I have a hard time promoting my new book: Collectie van Rampen (A collection of meltdowns; an anti-stress journal). And I make up a thousand reasons for myself why I have that hard time. The thing is. I’m a marketer for a living. I connect great products with great people …
The definition of a race is simple: whoever is first, wins. Making more hours in the office than our colleagues. Being a better parent than my friends. Getting a higher grade than the rest of the class. Having the main role. Being the president. Winning the gold medal. The thing …
Being alone is a choice. Being together is a choice. Being where you are is only a choice when you can direct your brain to your present activity. Otherwise your mind chooses itself. If you train to be where you are more often, you make the mindful choice. Making the …
These days I learn a lot about myself because my daughter’s standard answer is “no”. Or “do myself”. Or just the opposite of what I want. Analyzing how I am and respond teaches me a lot about myself, my values and my parenting. And I think parenting here can be …
What is there that screams for attention like a baby? How many screaming babies do you tolerate to ruin every visit to your own home screen? What’s not there but should be?
In yesterday’s post I referred to noticing things from the past in the present. If noticing in the past is possible, we certainly can notice things in the future. Noticing things in advance has the endless potential to make our lives more attentive, engaged and alert, less anxious. And ultimately …
I have ran a 10k this weekend. Being done I thought back to several things that catch my attention only now. That I enjoyed very much all the cheering people on the side of the road. And the people that were smart enough to play hard music to motivate the …
There’s always important work we have left behind because we prioritized something else over this work. That’s life. It happens. When we try to catch up, what makes the difference is our As opposed to try and do everything at once (and leave important work behind) we should focus on …
Being an entrepreneur, your business is your baby, your kid, your adolescent or your grown up baby. If you want to be in the business game longer than just for a hunch, you need to make profit. Mike Michalowicz was the first to describe the phenomenon profit first, to create healthy …
I do so because I believe/want. Versus. I do this because (everything except believe/want). It’s a small difference that makes all the difference when it comes down to your fulfilment.