Categorie: Reinier’s blog

Your unscalable self shall be the first barrier for growth. It’s not the question when, but how you are going to get the team pointing in the right direction. It’s why that makes the difference there.

Possibility and anxiety are the greatest breaks on your vehicle. If no one confronts you with either one. What projects are you going to push forward? Or cancel? What are you going to do today? Our deepest motivations can make us dare greatly and do wonderful things. Don’t wait for …

Go Big, Go Niche or Go Home. The choice is up to you, to be either very special at the edge and find your niche. You have to live with many slightly disappointed and lack of understanding. And at the same time a small group of insanely grateful customers. You …

Doubt is never useful. When you decide, and do something you want, it’s a win. When you decide, and do something you don’t want, you learn. What you don’t want is the inverse of what you want. So either way, you learn about what you want. Whatever you do: decide, …

But sometimes I’m still trying. The learning here is to stop trying and Start doing. So what do you need to stop trying today?

Theory is far from reality without practice. Before you understand the theory you have to do. Internalizing by practicing (very small) is one of my greatest learnings this year. There’s a difference between knowing how to build a successful company and building a successful company. A difference between reading or …

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.

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?

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 …

Most consultants tell what most companies already know that is not good enough. But they didn’t listen. Some customers complain about something that you never want to be, nor become. Or about products you don’t sell. Or it may be a customer you are not destined to serve. That’s fine. …