Hector A. Ruiz

MBA, Project Manager, Tennis Player, Musician, and Author of "How to Destroy a Country"

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Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience

A few days ago, I came across this interesting documentary about Terry Kath, which is hosted by his daughter.

Terry may be one of the most -if not the most- underrated guitarrist in the history of music. He drew praise from almost every one of his contemporaries and he gained the respect of hundreds of thousands of fans.

It’s a very personal documentary, which provides a little insight on Terry as a human being and the driving force he was behind the band Chicago. It’s currently free on YouTube, so feel free to catch it anytime.

A huge loss that left us too soon.

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Tennis Clay Court Season

So the tennis european clay court season is on full swing, and as always Rafael Nadal is the man to beat. He looks as strong as usual, as smart as usual, and… as unbeatable as usual.

Everytime Nadal steps on a court, it’s like witnessing history in the making. I remember when I first saw him in 2004, he struck me as somebody who was different. Very different from the rest. Then he won his first Roland Garros by beating Federer in the semi-finals, and Mariano Puerta in the finals… and the legend started.

For how long will the legend go? Who cares. Let’s just enjoy it while it lasts.

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Vaccine

A few days ago I got my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

I thought it would be harder to book an appointment, but it turned out to quicker than what I expected. It’s very fortunate that I live in a country where there is an unbelievable logistics to get people vaccinated as soon as possible. It is a true privilege for which I have to be very thankful.

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Memory vs. Notes

I have a very good memory. Really good. Yet, I always take notes.

Plenty of time I see fellow employees or coworkers relying on memory for their meeting minutes, and countless of times I see delays, mishaps or misunderstandings, just because there was an incorrect recording of an event, a task, a meeting or an agreement.

The reason why I keep notes -and by notes I mean use project management tracking resources- is because if someone else was to take over my job, or simply have a quick look at what I’m doing, they should be able to easily figure out exactly every single piece of information about a project.

Always think of the team.

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The transition year

Working from home, masks, events with no crowds, and so many other routines we weren’t used to two years ago… but we’re slowly starting to go back.

From what it looks, 2021 will be “The transition year”: a year to refigure things out, a year in which we may start to get glimpses of the way life worked before this all started.

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Book Trailer #2

Hi everyone! Here you have my Book Trailer #2. I hope you like it.

My first review is out!

Today is a very special day, as my book’s first review has been published. You can read the whole article in the below link (in Spanish):

My first book review is out!

A special thanks to professor Xavier Diez, a historian, author and professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, for his invaluable support.

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Book reviews

Last month I started to send ARCs to authors, academics and journalists who are interested in reviewing my book, prior its release date.

If you know anyone who may be interested in reviewing my book, please feel free to contact me at noticias@es.hectoraliruiz.com

(This applies for the Spanish version, as the English version is currently being edited).

Thank you!

The long journey to make it…

As an independent author -and also self-publishing-, I have bee walking what I refer to as “The long journey to make it…” Definitely it’s not anything new, as hundreds of thousands of writers before me have transited it before.

Sometimes I think on how hard the competition is out there. How many thousands of authors like me are trying to fit in and have their works heard and read. But then I think about how lucky we are for living in the present time, where we have plenty of resources to make our journey worth it. It brings perspective to the meaning of the phrase “enjoy the journey, more than the goal”.

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Book Trailer #1

Today is a very special day, as I am releasing the first Book Trailer of my book as you will see below.

Note: This is the book trailer for the Spanish edition, as the English edition of the book is still in the works, but for those English speakers who are also fluent in Spanish, I hope you enjoy it.

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