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“Sometimes you just have to say it like it is” 🫵 – Part 1 Okay, fair enough. But are you doing it in the right way?

We usually say “Oops” to children. By saying it, we mean: “I know this wasn’t your intention" Let's use it on us adults as well!

That might be because of 8 different reasons: 1. Different definitions of a task 2. Missing context 3. Different emotional states .....

"But I didn't mean it that way!" Internal communication with colleagues is just as important as external communication with clients

You never know what might come of brightening someone's day... as I witnessed when striking up a conversation in the train home

Oh well, it’s just a small success.” It’s an automatic habit that has taken hold. Stop belittling your actions and steps.

Just because you can do something or because something worked out easily doesn’t mean it can’t be considered a success!

Do you often hesitate when you have to do something? And you end up doing it anyway? That is why that still counts as a success.

Falling into a positive spiral, How ⁉ Simple: By keeping a clear focus on your successes.

A “recognized mistake” also counts as a success. It makes it possible to learn from it and adjust the plan accordingly.

Remember: You ARE someone’s environment. And therefore, you have a huge influence on those around you.

Experiencing and facing these situations together leads to faster recovery and reduced impact the next time around.

Performance Pressure (2/3) Acceptance and Self-Compassion. Medical professions are rarely ⚫ black-and-white ⚪. The endless search for...

It seems our task is: ➡ Go look for whatever is wrong. Accepting and understanding your own limitations is something that must be learned.

“It is either self-judgement, or fear of outside judgement” -ask yourself the following question: What prevented this from being resolved?

...sometimes it’s simply “the right time for a new idea.” That there are signals around us indicating: It’s time for a change

Hot take: ❌ Win-Lose doesn’t exist ❌ Win-Win goes beyond simply overcoming and being right: ❌ Anything else is, by definition, Lose-Lose ❌

All that fine-tuning, pondering, perfecting—for nothing. All that time you’ve stood still, unable to move on to the next step, wasted

This is the painful truth about coaching someone: “I can bring opportunity, I cannot bring determination.”

🕰 Historical bias. 🕰 “The longer ago something happened, the more you forget the NEGATIVE and magnify the POSITIVE.”