by RogerM | Sep 26, 2026 | Grit & Perseverance, Growth & Mindset, The Daily Grind
I’ve started this message a dozen times in my head. And every time, I run out of words before I run out of emotions. So let me just try this again… My mom spent her last days at ICESP—São Paulo’s largest cancer center in the largest city in Brazil....
by RogerM | Sep 15, 2026 | Grit & Perseverance, Networking & Visibility, The Daily Grind
The clock ticked slower there. In that wing of a medical center in São Paulo, time stopped being in a hurry. You heard every tick. You felt the space between them. And you would have given anything to fill that gap with something other than what was coming. My mom...
by RogerM | Jul 24, 2026 | Grit & Perseverance, The Daily Grind, Unseen Work
Before we put the World Cup on a shelf for the next four years, I want to bring you back to one scene. Monday, June 15. Cape Verde against Spain—the opening match of their group. Nobody scored. Nobody won. And the Cape Verde goalkeeper, Vozinha, is face down on the...
