Categorie: Reinier’s blog

Doing something in a hurry is rarely impactful. Either make sure your required effort is so small, impact can be made swiftly. Or do it later. Or don’t do it at all. The trick to never end up hurrying is to make better choices.

Not ‘a podcast’. ‘podcast’. It’s iPod Broadcast. Blog comes from weblog. Comes from web log. Book comes from the German word bōk (beech), the wood on which runes were inscribed. Magazine comes from Roman names for storehouse; e.g. the French – Magasin. It’s a storehouse of information. Television comes from …

Today I received an e-mail rejection from a guest I invited for my podcast. Rejections are more acceptable when you feel they are for the right reason. In my opinion, it was not. And I understand, and moreover. I agree on the rejection. Now. From my guest’s angle, the invite …

A cook book has the function of satisfying your desire to cook greatly. When you look at it, you feel the potential running through your veins. A cook book is not made to actually help you cook a meal. Is it? You can find any recipe online.

As you might know, humans have 2 brains. The Emo brain (feeling) and the Ratio brain (thinking) Emo brain: It’s early. I’m tired. This bed is chill. Ratio brain: Early bird gets the worm. Status quo: Stay in bed. The Emo brain wins, most often. Probably because the Emo brain …

Tour de France cyclists are awarded for reaching a certain point the first time. They are awarded even more when they are so consistent that they reach that point most often in 3 weeks, of a whole peloton of 200 cyclists. No tour de France cyclist was ever awarded for …

I often hear people misusing the term expensive. Mixing it up with the term costly. Expensive is when what you (can) buy is priced higher than the value it potentially delivers. Costly is priced right for the value it potentially delivers, only in your opinion you have to pay much …

There’s only one way to discover how your customer really feels. Ask her. Don’t wait. Ask. Learn. Grow. Je kunt maar op 1 manier ontdekken hoe je klant zich echt voelt. Vraag het. Niet wachten. Vraag. Leer. Groei.

Pancake. No baby, it’s tortellini. Pancake. No baby, tortellini. Pancake. Tortellini. Pancake. (…) Only a one-year-old can discover that a tortellini looks like a very small rolled-up pancake. Looking at the world with a beginner’s mind gives you indefinite perspective. Tortellini, pannenkoek Pannenkoek. Nee schatje, tortellini. Pannenkoek. Nee schatje, tortellini. …

Imagine yourself performing two tasks at a time. Let’s say you are multitasking squeezing oranges and making an argument over a phone. You think it would take the same time if you would do this simultaneously or sequential. The thing is, it’s not. Your brain can only really focus on …