Asking for help is a far more vulnerable way to seek progress when you’re stuck, than trying to solve the puzzle yourself without the risk of being rejected. But it’s also the best opportunity to find new perspective that will instantly move you forward.
As creators we’re putting stuff ‘out there’. Sometimes we pretend not to care about what people think about what is out there. Sometimes we literally don’t care what people think about what we’ve put out there. But always there’s an impact. It’s not about how many people pick up your message. …
When we become ‘smarter’ – better at something – we less and less believe that we need new or extra information. We (think we) know, because we’ve seen it before. But even though there’s an insane amount of we’ve seen it befores… You’re never sure. So our blind spot grows …
Fear to be robbed from a worldview. Fear to lose something. Fear to be smaller. Fear of being alone. Fear of being misunderstood. Fear to experience pain. Fear to fall, or that you’re not strong enough to stand up. Anger is so unneccesary. And fear is just a thought. A …
When you genuinely pitch your product, for the price that serves you well, and your customer asks: what’s the catch? No one wants to be hustled People get hustled all the time Genuine isn’t the norm It’s time to change this status quo. Because bit by bit perpetual systems erode …
Wow. And what a ride it has been. This is a reflection I’m starting to enjoy, and funny enough I’m rather reflecting when it’s Emily’s birthday than on my own. This is what defined the year. There is more love when new kids arrive. I always thought that my parents …
Is not about being perfect. It’s not called making a perfect difference. This message, small as it is, put you to think today. Now the smallest gesture you make, has the potential to make a difference for someone else today. We always overestimate the effort and underestimate the value. The …
There’s always this decision possible: To do or not to do. The work you can delegate, but that’s a hard decision to make. And postponing the work is even harder. So, eventually, you’ll end up doing it. Because there’s time. Because there’s productivity. Simply because you can. But what if …
Men want to build legacy, leave the world a better place, grow, be better, faster, stronger, further. But to what end? Is it to live ‘more’ of a life than others while being here? Life is no competition. You can’t live ‘more’ than someone else. Why would you want to …
How often hasn’t it happened that in a moment I was furious, recalcitrant, not understanding. The moments that I was in intense emotion. So many of those moments I can replay with a fresher, newer and wiser mind after I’ve learnt so much over the last years – and every …