We don’t celebrate failure properly. Someone who has failed is someone who has tried, quite unlike those who sit on the sidelines and criticise. Failure has to do with encouraging and celebrating effort rather than outcome, something that is often lost as we tend to focus only on the “winners” in particular industries, sectors, sports, …
I was raised spending a lot of time with my four grandparents and two great-grandmothers. I enjoyed listening to them talk about their youth, of a time where people worked the land, when they were faced with real hardship, and when risk-taking was a matter of survival. My parents are from Limassol; my dad from …
Scorpions’ “Wind of Change” is probably one of the most iconic rock songs of the early 90s. The song was composed following the band’s visit to the Soviet Union at the height of perestroika, when large-scale socioeconomic reforms were taking place across the Eastern Bloc. At the time, we bought singles on 7’’ vinyl; on …
“When a blind man cries”, an amazing song by Deep Purple, is a metaphor of someone who is shut off from the rest of the world but also shut off by others for being blind. Cyprus has been hiding its weaknesses and deficiencies from others, including from its own people, for a long time, hoping …
Assume that you are the sole owner of a company that has a turnover of €600,000 per annum, 10 staff, a rent roll of €32,000 per annum, and a profit margin of 22%. You are probably taking home, after tax, from salary and dividends, around €142,000. Not bad. We would suggest to you to buy …
The “why” is the reference point for all your decisions and actions. It defines who you are and what makes you productive. It’s the reason for your life’s work. If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or unfulfilled, it is because you most likely don’t have a clear understanding of your “why”. Finding your “why” is …
Setting the parameters to guide Cyprus find its “why” Read More »
Eve was Adam’s second wife. She followed Lilith, who abandoned Adam after he tried to exercise dominance over her. According to the texts, Lilith refused to lay beneath Adam during sex. She believed they were created equal, both from the dust of the earth, thus she should not have to lay beneath him. After Adam …
Did Adam love Eve or was he just out of options? Read More »
