December 8, 2008
I was born unknowing,
and have had only a little time
to change that here and there.
- Richard Meynman -
I was also born unknowing and the older I get, the more I realise that there is always more to explore, to create and to learn. The amount of knowledge seems to grow exponentially. Time goes faster and faster too!
So, it’s time to sit down again, reflect on what I am doing, where I am going and what I want to achieve in life. I am creating an ecourse on life coaching and as a test, I am going through it myself now. And I am excited about the results already 
What I have already learned, is that my ability to learn is improving every year. Next to that, I am aware that I am only skilled in a very few fields, compared to the universe of knowledge. That is not stopping me of sharing and helping others with the little knowledge that I have.
I have been privileged to work at the forefront of emerging environments, such as the commercial internet almost 15 years ago and biometrics, which is still a quite unknown field for a lot of people. Recently, I have moved on to life coaching and lifehacking. These fields of expertise are now building at an incredible speed and it reinforces my contribution to those unaccustomed to the benefits of the digital age. I will create more and more practical guides and tools to help everyone to master the magic of technology. I tell you this, because these are areas where I have changed from not knowing to knowing.
What about you? What did you learn? What do you know now?
Something to reflect on, right?
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
Lifehacker & Life Coach
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July 6, 2008
Doing nothing is very easy! Anyone can be so easily and quickly diverted these days. We know we want to become more successful, so let me tell you a little story about a friend of a friend of mine…
He’s telling me about his adventures like this: “I know I can’t become successful in my current job by just doing what I have being doing ever since I started here! This means I have to change what I am doing. But what can I do?
I see that my friend is a stockbroker, maybe I should become a stockbroker, but the markets are not doing so well and neither is my friend. Aha! I heard there is an options trader coming to town. He’s giving a course, maybe I should invest my money and go on that course and learn all the secrets of the options trading and know where to invest. I’ll even buy the software, allowing me to track the markets, but as I go along I realize that I don’t know so much about this industry after all. So maybe I can start a franchise, buy someone else’s working concept and make more money, but which one should I buy? Maybe it’s easier to start my own company. My uncle has started his own company. Maybe, this is my destiny? Ok, but his business is not doing so well either, so I can not do that.
Hey, my Auntie has a business in networking marketing, residual income. Maybe something for me, right! Let’s do that! But wait, my brother is an insurance agent. That sounds like big bucks, right? Maybe I should talk to him. Or wait, my mother, she’s playing the lottery, maybe I should do that! Right! Is it really? No, this is all too confusing; maybe I should keep doing my current job after all. I end up doing nothing at all!”
If that is awfully close to your reality, it is time to think again about your focus, understanding and commitment. It is a great idea to invest time in finding your passion.
If you don’t know how, come and talk to me!
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
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June 14, 2008
People can only behave in the projection you have of them.
This means that when you have a certain opinion about someone, he/she will act always in a way that reinforces that opinion. If you judge people to be stubborn, then the next time you here them say something to defend their opinion, you’ll take this as an reinforcement of your existing thoughts.
If they behave differently, you’ll first try to rethink it and find an explanation. Maybe you’ll change your mind, but often people tend to stick to their original thoughts. That’s why first impressions are so important! And people also forget that everyone changes over the years. It’s not because you were a internet consultant or biometrics expert once, that you are doing this for the rest of your life. According to employment studies, an average career takes about 7 years these days. And I confirm that, if I look at mine 
So, think again before creating an opinion about someone and keep your mind open, because people change! Didn’t you?
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
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