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More peace and less stress by detaching yourself
For the umpteenth time, you lie wide awake at night staring at the ceiling. To fret, to grind. Ruminating on what happened, for example. You would like to break free from it, but how? Three rules of thumb and some reflection questions for detachment. Sleep well!
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Leadership
Giving unsolicited advice never helps, but these 7 laws do
Sometimes it’s hard not to jump into all kinds of solutions when a work colleague or co-worker comes to you with a problem. Before you know it, you have given well-meant and unsolicited advice that doesn’t really help this person think for himself and come up with a solution on his own.
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Help, I’m to much of a perfectionist. How can I let go of that?
Your perfectionism, pffft. Sometimes hell on earth. It can help you do a great job in achieving a top performance and on the other hand, it makes you anxious and restless about whether you are doing it right. How to make your perfectionism more balanced.
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Communications
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5 smart tactics to boost your 1-on-1 meeting
Every time it happens to you: your colleague or your manager interrupts you, is distracted or just waiting for their chance to bend the conversation to their will. They don’t listen to you. How do you address that?
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More work-life balance? 5 practical ideas for doing so
Every day, you only have 24 hours to divide between work, leisure and sleep. This is sometimes at odds with each other. Ultimately, you want a good work-life balance. How do you do that?
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The perfect recipe for staying upright in an difficult conversation
Suppose you find yourself in a situation where you get a ‘thunderstorm of words’ thrown at you by a colleague or your supervisor. So how do you respond to such an awkward and difficult conversation? With this recipe you make sure you don’t get blown over.
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How not to clam up during a conversation
You may hear something during a meeting that you don’t agree with at all. Do you manage to put your opinion forward? Or do you clam up? Can you do something about that?
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Having colleagues cutting corners? Here’s how to deal with that
I don’t think anyone enjoys picking up the work that your colleague has left for the umpteenth time. You’re dealing with colleagues who are cutting corners. So what is the best way to deal with that?
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Want to be less insecure? 10 simple ideas to feel more confident
Perhaps you doubt if you will ever become more confident. Are you tired of looking at yourself the way you do now any longer? 10 ideas you can use today to take a 1st step toward being less insecure.
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Gain self-confidence
Be more self-confident? 25 helpful phrases to help you do just that.
Do you want to be more self-confident? Then it’s helpful to regularly say something nice and positive to yourself. The more you practice in doing it the better it works. I’ve listed 25 inspirational positive phrases for you.
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How to resolve misunderstandings at work simply with good questioning
How conversational are you in resolving misunderstandings at work? Sometimes it costs you a lot of energy and annoyance. In this blog, I explain why asking good questions is super helpful to keep the conversation with your colleague/manager constructive.
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Leadership
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Problems with your boss at work? How do you handle that?
Do you also have a boss who is more on sending mode than receiving mode. Never has time for you except when you have done something wrong in his eyes? Do you get the wind in your face even though it is not your fault and do you never get a compliment when you have done something right?
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More peace and less stress by detaching yourself
For the umpteenth time, you lie wide awake at night staring at the ceiling. To fret, to grind. Ruminating on what happened, for example. You would like to break free from it, but how? Three rules of thumb and some reflection questions for detachment. Sleep well!
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Giving unsolicited advice never helps, but these 7 laws do
Sometimes it’s hard not to jump into all kinds of solutions when a work colleague or co-worker comes to you with a problem. Before you know it, you have given well-meant and unsolicited advice that doesn’t really help this person think for himself and come up with a solution on his own.
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Help, I’m to much of a perfectionist. How can I let go of that?
Your perfectionism, pffft. Sometimes hell on earth. It can help you do a great job in achieving a top performance and on the other hand, it makes you anxious and restless about whether you are doing it right. How to make your perfectionism more balanced.
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5 smart tactics to boost your 1-on-1 meeting
Every time it happens to you: your colleague or your manager interrupts you, is distracted or just waiting for their chance to bend the conversation to their will. They don’t listen to you. How do you address that?
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More work-life balance? 5 practical ideas for doing so
Every day, you only have 24 hours to divide between work, leisure and sleep. This is sometimes at odds with each other. Ultimately, you want a good work-life balance. How do you do that?
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The perfect recipe for staying upright in an difficult conversation
Suppose you find yourself in a situation where you get a ‘thunderstorm of words’ thrown at you by a colleague or your supervisor. So how do you respond to such an awkward and difficult conversation? With this recipe you make sure you don’t get blown over.
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How not to clam up during a conversation
You may hear something during a meeting that you don’t agree with at all. Do you manage to put your opinion forward? Or do you clam up? Can you do something about that?
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Having colleagues cutting corners? Here’s how to deal with that
I don’t think anyone enjoys picking up the work that your colleague has left for the umpteenth time. You’re dealing with colleagues who are cutting corners. So what is the best way to deal with that?
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Want to be less insecure? 10 simple ideas to feel more confident
Perhaps you doubt if you will ever become more confident. Are you tired of looking at yourself the way you do now any longer? 10 ideas you can use today to take a 1st step toward being less insecure.
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Be more self-confident? 25 helpful phrases to help you do just that.
Do you want to be more self-confident? Then it’s helpful to regularly say something nice and positive to yourself. The more you practice in doing it the better it works. I’ve listed 25 inspirational positive phrases for you.
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How to resolve misunderstandings at work simply with good questioning
How conversational are you in resolving misunderstandings at work? Sometimes it costs you a lot of energy and annoyance. In this blog, I explain why asking good questions is super helpful to keep the conversation with your colleague/manager constructive.
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Problems with your boss at work? How do you handle that?
Do you also have a boss who is more on sending mode than receiving mode. Never has time for you except when you have done something wrong in his eyes? Do you get the wind in your face even though it is not your fault and do you never get a compliment when you have done something right?
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