Preparing for the marathon: a humility lesson
After having prepared and run my first marathon, I realized that the ingredients that make an excellent performance are the same that we need everyday.
Be Stupid!
There’ll always be paths we reckon smarter, better than others. However, if we just stick to those, aren’t we excessively limiting our choices?
The beauty of breaking up
Breaking up sucks, nobody could deny that. Being left sucks and also leaving is not that great. We should start thinking that breaking up might be good.
The obsession (and alibi) with having to be a superhero
We are all immersed in a culture that, idealizing superheroes, provides us with ideal models. Sometimes you just comply, other times you react instead.
You cannot not choose
There are times in our personal and professional lives when we are aware we are making a choice. These are usually new situations, in which we have to take risks and we get ahead of ourselves. In these cases, we are not necessarily successful but we often feel satisfied because we feel we have taken on a challenge.
Getting beyond your boundaries
Una domanda che sento spesso: ma davvero si possono superare i propri limiti? E’ utile pensare che sia possibile, oppure ci porta ad illuderci, ad essere avventati o frustrati…
Feedback for learning: transformation as a generative key
In order to talk about how to use feedback for learning we need not to view feedback as sources of conflict but rather opportunities for transformation.
Christmas: more kind or more courageous?
This past year has been very important for us. We accomplished some demanding projects, in the attempt of leaving a generative trace in both the people and the companies we worked with.
Inside Out, at the roots of empathy
Inside Out delivers a clear message: always wanting to be happy limits us. The last movie by Pixar deals with empathy and emotional intelligence.
Realize your worst nightmare
People always talk about realizing their dreams, what if we learned to realize our nightmares too? Or, at least, to associate with them with greater ease?