Last weekend I have bought myself a new bicycle. In this large store I went to, nothing is connected to eachother. They have a store, a webshop, a workplace. And moreover a floor team, cash registers and a collection counter. The person helping me choosing my bike wrote me a …
This message is for anyone in seek of shipment. For anyone with a shipping mindset. Your vulnerability and courage are here to make you Ship. But to make your product shippable, you need to get it to a certain quality that you are comfortable with. That’s your project. That’s your …
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” Einstein said. Wel actually. He didn’t. The quote is attributed to Plato, in his Greek classic Laches or Courage, 320 B.C.. But what if this isn’t true either. What if Elon Musk said it. Or Mother Theresa. Or your …
If your father was a Jew, huge change you’ve been raised with those traditions. If you’ve ever had a crazy teacher, chances are you’ve picked something up. Classmates into Hockey? Read Harry Potter? Someone didn’t hire you, because she forgot to ask you a question in the interview, and the …
Worse than it’s not my fault, is it’s not my responsibility. She was taking care of it I guess, it’s her responsibility. Whilst you saw that she wasn’t. Some people dodge responsibility and fail in claiming ownership. It might be an effective strategy. Saying you weren’t responsible. Could work great …
Biological chicken is the best chicken you can get. In the supermarket. But the quality makes you cry, if you’d investigate. The story we are told is rarely the whole story and even more rare is a true story. The sender’s perspective is always a great place to start. So …
There’s a 1% of your community that is active, thinks together with you. Wants to help. Would make an extra effort for you. True fans. Believers. Advocates. There’s 9% of your community that every now and then hits ‘reply’ or ‘like’. And there’s the 90% that you never hear from. …
Today is a great day to stop hiding. If you’re not going to make that change, who is?
When you generously share the same values over and over again, you attract a group of people. Some of them reply sometimes. Some of them you have never heard. The thing is, if you’re consistent in telling the right story and leading that group of people, you gain permission. And …
So often get used to new situations, even if they are an insane lot better than we have had before. Sasha Dichter very generously reminded us of this in his blog recently. This is my favourite part. How long does it take us to flip the switch? Once our mini-prayers …