We often believe that willpower alone can shape a life. It plays an undeniable role, it is true, but it can only hide for a time what is deep inside us. Willpower allows us to project ourselves onto the world with determination. There is a greater force that always ends up speaking and silencing our will: our essence. We are…
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Often, we feel very small in front of the courage that some people can show. We tell ourselves that we are not made of the same metal and that bravery is perhaps a matter of nature. There are natural tendencies in our character, sometimes introverted, sometimes fiery, but courage can be developed like most character qualities. Courage means overcoming our…
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Our intuition is sometimes our most valuable asset when it comes to making a decision. The apparent chaos, or at least the upheavals we witness, leave little room for clarity. This confusion paralyzes our ability to make decisions, which makes us somewhat passive, or at least not quite passive. Indeed, not making a decision is a decision in itself. The…
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The recent upheavals have sometimes spread disillusionment in our careers, anguish and ultimately a certain loss of meaning in our lives. How do we cope with this and how do we regain joy when we feel the ground beneath our feet? It is not always easy to get caught up in these uncertain times. We want to hold on to…
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The true traveller should have no objectives. Gao Xingjian Gao Xingjian (Chinese: 高行健; pinyin: Gāo Xíngjiàn), born on 4 January 1940 in Ganzhou, China, is a French writer, playwright, director and painter of Chinese origin who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. Is travelling discovering or discovering yourself? Probably both, or rather it is the promise of…
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Making sketches is like planting seeds to grow paintings. Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh, born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands, and died on 29 July 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. His work full of naturalism, inspired by Impressionism and Pointillism, heralds Fauvism and Expressionism. Every work, every large-scale work begins…
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You may not realise it, but we live in an era of complete creative destruction. More than 80% of the jobs of 2030 for industrialised countries do not exist today (according to Dell’s thinktank ) This explains why it is difficult to find the royal road for sure. Gone are the days of choosing a career as a life-long notable…
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The Comfort Zone is a concept popularized by books and personal development coaches, sometimes it is explained awkwardly by omitting 3 important ideas for putting this teaching into practice. Let’s see what they are. 1. The Comfort Zone is always on the move, it gets smaller if you only live in comfort. The comfort zone is a space in constant…
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We are daily spectators of the flamboyant, or at least apparent, success of various people primarily from the world of entertainment. Moreover, the game of comparisons that social media create, whether professional or simply personal, can root deep inside us the idea that our lives are not meaningful and that we are not achieving anything great. This impression, although at…
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The health and economic crises provoked by Covid-19 have acted as a catalyst for a change that was already in the making. Can we sketch the contours of these changes? Will there be a before and after? It is safe to say that the changes in the world economy have not been seen for nearly a century. The disruptions caused…
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