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Wear Deodorant
Do you know that old inspirational video that always seems to be going around on the web called “Wear Sunscreen”? If you haven’t watched it yet, you should. However inspiring that video may be, I am not going to write about that today. I want to write about people not wearing deodorant.
We have spent the last couple months traveling the European continent and I’ve have ran across a lot of people that just plain stink. They smell at 8am and they smell at midnight. Sometimes it’s and old stench too, the tired kind. You see, I expect the bums to smell, they always do. But these are business people, wearing nice button-down shirts, carrying leather briefcases. Why do they smell? I’ll tell you why.
They don’t use deodorant. No, deodorant is not expensive. It’s not hard to find, it’s not prohibited, and it’s not considered an adictive drug in Europe, a lot of people just don’t seem to care much about not smelling like death.
We are here during the summer, which makes the problem even worse. Few establishments have air-conditioning and this only escalates the problem. This is not a rant, it’s a plea, if you live in Europe, and happen to read this, please buy your neighbor a deodorant, I did. Together we can change things.
Kthxbye!
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Lessons for Leaders
I would like to share a great book I just finished reading by Kevin Miller owner of New Leaders. It’s a quick read and ideal if you are planning to start or run your own business. Here is a great quote from the book:
“You will only have a few chances to get your business right. If you don’t succeed within a certain amount of time, it is lights out. Early customers are faithful, but only have limited patience to give. Early adopters are absolutely crucial to your future success; you’ll work twice as hard for half as much with your first customers.”
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Cinque Terre
Probably one of the prettiest landscapes on earth. The Cinque Terre is located in Northern Italy in the Liguria region of the country. A must see if you enjoy nature, the ocean and simple life. We stayed just outside of the Cinque Terre, in La Spezia, a 10 minute ride into Riomaggiore the first of the 5 towns. The other 4 towns are a few minutes away from each other by train.
This place is magical. The train ride is something out of this world, an engineering marvel of tracks built on top of mountains takes you thru tunnels and leaves you gasping for air. A few seconds before getting to Riomaggiore a long dark tunnels precedes an explosion of infinite ocean and incredible views to your left. You will not resist getting off the train to take a peak.
Cinque Terre is a national park, so you will need to buy a pass ($6) to hike between the towns. The first walk is from Riomaggiore to Manorola and it’s called Via dell’Amore. A short 15 minute stroll gives you breathtaking views specially during sunset.
Manarola is by far my favorite town, small, with delicious food and lots of locals. Walk from the train station upwards to town to see how people live. Here you’ll get a chance to interact with the locals, eat grapes straight from an old ladies front yard and see some of the largest lemons you will ever see.
Corniglia is the next town over and is a hike up from the train station. Vernazza has a small black sand beach and lots of great food. The region is known for the delicious pesto, original foccacia and Cinque Terre white wine. Eat as much gelato as your heart desires, all locally made.
You can hike between all 5 towns, some trails are harder and longer than others. The last town is Monterosso. This one is right on the water and has a considerably larger beach. Here you’ll find most of the tourists and high prices. Arrive early and reserve a spot on the beach. There is also an anchovy salting center to the left of the park in the main plaza.
We took this opportunity to unwind, explore the town’s winding streets and enjoy the scenery. If you are as lucky as we were you may hit a local wine tasting on your way thru Via dell’Amore. As you sip delicious wine and watch the sunset remember that life is beautiful and its up to you to live it to the fullest.
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Not Caring What People Think is Hard
But you have to let it go. If you spend your life worrying about what people think you will regret it, and you won’t achieve your full potential. I would never advocate being selfish, that is of my least favorite character flaws of the human kind. I am talking about living your life to the fullest, taking advantage of every minute and making proper decisions regardless of most people’s opinions. There are much fewer occasions in life where you actually need to care what others think than you perceive. Those occasions happen even less once you ignore those people that just don’t matter to you. All the other times don’t be selfish.
Just something I had to say.
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Croatia
We are now in Venice, and it’s hot as hell here. We spent the past 7 days in Split, Croatia. I had no idea Croatia was so beautiful. A country only recenttly freed from Soviet union powers has a lot to offer.
The people are there are incredible helpful and very nice to talk to. Overall I was extremely surprised and would highly recommend a visit to anyone.
More pictures from Croatia.
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