When people talk you down, try to kill your ideas or simply talk trash to you, it’s not you. The person who sends decides whether the message is positive or negative. It’s a choice, always. So if people give you a bad mouth, try to help them find joy. Instead …
If I ask anyone if they use shaming and blaming their kids, no one says to me “yes, I do that because I think that’s good parenting”. But yet, we all do it as parents. And it’s everywhere in the environment: kids books, kids Netflix series, youtube, …. the list …
Wrong definition: “A team is a group of individuals, working together towards the same goal.” Right definition: “A team is a group of individuals helping each other, happening to work towards the same goal.” There’s a subtle difference, but it’s huge.
Wow. I have just found out the first person ever who’s bio I read that was not ‘just another bio’. It was not ‘me, me, me’. It’s ‘you, you, you’. Here’s the story: I came across David Nebinski’s profile page on a community we’re both in. David is a friend …
It was on January 15th 2002, that one of the most visited bloggers in the world, Seth Godin, started posting. on his famous blog (I don’t remember, I did just look up his first post online). But it was the Provincetown Helmet Insight in June 2004 that ‘really started things …
One of my personal reflexes to stress is working harder. Paradoxically, things I stress about, aren’t solved by working harder, but, by making smarter decisions. Often I make smarter decisions when I work less and take more time to think and reflect. Chances are that I’m not the only one …
Why does the baker have an aromatic, warm, delicious, free stuffed biscuit standing on the counter? It’s probably no secret to you: This is nót only to enhance the experience of his customers. It’s to sell more stuffed biscuits. Obviously. And you know what, it works. Just as it works …
“The tour must go on.” is always said, even in bizarre times or when bizarre circumstances occur. Deaths. Extreme weather. Pandemics. Of course, it’s ‘Le Tour’ I’m talking about. The Tour de France. Held every year since 1903 (except in WO2). And every year there’s a winner. Ever since I’ve …
The path to any skill consists of hours and hours of doing.
In my job interviews with candidates this week, I managed to ask unexpected questions again. (yes, indeed, you sense a little pride) Symptoms are People don’t have an instant answer When people answer, the answer is authentic and never rehearsed Nearly always, people start ‘shining’ when they answer “Tell me …