Ah, esa época
de canciones de nieve
y noches adelantadas
con leche y galletas.
Ya dejé mi carta
bajo el árbol.
Espero despierta.
Espero el milagro.
Aunque no haya puerta.
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
Ah, esa época
de canciones de nieve
y noches adelantadas
con leche y galletas.
Ya dejé mi carta
bajo el árbol.
Espero despierta.
Espero el milagro.
Aunque no haya puerta.
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
Feedback has many layers. It’s easy to associate this word with what other people think about our work, our ideas, our performance and so on. It causes a certain level of nervousness as observations are presented in a way that you might not be ready to face yet.
I recently came across this illustrative quote:
Feedback is not a judgment of your worth or talent, but a way to help you grow and achieve your goals.
One of my favourite authors once shared a comment someone posted on Twitter regarding his brand new book at the time. “This book is bad. I didn’t read it, but I just know it’s bad.” Yep. There’s always someone…
This example is a reminder that you always get to decide how feedback impacts you and whether you take it or not.
On the other hand, if you think about it, other layers of feedback can be found within you, and they can give you clues about yourself. It’s not always about someone else’s comments. It also involves the environment where you’re creating your best work. The times when you feel your best self or even your worst.
Feedback is also in the quality of the contents you consume everyday. It is in your recurring thoughts. It is in your own body.
Are you noticing what all those different internal aspects are telling you?
Continue reading “Layers of Feedback: Going Beyond Someone Else’s Comments”
Failure culture is an uncomfortable topic in any professional setting. Even if you are an entrepreneur. There’s an inner voice that constantly says “you can’t afford mistakes”, “defeat is not an option.” There’s a constant pressure to succeed almost flawlessly.
If you were to reframe failure, though, your work would gain more depth. In any creative process, missteps, ups and downs, and losses are bound to happen. That’s the nature of any initiative.
I remember the time when I was discussing marketing strategies with a former manager. We were going to launch a new product, and we had clear goals to reach. As we were wrapping up our meeting, I said: “If some parts of the strategy don’t go as planned, then we’ll learn a lot.” His response was unforgettable: “Yeah, but let’s try not to make any mistakes. We can’t do that.”
Failure culture is almost taboo. After careful planning and investment of time and resources into a business, why would you welcome it? You are aiming for great results. However, it’s worth reflecting on two key factors: the input that learning experiences can provide and the idea of embracing discomfort to grow as a person and as a professional.
As President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
Continue reading “Failure Culture: Reframing Mistakes to Grow As a Professional”
¿Y si no somos tan extraños?
Qué tal que nos teníamos
que volver a encontrar
en atmósferas adversas.
Para sembrar dudas.
Para cimbrar estructuras.
Para recordar
vidas inexploradas.
¿Y si desafiamos la inercia
para desentonar con el mundo?
Me das un no
con cara de “sí
pero no puedo.”
Y así yo no juego.
Yo juego
a desafiar
y a cambiar
de opinión.
Me extraña
que tú,
con espíritu similar,
te metas cizaña.
Extraño.
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
Búscame por las noches.
Abrázame a hurtadillas
para no despertar a nadie.
Los besos más discretos…
…son lo más ricos,
los más inolvidables.
Como tú y tus manos,
tu ritmo infinito.
Me penetras con palabras,
con tu imagen viva
en mi imaginación traviesa.
Eres incontrolable.
Eres omnipresente.
Por los siglos de los siglos.
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
“Te amo”
como rutina.
Palabras perico
para rellenar silencios.
“Te amo”
como inercia.
Si no se pronuncia
algo se olvidó en el libreto.
¿”Te amo”
significa algo?
Más allá de la costumbre
y de la voz cansada.
Háblame sin enigmas.
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
¿Pues qué no el paraíso es un instante?
Donde estás tú con nadie y a gusto.
¿Que debería ser permanente?
Sólo si ya partiste de este mundo.
¿Existe?
En la medida que lo creas. ¿Tú qué crees?
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.
Momentum is a mindset. It goes beyond the sum of actions to produce a desired result. It’s a habit. It’s a commitment to create impact for the long term. At the same time, it’s hard to find a precise definition. Paraphrasing Solomon Timothy, this concept can be a broad term whose meaning varies depending on the context.
In sports, it’s a great play or a struck of luck. In music, it’s taking a basic idea and eventually turn into a structured song. The best example that comes to mind is Paul McCartney composing Get Back out of the blue.
While Paul makes it look easy, it is important to state that building momentum may take longer than expected. Dan Cumberland, author of The Meaning Manifesto, uses a great analogy to explain how the process works. I’m breaking it into four bits:
It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop, as philosopher Confucius once said. That’s why starting small is a great decision.
Continue reading “Momentum as a Mindset: Make it a Habit and Become Unstoppable”
Una promesa,
una canción
que bailamos juntos.
Un recuerdo distante.
Eso éramos nosotros.
Inocentes.
Inconscientes.
Un sueño color pastel.
Apenas unos años
ya se sienten como décadas.
Repetitivas.
Cuantitativas.
Ya nos desconocemos
por las vueltas que da la vida.
Tú en un contenedor;
yo, fuera de él.
¿Acaso nos volveremos a encontrar?
Los textos de este blog pertenecen a la autora Alicia Strathern.