by Freek Zilvold | 4 September 2026 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Last week, I went on hike through the Swiss Alps with my son. To be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to it. “Be prepared” is one of my mottos, and this adventure required a lot of preparation. We had to choose a route,...
by Freek Zilvold | 24 July 2026 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. For most of you, a well-deserved holiday is approaching. Finally, it’s time to recharge, regroup, ground, touch base, get inspiration, rest, regenerate, or even heal. Others still have to work hard to meet those deadlines. In...
by Freek Zilvold | 18 April 2025 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. In a previous article, I wrote about happiness. People wondered why I am so often happy. However, happiness is only temporary. It often involves something you have achieved, received, or bought. For example, I am happy with my new sports...
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 | 23 September 2022 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I recently read a news story about a study that concluded that luck is often more important than talent for success. This research has won the satirical Ig Nobel Prize for serious research that makes people laugh and then think. When I look...
by Freek Zilvold | 3 June 2022 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I am reading a book about happiness. It’s called “The Blue Zones of Happiness.” The theme of happiness comes up often in my blogs, but I came to an important insight at the beginning of Dan Buettner’s book. An...
by Freek Zilvold | 31 December 2021 | blog, English, learning
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. What often prevents you from having a good day (or year!), from experiencing fulfillment or success, or from making the right choice is your mindset. I wrote about mindset earlier this year with ways to elevate your mindset. Recently, I...
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 | 25 February 2020 | blog, English
Summary:My very first article I ever wrote is about happiness. It is one of my favorite topics and in this article I will give you an easy technique to find it. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. A while ago, I heard a “Happiness Professor” on the radio. He talked about...
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 | 9 April 2019 | blog, English
Summary: Your Why is your contribution and the impact thereof on the world. In this article I answer a question I recently received during a Why workshop: “Can my Why change?”. In this article I answer this question and tell you about what can change. Voor...
by Freek Zilvold | 4 December 2018 | blog, English
Summary: In November 2018 it is estimated that we are with 7.7 billion people on this planet. Maybe you did not know it yet, but we are all connected to each other. This article is about how you can become more aware of the connection you have with others so that you...
by Freek Zilvold | 11 September 2018 | blog, EN, English
Summary: In this article I explain the power of a haka workshop and how the haka can be used as an instrument for more leadership, connection or self-confidence to experience and share more happiness. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. For several years, I have been giving...
by Freek Zilvold | 10 November 2017 | blog, English
Perfectionism: Extreme or obsessive striving for perfection, as in one’s work. -Webster’s New World College Dictionary Voor Nederlands, klik hier. This article is about perfectionism and how to deal with it. I have decided to write it in one stretch and not to take...
by Freek Zilvold | 1 September 2017 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. We engineers love to use our head. It helps us to think structured and analytical. Also, it helps to make calculations, to model, make lists and predict outcomes. The command line [If…then…else] is one of the first things I learned...
by Freek Zilvold | 19 August 2016 | Geen categorie
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. One of the 100 ways to experience more joy and happiness is to listen. A translation of listening into Latin is “audire”. It means the ability to hear and hearing clearly. It is more than sitting back and boarding your own train of thought...
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