Sticking with the status quo

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Tom

Some people don’t have the confidence they can do things they haven’t learned or that they don’t know.  They fear that the lack of proper guidance will ultimately make them fail at whatever it is they’re trying.  The result? Nothing actually happens. They stick with the status quo.

Japan, 1946, the country was crushed by allied [...]

Always keep dreaming

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Tom

When was the last time you made any plans, personally or professionally, that ran over 3-5 or more years?
Do you still dream about who you want to be when you grow up?
If you could choose your future, how would it look like?
And do you often think about things past?
Choices you made, good or bad.
Events that [...]

Enthusiasm or disappointment?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Tom

- If you knew you wouldn’t be able to deliver on time, why did you sell it?
- If you can’t make it to that meeting, why did you promise it?
- If you didn’t find the time to write the report, why did you say you would?
What do you think is a positive emotion to move [...]

Dress for the occassion

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Tom

“Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want.”
Some truth in there, but what if I worked at a convenience store putting groceries in a bag and I wanted to be a Wall Street broker?  Or if I’m a Wall Street broker but actually want a job at a scientific research [...]

Your private oasis

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Tom

Freelancers, small companies, start-ups,…  It’s not unusual they work over 80 hours week.  Their livelihood depends on their success, they don’t have anything else to count on.  If they don’t do it, no-one else will.  So they work, every minute of the day, 7 days a week, just to be sure they’ll be fine.

You have [...]

The unemployed perfect manager

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Tom

Sometimes the greatest insights come from places you really don’t expect it.  Not that this one will blow your mind away or will have a TED-spinoff.  It’s just that sometimes people are in such a hurry to get the job done that they don’t think about what they already know.  Even if you’re only 24, [...]