“Good people always lose.” She had an allergy to goodness. (Being good.) She was a teenager with a life which could easily be a novel. She never saw her parents hug each other. They never kissed or said something nice. All they did was to simply live apart. She grew with drivers…

Copying Others When do you copy others? When do you realize that you need to stop doing so? What exactly is being copied? Do you care about short term or long term profit? There was a priest in Spain in 16th century. He used to play good chess. So good that he came up with…

I do not remember the exact date that marks the beginning of this saga. But I remember the moment which prompted me to start reading such things. Steven King is to be blamed for his book about the craft which has a simple name. (On the Writing.) When reading his…

This morning was so two-dimensional. I was so smooth and shiny. Clean shirt, sharp pants, nice belt, authentic Seiko watch and shiny character shoes that were handmade for me. That million dollar smile. I was ready to go out there and take what is mine. Jumping from the stairs, I…

Money lost its prestige. You enter the supermarket to discover how helpless it is when tackling the list of goods that every household needs. It melts immediately. It vanishes and sends no postcards from the sunny resorts. Our 100 Manats are like gladiators today. Gladiators usually had to wait in a dark…

I am sitting in the lobby and waiting for the horns that will call my name out in this huge corridor which has big plants and very comfortable sofas. Why are these sofas so comfortable? Are they trying to see what happens to us when we feel relaxed and bored…

“Notes on Beauty and Meaning of Trying” No one in my family got his or her book published and translated into another language. No one in my country has Brian Tracy’s words on their book cover, recommending it. This part is the easiest part to write about. …

I was waiting for them. Being late is their mantra. So, what do I do to make it pleasant. I order Jasmine Tea and Tiramisu. I love this combination. Once, I read about Tiramisu and how Italian guy invented a dessert to cheer people up. Well, he sure did a…

Most of the teenagers that I work with rediscover chess and its symbolism during the communication sessions. We play it as a game but in reality it shows us our future. (Future that depends on the decisions that we make and resources that we have.) Let’s look at the symbolism closer: 1…