Lo que aprendí del peor trabajo de mi vida Seis lecciones que aprendí del trabajo más tóxico, abrumador y hostil que he tenido. Escribo por el amor al arte. Si este boletín resuena contigo o conoces a alguien que se beneficiaría de leerlo, compártelo. ¡Suscribete aquí! Read the English version here Biscayne, Miami, FL Renunciar al trabajo más tóxico que he tenido no fue una decisión basada en el miedo o la comodidad; fue una decisión basada en el diseño de mi vida. No le tengo miedo al...

Cómo las acciones pequeñas y sencillas impactan nuestro día a día. Pexels Do you speak English? Full article here. Uno por ciento no es nada. James Clear abre su libro Hábitos Atómicos con una idea radical: Si mejoras un 1% cada día durante un año, tu desempeño será treinta y siete veces mejor que al principio. Pero si empeoras un 1% cada día durante un año, tu desempeño caerá a cero". Pero ¿Cómo saber si mejoraste un por cierto en un día? ¿De verdad se puede medir una diferencia tan mínima?...

How Small and Simple Actions Separate the Good from the Great Julio Cardoso at Pexels One percent is nothing. James Clear opens Atomic Habits with a radical thought. He says, “Get one percent better each day and after a year you are thirty seven times better than you were. Get one percent worse each day for one year and you have declined to zero.” But how do you even know you got one percent better today? Can you even feel such a small improvement? That invisibility is exactly the problem. If...

What I Learned from the Wost Job of My Life Six lessons I’ve learn from the the most toxic, overwhelming, and violent job I’ve ever had. If you resonate with this message and find value in my writing please subscribre to my newsletterThe Upward Spiral Miami, FL I am not afraid of hard work: I have been a custodian, a gardener, a secretary, and a wedding cook. I have worked with lab rats, interpreted in hospitals, worked with cancer patients, and even manufactured medications in a laboratory....

Construyendo una vida con propósito Hazel Ticas Medical Student, Non-Profit Founder, & Author. La frase que descarté como motivación barata La primera vez que escuché de Séneca fue por medio de una publicación de Facebook que decía: "No es que tengamos poco tiempo, sino que perdemos mucho." En ese momento no le presté mucha atención, porque ese es el tipo de frases que circulan en redes sociales para promocionar life coaches o algún curso de un gurú de productividad. El momento que cambió...

Overcoming the fear of AI We’re currently living through the loudest technological shift in history. Everywhere you look, there’s a new AI tool, a new layoff headline, and a new reason to feel behind. I’m all for technological advancement, but the speed at which AI is being adopted is threatening the very livelihoods that families depend on. Here are my thoughts on how to overcome the fear of AI and turn it into a tool for personal leverage: AI is here to stay AI will change your job Adapt or...

How I Hacked My Mind To Get Accepted Into Medical School These are the six mental frameworks that helped me get into my dream medical school — and how you can apply them to your own life. From a young age, I knew I wanted to become a doctor. But somewhere in college, I daouted I would acheive my dreams. I started listening to the wrong voices. People I trusted, advisors, who sounded like they knew better, kept telling me the same thing in different ways: You're not competitive enough. Your...

Finding Clarity Amidst The Noise I've been thinking a lot lately about attention. Specifically, about who owns mine. Lately, I've caught myself opening Instagram for no good reason at all. Every time it happens, I end up wasting time on content that doesn't resonate with me, from people I don't know, about things I don't care about. The worst part? Every time I doom scroll, I feel drained and overwhelmed with negative emotions. The real issue isn't the phone When we blame social media for our...

Building a Life of Purpose Hi , Most people think purpose is something you eventually discover. Like one day you wake up, everything clicks, and suddenly your life makes perfect sense. But that’s not how purpose actually works. Purpose isn’t something you stumble into. It’s something you build. Recently I recorded a video about this idea, and today I want to share three principles from it that might help you start moving in the right direction. You Don't Need More Clarity. You Need Movement...

Hazel Ticas March 6, 2026 Why I'm Grateful for Hardwork: Lessons From My Father Growing up, my dad taught me that work was the solution to life’s most common problems. Work, he believed, provided not only a means to survive: it provided belonging, purpose, and a way to rise above difficult situations. For my dad, work was deeply personal: it helped him rise above poverty and protect his family from civil war and gang violence. Work was his shield against the world: he worked tirelessly and...