by Frank | Feb 25, 2018 | Blog
I am in the mood for coining a phrase, so here it is: “Responsibility is a quality that, when it is present in one´s life, becomes the strongest foundation on which all good can be built!” Living without a sense of responsibility is like walking through life...
by Frank | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
The famous quote by Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher, “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it…” fits the message in this article. My simple cabinetmaker’s mind perceives from this quote that I can only access the treasure (knowledge) if I use...
by Frank | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
I saw somewhere sometime ago a line that read: “Recent US studies suggest that immigrants are four times more likely to become self-made millionaires.” I am not sure how accurate this statement is, but I have seen and met so many successful immigrants in the last 17...
by Frank | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog
“I know that if I start making “focaccia barese” in a take-out restaurant in Japan, I will succeed, but… I have nobody there, I can’t do it…” someone told me few years ago. Knowing that no matter what I could have said to this individual, nothing would have changed...
by Frank | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
In the previous article, I shared my thoughts about how immigrating gives, as a default, the potential empowerment to anybody that has, secretly or not, the desire to start a new business. I mentioned how some people immigrate with the hidden desire to become...