Are Remote Workers Happier? New Study Says Yes

by Deseri Garcia | May 31, 2022 | Team Building | 0 comments

I’m fielding lots of questions from clients these days – especially executives participating in Vida Aventura leadership development programs – and they revolve around corporate culture, remote working, and hybrid work structure. Some of their biggest...

Want a Promotion? Get Yourself A Critic

by Deseri Garcia | May 17, 2022 | Personal Coaching, Team Coach | 0 comments

Standard advice for people looking to reach a new career level, get a promotion or start a new business includes things like, “Give more value to your workplace, get noticed … demonstrate your leadership abilities.” Those are all great tips, but I’d add another one...

Must-Do’s For Leading Exhausted Teams

by Deseri Garcia | May 9, 2022 | Leadership Development, Team Coach | 0 comments

If you know anything about me or my Vida Aventura work with clients, you are aware of my mantra about celebrating:  Celebrate everything, often!  But lately I haven’t been so great about following my own advice. The reason? Pure, bottom-of-the-barrel, end-of-my-rope...

We Just Hope Nobody Gets Hurt: A Conversation with Cuban & Sooner

by Deseri Garcia | Apr 19, 2022 | Podcasts | 0 comments

What happens when two entrepreneurs, friends and sometimes colleagues put their proverbial money where their mouths are? A podcast is born. Deseri Garcia (the “Cuban), founder and owner of Vida Aventura, and Michelle Freed (the “Sooner”), founder and owner of Woodfish...

Proof That Retreats Are A 2022 Must-Do

by Deseri Garcia | Apr 4, 2022 | Adventure Retreats | 0 comments

When was the last time you took a break? And by that, I mean, went somewhere other than home, and to a place where you could genuinely chill out – without a strict schedule, or being responsible for anyone else?  If it’s been awhile (or if you never really...