CATCH YOUR BIG FISH
Reading time: 6 minutesThinking time: enough to take a ride? Every Tesla driver will know the phenomenon. When on adaptive cruise control or autopilot, your car mistakes a road sign for a person or is triggered by a truck slightly crossing the line and suddenly brakes. Where the brain of your car detects a possible… Continue reading PHANTOM BRAKING (Never tailgate a Tesla)
Reading time: 6 minutesThinking time: Take as long as you wish She's sitting in front of me. Frustrated. Crying being much closer to her than laughing. "They simply don't take the time to get to know me," she says, "never before have I had such negative feedback. It's a stab in in the back. I… Continue reading DO NO-THING (STOP!)
Reading time: 6 minutesThinking time: just give it a 1 ... 2 ... 3 For me personally, the year 2021 started off on the wrong foot. Even though - in spite of Covid-19 - my business was and still is thriving, in my private life I felt alone, miserable, a bit hopeless and not in… Continue reading FEELING SAD OR BAD? COUNT TO 3
Reading time: 5 minutesThinking time: take as long as you wish 'Just do it doesn't exist', something I tell my coaching clients on a very regular basis. You could say this is definitely one of my favourite quotes. There is a huge and important difference between knowing what to do, and actually doing it. Think… Continue reading THE KNOWING DOING GAP
Reading time: 2 minutesThinking time: take as much as you need Crises and survival strategies. Sounds like a perfectly logical combination, right? I guess there's no need to argue on that. The only question is: is your survival strategy empowering or self-limiting? I'm pretty sure, if you chose without paying attention, you picked the wrong… Continue reading WHY COVID-19 MAKES YOU LEAN TOWARDS YOUR LIMITING SURVIVAL STRATEGY
Reading time: 5 minutes Tell me, what is your greatest Strength? Are you blessed with excellent communication skills? A strong analyser? Decisive? Structured? Peaceable? Results-oriented? Before reading any further, take a little time to reflect upon following 2 questions: ⇒ What do others appreciate in you? ⇒ What do you encourage in other people? Let’s… Continue reading BALANCE YOUR STRENGHTS IN 4 STEPS
Reading time: 5 minutes A new year. A new beginning. New Year’s resolutions are a hot topic right now. Wikipedia describes them as an act of self-improvement. A ritual originating from the ancient Babylonians and the Romans. All making promises to their gods at the start of each year. There are online generators to help… Continue reading IT’S ALL ABOUT TRANSFORMATION
Reading time: 5 minutes New month, new blog post. Since I have been writing these posts, my blog is almost always on my mind. Seeing related discussions online, whether it is on LinkedIn or Twitter or other websites, I constantly carry around a proverbial little piece of paper with me to write down some interesting… Continue reading COACHING TO PERFECTION MIGHT BE A BAD IDEA
Reading time: 2 minutes Recently a reputable CEO asked me “I am very aware of the fact that, from time to time, I am a challenge to work with. But I reached the top in what I do, so why would I want to change my behaviour?” When looking at CEO’s all over the world,… Continue reading COACHING A SUCCESSFUL CEO
SOFIE VARREWAERE 