Get that sun

How much sun exposure do you get?

How much time do you spend outside?

What can you do to get more?

Sun exposure is healthy.

We spend too much time inside.

Not enough sun makes us depressed.

Sun is essential for many processes.

Get more sun to feel better.

Get more sun to perform better.

Go more outside, that’s where the sun is.

Fatigue

How often do you feel fatigued?

When does it happen?

Why did it happen?

What can you do differently?

Fatigue is here faster than we think.

It can creep up slowly.

Or it can come crashing in.

When we get fatigued, we have overstepped.

Overstepped what we can handle.

Learn from it and do not repeat.

Flexible till where?

How flexible are you?

How much do you accommodate others?

Where do you stop?

What are your non-negotiables?

A certain degree of flexibility is great.

Too much and we start people pleasing.

There needs to be a balance,

between our wishes and those of others.

Think and define where you draw the line.

Then defend this line ferociously.

Process vs Result

What are things where you hate the process?

But on the other hand, you love the results?

What are things where the process is fun?

But the results are terrible?

Where do you love both?

We all have things we hate to do,

but we enjoy the aftermath.

The doing can be great fun,

however the consequence can be terrible.

The magic happens when we love both.

A trip down memory lane

When did you last take a trip down memory lane?

Where did you go?

Physically or only mentally?

How did it make you feel?

We all do them regularly.

Where we go is in our control.

Some trips serve a great purpose.

Some do not.

They can offer a meaningful comparison.

They can show you how far you have come.

Fake news... again...

How much do you trust what you read?

How often do you vet the information?

How often do you base a decision on this information?

How often has the information been wrong?

Fake news is the new meta.

Politicians use it to manipulate you.

Even established news outlets distribute it.

Even your neighbor will,

your parents even more so,

your children and your colleagues too.

Some on purpose and many by mistake.

Be careful what you believe and what you act on.

The Fickle Muse

When are you creative?

When do you need to get things done?

How often do the two match?

What do you do when they don’t?

The mythical muse is a fickle being.

She comes when she wants,

not when you need her.

So when you need her, yet she is not here,

That is the moment you soldier on.

For better or worse, the work needs to get done.

The Optimal Stroll

What is the optimal stroll?

Where does it take place?

When does it take place?

With whom does it take place?

We all have our own optimal stroll.

Place, time, and who with differs.

Some like nature, some the city.

Some like it alone, some with another.

Some like it in the morning, some at night.

Blood on the Streets

How do you react when there is blood on the streets?

What emotions come up for you?

What decisions do you make?

What actions do you take?

When things get ugly, we can panic.

Panic is a terrible state in which to make decisions.

Some of us freeze, which is not much better.

Calm down and then take decisive actions.

Will this situation change the long-term?

Or is this only a short-term hardship?

How often do you talk about what annoys you?

How do you feel after it?

How do you feel when you accept them instead?

Accept them and stop talking about it?

Talking too much about our annoyances is useless.

You will constantly relive the moment.

You will feel the emotions again.

Instead of talking about it, make a decision.

Make a decision and then act on it.

Talk the talk once, and then walk the talk.

Defence vs Offence

Do you prefer defence or offence?

When do you prefer which?

Why do you prefer one over the other?

Do you usually choose correctly?

Some situations warrant an aggressive approach.

Other situations need a safer strategy.

When the safe bet will not solve your problem,

Then it is time to be more daring.

How can you know when to go with which?

How can you be comfortable with both?

Strange Coincidences

How often do you encounter strange coincidences?

How often does one opportunity lead to the next?

How often do you have serendipidous encounters?

How well do you capitalise on them?

Often, one opportunity leads to the next.

Often, one meeting leads to the next.

However, this goes both ways, good and bad.

The secret is to know whom you engage with.

If you get that right, serendipity knows no end.

Geopolitics and Decisions

How important is geopolitics to you?

How much does it impact you?

How well can you analyze what is going on?

How ruthlessly would you make decisions?

Some of us can follow geopolitics calmly.

For some of us, it will wreck our nerves.

Some of us can use it to make decisions.

Some of us have no use for it.

If you cannot use the information, why listen?

If you are ready to act on it, why don’t you?

We take it personal... until AI

How personal do you take feedback?

How direct and honest can it be?

Does it depend on who gave it?

How do you give feedback?

Some of us take feedback personally.

Some of us fear rejection.

Have you tried AI for feedback?

Can AI even mean it personally?

Weather perspective

What does good weather mean to you?

What does bad weather mean to you?

How do you classify if good or bad?

How does your opinion differ from others?

The weather is a question of perspective.

Rain is called bad weather by some.

However, rain is essential for nature.

Sunny and warm weather is good for some.

Yet, too much will cause a drought.

Where else in life does this apply?

The Underdog

Are you underestimated?

How often does it happen to you?

How do you feel about it?

Why does it happen to you?

How can you exploit it?

Underdogs are always underestimated.

Underdogs fight uphill battles all their lives.

Underdogs are often more qualified.

Underdogs have stronger character.

Should you bet against the underdog?

Can you do it faster?

How long do you need to do this?

How fast do you think you can do it?

How much faster might you be?

Why don’t you try?

"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."

Parkinson’s law is real, very real.

We can do most tasks faster than we think.

Give yourself an hour, it shall take an hour.

Give yourself 10 minutes, it shall be done in 10 minutes.

Time is a valuable resource, so treat it as such.

Enough is Enough

How do you know when enough is enough?

When have your boundaries been overstepped enough?

When have you worked enough?

When have you given enough chances?

We all have a point when enough is enough.

Ideally, we should not let things get there.

In practice, they do regularly.

At the point, we tend to snap.

Shouting or anger are a sure sign of this.

Depression and lethargy are too.

Partnerships the double-edged sword

How often do you engage in partnerships?

Why do you look for partnerships?

How do you choose your partners?

How have partnerships worked for you in the past?

Partnerships are a double-edged sword:

A good partnership can be an accelerator.

A bad partnership can be crushing.

Often, we decided to partner too quickly.

Deciding on a partner should be deliberate.

It needs to be a careful consideration.

Tired Conversations

How often do you have important conversations?

How often are you tired when you do?

How well do these conversations go?

How important is the timing of a conversation?

We are often confronted with vital conversations.

And at times we might be tired, too tired.

If you are tired, having the conversation is not a good idea.

But often we have pushed it and left it too late.

So the conversation needs to be had even though.

Have vital conversations early and at your discretion.