November 28, 2008
Deze maand sta ik opnieuw in Bizz Magazine!
Tijdens het schitterende event “In Shape for September” was Hans Hermans onder de indruk van de lifehacks die ik met alle workshop deelnemers daar geshared heb. Nadien heeft Hans mij nog telefonisch geïnterviewd en er een zeer interessant 3 pagina tellend artikel over geschreven. Lees het nu online!
Uiteraard kan je ook het magazine in de winkel kopen. Het artikel vind je op pagina’s 132 - 134.
Bedankt Hans!
Enjoy Every Day,
Bert Verdonck
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November 26, 2008
Gisteren was het dan zover, mijn afscheid als voorzitter van Ecademy Antwerp. Na een bijzonder geslaagde avond (vraag maar aan de andere deelnemers!), was het moment aangebroken om officieel mee te delen dat ik een stapje terugzet.
Waarom? Mijn andere activiteiten zijn de laatste tijd zo aan het boosten dat het mij dwingt om keuzes te maken. Helaas!
De club is in uitstekende handen bij Erwin & Steven. Zij zetten de ingeslagen weg verder…dus blijven komen hé 
Ook mijn rol als clubleider van de Belgian Blackstars heb ik ondertussen doorgegeven aan Geert. Ecademy Mumbai gaf ik over in de capabele handen van Nikhil Wad. In het kader van Ecademy, run ik nu nog enkel “The Lifehacking Club”. Of course 
Ik wil hierbij iedereen bedanken die de afgelopen jaren heeft bjigedragen tot het succes van Ecademy Antwerpen, de Belgian Blackstars en Ecademy Mumbai.
Geert, Erwin, Steven en Nikhil, ik wens jullie heel veel succes met de verder uitbouw en kijk uit naar toekomstige activiteiten.
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker & Life Coach
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October 10, 2008
Vandaag was ik via Ecademy te gast op het KMO Marketing Congres in Edegem. Een zeer leuk initiatief van Peter Desmyttere trouwens, mis het niet in 2009 : 9 oktober.
Ik heb eigenlijk ongelooflijk veel free publicity gekregen. Hoe? Jan Vermeiren bracht een boeiende uiteenzetting over netwerken en vroeg om een vrijwilliger. Niemand bewoog, dus ik dacht, ik help hem een handje. Onze conversatie ging ongeveer als volgt :
Jan : “Ik ben Jan en jij?”
Bert : “Ik ben Bert. Hallo.”
Jan : “Bert, wat doe jij?”
Bert : “Jan, ik ben een lifehacker. En jij?”
Jan : “Euh, een lifehacker? Wat houdt dat precies in?”
Bert : “Ik hack mensen hun leven of met andere woorden ik help mensen om hun leven aangenamer, sneller en efficiënter in te richten, voornamelijk via shortcuts.”
Jan : “Geef eens een concreet voorbeeld…”
Bert : “In 15 minuten mensen leren om 3 keer zo snel te lezen of ze leren om 100 emails te schrijven in 1 u.“
Na deze korte dialoog werd duidelijk hoe je netwerken op een event makkelijk kan in de praktijk brengen mits enkele gerichte, open vragen. Hij vernoemde “lifehacking” nog een paar keren tijdens de rest van zijn presentatie. Ik dacht : Leuk!
Nadien werd lifehacking ook nog opgepikt door 2 andere sprekers, namelijk Béate Vervaecke (e-Zen) en Wim Van Rompuy (Schrijf.be). Tijdens de pauzes heb ik ook genoten van een bijzondere aantrekkingskracht van de andere deelnemers. Ik stelde mij gewoon voor als : “Hoi, ik ben de lifehacker”. Dit was voldoende om bij iedereen de nodige herkenning en interesse op te wekken. Uiteraard heb ik enkele lifehacking tips gedeeld…Ik kreeg zelfs meerdere keren de vraag of ik ook één van de sprekers was vandaag! Wow, dit is wel heel leuk!
Had jij eigenlijk al van lifehacking gehoord?
Iedereen kan trouwens gratis inschrijven voor een basis lifehacking ecourse en genieten van enkele schitterende lifehacking tips! Of liever in het Engels?
Wie er niet genoeg van kan krijgen, kan zich ook inschrijven voor één van de volgende open lifehacking cursurssen:
21 november
12 december
Omdat ik in een goede bui ben, krijg je 100 € korting als je “KMOMarketingCongres” vermeldt als promo-code en voor 15 oktober inschrijft!
Mijn lesson learned vandaag : help iemand anders en je krijgt er uit onverwachte hoek een pak voor terug!
Geniet elke dag,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker
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September 24, 2008
The Lifehacking Show, the Easiest Way of Life is a brand new radio show that is hosted by yours truly
Don’t miss my debut on XL Radio, the Inspiration Station. XL Radio is an extraordinary channel and one of those great ideas that simply resonate with the ever-growing number of entrepreneurs, including XL Life Members and other people attracted by the XL Values, 2020 Vision and Mission from around the globe.
It’s exciting and it’s different! And XL Radio has some really fascinating ‘twists’ that makes it hugely attractive for you if you want to grow as a person, develop your business or contribute to society. Just check out their content on business/ finance, health/fitness/nutrition, relationships and personal growth, investing/sales/entrepreneurship and many others.
I will be presenting a new Lifehacking Show every two weeks. You will get several lifehacks in each episode, so get back to XL Radio regularly to stay up-to-date! From 2009 on, I will spoil you with a weekly show
Check the weekly schedule to see when I am on air (21 times this week!).
Listen, learn and let me know your feedback…
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker
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September 8, 2008
Just a quick update:
- I just returned from holidays, yes, indeed fantastic : France, Spain, Andorra. Thanks for asking!
- A whole new bunch of mindblowing lifehacks coming soon!
- A brand new step forward in my life: stay tuned for the announcement
- International Blackstar Day in Belgium : 22 nd September in Antwerp
- Next Ecademy Antwerp event : 23rd September in Antwerp
- Created a book in 2 weeks for “In Shape for September” (with Greet Wilssens)
- “In Shape for September” was a big success! To be continued!
- XL Belgium : Power UP session in August : I shared and demonstrated several lifehacks with other life members
- Outstanding, life changing results with several coachees. I hope they agree to share their story with you too.
- Brilliant Brainstroming & Creative sessions for a client in the HR Industry. All upfront criticism was blown away by the amazing results…
And how was your second half of August? Are you in shape for september?
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker & life coach
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August 2, 2008
Did you ever come across people with the same name as yours? Were you curious about who they are and what they do? Did you meet them? Isn’t it strange to shake the hand of someone with the same name? Were you ever in a discussion with someone who was talking about someone else and they thought it was you, but it happens to be someone with the same name? Or that people mistake you for the “other” one with the same name?
Yes, it happened to me! And guess what? I found at least three other people with the same name. Now, I can’t say it’s my name anymore, it’s ours
It gets even funnier. I know some people who know at least three of us..
Ever experienced something similar? So, who’s who? And are you sure you are still yourself?
And does your name belong to you or to someone else?
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
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July 19, 2008
Today I updated the Go Bananas website. Our contribution to a wonderful initiative by Kevin “Banana Man” Allen. He’s an extraordinary man who was touched by a documentary about AIDS orphans in Zululand, South Africa. He took all his savings, bought a ticket and just went there.
He bought all the fruits from local merchants and started to feed the children, who nicknamed him the Banana Man. Once back in the UK he took on a second job to continue his contribution to save as much children he could. He started a charity and I felt like stepping up and give Kevin a hand with his big yellow mission
Let's Go Bananas and save a life!
So, Tonia and I will participate at the Dodentocht (”March of Death”) on the 8th-9th of August in order to raise money for Banana Appeal, Kevin’s charity. Many people think we are nuts taking on a challenge of walking 100km in 24 hours, so that’s why we created a special website called Go Bananas! Let’s go bananas and save a life!
Our goal with Go Bananas is to raise money for 100,000 meals! Impressive, but if you know that Banana Appeal needs a mere 0.07 Euro to feed a child for 1 day, what’s keeping YOU from stepping up as well? Donate money today to this charity and also buy Kevin’s book, a unique Go Bananas ballpoint pen, a Banana Guard or taste our Award winning, genuine Banana Beer!
With just € 0,07 Banana Appeal can
1. Feed a hungry child fresh fruit for a day at school.
2. Help them gain an important education, as they attend school to receive the food.
3. This provides the children with a more stable environment at school.
4. Being fed regularly brings the children away from begging or prostitution.
5. This helps stop the children from contracting AIDS from infected adults.
6. This has a positive impact on the children’s mental and physical health.
7. Combined this gives the children hope of a better future.
8. It also provides many of the parents dying of AIDS a little comfort that their children won’t be left alone to fall into a cycle of poverty and abuse - but be fed, educated and looked after, once they have passed away.
9. The project also provides much needed trade to the local fruit sellers.
10. All whilst uplifting the spirits of an entire community.
Check out the website and start contributing NOW! For as little as 0.07 Euro (also £ and $ will work just fine!) you can help one child for at least 1 day. So, start giving and contribute to a really great cause…
Thanks for helping out the forgotten children in Zululand! For them it really makes a big difference…
Thanks for your support,
Bert Verdonck
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July 1, 2008
Free Lifehacking Ecourse…
Yes, I am sharing my lifehacking experience with you through a 30 day Lifehacking Ecourse. All for FREE!
Bert Verdonck’s 30 Day Lifehacking Ecourse!
Why? Believe it or not, one of my biggest excitements in life comes from finding new lifehacks, sharing them and seeing other people achieving more in less time with more fun. That’s what lifehacking is about, right?
Of course, I’d be happy to get feedback on my ecourse!
Enroll now and spread the word
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker
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June 23, 2008
How to start living as a lifehacker?
10 life changing tips, so you can have a life
1. Create a system, even if you live in an unstructured way (like I do )
2. Clear your head by getting things out of your head
3. Pile, don’t file (digitize your documents, reduce # of folders, you search anyway)
4. Park on a down inward slope (set yourself up, so you get started faster (e.g. little bug to fix))
5. Build strong(er) filters (protect your time, unsubscribe if you don’t read stuff)
6. Clear the clutter (clear away, create space, clean desk?)
7. Make your to-do’s doable. (every task small, discrete, clear, do it like you would assign a digital assistant, make the easy thing the right thing)
8. Stimulate an agile attitude, always on the lookout for improvement, do things better, faster, easier with a tweak of fun.
9. Implement tools on tools, like Floort on Twitter
10. Be grateful and help others in being more efficient and share your knowledge
Now that you know these 10 outstanding tips of how to become a real lifehacker, what are you going to do with it? Join me
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker
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