When you feel stuck, pack up your laptop and head to the park or the corner coffee shop.
An environmental shift might be enough to shake things loose.
To read more, klick here: bebetter.no/node/256
Inspirational tip: Find a mentor – they’re not just for students
Look for someone whose work you admire or who simply excels in a single area where you’d like to expand your skills.
Mentors are a great asset! I would never have reached the levels I am at without a number of mentors. Mentors have made such an impact in my life that I decided to offer mentoring services to companies and people together with one of my mentors, Thor Erik Gulliksen . We do this in Trainifique , as you may already know.
To read more, klick here: bebetter.no/node/255
Inspiration tip: You are my inspiration!
Some of my readers have asked me where I find my inspiration to blog.
Well, some of it comes from reading book, other blogs.
Some come from traveling, sometimes from my trainings.
To read more, klick: bebetter.no/node/253
Inspiration tip: Learn something new that is not relavant to your job
Sign up for a fencing class or master the art of baking puff pastries.
It is amazing how our brain reacts to new impulses.
No matter what you are doing to make a living, chances are you have other interests too.
To read more, klick here:
bebetter.no/node/252
Inspiration tip: Try meditation
Filmmaker David Lynch swears his daily practice is crucial to all his creative work.
I am not particularly good at this one myself.
But I do what I perceive as similar, and to the same effect.
For example, I run. When running, I am letting my mind flow, and I get the most fantastic of ideas.
Read more at: bebetter.no/node/251
Inspiration Tip: Take a forty – eight – hour computer vacation
No email.
No google.
No one last peek at that pitch you have to prepare in few days.
No iphone,
No e-mail on the phone.
No facebook,
No skype or msn.
Daily motivational post – starting this week!
Kai Roer in www.bebetter.no and I are working together in trainifique.com with mentorprogram and trainings.
Kai is an expert on motivational trainings and had worked up an 30-day series on things you can do to get more motivation and more creativity. The series will start this week, and go on daily for 30 days.
Please contribute with your ideas and comments too! The more we share, the better!
Happy week and stay tuned!
Planning your career
How much time do you use to plan your career? Is it more than your planning time for next years vacation?
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Test from my Mac
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Learn from classical music
How to be a good mentor? Practitioners of classical music have much to teach, says musician, Norwegian Champion winner in tennis and scientist Ingrid Røynesdal.
(from august 2008 by Nina Kraft)
Røynesdal believe corporations has much to learn of how the sportcoaches reveal the best from the atlets with close follow-up, and the coaches put up ambitious programs for personal development.
But even more, she meens that business can learn from classical music. Musicians can at least just as closely follow-up and learningmasters is other top-musicians.
The most talented supporting a mass, very tough criticism, according to Røynesdal. A piano master who coach a young and promising pianist, can be merciless.
It is also common to throw the younger out of the deep water and give her big tasks. That is good – but the premise is that the younger generation knows that her talent will be fully seen and recognized.
Talents are spur of the criticism, if it is reasoned, honest and legitimate. In the business world, I have noticed a tendency to not say anything, perhaps because it is uncomfortable. It is much worse, she believes.
In addition, mentors for a talent should take care of the pleasure to perform. That´s were the pianist looks the most obvious difference to the business sector.
– The most talented are driven by their enjoyment of the job, "says Røynesdal.