There are certain people who reveal themselves ONLY in demanding situations.
Surprisingly enough, you sometimes find them occupying safe and sustainable positions, in a slow-paced company for years – sometimes decades –  taking the path of security.
I would know, I work regularly with some of them.

The problem is that they are not frequently challenged. They are not flirting with the “edge of the cliff,” and over the years they end up appreciating the softness of that “self-killing-comfort”.
After years of leading successful and smooth professional journeys, they end up calling on me, intent on soul-searching, without a clue as to what could be wrong with them. They are looking for that missing piece, and for their true fulfillment.

I call them “Sleeping Beauties”.
Sleeping Beauties are:

1. Doing OKAY… They sometimes feel bored, but they believe it’s normal.
   
   
2. Not using their full potential. (Don’t start with the...

My way-too-long-and-unplanned nap (almost 3 hours…on a Tuesday afternoon!) frustrated me so much that I had to learn something from it to weaken my guilt.
(By the way, my most effective way of dealing with guilt is definitely by growing from it. What’s yours?)

A kinder version of myself would pat me on the shoulder and say that I had no choice but to simply enjoy a short, invigorating nap because of 2 simple facts that created a perfect storm; 1/ I ate a burger and fries (the best in town) for lunch, and 2/ it was a super chilly day, below 32°F, the kind that makes you dream so badly of fluffy blankets by a fireplace… Get the picture?

Yet, I blamed myself because not only was this too long nap predictable, but it was actually utterly conditioned.

How so?
Dear Watson, would you mind opening the victim’s agenda and looking at Tuesday afternoon please? What do you see?
-Nothing.
-That’s it! NO-THING. Mystery solved. Thank you Watson.

Work by itself...

The whole week I was so excited anticipating our Friday night, we planned to watch TENET, Christopher Nolan's last movie.

For those who haven't had the chance to watch it yet, it belongs to the small collection of films that challenge your brain, open your mind and bring you deep into the unknown. In other words, you have to watch it more than once to grasp everything that it is has to offer.
This movie has one of the most complex (if not the most) scenarios in cinematic history. You might be bewildered by it, especially with its complex timeline that keeps shifting and reversing along the way.

Hold up! Why am I talking to you about this movie?
It’s simple: It highlighted (like no other - and in spite of itself) a huge component of Achievement.

"How is this possible?" I violently blurted out, shortly after starting the movie.

Contrary to what you might assume (yes, for those who already watched it, I’m making an assumption about your assumptions) my hostile disbelief...