GlassFiller

As much as I like to talk to others, I should talk to myself. And you are welcome to be a part of this premier! One-GOT-a-day…

Ready for More in 2024

2023, a post-pandemic ‘hang-over year’ seems to become a stepping stone to an era of iA: “Intelligent Assistants”. Buckle Up, folks, things should become easier… Here is this year’s last 4-CORNERS*. A year where my role at META was impacted, I graduated as a coach and recharged at places making dreams come true. Tell me how you look back and what you look forward to? ✍ MESSAGE: #IMAGINE At META…

“Today is a special day”

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Recently when Zoe turned 21, I shared these 21 thoughts. They are not principles, they are not rules and they are not parental advice.

Don’t worry, before you actually have to.

Trust people. Most are not bad. Talk to strangers.

Maximize laughing – try to avoid people without a sense of humour

Take your vitamins. Stay fit. Health is your Nr. 1 friend.

Work out because you…

Met een grijze lange regenjas en bijpassende ceintuur in een knoop keek hij de Ferdinand Bolstraat in. Hij was klein. Misschien 1.60 meter. In verhouding leek zijn hoofd onwaarschijnlijk groot. Later zou ik leren dat grote koppen het goed doen op televisie. De lach, de frons, de uitdrukkingen. Aandacht op het hoofd waar emoties beter overkomen, niet het lichaam. Fred Emmer was jarenlang de stem…

‘Letter to 10 year old me’

Dear Ozzie, you don’t speak English well yet – but you will. Keep listening to lots of music, lyrics and watch foreign movies, series and documentaries. It’s a fun way to learn. Maybe even try other languages like Chinese or Japanese. The world is smaller then you think. You will see a lot of it and meet many great people. Life is pretty swell now, isn’t it? Building huts, kicking a ball, playing…

Superman. Spiderman. Badman. Antman. Winning with super powers is easy. A walk in the park. Little of a challenge. Heroic? Not really. Merely using what’s given to them. These super beings never really spoke to me. Did not make my heart beat faster. Not gained any specific admiration. No posters in my room. No stack of comic books. It’s the underdog who rises to the top that gets me excited.…

Clean Up

We collect, create, gather, receive thoughts and things. Stuff. The verb stuff has an obvious negative ring to it. And the opposite ‘getting rid of stuff’ is a positive action.

Life in principle is no more or less than that. We start with nothing and end with nothing. The way it is, and always will be. This doesn’t make the process of collecting and developing of less importance. What…

Travels around the world have taken me through highs and lows, rich and poor, ups and downs. It always surprises me to see that the most developed countries and well-off populations have the highest tendency to complain, criticize and have an overall negative attitude towards everything and anything. Impatience, intolerance and disrespect. The glass is way too often perceived as half empty when…