Are you solving a problem or are you shaving the yak?
This article talks about a case of scope-creep known as ‘shaving the yak’. You will find out what is yak shaving, how to recognise it and how to avoid it.
The five steps to create a successful plan
This blog post shows you the five steps to create a successful plan. A man needs to have a plan, right? And a woman too. And multi-potentialites? They need lots of plans haha… 🙂 Now, everyone talks about planning. But
Case study: Publishing a Kindle E-book on Amazon – Lessons learnt
Some readers asked me for a case study. But I never had an idea what case to study, until now… You know I recently published my first Kindle e-book on Amazon: ‘Multi-potentialites, What’s Your Problem?’. In general, this project went
Are exploring and experimenting a waste of your time?
Do you recognise this situation? You go on the Internet, to ‘just look up this small bit of information’ that you need to know right now. One hour later, you’re still on the Internet, reading on a completely different topic
A bottom-up approach to find your life’s purpose
When I started Passions Pilot, in my head, the way to approach organisational questions was clear. For me, it was a matter of giving you the techniques for organising and productivity, that I have learnt. You would implement these techniques
The baselines of organisation and productivity
When you look at what is on the market about organisation and productivity, you get an overwhelming load of books, courses, software and apps. Should you use an app for your morning routine? What is the best calendar? And the
One lifetime is not enough
Winter holidays are typically the time of the year to evaluate your achievements of the last year and to review your goals for the next year. Of course, you can do this at any point in time, but there is
Meet Caroline, who helps people find their ‘Oomph’
Today, we meet Caroline Carr. Caroline is based in the UK where she has a very successful coaching business. She helps people to speak with more confidence, find more energy, sparkle, freedom, laughter and joy. I was impressed
How risks can help you to set your priorities right
It’s the time of the year for the oh so dreading tax declaration. No one likes to do it, but you just know: By a certain date it has to be done, otherwise, on top of the taxes, you get
Why estimates are always too optimistic compared to the real time needed to finish a task
Do you recognise this kind of situation: “How long will this task take you?” “Oh just 5 minutes” and half an hour later, these 5 minutes are still not over. The small thing that would only take five minutes isn’t
