Once a friend of mine told me he had problems with the expression “I’m sorry”. We talked and figured out that came from way back when he was a little kid and his mother made him apologize for something he was convinced was not wrong. His resentment remained with him forever (six decades). His mother, […]
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Until about 10 years ago, I was a total noob. Not only in Social Media Marketing. In social media, period. It was already there, but it was for “everybody else”. Lesson 1: you must know why you need or want to have an account with a certain social network. Even if it is not
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This is a series of interviews that some friends who are great coaches agreed to answer. My objective was to explore the personal aspects of each of these people’s lives that made them what they are: good coaches. That includes their childhood experiences and influences, the people they admired, and chance. Chance plays a big
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(“Into the mind of the coach” – all the interview links) Please tell us something about yourself: where and when were you born and places you lived. Where do you live now? I was born in Detroit, but spent a lot of time with my grandparents in Arizona while I was growing up. Too much
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As of today, nobody actually knows if this fight is ever going to take place. Dana White, UFC’s president, denies having negotiated the possibility at this moment, which included Cristiane Justino’s commitment to make weight at the 135lbs class. Justino claims she was offered the fight. Rousey is quiet. Whether the fight will actually take
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Um tempo atrás eu defendi que deveria ser obrigatório o ensino de estatística e lógica na escola. Agora começo a pensar que conceitos introdutórios de economia também deveriam ser. Peguemos as seguintes questões: drogas recreativas, encarceramento e doping esportivo Drogas recreativas: não importa o que você ache delas e nem o quão moralista ou absolutamente
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Some thoughts on success, popularity and love The need to be loved by crowds is a tragic one. Nobody is loved by crowds. They may admire someone, they may ambivalently feel attracted and hate this someone, but never love. Love is a response to an intimate interaction – an act of kindness, empathy or generosity.
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The pseudo-zealots. I have a problem with zealots in general but I’m not a hypocrite: I am a zealot myself when it comes to certain values I will never negotiate. So, in spite of totally disagreeing with them, I have some level of respect for people who consider having sex before marriage a sin, and
Four types of people that bother me concerning Performance Enhancing Drugs: Read More »
One of the things that tells me I am not in Brazil anymore is that when I step out of the airplane, I’m just somebody else. I blend in. We all have the desire to be seen as the unique beings that we actually are. Even identical twins, technically genetic clones, are unique. This is
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I have already voiced the opinion that we are living the era of certification inflation. In my professional field, which is strength and conditioning, there is a myriad of certifications in most countries. Each day, a new certification shows up. In the United States, the chief certifications, as evaluated by the frequency with which they
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