Life on Eri Bastos

Figure It Out

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:28:23 +0000

I started my career early, at fourteen years old. My dad owned a small business, and I had been pestering him since I was about eight that I wanted to work. So, when I reached the minimum legal age to work in Brazil, he hired me.

You might imagine I’d be hired for a position just for show, one where no real work was necessary. But no… My dad assigned me arguably the most painful work possible for me.

Discipline

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:59:50 +0000

Or, more specifically, self-discipline.

When you institute and follow a habit or routine as you have determined with yourself, regardless of motivation or disposition.

Whether it’s hot or cold, in the mood to do it or not.

Here in my office, I have this poster right behind me, which I see every time I come to work and every time I join a video conference (for the benefit of other participants):