The first time my wife met one of my closest friends, she leaned over to me, and said, “That laugh.” My buddy was blessed by the gods with one of those deep, whole body types of laughs that is impossible to fake, and equally impossible not to laugh along with. Top this off with a […]
Two years ago in the midst of a career change I sat down and sent an email to a guy whose career I admired requesting a chance to meet. To my surprise, he agreed, and a few weeks later we met on a Friday morning for a coffee. Forgetting my wallet, and making him float […]
Article originally published on Thought Catalog. “Michael, Michael, Michael. You are not going to believe it. I won the lottery. After 18 years of applying for a visa to The United States of America, I got in. They accepted me. I won the lottery. It has been my lifelong dream.” At exactly 3:04 on a […]
Originally appeared on Hacker Noon Forget what you learned as a kid. If you treat others how you would like to be treated in return, you’re doing it all wrong. That’s flawed thinking and likeable people know it. Likeable people rely on their experience of dealing with people from diverse backgrounds and intuitively flip the […]
Originally appeared on Hacker Noon Last summer while on a business trip to the US, I spent a few days with one of my closest childhood friends who now runs a VC firm in Washington D.C. Not wanting to impede I booked a hotel, however, as we wrapped up dinner on the first night my […]
Post originally appeared in Thought Catalog The first time my parents came to Barcelona from the United States to meet my soon-to-be wife, my dad pulled me aside and said, “Never come home.” Growing up, I had always believed that prior to settling down and starting a family, that it was not only important, but […]
