meeting the legend – Diego Maradona
Last week, I got to meet and enjoy my love of cigars with arguably the most famous football player of all time, and one of the most iconic sports figures in history – Diego Maradona.
Maradona is the coach of …
experiencing our dreams…
Its 4am and I am laying in bed in my hotel in Bangalore, India reading the news.
I have been working at our office in India for the past week.
There is an advertisement which has gone viral about a …
aggravated pimping…
Currently, there is a “hip hop” song in the American top 10 on the weekly top 40 list sung by a popular rapper.
The entire song (and video) is focused on having a good time, drinking alcohol and smoking “weed” …
amazing Ethiopia…
Happiness, and all the things we take for granted….
Each year, Romain and I go on a trip focused on adventure.
Together we have adventured to South Africa, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.
This year, I wanted to go to Sudan …
ode to the woman from Oman…
Interesting story..
Sophie told me about a delegate whom she met at our Women in Leadership Asia we recently held in Kuala Lumpur.
On the first afternoon, a delegate who was attending from Oman came up to Sophie and told …
Seychelles adventure…
Adventure – making life happen – experiencing different countries and cultures are all themes which I hammer over and over in this blog.
Living in Dubai opens up easy direct flight access to many countries, thus making it easy to …
the power of positive encouragement
Navid started a running club in our Dubai office, “team naseba” and more than 25 employees in Dubai have joined this club and are training together.
Last Friday, “team naseba” had 8 members run the RAK ½ marathon.
It was …
don’t let the losers bring you down
For the past many days, the news sites I read in the American press have been clogged with stories about Whitney Houston.
Although I find this woman’s death unfortunate, the truth is that her actions led to her downfall.
But …
the secret to never getting sick…
As the flu season is upon us, and many of my friends and employees are sick with the flu, I feel compelled to share a secret with my loyal readers…
When I lived in Japan, I had a friend who …
Egon Schiele, Klimt, Bosch and some great cafes
This past Thursday, Sophie and I had a meeting in Vienna, Austria, and we organized to stay for a long weekend to experience the city.
Although I lived a couple of months in Tyrol, Austria last summer, I had not …