The mail email ratio

People used to jump on emails. Finally, something different than mail. Now people jump on mail. Finally, something different than email. What’s convenient tomorrow, audio mail? We would jump on emails. Can you imagine? It’s not the medium. It’s the potential to let your message stand out.

Score

Scoring comes from the old Norse language. It means making a mark. It was probably used for counting sheep and carving a mark into a stick. From what you are doing, what is worth carving into a stick? What is worth making a mark for today? What did you score?

Finding a new perspective

Looking at stuff from a new perspective is a wonderful thing. I recently managed to obtain new perspective for my podcast. Since a couple of months ago I was in the paradox of inviting people, via their story. For them. That’s because my podcast is about shifting stories, entrepreneurship, marketing …

Cheering brands

The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up. Try to do a small act of kindness every day, just like Morgane Michael proposes. You can be cheering on your customers as well. By cheering your customers up when they have a problem. Or when they …

A cold shower

Is my way of confronting myself with 2 voices in my head. “Do it.” “Don’t do it.” The “do it” is always there. Sometimes the “don’t do it” becomes stronger. Especially when the going gets tough. A cold. An illness. An important day. Scientists have proven the value of taking …

Automating too soon

Why should you automate? When should you automate? If something has occurred for more than 50 times and takes more than 20% of your production capacity, it’s time to look for automation. But. The bar to automate is lower than ever. Technology is at our fingertips. And that’s a problem. …

Team effort

Your role is not to show the team what’s wrong. Your role is to recognize that you just have to do this, with what you are given. And own that. Team effort is bringing up the best in everyone in order to create more value than the sum of the …

Reinier’s 60

“Hi everyone, it’s Reinier’s 60.” This is something I want to share since a month. But I chose not to. I have made myself a commitment to make 30 episodes before sharing it publicly. 30 days is the beginning of a routine. 100 days is a habit. 365 has the …