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Your Inner Voice and Timing

Your Inner Voice And Timing We have many different voices. A rational voice, an emotional voice, a physical voice, an intuitive inner voice. When your inner voice comes out too early people don’t take you seriously, the voice is immature, you are not being heard, even though you shout. When your inner voice comes out…

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Wisdom In Business
Wisdom In Business

Wisdom in Business Do we need wisdom in business? Isn’t wisdom some fluffy, nice thing to have as a leader? Ok being a wise leader is nice, now let’s get back to reality. Aren’t we supposed to perform, achieve results, meet deadlines and provide shareholder returns? Well, in essence, there is NO business without wisdom,…

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From Idealism to Realism
From Idealism to Realism

From Idealism to Realism Don’t we all want, happiness, love joy, success, flow, and abundance…? The world of Idealism. However in some areas of our life we experience realism, we want a better relationship, we want to improve our career, we want to upgrade our house… searching for more idealism. When your internal and external…

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innovation
The Importance of Mind Heart Connection in Leadership and Innovation

The Importance of Mind-Heart Connection in Leadership and Innovation There is a big difference between innovation and adaptation. Innovation is so important for companies because it gives a competitive advantage, it brings something new to the market, it helps the company grow. But in reality, what we are doing is adaptation. We take an existing…

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The Two Voices in Life and Leadership

There are two voices in life and leadership, a rational voice and an intuitive voice. We are born with an intuitive voice. Then we are programmed to develop (overdevelop?) the rational voice in school. The rational voice then takes over our lives and becomes our driver. The internal voice is lost. In midlife, many leaders…

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career planning
Is Career Planning A Gamble With the Unexpected Disruptions?

I’m from Belgium and have lived in China for 12 years and published 2 books. My career plan in my 20’s was to get a good education, secure a good job, grow within a company in Belgium, and scale the corporate ladder to a successful position. I got the degree, got the job,  and then…

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Are You Being Heard? Insights On How To Effectively Use Your Voice

We have many different voices. A rational voice, an emotional voice, a physical voice, an intuitive inner voice. When your inner voice comes out too early people don’t take you seriously; the voice is immature, you are not being heard, even though you shout. When your inner voice comes out too late, it comes out…

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rational
Should Leaders Make Rational Or Wise Decisions In Business?

Do we need wisdom in business? Isn’t wisdom some fluffy, nice thing to have as a leader? Ok, being a wise leader is nice, but now let’s get back to reality, let’s get back to work. Aren’t we supposed to perform, achieve results, meet deadlines and provide shareholder returns? Well, in essence, there is NO…

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Idealism and realism
Is This The Key To Bridging The Gap Between Realism And Idealism?

We all want happiness, love, joy, success, flow, and abundance…right? The world of Idealism. In some areas of our life, we experience realism; we want a better relationship, to improve our career, to upgrade our house… searching for more idealism. However, when your internal and external worlds align in your life and career, there is…

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