Jumping into the deep end without knowing where you will end up. The leap - the change you want to make in your life and/or business is so exciting and scary because of the magnitude of the change. Knowing now what is and not knowing what will come in return. Small changes in your life and career Small changes are not scary. No one asks questions about making a

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Pablo Picasso Never lose the artist in you Children are incredibly curious, creative and not afraid to try new things. They ask lots of questions and love to learn new things. Children are little artists. But how is it that as adults we lose our artistic and free childlike? That we get stuck in

If you are not showing and fully exploiting your value by doing what you are good at and energized by..., then you are leaving value untapped. Because then how can you expect your customers to see your value and be convinced of your value? And therefore want to pay for your valuable offering? Not to mention the energy you get from it and

But change requires letting go of what is there now. And then the thunder begins... The tension and resistance, because what are you putting on the line? Your status, your ego, your current income.... Staying where you are out of safety, or saying you don't know, that you are going to start as .... So many reasons to think of for not doing it. However, deep down inside you do feel you have to

Why not make the choice? The power of making choices Because not choosing will cost you much more in the end: Choose and at least make a choice. Many choices you make unconsciously because you choose all day long. What you put on, what you are going to eat, what you are going to do and so on. Many times these choices come from your intuition and at some point they become routines and think

Achieve more in less time. That sounds like music to your ears, doesn't it, dancing through life? Because you too want to grow and develop personally and professionally. Achieve more successes, reach your goals, learn new things and also grow financially. But not by working harder or having to invest even more time to achieve that. And working hard is not a problem for me

Times flies when you are having fun. This is something I can wholeheartedly agree with now that I can manage my own time and run my life and business on my terms. Reflecting on my career in the corporate world, I remember that this feeling was not always present. January was often a somewhat uncomfortable month for me; the holidays were over and a whole new year lay before

When are you successful now? The truth? That one is different for everyone. Everyone has their own definition of success. But most people don't spend time figuring out at all what success means to them. At least I now know that success is not materialism. Not the job with top salary, the (lease) car, or an even bigger house... I lived from 'outside' to 'inside' and found this

"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say 'No' to almost everything." Warren Buffett And then you wonder, "So what do you say 'YES' to? So what are the important people and things in your life that you say 'YES' to? What really matters to you? Or Essentialism. Essentialism: What really matters to you?