Tag Archives: growth mindset

A few thoughts on creativity and how I find my source of inspiration

Creativity doesn’t usually find me at my desk. It finds me when my mind has space to wander — on morning runs, quiet walks, moments without pressure. I’ve learned that ideas don’t respond to urgency.

How do you find your creativity?

Breaking Free from Comparison: Taking Stock and Finding Gratitude

These two memorial benches (on the picture) look very similar at first. But they are there to commemorate the lives of two people who each had their very individual and different journey through life.

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the comparison trap? Watching others advance in their careers?

Instead of focusing on what we lack, what if we took a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come?

Navigating Career Trade-Offs: Finding Your Best Path

In this post I am reflecting on a beautiful morning run until I had to stop and decide how to proceed (the picture should reveal why 😊).

It made me think about sacrifices. It comes in so many areas of life: Money vs Fulfilment, Sleep vs Productivity, and Health vs Convenience.

When is a sacrifice worth it? When does it become toxic?

Authentic Networking Tips: Forging Genuine Connections

Do you cringe when thinking about networking? I get it. I’m an introvert and the idea of selling myself in front of a bunch of highly confident people makes me want to stay on my couch.

But networking is the most important way of connecting with others to succeed in a career and in business.

Learn how to network authentically and you may even have some fun!

How to deal with fear of failure

I experienced fear of failure during my years of education. Exams during school and university caused a degree of anxiety for me, and so I didn’t tell anyone about them beforehand.

Most of us experience fear of failure in some context. We tell ourselves the most plausible stories why we cannot achieve a certain thing and often even proof ourselves right, by not aiming higher in the first place.

What’s needed to overcome this? Find out in this article.

The perks and challenges of self-employment

What is self-employment? What are the benefits and what’s difficult? Which character traits are needed to be successful with this work structure?

This article is about the perks and challenges of self-employment and offers a check-list where you can see if you have what it takes to become self-employed.