Author: Luis Velasquez

Help Yourself by Helping Others

Help Yourself by Helping Others

Posted by | Dec 8, 2015 | , | 0 |

You know you got this. You make predictions on finishing times and on minutes per mile.   Your excitement abounds and there is no ceiling on the possibilities. You have done the training and are feeling good. You are truly ready in your own mind.   You area about to embark on the longest run ever and unlike many people, you represent the very small minority who actually have the guts to walk onto the starting line of a 50 mile race. You are excited. 3,2,1…GO and you start your running adventure. So why do you do it?  Why suffer the intimidating odds? Why put...

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5 Scientific Facts About How Gratitude Will Improve Your Life

5 Scientific Facts About How Gratitude Will Improve Your Life

Posted by | Nov 30, 2015 | | 0 |

A few months ago, I was going to grab something to eat. On my way to the restaurant, I noticed a homeless woman, and I decided to buy some extra food so I could give it to her.   I bought an order to go and after I ate my food I proceeded to take the food to her.   She looked at me and asked, “Are those French fries?” I told her that they weren’t. Without looking at the food, she said, “I don’t want it.” I was surprised. I was expecting her to take the food and be grateful,...

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This Year, How Did you Do?

This Year, How Did you Do?

Posted by | Nov 25, 2015 | , | 0 |

Do you remember when you were a kid, when Christmas was around the corner you were so excited? You waited for this time for so long and now it was finally here, time to open gifts.  Christmas was a really awesome time of the year back home; we opened gifts, and enjoyed the family. Between Christmas and New Years, the air was festive and as kids, it was the best time of the year. Then January would come and all of the sudden we had to go back to school, and start a new year. Waiting for the next...

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5 Steps to Become More Productive

5 Steps to Become More Productive

Posted by | Nov 16, 2015 | | 0 |

We live in an era where everything seems to be urgent and important. Today I woke up and my first thought was on the list of things that I need to get done today, and on the things I had forgotten to add to the list when I was making it.   Many of us live in a world plagued with urgent things to do. The urgent bucket list in our lives stop us from doing other things that might be more important, we don’t do them until they also become urgent.   That is why we don’t make time to...

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First Impressions, They Matter

First Impressions, They Matter

Posted by | Nov 9, 2015 | | 0 |

A few years ago my friend introduced me to her significant other, a great guy she said. She told me this guy was divorced twice, but it was not his fault.     She said, “He is a great guy and I think he is the one”.   Even before I met the guy, I had already made up my mind that he was not good.   When I finally met him, the interaction only solidified the way I thought about him.   I couldn’t tell my friend what I thought of him, but I did tell her to be careful. You deserve the...

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