Roberto Colindres

Keep showing up.

This is not a spectator sport. It’s not just billionaires and politicians who will decide our future – it’s small business owners and students and citizens; it’s whoever steps up and whoever you bring along with you. Take breaks but keep going. We shape the future.

Bring your superpowers.

Be gentle with yourself on the ‘What are you g... See more

“Debt defines your future, and when your future is defined, hope begins to die. You have committed your life to making money to pay for your past.”

— Kent Nerburn, Simple Truths: Clear & Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life

You come to understand that most people are neither for you nor against you, they are thinking about themselves. You learn that no matter how hard you try to please, some people in this world are not going to love you, a lesson that is at first troubling and then really quite relaxing.

This is the most simple and basic component of life: our struggles determine our successes. So, my friend, choose your struggles wisely.

Take climate change seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously. The work can and should be gratifying and punctuated with joy.

Don’t assume a lack of discussion equals agreement.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

​— Tim O’Reilly

Most people are brought up believing that if they are a good person, good things will happen to them. While not entirely wrong, it’s not enough to unlock your potential. It's like walking up to a door with two locks and only one key. If you want to go inside, you need the other key. The second key is going positive and going first—proactively helpi... See more

SYNTHESIZER "In the twenty-first century the world will not be run

by those who possess mere information alone... What then? The answer is clear: synthesis. We are

drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically ... See more