Reflections of a crazy Colombian

Simple ideas to create the life you want

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Crazy retro-back: Do you have trouble devoting regular time to exercise?

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Health & Fitness, How to

Today I realised that in October last year I wrote a post to my Facebook blog, but did not put it in here! Below you will find a ‘blast from the past’ that can help you establish a regular exercise routine (which, as you can see from my previous post, works rather well!). I hope [...]

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Update : How to love the early morning hours

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Health & Fitness, How to

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Some months ago I wrote an article discusing how to become an early riser (link) I thought you may be interested in knowing how did I go on establishing a routine of getting up early in the morning and doing meditation and exercise:

For the last couple of months, I have been able [...]

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The world has gone mad: Investing for the long term

January 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Reflection, The Environment

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The world markets crashed recently, and we were reminded of the futility of short term thinking. A friend wrote a piece about blogging (link) Another blogger wrote on the virtue of long vs short posts . I read an interview in ‘The McKinsey Quarterly’ with Al Gore and David Bloods, founders of Generation [...]

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Wise advice from Dan Millman: “Just fit in until you find out where you stand out”

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Opinion, Personal Development

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One of my constant sources of inspiration is best-selling author Dan Millman. I am starting to notice a pattern here: two of my spiritual guides (Jack Lalanne and Dan Millman) were former athletes, and shared their perspectives on life with others in a rather public way. If you know of more characters [...]

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Assess your environmental literacy: Take the eco-IQ test!

January 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Quizz, The Environment

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A number of things have made me think about the impact I have on this planet. There is the incredible prominence that environmental issues have nowadays in the news; Then there was Dan Millman’s blog post about the impact that my choice not to be a vegetarian has on carbon emissions. And yesterday, [...]

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