To belong
Who are you really? What do you stand for? What are your hopes and beliefs? What are your prejudices and fears? We work all our lives to fit in. To be one in the group. To be one of the tribe. But what if that tribe isn’t yours? What if all your efforts are wasted on a tribe that really...
Talent is overrated
“She’s really got a talent for it. “ That’s a statement that you hear quite often. Especially when it comes to things like painting, playing the piano or singing. But what is talent really? Do people have a genetic predisposition for becoming a painter? Or a violinist? Or a welder? How come we emphasize talent more when it comes to...
Building habits
Want to learn how to play the piano? Play a little every day. Want to read more books? Read a little every day. Want to exercise more? Exercise a little every day. Step by step. Little by little. That’s how you build a habit. Once you’ve established a habit it becomes part of who you are. You do it no...
Dare to do work that matters
Don’t wait for perfect. Perfect will never be. Perfect is what’s holding you back. Do work that matters. Ship when good enough. With practice good enough will become better and better. But it’ll never be perfect, and that’s okay. Always striving to do better work. Always evolving. Never become indifferent. Never become complacent. Never stop learning. Be curious. Be inquisitive....
It’s all about attitude
Thoughts of doubt running through your mind. Can I do this? We’ve all been there. We’ve all experienced setbacks. We are all the same when it comes to failure. What separates us is how we handle failure. Are you going to let one failure stop you? Or will you be at it again, determined to make a difference and succeed? Dare...
Management is key
A workplace without employees to do the actual work cannot function. That’s pretty obvious, yet sometimes management fails to recognize the warning signs and all of a sudden find themselves with a non-functioning business, simply because there’s isn’t enough employees to do the work. Especially in a small workplace, things can get out of hand pretty quickly. If a handful...
Thoughts on time
I listened to Seth Godin’s podcast the other day. I listen to every episode of Akimbo and I encourage you to try it out. This episode was called “Opportunity cost” and Seth was sharing his thoughts on time. It got me thinking as well, as Seth’s podcasts always do, so here are my thoughts on time and how we can...
Cogs and innovators
It’s all about attitude. The way a teacher greets her students when they walk in the classroom. The way she responds to their questions. The way she interacts with them both in a learning and social setting. When a student says that it isn’t possible to observe this exact moment, arguing that since the light has to travel to the...