Funny how the Internet broke as much on Leonardo di Caprio’s Oscar as it did on working for free on Leap Day (unsure how Ennio Morricone’s award got a little less attention though). So much noise for celebrating the value attributed to the performance of a professional by…
Maybe it is cultural, and I confess, while France has been tied to the idea of its reputation, de facto, for ages, without worrying much about its image from abroad, titles and certifications have often been looked up to by a fairly limited number of…
While Zinedine Zidane may have found himself in a controversial situation against Marco Materazzi in 2006, he certainly has risen from that 10-year old somberness to now be the coach for the Real Madrid. Not bad. Granted, his fame, experience, path and notoriety have certainly contributed…
Yes, it is about life and all the endless learning episodes thrown at us, disrupting a form of a routine often taken for granted and yet definitely confirmed as fragile as a hatching baby bird. It is a mix of Charlie Hebdo, the loss of…
That expression comes from Beau Willimon, one of the geniuses behind House of cards (yes, I confess I am a big fan, and this one is in Season 2, episode 3), and it stroke a chord while negotiating with a service supplier recently. The service…
After a month off from the dojo, I finally came back last week. I can only teach at this point. So there I was, reminding students to breathe, position themselves in the best Kamai (fighting stand) possible. Finding a stand that suits them might be…
It had been talked about for the past years: some other owners and I wanted to get out of that array of green shades around our building. When putting the budget together late last year, we secured some funds for “landscaping”. Big word for our…
Puzzled and a bit annoyed (in a first-world way, that is): after endless debates and lively discussions with friends and professionals around the idea of sharing, trading and even bartering, I got fined by a worldwide company I only knew of as a sponsor to…
Preparing the Olympics, or any other massive event, sometimes feels like being an Olympian myself. I certainly manage to avoid injuries during its planning, yet, as I have been selected and honoured to be part of it, I cannot let down the ones who rely…