Aug 18, 2022The Poison Between Women and How To Dissolve ItIn my experience, when there are more than 1/3 of women in a department or a company, the general dynamics starts to feel stressful and hypocritical even with male colleagues. That is because there is too much poison circulating around, too many fake smiles, unspoken desires and muffled disagreements. …Women2 min readWomen2 min read
Dec 22, 2020A Survival Guide For Christmas And Other Family GatheringsWhether online or in-person, family gatherings can be quite challenging, full of intrusive questions and misleading assumptions. Here are four tips to help you feel at ease and playful at the Christmas table. Yes, it can be fun! Since Christmas celebrations usually follow the same pattern within a family —…Christmas6 min readChristmas6 min read
Nov 25, 2020A Chat About The Future With a 13-Year-Old EntrepreneurI have already written about some of the wonderful people I have met on LinkedIn and here is yet another example: I am absolutely delighted to share with you the inspiring chat I have had with Samriddhi — aka Simi — Singh, the young co-founder of GirlsCanCode. Simi’s list of…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Nov 4, 2020A Few Selected Habits to Build a Pandemic-Proof Positive MindsetYou have read it over and over again, heard it over and over again: the key to your success is your mindset. And… yes, I am going to tell you the same, mindset is everything. How do I know? Not so because I have read it and heard it over…Mindset6 min readMindset6 min read
Oct 29, 2020Why Trying To Make Someone Else Happy Is Actually Doing Them WrongI once came across this wise piece of advice (I would love to give credit to the author if only I could remember her/his name): Stop trying to make others happy: 1. It is impossible. 2. It is not your job. 3. It is getting in the way. This is…Happiness3 min readHappiness3 min read
Oct 13, 2020Learn to Say “No” in 5+1 Simple Steps and Reclaim Your Life for YourselfIf you have ever found yourself overwhelmed by the number of things to do and beating yourself up for having said “yes” to too many things, applying these five simple steps will ensure this doesn’t happen again. Saying “no” to things you don’t want is, in fact, saying “yes” to…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Oct 6, 2020The Truth About Self-Confidence and a Few Ideas to Grow ItStanding tall, relaxed, ready to playfully receive any comment, to calmly face any circumstance, to boldly create anything you desire — is this an appealing image of you? I bet the answer is yes! …Self Confidence5 min readSelf Confidence5 min read
Sep 30, 20205 Steps to Beat Procrastination and Master Efficiency“Procrastination” may win you some nice points at Scrabble but in your everyday life it will cause you to waste a lot of precious time, to miss a great professional opportunity or to sit as a guest at the wedding of this brilliant person whose messages you thought you would…Procrastination6 min readProcrastination6 min read
Sep 6, 2020The Business Of Being TrustworthyWhen this post appeared in my LinkedIn feed, I instantly decided that I had to meet Jukka Peltola and interview him! A couple of weeks later, I am absolutely delighted to share with you Jukka’s brilliant conversation. …Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Apr 11, 2020“There is a lot to regain about the healing function of everything we do”Easter is the celebration of the endless cycle of Life-Death-Life and finally the time has come to bring to light this inspiring talk I have been honoured to have with Dutch undertaker Susanne Duijvestein at the beginning of November 2019. All bright and fine energy, Susanne is the founder of…Death8 min readDeath8 min read