Know how to listen

Know how to listen

Experts agree that knowing how to listen is one of the most difficult skills to find and develop because, among other things, it requires putting oneself in another’s shoes, letting go of even their own paradigms for a short time, and assuming that others may see things differently. CONTINUE READING “Know how to listen” »

There is beginning, middle and end

There is beginning, middle and end

In this millennium the impression I have is that everyone seeks the easy way.

Magical formulas for success are sold in books, box specials, lectures, DVDs and banal beabá to achieve something that is impossible without going through the natural process of life. At the beginning, when we choose what we want to do, in the middle, it is the long process of walking to acquire knowledge and skills in what is chosen and, finally, the positive result of his work. CONTINUE READING “There is beginning, middle and end” »

Red brushstrokes

Red brushstrokes

My mother always understood when she saw Renata sitting in front of a huge blackboard of the garibaldo. It was the joke of the week: I would become a teacher writing on the board and beautiful Reca, a student, learning the lessons of the week. The training was to allow me to play my elder sister role. If she failed, she had to lend me the most beautiful glitter bracelet in the closet. CONTINUE READING “Red brushstrokes” »