Jun 4, 2019 | Accountability, Experience
As I headed out to the airport to attend my friend’s wedding in Taiwan, I had a feeling I had forgotten something. My husband said you only need your passport and cards and you can sort the rest there. The only time you really can’t get on a flight is if you don’t...
May 31, 2019 | Mission, Vision
“When I had made my decision to make a change, I painted my nails red and put a ring on my small finger. Every time I saw my fingers, I was reminded of my decision”. My mastermind buddy Isa Hiemann told us the story of how she reminded herself every day of her...
May 30, 2019 | Experience, Productivity
“I just wipe it off and reuse the page” My good friend Astuti was showing me her Rocketbook (1), a reusable notebook. The idea is, you write, you scan it and it automatically sends the pages to your tool of choice (like Evernote, Google Drive, Dropbox, whatever you...
May 29, 2019 | Experience, Happiness
It was time for my mastermind group to meet up again. The highlight of this mastermind was Jenne Ragazzo’s (1) Releasing Emotions through Art workshop in Oerlikon. Jenne started guiding us with a Chinese element meditation, taking us to a relaxed and meditative...
May 28, 2019 | Mission, Vision
“Mike, your wish is coming true. You said you wanted to attract more men to the club. Well, here they are”. I’ve been part of a new lunchtime Toastmasters club for a couple of years now. My accountability buddy Mike was running for president and asked me to join the...
May 24, 2019 | Experience, Productivity
Years ago, I remember talking to someone about people who sent emails in the evening or even in the early hours of the morning. One opinion was that these people couldn’t get their s**t together and were disorganised. It wasn’t a belief I subscribed to for a number of...
May 23, 2019 | Experience, Vision
Have you ever been to a meeting where there was no agenda? Was it hard to get started or was it anyways clear what everyone wanted to get out of the meeting? I’m a big believer in taking the time away from your usual day-to-day activities, giving the space needed to...
May 22, 2019 | Accountability, Networking
When I was working as a Client Advisor, it was important that we had investments ourselves, to have some skin in the game as they say. Otherwise, you wouldn’t feel the market the same way as the clients were with all its ups and downs. It also has a very important...
May 21, 2019 | Experience, Procrastination
Our scales broke. Was I stepping on them at the time? No, let’s just call it wear and tear ☺Anyway, we were without scales for a couple of weeks and guess what, our clothes started getting a bit tighter. They must have shrunk in the wash right? When we finally...
May 17, 2019 | Mission, Vision
“What is the one thing that will take your business forward?” It was a good question from my accountability buddy. Not always easy to answer but often it provides some light out of the foggy overwhelm tunnel. We’re often there with a large number of things on our...