For a long time, I believed that growth meant accelerating. That the faster I went, the closer I would get to my goals.
Work more, do more, think of more ideas. And, for years, this mindset propelled me. I achieved results, paved the way, and saw SEDA expand.
But I also learned—the hard way—that growth isn’t just about movement. It’s also about pausing.
Entrepreneurship has a silent trap: it convinces you that stopping is wasting time.
That every minute stopped is a wasted opportunity. But, in practice, it’s the opposite.
When we are always accelerating, we stop seeing what is really in front of us.
Haste distorts perception. The tired mind begins to confuse urgency with importance, and what was purpose becomes routine.
It took me a while to understand that slowing down isn’t giving up—it’s recalibrating. It’s having the courage to look inward, question the direction, and make adjustments before the path loses its meaning.
I remember times when the pace at SEDA was so intense that I couldn’t celebrate the achievements.
Each goal reached was immediately replaced by another. I had to stop to realize that true growth doesn’t happen through speed, but through awareness.
Slowing down taught me to value the time it takes for ideas to mature.
To understand that not every opportunity needs to be seized, and that saying “no” is also a way to move forward.
When I took my foot off the gas, I gained clarity. I started listening better to my team, my students, and especially to myself. I discovered that sometimes the most valuable answers are born in silence.
The pause plays an essential role in building anything lasting. It is in the pause that we process learning, that we transform experience into wisdom.
And this applies to both business and life. Growing fast can take you far, but growing well is what keeps you standing. The difference lies in knowing how to balance the pace — running when it’s time to act and stopping when it’s time to reflect.
Today, I believe that slowing down is a way of respecting the process itself. It’s recognizing that the journey matters as much as the destination.
It’s understanding that success that comes too quickly usually goes away just as fast. True growth isn’t measured by speed, but by depth.
That’s why slowing down isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity. It’s what allows us to continue growing with more purpose, more clarity, and, above all, more peace.
