Eligibility

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Are you doing what you were made for? Are you working on your business or are you mostly working within your business, just like your employees? Your success depends on your qualities. If you use those qualities well, nothing will stand in your way of achieving your goals. You can read all about it in the Suitability category.

As an entrepreneur, business and personal life cannot be separated. As an entrepreneur, husband and father myself, I know all about that. That's why you can spar with me about business challenges and relevant private matters. Because that's who I am: a sparring partner, strategist and confidant all in one.

From Fighting to Asking: about quietly and leisurely getting your way

From Fighting to Asking: about quietly and leisurely getting your way

From Fighting to Asking: about getting your way quietly and relaxed As an entrepreneur, you know how important it is to ...
The Power Triangle: free yourself from the destructive dance of guilt and innocence, power and powerlessness

The Power Triangle: free yourself from the destructive dance of guilt and innocence, power and powerlessness

In the power triangle, people often get stuck in one of three destructive power positions: omnipotence impotence, and power struggle. These ...
Substitute guilt: make sure the sweat is on the right back.

Substitute guilt: make sure the sweat is on the right back.

Substitute guilt is a common psychological phenomenon in which you feel responsible for the mistakes or problems of others. This ...
A Top Entrepreneur Thinks in Problems

A Top Entrepreneur Thinks in Problems

As a successful entrepreneur, it is crucial not only to solve problems as soon as they arise, but to actively ...
The Law of Conservation of Misery: the secret weapon of top entrepreneurs.

The Law of Conservation of Misery: the secret weapon of top entrepreneurs.

Let's discuss a fascinating law of nature that is often overlooked but essential to both your personal ...
Enough: the 5 G's of the Good Life for Smart Entrepreneurs.

Enough: the 5 G's of the Good Life for Smart Entrepreneurs.

In your dynamic world as a successful entrepreneur, where success is often measured by profit and growth, it is easy to ...
Insecurity leads to stress. Stress leads to reactions you regret.

Insecurity leads to stress. Stress leads to reactions you regret.

In the complex world of human interactions and personal development, insecurity and your personal reactions to it play a crucial role ...
The Four Pillars of Personal Happiness and Business Success

The Four Pillars of Personal Happiness and Business Success

The Four Pillars of Personal Happiness and Business Success As a conscious and successful entrepreneur, you know that business success is not ...
Contingent self-esteem: a sharp knife that cuts you on two sides.

Contingent self-esteem: a sharp knife that cuts you on two sides.

In the world of entrepreneurship, where competition and the pursuit of success often prevail, it is not ...
SMART goals: an effective strategy for success

SMART goals: an effective strategy for success

Learn the art of SMART goal setting for success and personal growth. Formulate a smart goal and apply effective ...
Myths about exit strategy for entrepreneurs

Myths about exit strategy for entrepreneurs

Discover the truth about exit strategy for entrepreneurs. Avoid mistakes and achieve a successful business transition with practical insights ...
How do you become a successful entrepreneur?

How do you become a successful entrepreneur?

Running your own business is top sport: working hard, showing leadership, making important decisions and having a clear vision. You can ...
Improving your work-life balance: 6 tips

Improving your work-life balance: 6 tips

As an entrepreneur, you can schedule your own time, work flexibly wherever you want and have no employer over ...
Tips for working and collaborating effectively

Tips for working and collaborating effectively

Time is money. That's why you want to work as effectively as possible. You want to achieve concrete goals, so that every ...
This is how you become an expert in your field

This is how you become an expert in your field

Every entrepreneur wants to be a good entrepreneur. But how do you build the necessary expertise? And how do you make sure ...
add value

How are you adding value to your customers?

The number of entrepreneurs is growing and growing. It seems like the perfect start to a life where you don't have to do much ...
What no one tells you about a successful, happy AND healthy life.

What no one tells you about a successful, happy AND healthy life.

What no one tells you about a successful, happy AND healthy life. In this interesting podcast with Eelco Smit, you'll learn ...
Do you undertake without a strategy?

Do you undertake without a strategy?

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise for defeat." ...
Make 2019 the year of the big NO!

Make 2019 the year of the big NO!

The basis of successful and happy living is FOCUS. The basis of focus is saying NO. So say NO to ...
Mentor <> Coach: wat is het verschil?

Mentor <> Coach: what's the difference?

As a business coach and business mentor, I help entrepreneurs be business successful and personally happy ...
Want to become a much better entrepreneur? Go running.

Want to become a much better entrepreneur? Go running.

If you are sharp at work, people will naturally follow you. It starts simple: with a healthy, active lifestyle ...
Better almost right than exactly wrong

Better almost right than exactly wrong

We live in a world where everything and everyone is expected to be perfect. Deadly exhausting. And not only that ...
Do you play purely your own game?

Do you play purely your own game?

If you had to play a game against another entrepreneur while your life depended on it. Which game ...
How do you ensure maximum return on your personal energy?

How do you ensure maximum return on your personal energy?

"If you want to fathom the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration." ...
Purpose of Life in 2015 is Living with Meaningful Purposes

Purpose of Life in 2015 is Living with Meaningful Purposes

I was recently asked in an interview if I could give one good tip for starting 2015 with a ...
12 Beliefs that Strain Personal Happiness and Business Success

12 Beliefs that Strain Personal Happiness and Business Success

These are the 12 most common irrational beliefs. Make sure you recognize them and defuse them immediately ...
5 Reasons Why Properly Receiving is So Much More Difficult than Giving

5 Reasons Why Properly Receiving is So Much More Difficult than Giving

Do you also find it difficult to accept love, care or a compliment? Are you secretly embarrassed when ...
20 Bad Habits that Truly Successful Entrepreneurs Don't Have

20 Bad Habits that Truly Successful Entrepreneurs Don't Have

Why aren't you more successful than you are now? Probably because your own behavior is holding you back ...
4 essential insights to negotiate better

4 essential insights to negotiate better

If you want to be sustainably happy and successful you will need to be able to negotiate well ...
How well do you protect your image?

How well do you protect your image?

It is interesting and especially very helpful to explore what defense mechanisms you use to "protect" yourself from rejection ...
5 golden rules for successful entrepreneurship

5 golden rules for successful entrepreneurship

Become the new Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or Joop van den Ende ...
5 forces standing in the way of authentic choices

5 forces standing in the way of authentic choices

Making the right conscious choices in your life is perhaps one of the most difficult skills there is. To ...
6 proven tips to increase your influence

6 proven tips to increase your influence

Influence is a game that goes on all day long. At home, with friends and at work. What we ...
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The 5 truths of life

Should we try to change what we cannot accept, or rather accept what we cannot change? ...