A way of life
Making decision can be hard. But we all need to make them. Every day. Small decisions as what to cook for dinner, to big decisions as which school to choose for our children. This month I made a big decision. The decision to leave the company I've put my heart into for the past eight years. Not an easy More +
The art of letting go is truly an art. I woke up too early this morning. Still needing more sleep. But my head would not let me. I can be like a cow. A cow that keeps chewing and chewing. The same words in my head coming back over and over again. As if there is a song on repeat, in an infinite loop. My More +
Last Friday, me and a dear friend, joined a 5-rhythms workshop. We had little idea what to expect. A few months ago, we spent a weekend at my trailer and read an article in a magazine about 5-rhythme dancing. That day on the beach, we decided to see if anything alike would be offered in Cologne. The blessing More +
Recognition is key to keep people motivated. To make them feel that what they do matters. To encourage them to keep going and growing. About a week ago, I received a wonderful little note from Marco Laberge from Toward Minimalism to let me know that he nominated my blog for the Sunshine Award. It's an More +
Surfing the Internet, you are bound to find tons of people who rant. And then there are those who rant about people who rant. Some even do this in most eloquent ways. And I can see why people rant. I wear my heart on my sleeve, so I say things at times which aren't exactly useful. If ranting helps, to get More +
So I finally finished my Magic Test of Seven. What I thought of as a seven-day exercise took nearly three months to finish. Quite unbelievable. But sometimes we just need to take that extra time and allow ourselves to get sidetracked. It reminds me of a graph I did not use in my seven graphs post but one that More +
The very last and final part of my Magic Test of Seven. Yeah . . . Seven graphs to guide your life. 1. Self-care 2. Connections 3. Be a linchpin 4. Start with Why 5. What's my purpose 6. Energy Quadrants 7. A little flower We often hear we need to start with ourselves. And surely that's not bad More +
Where to start? Do you have a place, where you feel, like you are in a different world? I have such a place. A little less, than two years ago, I bought a trailer. A trailer on a camping ground, close to my parents home and just a 5-minute bike ride from the beach. My husband wasn't keen on me buying it. More +
Finally part 6g of my Magic Test of Seven What did I learn from reading the book Contagious from Jonah Berger? A book about "How to build word of mouth in the digital age." A colleague lent me this fabulous book and I read it the same day. A great read for anyone, who not only wants to get heard but More +
Part 6f of my Magic Test of Seven My learning's from reading the book "Switch" Changing things when change is hard from Chip & Dan Heath. The book builds upon a principle called the Elephant and the Rider. A brilliant metaphor that originates from a psychology book from Jonathan Haidt called "The More +