by Miriam Bross | February 21, 2025 | Scanner Business, Scanner Life
Have you ever asked for feedback and then were unhappy with the results? Maybe you even resented the answers you received. Feedback is invaluable, people tell us, and they are right, but only if you know how to ask and whose opinion truly matters. I have asked for,...
by Miriam Bross | February 7, 2025 | Scanner Life
In 2012 I went on holiday in New Zealand. Ten glorious weeks of travel around both islands. One of the highlights of my holiday was the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. I had booked a hop-on-hop-off bus tour but because I had so much time, I stayed longer at every stop. As...
by Miriam Bross | January 24, 2025 | Scanner Life, Skills
I learned about mindfulness over two decades ago. Since then, I tried to use the technique many times. But just like meditation, I failed miserably because I completely misunderstood what mindfulness is and what it is for. Luckily, I spent some time diving into...
by Miriam Bross | January 10, 2025 | Scanner Life, Skills
Knowing how to change is not enough. Have you ever read up on a new habit that sounded perfect but then never actually did it? What about new thoughts and belief systems? Do you just read about them and suddenly everything changes? I’m guessing you are like me...
by Miriam Bross | December 27, 2024 | Organization, Scanner Business
I used to love making a plan! I’d make them for the whole year, for months, weeks days and at some point I even planned down to the minutes. I never actually stuck to my plans though. At first, I blamed myself, assuming I was too undisciplined. Then I blamed the...
by Miriam Bross | December 13, 2024 | Scanner Life
One of my favourite sentences from a buddhist monk is “Do not become enlightened. Be enlightened.” All my life I have accumulated knowledge. I love to learn for the sake of learning. Recently I realised though that with some skills knowing and...
by Miriam Bross | November 22, 2024 | Mindset, Organization, Scanner Business
Shipping a project means putting it out into the world so that people can consume it in some way. Courses are launched, books are published, art is exhibited and so on. You make it available so your fans, clients and customers can buy it. If creating is the Yin,...
by Miriam Bross | November 8, 2024 | Scanner Life, Skills
When you look back at work you did a year ago and don’t cringe, you have not grown. This is one of the most important lessons I have ever learned so I want to share it in more detail here with you because cringing is really a compliment and a fantastic reminder to how...
by Miriam Bross | October 18, 2024 | Scanner Life
Note: This post inclues spoilers for the Pixar movie Soul so please go and watch it first if you haven’t seen it yet. It is one of the best movies ever made (not just for animation). Have you seen Tangled? The Disney movie is a perfect example for the type of...
by Miriam Bross | October 4, 2024 | Scanner Life, Skills
If you have watched interviews with successful people, or read books and posts about success habits, you will have noticed that one frequently mentioned skill is meditation. Have you tried it yet? The first time I tried to meditate was as a teenager. Now, over twenty...
by Miriam Bross | September 13, 2024 | Mindset, Scanner Business
Do you know why most people who want to write a book never do? Even most people who start writing, never finish it. It’s not that they are lazy. Yes, some are afraid of criticism and putting themselves out there. But for most people the real reason is mindset....
by Miriam Bross | August 9, 2024 | Organization, Scanner Business
Breaks are incredibly important for our brains. While our brains are “resting”, they are still pretty active, making sense of past experiences and help us think about the future. Taking breaks also allows us to generate new ideas. And often come up with...
by Miriam Bross | July 12, 2024 | Mindset, Scanner Life
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of ideas you have? And some of them are so different. There are inventions that keep popping up in your mind. Or is it characters from future books who say hello at least once a month? Are you bombarded with all the...
by Miriam Bross | June 14, 2024 | Organization, Scanner Business
How do you set up a business, let alone multiple streams of income, so you don’t have to work 70 hours a week? I hesitated for a long time to even get started with one income stream because the old stereotype of bedraggled and stressed out business owner and...
by Miriam Bross | May 17, 2024 | Mindset, Organization, Scanner Business
Synergy usually refers to people, groups and even companies working together to get bigger and better results. It’s a powerful leverageing tool because people with different experiences, backgrounds and skills come together to create something new. They share...
by Miriam Bross | April 12, 2024 | Mindset, Scanner Life
When you are yourself, you always create a win-win situation. Not only do you have more fun and attract people who are just like you, you also inspire others, even if you don’t realize it until much later. So the most important thing you can do for yourself and...
by Miriam Bross | March 15, 2024 | Organization, Scanner Business, Tech and Tools
The key for a successful business is to be consistent. I used to hate this maxim because it stressed me out. Every time I started a new project, I resolved to focus on it – and only this project! – until it was done. All I needed was willpower, right? At...
by Miriam Bross | January 21, 2024 | Mindset, Scanner Life
When we are young, we learn to paint a picture of ourselves in our minds. We carry that picture around with us for the rest of our lives, what it looks like influences everything we do, and all the decisions we make. Stephen Joseph, PhD If you are like me, you spent a...
by Miriam Bross | December 21, 2023 | Organization, Scanner Business
The New Year is just around the corner. I am more excited about 2024 than I’ve ever been about a new year before because I decided to go into full Scanner mode. Embrace everything. Do everything! Not at once, though. So with the help of a couple of webinars, I...
