This article is a short book review of the Dutch book Focus On / Off by Mark Tigchelaar. It can help you well if you have a hard time concentrating, you are in need more focus, and you’re distracted often. It explains the four concentration leaks and gives you lots of tips to get more done in this world that screams for your attention.
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Deep Kindness is a habit that is more than being nice. It helps create real connections and can have a lasting positive impact on others. This article is a book review of Deep Kindness by Houston Kraft.
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This article is a ‘short’ book review of “Legacy” by James Kerr. The book has 15 lessons from the successful Rugby team, the “All Blacks” from New Zealand. The lessons are an inspiration to be the best you can be, to learn, and to leave the world in a better place than you found it. These lessons enable you to be a good leader for yourself, others, and life.
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8 min readSummary: This article is a book review of “The Power of Moments” by Chip and Dan Heath. It helps you to recognize moments and to turn them into powerful moments. The result is a life with more joy, purpose, compassion and meaningful connections. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. What are special moments in your…
Continue reading →4 min read Have you ever heard of a vuja-de? It is the opposite of a déjà vu! We face something familiar, but we see it in a fresh way that enables us to gain new insights into old problems. This is one way how an original works. In his new book ‘Originals’, Adam Grant,…
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This New Zealand film was released in 1994. I just recently saw it. In my latest blog, you can read what the film is about and what I have learned.
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8 min readSummary: I really enjoy reading. In this article I tell you about the 7 most valuable books I read in 2018. Valuable in the sense of content, insights, new ways of thinking, clarifications, inspiration and sensible pastime (but those are mainly the 2 bonus books). Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Recently, a friend asked…
Continue reading →5 min readVoor Nederlands, klik hier. Richard Branson is an adventurer, a visionary, a father, a husband and a businessman. I took the opportunity to see him at the INSPIRATION360 event in Amsterdam. His stories inspired me and I wanted to see his new documentary “Don’t look down” which recently came out. This article is…
Continue reading →2 min readWat deelnemers zeggen over mijn trainingen en workshops: “Als je niet je alledaagse teambuildingsactiviteit wilt doen, zoek dan niet verder! De haka was voor een team van accountants de ideale manier om alles eens los te laten en te herbronnen! Freek legt alles op een supergoede manier uit en spoort ook iedereen aan om…
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This article is a short book review, including lessons I distilled from it. They can also help you make more conscious choices that ultimately can lead you to experience more love and positive events in your life.
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