5 Guidelines to Give Useful Feedback
Do you love to share your opinion on products, services and even creative work? When someone asks for feedback, do you jump in or hold back because you are worried you might get it wrong? Maybe you received terrible feedback in the past and now distrust the entire...
How to Ask for Feedback
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,...
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
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...
Mindfulness
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...
The Edge
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...
Know and Embody
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...
Cringe
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...
Stories for a Good Life: Disney v. Pixar
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...
Meditation
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...
Live In The Future And Create In The Now
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...
Why Being You Is Always a Win-Win
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...