I can’t find a school to put my kids in that provides bilingual education. We live in San Francisco Bay[…]
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529 savings plan for college: 529 Nevada vs 529 Utah
I am late to the party. My daughters will turn 4 and 2 years old in a few weeks — and I[…]
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“Fearing change limits your ability to enjoy life (or be happy) in this ever changing life.” I wrote this in[…]
Read moreHow to land your DREAM job in Silicon Valley. Part 1 of 2.
The dream job. In three months I went from not knowing what I wanted to do professionally to finding it, having[…]
Read moreThe first night your first child cries uncontrollably
Useless is an understatement It’s around 11:30 pm and I’m working late on a Sunday evening, my wife is already[…]
Read moreFinding your strengths and not your weaknesses
I recently started looking for a job and having a diverse professional background left me with many possibilities. I could search for an engineering position, a management consultant, a partnership manager, a marketing manager, an operations manager, business development manager, etc. It was a bit overwhelming.
I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do – I thought I would be happy with any position, but I realized that I would be the happiest with a position where my strengths are utilized and can achieve results for a company.
If you’re like me, you assume you already know what your strengths are. You know what you’ve accomplished, why you accomplished it, and what skills you used to accomplish it. However, I was a bit surprised about what I found out after I took an assessment on my strengths.
Read moreNo Diversity in Silicon Valley. Stop Crying. What are you doing about it?
I’m writing this post for the executives, board members, diversity and inclusion managers and recruiters at Silicon Valley companies (and Corporate America), but this is also a post for the Latino professionals who are members of LAM, a Latino professional community, and beyond.
Read moreHow to lose 20 pounds and counting
In January 2014 I was at 244 lbs, 40″ waist, and with a fatty liver (so my blood labs told[…]
Read moreRound the World Trip … One Year Later
The world is a book, and those that do not travel read only a page — St. Agustin It’s been a little[…]
Read moreThe benefits of long term travel and what I hope to take home with me
As the trip is coming to an end, I’ve started to become pensive and analyze what all this meant. What[…]
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