Luis Velasquez, Author at Beyond the Fear

Turning Shame Into Courage

Posted by Luis Velasquez | May 12, 2016 | Fear Happens, You Don't Have To Do It Alone | 0 |

A few weeks ago I was asked by a client of mine about sharing the fact that she was a brain cancer survivor to her potential employee. She was told, by many, that she shouldn’t. She was told that it might show her how vulnerable she is and that the potential employer might think of that as a weakness. I remember when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I had the same dilemma, should I tell people about it, or should I not?. When I divorced my first wife, years ago, it took me a long time...

What is Your Love Language?

Posted by Luis Velasquez | May 5, 2016 | Find Your Passion, You Don't Have To Do It Alone | 0 |

I know for sure that my wife loves me, but I like to hear it often, more often than what she is comfortable saying it. The issue here, (thank God I know it now) is that most people tend to express love the same way they like to receive it and many times it is not how your partner understands it. A long time ago I read a book, “The five love languages,” the main idea behind this book is that just as people have unique personality preferences, we all have individual preferences for what we find satisfying and...

What I Learned About my VERY Familiar Commute.

Posted by Luis Velasquez | Apr 28, 2016 | Change Happens | 0 |

Have you driven home from work (an everyday experience), and when you get there, you don’t remember much about the actual trip and even driving? It's a bit scary when you think about it, but it happens to all of us at some point. Many times, we go through life oblivious to what thoughts we are thinking and what actions we are taking, we live like we drive, on automatic. Our decision making approach is non-existing. We only check the traffic in unfamiliar territory, but we rarely do when we drive the same route every day. However, every single...

Unconscious Bias: God Help Us, The Pilot Is A Woman.

Posted by Luis Velasquez | Apr 21, 2016 | Change Happens | 0 |

A few weeks ago I had to take a plane ride with my two-year-old. As we were waiting to board, I noticed the crew of our flight boarding the airplane ahead of us. Carrying a child, I had priority boarding privileges, and we were the first ones on the plane. As soon as I got in, I noticed that the pilot seemed a little young to me. She wasn’t only young; she was a female as well. The first thing I thought was, "that pilot looks like she is still in high school." With that thought, I went ahead,...

To Avoid Regrets, Learn to Make Better Choices

Posted by Luis Velasquez | Apr 14, 2016 | Change Happens, You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are | 0 |

A few weeks ago I received an email, and I immediately clicked reply. I wrote a response email, I thought it was going to go only to the sender, but I didn’t realize I clicked the reply all button, and it went to a bunch of other people. Fortunately, it wasn’t something bad, but I was embarrassed because the nature of my email was a little personal. Two nanoseconds after I clicked send I regret it, but there wasn’t anything I could do. I tried to recall the email, unsuccessfully and at that moment I wished I were using...

Author: Luis Velasquez

Turning Shame Into Courage

What is Your Love Language?

What I Learned About my VERY Familiar Commute.

Unconscious Bias: God Help Us, The Pilot Is A Woman.

To Avoid Regrets, Learn to Make Better Choices

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