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
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…
+How do you find a path that has not yet been mapped out?
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…
+The discomfort zone is a battlefield
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…
+Feeling mediocre can be your main asset
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…
+What will the new economy look like?
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…
+Cultivate your fluidity to cope with crises
How do you cope with crises? Have you been lucky, i.e. your sector has been spared? Or have you deployed a system that makes you inherently resilient and keeps your head above water? Let’s see together what kind of mindset you need to maintain in order to face present and future crises with greater resilience. Curiosity Observation is a quality…
+Two essential skills on the road to wealth
The ability to endure suffering and the clever use of leverages Two points shared by all those who have become rich on their own, i.e. they have not inherited their wealth. The ability to endure pain is of prime importance since it has many consecutive virtues: not seeking immediate pleasure, endurance to provide the extra effort and hard work. The…
+Creating your own moat
The job market is a gladiatorial arena for some in which you have to deploy the best weapons to outperform your opponents. Why not flee the competition? Why not apply the Blue Ocean strategy? When you face a competitor there are three main strategies for defeating them: engage in a head-on, merciless head-to-head battle, dissuade them from fighting, or take…
+Entrepreneurial culture is collarless
From blue collar to hoodie You have no doubt noticed that we are in the midst of an economic upheaval, and employment is particularly affected. We are experiencing creative destruction on a large scale: 85% of the jobs of 2030 do not exist today(1). What are the implications of such a reshuffling of the cards? Let’s analyse together the future…
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