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    Little things matter!

    As I said yesterday the weather is rainy and since it is Sunday afternoon, it’s a good opportunity to write another blog post. So here I go. Little things matter. At least to me, they do. Professionally as well as personally. And by little things I mean the everyday successes, many actively choose to overlook or at least not celebrate. Many of us are striving for perfection. Maybe even more of us measure our successes by the amount of positive feedback an “accomplishment” gets. From others, of course. Some might even depend on these compliments, which makes them manipulable. How…

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    Wroooong!

    For those of us having the pleasure of currently living in the US did you also just hear that with a certain annoying voice? ? Before I dive into today’s blog post I would like to acknowledge that I have been a little bit of a stranger here lately. Business travel is half the truth Unexpected accidents and sickness did not help either…well I am on the mend and how to better celebrate than with sharing some thoughts with all of you! Do you think of yourself as being open to feedback? I would say most of us, if asked,…

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    Hey, have you met…yourself?

    “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” Ralph Ellison I promised to talk about feedback some more. And I will. Especially about what I learned about the value of feedback, how to deal with different types of feedback and what to do when you have a face that usually tells it all…spoiler alert: don’t aim for a career as professional poker player! Are you regularly looking at yourself in the mirror? Do you think if you described your appearance, it would match exactly what others would describe? Well probably not, as different people focus on different things. We…