Gonçalo Coelho de Paula

Proud Father, Entrepreneur, and Surfer in Lisbon, Portugal

Gonçalo Coelho de Paula

Proud Father, Entrepreneur, and Surfer in Lisbon, Portugal

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F*#$k normal, I wanna make a difference, to be innovative, simple, effective and maybe change the world for better. Not an easy task, but if it was, what would be the fun of it?

LESSONS I'VE LEARNED SO FAR, a mix from my own experience and others, the good and the bad:

( 1 ) You never know to much or enough, you're always learning.

( 2 ) If you have never known failure you can hardly know success.

( 3 ) Everything's possible, you just need the right tools.

( 4 ) Whatever you do, good or bad, it will hit you back, harder and unexpected.

( 5 ) "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

(6) Knowledge is only potencial power, ACTION is power to change.

AND THESE ARE MY GUIDELINES:

"Look at what the best of the best are doing and then go beyond them. Think different, think bigger. Don’t compete. Create. Innovate." - A mix from Steve Jobs and me

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther." - J.P. Morgan

"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela

"Genius is 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration" - Thomas Alva Edison

"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally." - Robert Frost

"Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition." - Abraham Lincoln

And my favorite quote: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” - Apple Computers, 1997 Marketing Campaign

  • Work
    • CO-FOUNDER | CEO @Yellow Brik
  • Education
    • Economics @ISCTE-IUL
    • Innovation and Entrepreneurship @INDEG-IUL
    • Integrated Brand Management @INDEG-IUL
    • Hospitality @ADHP
    • Brand Storytelling @RESTART