(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel It’s basically like with food. You need food in order to survive and to be healthy. But if you eat too much, or if you eat too much of the wrong stuff, It’s bad for you. And it is exactly the same […]
The beauty of this day, by Carla Martins
May I, on this dayRecognize the small beautiesThat are already hereAnd that emerge moment by moment,As unconditional giftsThat ask nothing of me in returnMay I rest my attentionOn the perfection of natureOf others, of myself and of the worldEmbracing this perfectionThat includes all shadesFrom the most grayTo the most colorfulThat I find outsideKnowing that in […]
The Monk and the bananas, by Paulo Coelho
A traveling friend decided to spend a few weeks in a monastery in Nepal. One afternoon, he entered one of the many temples of the monastery and found a monk smiling, sitting on the altar. – Why are you smiling? – my friend asked the monk. – Because I understand the meaning of bananas – […]
The Peace of Wild Things, by Wendell Berry
When despair grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I go and lie down where the wood drakerests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feed.I come into the peace of wild thingswho do not tax their […]
Flow like a river
There is the story of a young martial arts student who was under the tutelage of a famous master. One day, the master was watching a practice session in the courtyard. He realized that the presence of the other students was interfering with the young man’s attempts to perfect his technique. The master could sense […]
The Old Man and the Scorpion
One day, an old man was walking along a river bank when he saw a scorpion drowning in the water. He reached out his hand to save the scorpion, but the scorpion stung him. The old man withdrew his hand, but he did not give up. He tried again and again, but each time the […]
Moments, by Nadine Stair
If I could live again my life.Next time, I would tryto make more mistakes.I would not try to be so perfect.I would relax more.I would be more full than I am now.In fact, I would take fewer things seriously.I would be less hygienic.I would take more risks.I would travel more.I would watch more sunsets.I would […]
Soft Skills Development Program for Grupo Conceito, Nov 23
Over the last six weeks I have had the pleasure of facilitating a Soft Skills Development Program for two groups of participants from Grupo Conceito. The training was designed to help the participants develop and enhance soft skills and apply them in their daily work. Through information exploration, practical exercises and feedback, the participants learned how […]
Ellen Langer | Mindfulness is actively noticing
(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel The way I have defined mindfulness is actively noticing. If you give people instructions and say “pay attention and be present”. That’s sweet! But it really falls on deaf ears because when people are not there, they don’t know they’re not there. […]
Do you want to be a better leader? Start by sleeping more!
Did you know that the quality of your sleep can influence your leadership ability? Sleeping well is not only a matter of health, but also of professional and personal performance. Sleep is one of the basic needs of the human being, essential for the maintenance of physical and mental health, as well as for the […]











