Today I’ve taken the next step into becoming less stressed about great things: important conversations, a presentation, a certain appearance. To me, nothing was more stressful than an important conversation, a presentation, or a meet-up with someone I admire. Last years I have learnt that this all is nothing to …
When we start things, that’s the moment to think about how it will end. A relationship will end in either death or separation. A start-up will end up a scale-up, or a grown-up. Projects end up being terminated either because of success or failure. Jumping ends with falling down. When …
I recently got myself into a thinking process around self pity versus discipline. Self pity on the lift side of the horizontal axis, discipline on the other. And effectiveness is highly correlated to discpline. Meaning output of tasks is low when self pity is high, output is high when discipline …
In deze Shift heb ik het over formats. Een format is ‘iets’ waarmee je jouw verhaal verbindt met een groep mensen: de verpakking van je content. Wat kan je nou met formats en hoe pas je ze toe? In deze host-on-mic aflevering praat ik je bij. Shownotes In deze aflevering …
“If there’s no enemy within, no outside enemy can do harm.” I have learnt this from a podcast that I listened to this week. This idea, it’s already moving me forward. It works as follows: if you are not okay with something you did or do, you need to start …
Self pity days are the easiest days to skip. Even if you do, it’s very likely that progress isn’t made this day. If you do, remember you didn’t quit. Not quitting is proof of concept for your brain. What’s the hurdle today? Is it a real one?
There’s two types of idea spreading. Ideas that spread because of money. I have added a photo of an example in this blog. They are the great campaigns with probably familiar names. Though they are a pig with lipstick on. And ideas that spread because they create forward motion. What …
Your head. Connects and solves interesting problems. Hub. Busyness that provides for you. Home. The place you feel safe. Hobby. Activities that fulfill you. This is where your energy goes. All these four need your consistent labour and and effort to flourish. They flourish by patience, not by shortcuts. They …
Do you choose to be a sheep, shepherd or wolf? In light of the global climate situation, many people behave like sheep. Acceptance. Let me be clear: everyone has the right and good reason to act like anything in any context. And all roles serve a certain purpose in the …
Did you know that most millennials edit their message after posting it online? Almost évery message? Social media is makeable. From LinkedIn to Snap. Insta to Pin and TikTok. Social media is not a reflection of reality. It’s a reflection of how we would like to see a perfect reality. …