The multilayered self. — If you are a seeker, if you are one of the persons looking to answer the big questions and trying to define who you are, you can look from this perspective: Imagine yourself as having two layers; note that they are not sequential or one more important than the other. …

It isn’t that difficult. Think about the fear of failure, of not being good enough, fear of not being able to sustain yourself or your family… — Here is what you need to know to begin the transformation: First, we are focusing on psychological fears. That is patterns created in the past after you experienced something you want to avoid. For example, a reprimand, an embarrassing moment, something you saw and disapproved of, etc.

Focus Jose! That’s what I’ve heard since I was a young boy. If you know me, you know that I’m involved in so many different projects. Still, now that I’m dangerously close to my fifties, I figure that being like that brings some advantages, especially If I manage to…

A Cosmology of you and me. — There is a shiny marble in the red velvet curtain. It looks like a static, intricate, beautiful drop. Is there something in it? Yes, it is a fantastic universe impossible to conceive, impossible to describe. Each inquiry from my curiosity and imagination makes it unfold into infinite storylines with exquisite…

Zuckerberg isn’t an AI Powered android, but he might be The Matrix. — The infamous algorithm and its alignment to FaceBook’s business model, is pushing me to conclude that Facebook is becoming less useful every day. The FB bubble burst for me recently. It happened when reading about the sudden massive adoption of Signal as a replacement for WhatsApp. Check Wired’s article about…

To help you walk your own path, with less struggle and more joy — Dear Fearbusters (*)! — (*) Coined by my friend Borut Zrim, Some days ago, I got inspired by an intriguing question: To succeed, what pain will you say yes to? At first, it sounded so counterintuitive, but then, it makes lots of sense. Every decision we make intends to create…

If you lower the “volume” of your fear, congrats, you won! — Steve says that awareness is the key to having a satisfying life, but awareness of what? As part of Deconstructing Fear Interviews, I had the opportunity to interview Steve. During our conversation, a particular word caught my attention: labels. When Steve talks about labels, he refers to the meaning we…

To avoid stagnation, to increase creativity. Individually and collectively — Dear friends, cousins, siblings There is something I need to tell you. I have found it to be a simple but life-changing truth. I don’t know whether you will feel the same, but I hope you will read on with an open heart. Here’s what I am moved to tell…

I’m getting to version 3.0, what about you? — The Art of Versioning Yourself is basically the deliberate effort to describe your story highlighting your life’s most significant turning points. Versioning your story can help you visualize what really matters to you, what you like doing the most, and it can help you identify unuseful patterns. Reviewing my versioning log I decided to…