This is day two at my new workplace and I am stuck in a low activity phase. People around me are busy on their computer, in meetings, talking with colleagues or on calls. Business as usual going on around me but as I am new I am not fully part of it yet. This is […]
Nearly at your goal and you stop? Sometimes it will be the best way forward
I set goals and last weekend I set a goal to climb Kristo Rei in Dili, Timor-Leste. It is a big statue on top of a cliff just like the one in Rio de Janeiro. I made it to the platform from where the stairs zig-zag to the top. Despite my plan to reach the […]
How to build resilience when you feel stressed
I build resilience and that is why I achieve something in unfamiliar situations like when I stood a little puzzled in the Sweet Cake shop in Dili biggest shopping plaza. I see a sausage poking out of a twisted bun but I expected everything to be sweet. Fresh in the country with only a few […]