Nycka, the Nomad ©

Já ouvi várias vezes a expressão “já pode casar”, em geral usada como “elogio” a alguém que preparou uma boa comida, um docinho delicioso, enfim, uma pessoa que acertou a mão na cozinha. Geralmente uma mulher, mas vou ignorar o sentido machista desta vez, porque a expressão é tão tosca que nem precisa desse argumento. Legalmente, para casar a pessoa só precisa ter idade e com quem casar. Deve ter de pagar alguma taxa também. Mas as habilidades culinárias nada têm a ver com isso. E se for pensar em habilidades, as culinárias também não deveriam ter tal peso, visto que muito mais importante que isso é ter maturidade emocional para um relacionamento e para construir uma família. Maturidade esta que infelizmente muita gente casa sem ter. Maturidade emocional é uma qualidade difícil de ser cultivada, mas que vale a pena. Tira de jogo muito do senso comum que crescemos acreditando como se fossem verdades absolutas. Nos liberta das prisões que nossa família, aquelas pessoas que se casa...

I watched this movie yesterday and I was happy to see the movie don’t show “minorities”. It shows various different people united for a show. Nobody is there to defend those who are physically equal to themselves. People physically equal to ourselves don’t exist! Minorities don’t exist. Each individual is unique! To believe in minorities is to deny your individuality, to desperately try to find someone like you, denying what makes you unique. For this reason I believe style and even professional plans must be considered individually. Like art. True art is never a copy. Some singer trying to sing a cover of someone else cannot be considered an artist if the singer is trying to imitate the original style. That’s why many musicians are not valued. They didn’t find their professional identity. The same for many other professional activities. There are many teachers who don’t encourage their students to develop critical sense. They just repeat what they learned. They are shallow. Teacher...

Life teach us discreetly to improve constantly. Not everyone understands this simple lesson. When we go to school we start learning some easy things, that are challenging for us that time, and the challenges increase year after year. Some students are lazy and barely study enough to pass to the next level. Other ones are interested in understand each theme and ask questions, research in books or in the internet, etc. To study is not about to go to school or to the university. To study is to cultivate the desire to learn and to improve. When we play video games, each level is more difficult than the previous one. At work, more than ambition, what make us go from assistant or intern to manager or director should be this need of being better day after day, to embrace new challenges and generate self development. Lazy students become mediocre professionals. Outstanding professionals are built from childhood, learning to appreciate challenges since they’re very young. Are sports ...

There’s a Gotthard’s song which starts saying: “I've been lost and found, run out of grace Felt the city's cold embrace, and I learned the hard way How it feels to be lonely I've seen perfect skies, turn into grey Had my dreams all washed away And I realised what I wanted was already mine I'm back to where I belong Been a long time gone, now it feels like home” It’s a love song, but this first part can help us to think about so many things. Pay attention you’re reading the words of a nomad.  I’ll consider this sense of belonging from three points of view in this post. Sense of belonging and work-life balance : for this point I must say this balance is about to organise the 24 hours we have daily in a way we can work, eat, sleep and have time to practice self-development, to meet friends, to have a time with quality with our family, to practice a foreign language and sports, and to enjoy art and culture, etc. I believe we are made to practice con...

Sono brasiliana, nascita in una città con circa trecentomila persone ma che non è una destinazione turistica. Oggigiorno vivo in una città con un po’ meno di due milioni di persone nel sud di mio paese che non è anche una città famosa come destinazione turistica per straniere. Io vedo molti vantaggi in incoraggiare il turismo. Penso che sia una industria che può cambiare la realtà di qualche città in questo mondo. Perché? Ho quattro ragioni principali: Credo che con il turismo, i negozi locali devono migliorare i suoi prodotti e servizi in modo a piacere persone con un livello più grande di esigenza che quello dei cittadini locali. Migliorando, loro possono vendere i suoi prodotti e servizi fuori, apprendo negozi in altri città e paesi diversi, esportando i suoi prodotti e così via. Sì, il turismo può aiutare altre industrie e negozi locali. Il turismo può attrarre denaro di persone di tutto il mondo, in modo che una città non rimane dipendente del denaro delle persone che sono...

As an independent professional, sometimes playing as a freelance, and often helping people to deal with their professional doubts, this question is often presented to me by myself or other people. Many businesses still measure work according to hours. The regular employees work from 9 to 5 (or other schedule, according to the country). But this is a disadvantage for businesses with a culture of excellence and growth. Why do I believe this method is wrong for such businesses? It’s simple. Considering only how many hours each employee is working, a proactive, dynamic professional is able to deliver much more results in a day than a lazy colleague. So, what’s the advantage of being proactive and dynamic - as many recruiters ask candidates to be - if the culture of that business doesn’t encourage these qualities? None! So, talented people leave the business as soon as possible and go after other opportunities and possibilities. Only by treasuring talented professionals and offerin...

Last Monday I watched Bohemian Rhapsody with some friends. I was enchanted with the strength of the main character. I know the movie is not completely faithful to the life of Freddie Mercury, but it caused a positive impact on me. I love biographies, in books or movies. And I love them even more when I see something similar to my own life or to the person I want to be. As many biographies, the movie exhibit conflicts and moments of joy. I’m grateful for loving reading biographies since I was an adolescent because this helped me to see everyone have conflicts and sufferings, and the way to deal with that is far different to the way the majority does. I really appreciate strong people who don’t need to pretend emotions or ideas they don’t have. I appreciate people who are able to be themselves in a positive way. People who express themselves clearly, not saying something in codes only they and their peers are able to understand. I like people who are able to tell about their feeli...