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How Are Our Top 2 Values Impacting Our Lives?
Have you ever thought about your top 2 values? Or your values in general? I was somewhat clear that I have values, but never thought much about what they were. And definitely not about how they were impacting the (work) life I am living. In situations where they probably tried to make themselves known, I just did not associate the frustration or dissatisfaction, I was feeling, with my values. That changed with one of those eye opening moments one hopes to experience, when reading a nonfiction book. At least I do, ever since my first eye opening moments while reading…
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It Is A Great Idea To Fake It Till We Make It – Sometimes
I think everyone heard the phrase “fake it till you make it” before. We tend to use this catch phrase jokingly, when we are not feeling something (yet), but have no choice. For example we might not be into Mondays. However we do not have much of a choice to start the week on the same. So, our reply to that inevitable “Happy Monday” might be “just gotta fake it till you make it, right?”. But as with many of these slogans, there is likely some truth to it too. Even though we are not in the mood to start…
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Working Hard At Actually Being Happy And Content
If you read some of my previous posts, you probably know by now, that I am a work in progress. I totally am. I am never going to stop learning. Well I will eventually, but that’s when I also stop being. And I am very thankful that I learned this lesson. One thing I continue to learn and work on is actually being happy and content. Because it does not always come naturally to me. But I am never going to stop putting in the hard work. It’s definitely worth it. So what does happiness and contentment mean? Well, likely…
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Are You Actually Really Listening To Understand?
Are you a good listener? I admire people that are naturally good at listening. Not just being quiet while someone else is speaking. Actually actively listening. I am not good at it. Partly because I am a pretty chatty person. But also because I am not the most patient human there is, either. I am lucky that I am quite observant and also am having a close to photographic memory. I will understand quickly and also archive it for good. Literally. Yet I am not a good listener and I have to work hard every day to become better at…
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Always, Never And Other Conversation Killer
A Not So Serious Guide How To Start A Fight It’s been too peaceful in your life lately? I guess you are not living in this world then? But not to worry, there is a few easy things you can do to change that. It’s all about communication. Let me help you out! You really just need a few simple conversation killer and you can get that argument or at least disagreement started. Let’s dive right in. We could imagine ourselves in a situation where we are about to give feedback at work. Now, usually we would talk about observed…
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Having Zero Tolerance For The Nonsense In Your Life?
I can so relate! I mean, the struggle is real people. So much going on and being empathetic, I can literally feel the pain of everyone around me. So much pain. Who needs additional nonsense in their life? Not me. And I hate to break it to you, but we still got to own what happens next. In my humble opinion at least. Care to explore this topic a little further? Are you ready to acknowledge, that you are not always right? No? Even better! Keep reading, this might get interesting then. And who knows? Maybe we will find out…
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The Super Powerful Walk In Another Person’s Shoes
Care to walk in another person’s shoes? Do you feel judged or even shamed sometimes? I do. Because there is a lot of pressure to do the right thing. Always. To never fail at doing such important things like inclusion and diversity. Be an ally and know exactly how and to make no mistakes. This is at least true if you care. If you are someone that is outraged by racism, bullying (or a victim yourself) and injustice. Then you probably already put a lot of pressure on yourself to be a good human. The road to hell is paved…
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What If I Have No More Words?
Today’s Struggles Of An Empathetic People Leader I was going to write a different blog post today. It was going to be uplifting and insightful. I would write about how I constantly work on becoming a better listener, combined with some tips and tricks of course. Words of experience and encouragement. Thought provoking as I like it best. But then there they were. The dreaded words “she’s gone” silently screaming at me from the green whatsapp screen popup. And just like that, the day is taking a different turn. Not as different as the day of the person who wrote…
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6 Important Life-Hacks I Learned On My Weight Loss Journey
Four years ago I embarked, for the hundreds time, on what I thought was yet another diet and short-lived weight loss journey. But this time felt different from the get go. It actually felt “feasible”. I managed to lose the ~60 lb of weight I wanted to lose within a little over a year. But most importantly I have been able to keep it off ever since. As an outcome I became fitter and healthier. And I learned some great life-hacks in the process, that I would love to share with you today. These life-hacks have been great for my…
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Did You Know Craving Validation From Others Is Actually Seriously Risky?
When was the last time, that you celebrated yourself or something that you accomplished? All by yourself and without anyone else celebrating you or your success first? Are you usually getting excited for yourself when something joyful or great is happening or you did something awesome? If the answer is yes, good for you. If the answer is no, then this post might be for you as you might be “craving” for or be dependent on the validation from others. Just to be clear, a little bit of that craving is likely in everyone who is posting any successes, stories…
