Many people talk about becoming a personal brand. Only few realize they have to become a brand. Becoming a brand, amongst others, requires having a set of strong values and consistently behaving accordingly, even if it seems like no one is watching. And don’t forget the tagline. Every great brand …
There’s this State of the art new, but cosy, coffee store in the city centre of my hometown. When I was there with a friend today we ordered our coffees. The Grande piston machine hisses, buzzes and the sound of steam are familiar. My friends Latte was receiving a wonderful …
Today I’ve taken the next step into becoming less stressed about great things: important conversations, a presentation, a certain appearance. To me, nothing was more stressful than an important conversation, a presentation, or a meet-up with someone I admire. Last years I have learnt that this all is nothing to …
When we start things, that’s the moment to think about how it will end. A relationship will end in either death or separation. A start-up will end up a scale-up, or a grown-up. Projects end up being terminated either because of success or failure. Jumping ends with falling down. When …
I recently got myself into a thinking process around self pity versus discipline. Self pity on the lift side of the horizontal axis, discipline on the other. And effectiveness is highly correlated to discpline. Meaning output of tasks is low when self pity is high, output is high when discipline …
In deze Shift heb ik het over formats. Een format is ‘iets’ waarmee je jouw verhaal verbindt met een groep mensen: de verpakking van je content. Wat kan je nou met formats en hoe pas je ze toe? In deze host-on-mic aflevering praat ik je bij. Shownotes In deze aflevering …
“If there’s no enemy within, no outside enemy can do harm.” I have learnt this from a podcast that I listened to this week. This idea, it’s already moving me forward. It works as follows: if you are not okay with something you did or do, you need to start …
Self pity days are the easiest days to skip. Even if you do, it’s very likely that progress isn’t made this day. If you do, remember you didn’t quit. Not quitting is proof of concept for your brain. What’s the hurdle today? Is it a real one?
There’s two types of idea spreading. Ideas that spread because of money. I have added a photo of an example in this blog. They are the great campaigns with probably familiar names. Though they are a pig with lipstick on. And ideas that spread because they create forward motion. What …
Your head. Connects and solves interesting problems. Hub. Busyness that provides for you. Home. The place you feel safe. Hobby. Activities that fulfill you. This is where your energy goes. All these four need your consistent labour and and effort to flourish. They flourish by patience, not by shortcuts. They …