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Going green has the future

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:18:27 +0000

Going green has the future and this yacht proves you don’t need to give in any convenience.

This is the future, and I sign the petition to the Dutch government to get 100% clean in 2050 at .nederland2050. Wubbo Ockels, the first Dutch astronaut, has this incredible vision .

We need a paradigm shift, with innovative creative solutions we can make a cleaner and more comfortable way of living.

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen – Among the best songs

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:27:01 +0000

This is one of the most covered Leonard Cohen songs, next couple of days I will show some special versions of this special song.

GTD

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:27:36 +0000

I’m now re-listening to David Allen’s “Getting Things Done“, I got this audio book from a colleague of mine about a year ago. And i setup a website, to manage my todo list and my tickler folder. Actually when I now look at the progress I made since a year ago, it is completely different. Every day my email box is empty. And I’m processing the stuff. The only one that’s not always empty is my physical inbox. But that I try to empty once every 1 or 2 weeks.

So if you are messed up with a lot of stuff in your life, try to read or listen to David Allen’s Getting Things Done and put a system in place that works for you.

Financial Auto-Pilot

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:11:34 +0000

Today I just setup some auto-pilot payments towards debt payments and saving. I used to do manual payments from my Company to my private account. I planned to pay myself a fixed monthly payment just before I do my rental payment and debt payment. And the rest should be enough to life for in the month. I removed my credit card and any credit on my checking account.

Today I found out the bank has a nifty variable auto tranfer feature: You can transfer money to your savings account depending on your checking account balance. Every week everything above 500 Euro is transferred to my companies savings. This will protect my money from accidental withdrawels in case my bank card is stolen or skimmed. And I don need to think about paying myself anymore, and the excess money I earn will be put into my financial reserves…

Linchpin Seth Godin @ Flanders DC

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:18:16 +0000

On the 1st of April I visited a lecture of the famous Marketing Guru Seth Godin and I made some sound recordings you can find here:

Seth Godin Linchpin @ Flanders DC and Seth Godin Linchpin @ Flanders DC Q&A session

No more credit, no more debt

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:16:34 +0000

I was inspired by Seth Godins post about credit and I discovered the site of Dave Ramsey. The last few days I read some of the web site and listened to some of Dave’s work on youtube and I got inspired. Just today I made a decision: I do not want more credit, I do not want to have more debt. So I cut our credit cards in pieces. From today onwards I only pay as I go.

And for my creditcard payment needs for e.g. websites, I applied for a prepaid creditcard (in the U.S. a.k.a. debit card) from Medius.

This is my first step in My Total Money Makeover

My next car will be electric

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:35:14 +0000

Shai Agassi, a former SAP executive, has a very viable idea how to solve the oil-challenge in our transport system. It is a disruptive but simple idea. Just take a look at the video.

I like Mexican

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:55:12 +0000

Are we watching our Home?

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:32:31 +0000

I saw this very impressive movie about the earth, our Home. It is even more impressive the “The inconvenient truth”. It was featured on TED and is a must see movie. Watch it, show it to your family, friends and co-workers. Spread the word, it is free to watch on youtube and it will change your vision of the world and it’s future.

Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:06:24 +0000

Some things in live are so simple, but not easy. Just take a look at this classic TED video from Richard St. John. The Secret of success in 8 words.

It seems simple but it isn’t easy, like most good things in life.

So in short the Secrets to Succes in 8 words:

Passion
Work
Good
Focus
Push
Serve
Ideas
Persist