Life lessons

“Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards”

We’ve heard all the quotes ‘when one door closes, another one opens’. There are many things that we know rationally, but only by experiencing them, the lessons really stick. If we don’t learn something the first time, life will give us the same lesson over and over again until we understand it. I believe that the secret of life is to recognize and learn the lessons as quickly as possible. Life is a game. Always find the silver lining of the cloud. Even seemingly unrelated things can contain powerful life lessons. I have collected some special examples for you.

Giving is the new having

2022-08-27T17:25:28+02:00

Giving is the new having Do you have a drill? If so, you probably use it for a few minutes each month and then it spends the rest of the time in a cupboard. And what about your neighbor? He probably has one in his shed too. [...]

Giving is the new having2022-08-27T17:25:28+02:00

Make your weakness your greatest strength

2022-08-27T17:29:48+02:00

Make your weakness your greatest strength After Steve Jobs died, I, like half of the rest of the world, devoured his book. It was fascinating to read how such a jerk of a guy could come up with such brilliant ideas! It was even more interesting to [...]

Make your weakness your greatest strength2022-08-27T17:29:48+02:00

Perseverance – TEDxCuracao

2022-08-27T17:31:19+02:00

TEDxCuracao A lesson in perseverance... I was pretty excited about my TEDx presentation in Curaçao (2011). Even as a seasoned speaker, it is always an honor to be considered for an event like this. Another perk was that I had been trying for years to get an English [...]

Perseverance – TEDxCuracao2022-08-27T17:31:19+02:00

Security or adventure?

2022-08-27T17:30:50+02:00

Security or adventure? I find myself increasingly confronted with a luxury problem: too many choices! So many fun projects, beautiful countries to visit, interesting people to meet, films to see, books to read: it’s impossible to keep up. The more the 24-hour economy (with new media and the [...]

Security or adventure?2022-08-27T17:30:50+02:00

Letting go

2022-08-27T17:35:35+02:00

Letting go As a manager, home maker, or independent entrepreneur, you’re constantly keeping various balls in the air. Like a professional juggler, you focus to make sure you don’t miss any of the balls. It’s therefore interesting that, at a juggling workshop, the first thing you learn is to [...]

Letting go2022-08-27T17:35:35+02:00
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