by Alessandra Conca
During my last year at the University, one of my teacher's mantra was : "Excellence is a habit". I am a perfectionist so that's something that definitively rang a bell. But I never explored that deeper nor went to the roots of what it means and especially of what it takes. Until very recently when I …
A very short read. Every day we are pushed and we push ourselves to do our best, to be the best. And when we are not at our best we often beat ourselves very hard. Often harder than others would. This can be with our family, children, colleagues and friends. I didn't listen enough. I didn't …
Integrity. Integrity speaks to who we are truly, to our core values. If you look at the etymology of the word, it comes from the latin "integer" which means intact. Intact. not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: I find this small word so powerful and at the same time very …
We (all or almost) have a tendency to take things personally. Whether the result is being offended, being happy, being comfortable or uncomfortable*, it means that at the very beginning we took it personally. I will not discuss here the comfortable side of things. Because obviously if I am feeling happy I will not make …
