Don’t worry
We worry too much about the past, which we can not change. We worry too much about what's unlikely to happen. And we worry too much about what other think. Ninety percent of our worries are needless.
Be interesting
Have something interesting to say. How can you be interesting? Well, by doing and reading a lot of different things. E.g. some years ago I let my jobs and went for travel. I ended up living for a couple of years in another country and culture. People I meet are interested in my experiences abroad. A by-coming effect is that you will not have a boring life.
Update resume
Asses what you learned the passed time and put it on your resume. If you did not learn something worthwhile, set the goal of learning something new and put it on your resume. Updating your resume can be the first step in your new life and reality, opening up new possibilities.
Know happiness
Happiness is not something you can pursuit, it is a by-product of diligent work and passion. When you are in a flow you most feel happy. Know those moments, and know your Happiness
Change focus
Sometimes you are focusing on a narrow subject. Working like a fanatic. To set yourself free and liberate your mind, you have the change focus. See the overall picture, and focus on new and sometimes more important things. You might see new details and get new insights.
Set goals
If you don't have goals you will never reach them. The habit of setting goals is what most successful people have in common. Some to it in written goals, others create a vision board. It doesn't matter how you set your goals, just set them. Today I set the new goal to write a blogpost every day. And I will work hard to reach that goal.
Where do good ideas come from?
This might give a good idea where ideas come from.... http://www.youtube.com/v/NugRZGDbPFU
Concepts of time depends on culture
I come from a northern country, far away from the equator. Although raised catholic my surroundings were dominantly protestant. This affected my sense of time. My wife on the other hand was raised on the equator and she has an opposite concept of time. This video explains how different it is and how it clashes. http://www.youtube.com/v/A3oIiH7BLmg
What is motivating us
Is money the big motivator? Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.. Check this video to see what's motivating us. http://www.youtube.com/v/u6XAPnuFjJc
Alles moet een eerste keer zijn….
Gisteren eerste keer naar Standup Inspiration #24 geweest, het was fantastisch. Ik heb de rauwe opnames van Standup Inspiration #24 hier online gezet. Ook heb ik mijn eerste tweet op twitter gepubliceerd.
Linchpin: A good book to read over and over again
Today I again finished the audiobook version of Seth Godin's Linchpin. I can really recommend this book, a nice stimulating read. Seth is trying to push you into becoming an artist and Linchpin. Just as Seth states on his blog: Artists always ship So today I ship this humble small blogpost. Note: I already posted a sound recording of the talk Seth did the first of April 2010 in Antwerp.
Beware and behold of debt and credit cards
The US is at the edge of collapse, more than 75% of the economy comes from consumers and they don't produce any physical products. Most Americans have to much debt and will get or already are into serfdom of the banks and credit card companies. So beware and behold of what happens to the Yankees, what is happening in to US will happen to the rest of the world 5 to 10 years later. So take a look at the documentary "In Debt We Trust" and let this be a warning.
GTD
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...
Financial Auto-Pilot
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...
Linchpin Seth Godin @ Flanders DC
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
My next car will be electric
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.
Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
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
Time Management
Like many say: Time is more valuable than money, You can get more Money, but you cannot have more Time. Just watch this great video on Time Management:
Do the TAX quiz
We all don't like to pay to much taxes, so let's do a quiz:"
The nightmare of my friends?
Most of my friends do not enjoy children yet, maybe this is the image they have of children?