On June 28, 2014, I officially moved back to Panama. * FlightFun The flight’s a funny story. I was travelling with way too much baggage, but I found a loophole in the baggage self check-in counter which ended up saving me about $400. I slept both flights, except for the snack and meal times. Funniest…
This past weekend I had the opportunity to Emcee the National Business and Technology Conference 2014. It was an incredibly challenging, but rewarding experience. In the spirit of growth, I’d like to share 3 lessons I learned about myself this past weekend. 1. Control = Comfort I consider myself an Ops guy, an executor and…
I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of ILEAD, a series of Leadership Working Groups and Certificate Programs in the past and I’d like to share the 3 most important lessons that have helped me evolve into the person I am today. #1 Leadership Is a Privilege, not a Right We often think that because…
“Because the ones that are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs (1955-2011) It’s interesting that our first most human response is to recognize limitations. We’re taught physics and chemistry and learn how things work, but we’re never asked to imagine how things can one…
So this past week I heard back from an Award Application I had submitted. Needless to say my application was not successful. HUGE Bummer. Low-blow. I worked my butt off, polished the essays, filled in the forms, reviewed, edited, reviewed, edited x2; everything I could to make sure it was PERFECT. Essentially, I played by…
I recently had a conversation with a mentee of mine. She had now completed a huge extra-curricular role and I asked her how she felt about it. I felt she did an incredible job. To my surprise, she didn’t feel the same. When assessing ourselves, we are often too critical about ourselves and our performance.…
I sat down with a friend this past week. He’s leading the Canadian Chapter of Autism Speaks and was looking to get some advice on a couple projects and initiatives he had in mind for his organization. We tackled a few scenarios and brainstormed a couple more. Overall, the conversation was great and insightful. Below…
This past week I was a panelist on a Organizational Leadership Session. The topic was “Getting Involved” and all of the panelists were student leaders from a variety of different clubs. Overall, the panel was fun and engaging, but it got me thinking on the differences between “good” panels and “kick-ass” panels. Below are a…
This past weekend I competed in the Parliamentary Debate at the University of Toronto Engineering Competitions. Mi hermano Kazem and I decided to tackle this competition, no prior experience in the debating world. After 6 hours and 4 rounds of intense and aggressive, debate we came out with 1st Place! Talk about beginner’s luck! Below…
Alright. Vacation’s over. It’s time to put the past behind and focus on the year to come! — 2014 will be full of new life chapters. I will finally be graduating as an Engineer from the University of Toronto. To celebrate, I’ll be taking a couple-week adventure with some of my best friends throughout Europe.…
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