can't stop complaining: I’m very busy. The viruses. The kid is always sick. Mucus and more mucus The girl is already smoking… Whatever. But, I’m sure you know that complaining isn’t something exclusive to parents. Complains have been institutionalized. In today's society, defeatism is the norm…. and you’ll see once that Trump wins or Kamala wins the election… just...Read more
You won't get right the answer to this questionI have told you this already, but it’s worth to ask the question. What would you prefer? A million euros, dollars, coconuts… whatever... ...Or a cent that doubles every day for a month? When asked this question, your brain tends to activate. Slowly, but you start to do the math. 1 cents, 2 cents, 4 cents... If you are really patience, and your show in Netflix is more boring than normal, the count continues. 8, 16, 32, 64, 1.28€, 2.56€, 5.12€... Your brain notices that the speed is increasing,...Read more
Are you living like a celibate priest?When you realize that the celibacy of Catholic priests, cardinals, and even the Pope has more to do with issues arising from the inheritance of descendants than with a mythical sacrifice to devote themselves to God... you realize that they’ve been deceiving you, manipulating you, creating obedient little sheep. This case is not unique. People's minds are full of preconceptions, fixed ideas, and false myths. In all aspects of life. Laws. Regulations. Politics. Religion. Etc. Personal finance,...Read more
Are you playing to be a sheep?People accept atrocious conditions, or simply stupidities without questioning. I’m not going to talk about giving around 50% of what you make in your salary to the government in taxes. Let’s keep that for another day. Let’s talk about “changing the hour” or the Daily Saving Time thing. When was the last time that you voted for such a change? Have you been every asked? People think that they live in democracies and have right to vote or at least have an opinion. Well… the idea of changing the...Read more
How essential are you?Humans have a terrible egocentric problem. Since we walk in and out of the caverns, we thought that we were the center of the universe. Just considering the sun being the center, and not us, humans, cost some people lots of trouble or even their lives. This is why you feel essential in your company or your business. You’re wired to feel like that. There are even people out there that don’t leave their jobs for “not letting the mates down, without me” or for “continuing my legacy”, or any...Read more
Why to get more education?First… Why should you care? Over and over, we have heard from our parents or at school the same story. Study hard. Get a good degree. With the good degree, a good job. Then, work hard. That’s the perfect receipt to be permanently frustrated about how little money you make, and how much money others make. No matter if you are an operator or a CEO. The money that you make out of selling your time never tastes fulfilling. If you care about that, you should continue your education until you die....Read more
Trump is leading the pools, this is how you'll be affectedYesterday I saw that Trump is taking the lead in the pools. That’s terrible. It’s so bad, so bad for you, for the economy and the democracy, that… It’s at least as bad as… if the other lady wins the election. Or as good as… Or as irrelevant as… If you look at any elections or any government with the hope of them changing your life, forget it… unless, of course, you want to be a slave of the system. The maximum thing that Trump winning or the other lady winning will do is changing your mood…...Read more
Your brain is deceiving you. Here is how. Jack Trout, advertiser, author. A machine you should look for in God Google. This guy said that “We live in the first over-communicated society in history”. I repeat. "Over-communicated," Oh, what a term, what insight, what interesting idea… you may be thinking. Yeah, but wait. Let me tell you two more things. First, he said this in the 70s. Yes. Over-communication, in the 70s. Do the math. Second, this means success is no longer about having information. Not anymore. For 200,000 or maybe...Read more
How could we be so stupid?What all these things have in common? Anesthesia Electroshock Helicopter Steam engine Suitcases with wheels Zero Don’t get it? Nothing… just that they don’t make sense. Let me explain. We’ve been using anesthesia for decades, but until a few years ago, no one knew how it worked… and everyone considered that they were safe! You might think of electroshock as torture… well, the reality is that it’s used and it works to alleviate certain symptoms. We don’t precisely know why it works....Read more
What you discuss under the sheets... In 1965, a Hungarian man named László Polgar wrote several letters to a woman named Klara. This guy wanted to have some discussions with Klara under sheets. Moreover, this Polgar was obsessed with one idea: "A genius is not born; a genius is trained and educated." He took his obsession to such an extreme that the only thing he aimed to convince Klara of with his strange letters was the need to start a family where they could create geniuses. Just the two of them, raising their children to be...Read more
You just need a little bit of dictatorshipYou’ve probably seen already the latest video of Elon… Not the one with robots, that’s for another day. The video where SpaceX catches a rocket… aka, they made it land under control. First try. And they succeed. That’s history. In 1000 years, people will look at this moment as we look today to the fall of Constantinople… or the “invention” of the steam engine. A change of era. In theory in 3 hours, we can reuse that rocket and do a new “SEND”. More or less like planes today. They won NASA,...Read more
How to choose a good wineIf you have a stable job where you save a portion of your salary each month, yet your financial situation isn’t where you’d like it to be, perhaps you're aiming in the wrong direction. As I’ve said many times, cutting expenses to save money is fine; it’s necessary. But creating new sources of income is much more effective. It’s not about cutting expenses by 100, 200, or 300 euros or dollars or whatever a month, but about increasing your income by 100, 200, or 300 a month. Mathematically, the...Read more
You’re doing a great job, but… You feel stuck? Do promotions go to someone else? Do you think that you deserve more? Then… You have to move your ass. I’ve seen this many times. Great professionals. Technical remarkable. The best of the best. So good… that they remained stuck. Why is that? Simple. You’re doing such a good job, that you boss doesn’t want to lose you and want to stay where you are. If you think that simply because you are good, they’ll think of you when the time comes… you’re wrong. Trust me. I’ve been there....Read more