During this week I started to catch up in some things in which I was falling behind, like blogging, reading, scheduling and doing translations for TED. I also spent 3 days at UFM which is a college here in Guatemala. Here are some of the things I learned during the first week of the year:
Dec. 31: I learned that it is really easy for people to use as an excuse that some persons can do great things just because they are genius and when those persons say that you can change the world the easiest excuse is just to say that it does not apply since they are different.
Jan. 1: it is amazing how much your life can change in a year and the most amazing thing is that those changes are up to you and yor attitude, nothing else.
Jan. 2: it is easy to get angry at people because of something totally unrelated to them, just because they happen to be there when you are angry. It has happened to me many times but it wasn’t me the one who was angry this time so I did notice it now.
Jan. 3: when you have no distractions you finish what you have to do in much less time. Also the importance of self discipline.
Jan. 4: There are too many things to do and plan for a trip, specially if it is someone else’s trip and it has to do with working…
Jan. 5: the attitude you have in life will determine the course of it. When you have a goal you have to work really hard to get to it, no excuses (even if you do have ‘good’ ones) and then nothing can stop you, not even a terminal disease.
Jan. 6: the importance of making sure you understand what people are trying to communicate. If you understand something that the person didn’t say and you don’t ask if that is what he/she meant then you can cause a problem (some times small other times you are not so lucky)
My Hero's Journey 