Friends - Raul Colon - photographer, digital marketer & writer living on the beach in Puerto Rico.

Remembering Birthdays

April is a special month for me because I am an April baby. It’s also special because many people I love and that have been part of my life for a long time were born in the same month. Once April comes around, I am counting the days to my birthday and also making…

Perfect Moments

In 2006 I read Chasing Daylight:How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life (affiliate link) a book by Eugene O’Kelley who I met while I worked for KPMG when he was a CEO before he passed away. Different to any other book this one clearly changed my purpose and focus of life. The most resonant lesson to 26-year-old…

From KPMG To Entrepreneur Uncle Gussy’s New York

In 2004 I was lucky enough land a job at KPMG’s New York office. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish. Two years before, while visiting my parents in Connecticut I had wished I could work in New York. As a 22 year old at the time there was not a cooler place…

Hard Working Friends

Previously I wrote about hard working family members and there are some good friends that live up to this motto as well. Staying close to individuals like the one I will mention keeps me focused and wanting to accomplish more. Some of them might be considered work-a-holics like me but I consider them passionate and…