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Eduardo Alvarez Rodriguez
Founder and CEO of Pointia
Madrid, Spain
In order to create, you must believe. This is kilometer zero from everything or almost everything. Believes. The recent official visit of the President of the Republic of Paraguay to Spain certainly impressed everyone and everyone. From Madrid, the capital of modern Europe, Santiago Peña presented his country's project, the project of a nation ready to defend itself before the world, as a regional beacon of political and economic stability in the middle of Mercosur.
His message has influenced businessmen, economists, politicians and opinion leaders. It has been a long time since a visit by a Latin American head of state aroused so much expectation, so much admiration, and so much attachment. With a demanding schedule of just four days, and at times what seemed like a 30-hour workday, the Paraguayan president did not come to Spain to hug and exchange kind words, knowing that a kilo of work is worth more than a ton of work. saying.
The general impression is that his speech breaks the patterns of the history of his predecessors across the continent. Peña landed in Spain with the aim of a firm and determined offer. He did not come to strengthen ties, but rather he came to ask how we give value to those ties from a country that asks for its roots to grow. The loyal partner who removed the handbrake to make himself known to the world.
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Without wasting any time, the President instilled enthusiasm, energy and agility in his various interventions, knowing that five years pass quickly and it is necessary to get dirty and take to the battlefield to imitate Solano Lopez, whom he mentioned at different times. He defended that the Paraguayan formula is the people of Paraguay, and we must accelerate, activate the levers and embody the challenges for innovation.to grow and insist again on faith.
With a story brimming with humble national pride, objective and not at all stifling, Santiago Peña proves that he has his own discourse. Paraguay has its own discourse, without a contract, and faces a fascinating context for occupying spaces in the world where, until now, its mental and emotional isolation and, let us say, a certain numbing sense of belonging, have prevented it from doing so. occupation.
Proactive and didactic, with sometimes overwhelming solidity, but without any hint of complacency, without avoiding thorny issues and calling a spade a spade: lack of development to lack of development and the need for improvement versus the prevailing need for improvement. The President of Paraguay makes it clear that there is no need to look back or gain momentumthat regretting what Paraguay could have been and disappeared is worthless and that the focus should be on what Paraguay aspires to.
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Santiago Peña is today a reflection of Paraguay's will and perseverance in its decision to be great, without shortcuts. It is a call for development that must be led by the people of Paraguay. They have to internalize that vision that is born of a sense of belonging – by the way, that photo taken last weekend of dozens of Paraguayans crossing the Heroes del Chaco bridge with the perojas is great. Paraguay has a huge capital stockIt is an oasis of fertile land, the largest spring on the planet, and a treasure trove of assets that most countries on the planet covet: unparalleled human capital. charity. Paraguayans should be the first to discover themselves.
Peña realizes that borders are defined by beliefs, and that his countrymen have a long way to go in recognizing their nation's extraordinary potential. The way we think builds the way we feel. It is man who creates reality, therefore, if we change the way we think to change the way we feel, we can re-evaluate the way we perceive reality. We believe to create. We believe to move forward. We believe in evolving. Santiago Peña wants to nurture a sense of pride, transforming this heavy, centuries-old feeling to address the present of realistic optimism.
The President of Paraguay faces an encouraging challenge and is fully aware that the real failure is not trying. Of humility, of courage, and of discipline. Steve Jobs said that the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Peña knows that in order to build his project, he must move, persuade, and transform; Align your people with your country's project.
Surely it all has to start by formulating the idea of eternal isolation so brilliantly described by Maestro Rua Bastos and understanding that Paraguay is an island, but an island of connectivity, as demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress. It is time to emphasize that Paraguay is one bridge or several bridges in one; Paraguay is a strategic attraction in the heart of South America.
Santiago Peña's furrow began last August 15. He absorbed his doctrine with such passion that he converted to his own idea, and with his immense charisma proceeded to conquer it. He believes and aspires for his project to excel and for Paraguay to occupy its rightful place in the world. That Paraguayan spelled with a P for potential. With P for bridge and advance. With P by Peña Palacios. Look and good luck, Mr. President, Paraguay well deserves it.
