September 30, 2008
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
- Elbert Hubbard -
What a great quote this is! We often take ourselves way too seriously, don’t we? Most of our problems are problems of our own mind. We can focus as easily on the solution as on the problem, but most of us tend to stick with the problem. The others, not you, of course 
Haven’t you experienced it before that in front of a challenge that you were terrified, having difficulties to find a way out and it looked like you were stuck and your whole life depended on it, while afterwards, when reflecting on it, how could you have been so seriously about this? It wasn’t such a biggie after all…Sure, it was a lesson to be learned! And did you learn the lesson or what? What do you mean: NO? So you had to go through this a couple of times? Right, so did I, but no longer…
Do you take yourself so seriously all the time? Why? Are you that important? Really?
Loosen up, have fun and enjoy more
In fact: Enjoy Every Day,
Bert Verdonck
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May 17, 2008
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
- Donald Trump -
Indeed, you learn massively by losing a battle! You’ll find new strategies, prepare other tactical moves, invest in better equipment and do whatever it takes to avoid another loss again! You will win the next battle and win the war.
Sometimes it takes a while before we actually find the real lesson(s) we had to learn. Reflecting on the battle itself and examining what went wrong will result in a neat analysis, but in fact the major lessons often come later on, even at moments we weren’t thinking about the battle anymore.
So, think back about a particular battle you’ve lost in the past. Contemplate on it again. New insights? Things you skipped last time or just didn’t see? Right! Take these and use them in your new battleplan 
And as always, if you need assistance, I ‘m here for you too! I also lost a couple of times in the past
Enjoy every day,
Bert Verdonck
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