Author: Luis Velasquez

A few days ago I was talking to a good friend of mine. We were discussing life in general, and the topic of finding a good partner came up. He wanted to know how I got so lucky finding my wife. I thought about it and told him that it was all about identifying what you want in a partner. Some people have laundry lists of qualities they’d like in a partner, and while it’s good to know what you want and what you don’t want, you should be realistic. Otherwise, you might just be setting yourself up for...

I’m not fond of posting articles with lists, like 10 easy ways to write a book, or 5 miracle drugs to reduce your weight, or 6 ways to do this, or 50 ways to accomplish that…you get the idea. But this morning, I was sent an article about happiness. The title of the article was “10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Incredibly Happy.” Being the nerd that I am, I was intrigued, and I decided to check it out. As it turns out, I was happily surprised with the article. The ten suggestions listed in the article aren’t just...

What if? Ah, the eternal question we all would like to answer. What would have happened if I did or didn’t do such and such? Most of us have thoughts like these. But our regrets don’t always have to drag us down. We have a choice whether or not we are productive or unproductive with our regrets. You’re probably very familiar with the names Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, but you may be less familiar with Ronald Wayne, the third co-founder of Apple Computer. Wayne chose to bail out early, selling his 10% stake in Apple for $800. Had...