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You Are Really Great, But Nobody Notices It?
Well, are you “telling” them? In many companies it’s time for the Year End review. Which might have to do with the fact that, well the year is almost over. You are or have been really great, but nobody notices it? And now, at your Year End review, you are realizing that is not a good thing? Have you been telling them, how great you are? No, because you would never “brag about yourself? Interesting. Maybe then it should not really surprise you, that no one actually knows, I guess. 2020, the year that keeps on giving, is almost over.…
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You Will Really Never Be Happy With Your Outsourced Service
Unless you put in the work! It’s been a while since part III of my series about how I changed my outsourcing game. Mainly because I have been on vacation. And yes, partly because things have been a little crazy in the US in the last couple of days. No headspace to talk about things not happening, unless you put in the work. Though it would have been quite fitting. But here we are, finally about to conclude the series. Starting with the fact, that you will never be really happy with your (outsourced) service, unless you put in the…
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Focus Is Our Friend
I think we can all agree, that 2020 so far has been an interesting year. To say the least. One, not many of us would likely recommend to a friend. For sure things have been and continue to be difficult, even overwhelming at times. But how can we best deal with all of this? Or with other difficult situations? Certainly, focus is our friend, here. The right focus, that is. When things feel out of (our,) control and we are overwhelmed, we easily lose focus. All the things, we can’t really control, are rushing through our minds like some kind…
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Comparison…
…is the thief of joy. Would you agree with this statement, that we commonly attribute to President Theodore Roosevelt? What do you think he meant by it and what does it mean to you? If it would be in our human nature, to compare ourselves and as a result see equality, comparison would probably not be such a bad thing. It is more likely though, that such comparison leads to a feeling of inferiority or superiority. Both not necessarily states of emotional health or stability. But the temptation is lurking at every corner of our personal and professional lives. As children…
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It’s OK To NOT Be OK!
It’s OK to not be OK! Here, I said it publicly. Because I mean it, too! And if your first reaction to this intro is “of course, why would you even talk about it. That is common sense”. Then let me first congratulate you to your self-compassion! And second let me tell you, there is an unfortunate reason I am talking about this important topic. How are you feeling about the current situation the world finds itself in? You are trying to make the best of it and move on with your life? Yes, that about perfectly sums up my…
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Too simple?
When it comes to describing what makes people successful, keeping it simple might seem like a good idea. One picture says more than a thousand words after all. And too much context might be too complicated, right? Right. But not so fast. Too simple is a thing. And context has it’s merits. Today I saw this picture that someone had shared on LinkedIn. It was liked by someone I know and that is how it ended up in my news feed. And when I looked at it, I disagreed and moved on. But it kept bothering me even while I…
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Work-Life-Balance
Is work-life-balance something, you are trying to accomplish or you are even missing in your life? Many people seem to be struggling with this. And this might be partly, because they are trying to balance their work with their life. Almost as if our work wasn’t a part of our life? Ever noticed this flaw in the term? Why I think this even matters? Because it does. The way we describe things, is the way we are going to perceive them. So if I have to try and balance work with my life and work is not part of that…
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The Integrity Challenge
It’s about time for another, as Henning called them, “positive” blog posts. And by positive, he actually meant a post, that does not talk (at least not only) about Covid-19. It’s rainy and super dark outside. The pooch is lying next to me and the mood is right, so here we go! Let’s talk about integrity. But what is Integrity? One of my team members got a great explanation from his son, who had discussed the matter at Sunday school in church. “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is looking“ Anonymous It’s the best and most…
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Failure? (Not) An Option!
My husband told me yesterday, that I should be writing “a positive” blog post again. I gave him a confused, yet slightly upset look as a reaction. What was he telling me? My daily diary posts are not “positive” enough? So he went on to explain, he meant a post like the ones I would have written before Covid-19. There was a life before Covid-19, right. Must have slipped my mind for a second! Don’t tell him, but I think he is right. While I will share another daily Covid-19 diary entry later as well, life is transitioning to a…
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Day 2
Hello – it’s me! Again. When I socialized the idea of a regular diary in the current situation, one of my dear friends asked me “are you sure you want to do it daily? You think you’ll have enough topics?” I am sure that was a polite way of saying, make sure you are not boring us. He got me thinking! Guess what? I would have enough content (in my head at least) to do this 3 times a day. But no worries, I am not going to do that. And of course I am also counting on you letting…
