Category Archives: Inspiring

Are you Successful? This may help

Since I have set myself up for the Luxembourg market via the acquisition of a partnership (www.lse.lu) I need to get myself into shape for success.

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It’s always helpful to look at other people who have been successful at what they do and learn from them. Following and copying the behavior of role models helps to get closer to your own targets. Continue reading

Love and Hope

Who was it again that said: “ there is nothing permanent except change”?

Well, that was Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ἡράκλειτος, Herakleitos; c. 535 BC – 475 BC) who was a Greek philosopher, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe.

Afbeelding4As I am on a constant look out for change, I find it everywhere and all the time.

The last changes that really have a big impact on my life happened fast and took place only last week. Continue reading

Self-Motivated?

Funny how I expected that after 4 weeks of vacation I would be full of energy and ready to rumble. The opposite felt more true. I seemed to have start-up problems and my energy was low.Afbeelding 010

Energy is a strange thing. The more you do, the more you seem to have of it, the more you seem to get done. At least, that is how it works for me. So I needed to start getting things done to get enough energy to get going. Kind of a “loop-hole”. Recognise this? Continue reading

Take Action or Let Go…

In the latest blog post I mentioned some tips on Energy Management.

Most important is to make sure you fill up your personal energy “battery” to the 100% level every couple of days.

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Knowing how we all seem to be time pressured now-a-days, this may mean you have to plan to charge your battery. If you know your preferred “charging” method, it may take even less time than you think. Continue reading

Want to be an Entrepreneur?

End of 2009 I decided to leave the world of being an employee and become an entrepreneur. Since then I have learned many new skills through study and experience. My set of beliefs has changed and I have learned to put my talents to more use than before.

LADDERThe learning part is continuous and is giving a lot of knowledge and energy. Continue reading

Less is More

It is probably age (I am 49) that makes me reconsider a lot of decisions and matters that used to be important to me in the past, but there is also a trend going on. When I read magazines and newspapers, I recognise a similar movement towards simplicity and contentment.

less is more-1The New More is………” Less”. Continue reading

De Magie van het Vision Board

Toen ik via de chat een vriend vertelde dat wij binnen 1 ½ maand van het idee om naar Luxemburg te verhuizen vanuit Frankrijk, inmiddels algemeen onderzoek hadden gedaan, een lijst van appartementen hadden gezien en zelfs al een compromis de vente hadden getekend, was zijn reaktie: “dat vind ik nu zo leuk aan jullie. Idee, plan, doen!”

CatLionMirrorNiet iedereen heeft zoals hij door, dat wij niet zomaar wat ad hoc beslissingen nemen en rond
rommelen. Wij werken volgens een bepaald plan: ons Vision Board. Continue reading