by Freek Zilvold | 27 March 2026 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. “You live your WHY, and it shows.” That’s what a new friend said as I was telling her about what I do and love to do. In previous articles, I wrote about how to bring your WHY to life and how to keep your WHY alive during your holiday....
by Freek Zilvold | 30 January 2026 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. A woman was walking along the beach one day after a big storm and saw thousands of starfish washed up on the beach. Not far away, she saw a young girl throwing starfish back into the ocean. “What are you doing? ” the woman asked as she...
by Freek Zilvold | 12 December 2025 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. An experience in the forest cabin Some time ago, I was sitting in a forest cabin with a group of close colleagues. Someone was playing a guitar, and I recognized the song immediately. I started singing along, and soon the others joined in....
by Freek Zilvold | 28 November 2025 | blog, Haka, Nederlands
For English, click here. De haka als teamspiegel Ik zie het vaak gebeuren tijdens een haka workshop: sommige deelnemers zijn voorzichtig, er zijn er een paar die niet meedoen omdat ze weerstand tegen deze Māori dans hebben en je hebt mensen die er vol voor gaan. Ze...
by Freek Zilvold | 28 November 2025 | blog, EN, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. The haka as a Mirror for Teams I often see it happen during a haka workshop: some participants are cautious, a few don’t participate because they’re resistant to this Māori dance, and then some go all out. They shout, stick out...
by Freek Zilvold | 25 October 2024 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Many people are unfamiliar with the term “Your WHY,” but the idea of purpose tends to resonate more. However, even the concept of purpose isn’t always crystal clear to everyone. Your WHY and your purpose are more about a feeling...
by Freek Zilvold | 5 May 2023 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. After a WHY session, you will hopefully have discovered your WHY statement. But what happens afterward? The purpose of a WHY session is to create a positive, action-oriented, and infinite Why statement that has a contribution and effect on...
by Freek Zilvold | 24 March 2023 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I experience so much happiness, and I am thankful for that. But there is a difference between happiness and fulfillment. In this blog, I explain the difference and how you can experience a sustainable form of happiness: fulfillment. Even if...
by Freek Zilvold | 10 February 2023 | blog, Nederlands
For English, click here. Ik ken veel mensen die erg ambitieus zijn in hun leven. Ik ben niet. Tenminste, ik dacht dat ik dat niet was, omdat ik de doelen niet bereikte zoals anderen. Ambitie voelde niet goed. Ik zette me ervan af omdat ik dacht dat ambitieuze mensen...
by Freek Zilvold | 10 February 2023 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I know many people who are very ambitious in their life. I am not. At least, I thought I was not because I was not achieving the goals like others. Ambition did not feel right. I rejected it because I thought ambitious people were obsessed...
by Freek Zilvold | 16 December 2022 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. It can sometimes be a challenge for an individual or a group to create an inspiring WHY statement. Participants often get stuck in the correct wording of their WHY statement. They can’t find the right words to express their feelings,...
by Freek Zilvold | 4 November 2022 | Geen categorie
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. The brain is like a muscle, and it needs a variety of stimuli. After studying, following a course, or doing some deep mental work, the brain can feel ‘full” and tired. It has to rearrange all knowledge and experiences stored on the...
by Freek Zilvold | 8 April 2022 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. During a session to refine Sheila’s (not her real name) WHY, she mentioned an interesting benefit of her WHY. I was unaware of this advantage, and it inspired me to look for other reasons to discover your WHY. What is a WHY again?...
by Freek Zilvold | 22 October 2021 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier.My father used to have a vegetable garden. Although he traveled a lot for business, he spent a lot of time in his vegetable garden. He “worked” in the garden (as he said) when he came home from the office in the evenings and on...
by Freek Zilvold | 6 October 2020 | blog, English
Summary:Thinking positive can help you feel good now, but what can you do to have a more sustainable positive impact on your future? This article helps you to take positive action and being positive. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. As some of you know, one of my strengths...
by Freek Zilvold | 5 May 2020 | blog, English
Summary:The reason for this article is the book “How to make friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie. He describes 40 principles for a better and happier life, for example, by trying to see somebody else’s viewpoint. My article is about another...
by Freek Zilvold | 17 December 2019 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Summary: In earlier articles I wrote about how you can deal with resistance from groups. This article is about individuals who are in resistance and how you can help these people to quickly make a conscious choice to actively participate or...
by Freek Zilvold | 24 September 2019 | blog, English
Summary:Every leader, team manager, trainer or director sometimes has to deal with resistance from a group. How do you deal with that? In this article I give you 6 personal tips to get a group moving again by creating trust, security and engaged. Voor Nederlands, klik...
by Freek Zilvold | 7 May 2019 | blog, English
Summary: Do you do have to do something challenging today? A presentation, an important conversation? Do you have a difficult challenge that you are afraid of? This article is about courage, how you can find courage and how you can develop it. Voor Nederlands, klik...
by Freek Zilvold | 3 July 2018 | blog, English
Summary: We are living in busy and stressful times. That’s why we sometimes react too quickly to our troubles, problems or challenges. This article is about turning these problems into steppingstones in order to move further on. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. A Parable...
by Freek Zilvold | 13 March 2018 | blog, English
Summary: Multidisciplinary teams can successfully work together if there is a good preparation of the project, if attention is given to action, interaction and reflection. This applies to professionals who are working together for a short time and for international...
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