Friday 27th of March, 2026
How To Look Good When Traveling
Keep it simple – jeans, sweaters, snickers and flat shoes. Keep it neutral – white, black, blue. A good, tailored, functional blazer and a white T-shirt always work. Imagine the 90s. Aim for comfort but not the kind you would ‘do’ at home. Whatever you do, avoid high heels. And Adidas tracksuits.
Saturday 28th of March, 2026
What It Really Means To Live Out Your Values
If you know what you value and you live by that knowledge, you have won. You are following your path. It might not always be the easiest path to follow but it’s yours. You don’t question yourself, you don’t ask for others approval, you don’t get entangled in relationships that don’t work for you.
Sunday 29th of March, 2026
When In Doubt, Take a Test
If you want to find out just how close or far away you are from living the life that you want, take the Values Bridge. Professor Suzy Welch of NYU Stern School of Business developed the test to help her students (at any age) bridge the gap between where they are (life/career wise) and where they want to be.
Monday 30th of March, 2026
Executive Presence Is An Internal Game
Executive presence can be trained: you can learn to communicate better, you can learn to dress better and you can become a greater expert in your field. These are mostly external signals. Internally though, it’s all about how much you believe in yourself. If you get the internal right, the external becomes much easier.
Tuesday 31st of March
Two Methods for Making Hard Decisions
If you feel stuck on a decision and want to get clear on what to do, try a 10-10-10 decision-making method that sounds like this: how will this decision impact my life in 10 minutes, in 10 months, in 10 years? How do the predicted outcomes align with what you want? (note: know your values first)
Then, use the Whole Body Method by scanning your head, chest (heart) and gut area. You are looking for signals that say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ (a ‘no’ might be easier to identify feeling like a contraction).
Wednesday 1st of April, 2026
Gentle Reminder: Take Care of Yourself
Ana Botin (Executive Chairman of the Santander Group), meticulously organises her agenda, prioritises her sleep and plays piano. She measures how much she eats, sleeps and how much she exercises. Some of her friends call her boring, but she calls herself disciplined. If you don’t take care of yourself, who will?
Thursday 2nd of April, 2026
Different kind of crying at work
Crying at work is typically deemed incompetent – with a caveat. If a person cries because they are deeply invested in their work a.k.a. passionate, they can get away with it. This is why we don’t judge top performers like Novak Djokovic or Aryna Sabalenka for being ‘too emotional’ when they cry after losing a game.
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