Reinier van Eijk

Everything is subjective. Things become for you, what you decide to think about them. So the world around you is only a reflection of the thoughts you decide to focus your attention on.

When you work together with a friend, there’s probably only a soft commitment, because you work for free. And that’s fine. But remember, when you work for free, your counterpart can’t criticize you. You might be starting off the work with a trade-off. Simply because what they expect is for …

There’s this urban myth of a pizza delivery guy who had the answer to a big problem, a bunch of really high placed people were trying to figure out. They ordered pizza, since the whole thing took more time than expected. When the delivery guy was briefly invited in the …

It’s not our ability to explain what is, that defines our thoughts. It’s our imagination of what could be.

The last couple of days I’m experiencing a strong shift in the parent-kids relationship in our home. We parents think that if we aren’t directive from the early youth, the kids won’t understand nor accept our superiority. The thing is. They will obey, always. But at what cost? I discovered …

I don’t believe in perfect, just as I don’t believe in imperfect. Everything truly valuable in life requires trial and especially error. Work. Friction. Discomfort. If you fail, success tastes sweeter. So I don’t believe in the perfect house, job, car, partner or parent. I believe in ones that matter. …

We often tell others what to do. How to do. Why to do. We persuade people to change. Because we see the world differently. We want others to change. To be more like us. Or to be themselves the way we want them to be, because that’s one of our …

It’s easy to get attention when you have ‘news’. Clickbait. Actualities. Do you know why? Because people are drawn to new information. And if you (pretend like you) have that, people will listen. Fact. But isn’t it so much more valuable to earn attention with something anyone might come up …

People seek desperately for information to confirm their worldview. Why would you?

You’ve started off the year with fresh energy. How did that go? Is your ambition is growing over your head, and does your task list for tomorrow equal your potential time in the upcoming month, every day, without sleep? It’s time to start conscious rejection. The concept is simple. Start …