Wednesday, January 5, 2011

"Inside edge"

My whole body aches! No, it is not because I've had too much tequila. I've been in school(s) all day every day.

I am in Mexico working on perfecting my Spanish and Salsa. Today, after three days of intense classes I have to ask myself "why?". Why do I care about being able to speak perfectly in a tense that is so foreign to most English speakers? If I were to talk to most Spanish speakers, they would understand me perfectly well. Why do I have I been working on a move that is so awkward for my body that many times I literally trip. Being able to smile sweetly while making turn after turn? Does it matter?

For me, it does. It goes beyond being a perfectionist to something more especially in international business. For months now, I have been told to "perfect the Cuban motion" that I have to use the "inside edge of my foot". It dawned on me that this is the case for international business as well. What I'm trying to accomplish here is something that will give me the inside edge. Something that will allow me to be that much more confident in dealing with international business. Nowadays, one only needs a computer and an Internet connection to "make business" internationally. So, what is it that you will do to give yourself the "inside edge"?

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