This article is written at the invitation of fellow blogger Abubakar Jamil, as part of the Life Lessons Series. You can find out more about this project and the people involved on his blog.
It’s a very enjoyable activity for me to look back at my life so far, at the experiences I had, to reflect [...]
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Beyond People Skills: My 3 Life Lessons
Rich Online Social Life and No Offline Social Life?
Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter tend to have curious effects on people and their social lives. One thing I notice is how many of those who use them tend to fall into one of two opposite categories:
The people who have a rich, active offline social life and [...]
Is the Road You’re On Really Necessary?
“What do you want?” – I ask my coaching client.
“I want to advance in my field; to reach the top.” – he replies.
“Do you like what you do, in this field?”
“No, but that’s beside the point”.
I listen, I ask more questions, I try to understand him. Turns out he wants to advance in his field [...]
Happiness Really Is in the Little Things
I’m on a train going to visit my parents. Next to me, there is this old lady with an enthusiasm to envy. She’s looking out the window and saying: “Look at all the trees! They’re so green! And look at all the beautiful houses!” I look at her attentively for a moment and I realize [...]
Night Owl Lifestyle
Are you a ‘night owl’? Do you find it hard to go to sleep early at night and when you get up early in the morning it’s like you’ve been hit by a train? Join the team! Night owls are a minority of the population, but a significant one.
It is commonly believed that the sleeping [...]
VIP Lifestyle – Get Your Free Ebook
Ladies and gents,
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VIP Lifestyle: A System with People for Creating Your Ultimate Lifestyle. This short ebook is a practical guide at the intersection of lifestyle design (one of my biggest passions) and people skills (my area of expertise).
I’ve worked like crazy for a couple of weeks, conceptualizing, writing and editing to [...]
How to Rise Above Family Pressure and Live the Life You Want
The family: a traditional source for love, advice, kind words, emotional support and apple pie. Also, quite often, a real pain in the ass when it comes to living the life you want. Let’s face it: you probably owe your family a lot, but at the same time, there are at least one or two [...]
How Having a Life Can Improve Your People Skills
People skills have an interesting dynamic, because in order to improve them, you sometimes need to dig in other areas, improve there, and then you will see your people skills go up as well. And if you only work on them directly, you will often just create a superficial result.
One such area is having a [...]
3 Major Myths about Being a Coach
I brand myself as a communication coach. It’s my way of saying I use my understanding of people skills and my skills as a coach to help people improve their communication and from there, get all sorts of cool results.
There are many coaches out there. And there are a hell of a lot more people [...]
Discovering What You Have to Offer
If there is one category of people I know which struggle with their confidence, happiness and people skills, it’s those who don’t really believe they have anything valuable to offer. You have never seen a sadder look on someone’s face!
As a result of this core belief, the people in this category often believe a couple [...]
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