Often, valuable activities are disguised. At first, they look painful - and they are. Short-term pain, long-term pleasure. So you usually have to force yourself to go one step further. But then you always feel better. And to progress we know that we need to be disciplined. We need to go … [Read more...] about How to make it a habit? Get disciplined first, fall in love later.
Ideas, reflections about growth in a short format
How do you interpret your life constraint?
I remember a story in Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins. This is one of the first books on personal development I read. It had a big impact on me. Then I read all the books by Tony. I consider this one to be his best work. So if you don't know Tony yet. Is it possible? 😀 And if you want to … [Read more...] about How do you interpret your life constraint?
The more mistakes you make, the faster you progress.
I'm currently reading "Effortless" by Greg McKeown. The whole concept of the book is to achieve more with ease. At one point, he speaks about one colleague who teaches languages. And I love the image he gives. See below... He teaches his language students to imagine they have a … [Read more...] about The more mistakes you make, the faster you progress.
The extra mile discipline. The interesting things often come after the first difficulties
Please, please, please. These were the words of our 6-year-old daughter. After having freshly learned to roller skate, her dream was to go for long rides with the family.After a round of Marie Kondo questions, four pairs of rollerblades take up space. Are we going to really use them? In the end, we … [Read more...] about The extra mile discipline. The interesting things often come after the first difficulties
Focus and fun: two principles to build your life puzzle
We have a family tradition where once a quarter, we have a fun day with the children. How does it work? One child, one parent, and we enjoyed the day, following our child's wishes (most 😀).So recently, I had the chance to have one with my 6-year-old daughter. Her first suggestion was to do a … [Read more...] about Focus and fun: two principles to build your life puzzle
