In this episode we talk about decision making. How to make the ‘right’ decisions? We make decisions every day, every second. Those decisions can be small or big. They are made consciously or unconsciously. What impact do these decisions have on our lives? When do you know when a certain decision is the right decision? We discuss it in this episode.  Do you have any thoughts, ideas, or comments about this week’s topic? Or do you have a topic in mind you want us to talk about in one of the upcoming episodes? Be sure to leave a comment below! Shownotes:In this episode we mention the Civilization Upgraders course by Benthino Massaro that we both did.  We talk about Jerzy Gregorek. A Polish man who went from being an alcoholic to winning four World Weightlifting Championships. His famous quote is: “Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.” 

In this episode we talk about success. When are you successful?We tried to stay away from conventional views and pay more attention to how we feel the phenomenon “success” should be interpreted.Tjalling thinks that putting on ‘business class socks’ will help him to immerse himself in this subject. But are these socks really helpful?Do you have any thoughts, ideas, or comments about this week’s topic? Or do you have a topic in mind you want us to talk about in one of the upcoming episodes? Be sure to leave a comment below!Shownotes:In this episode we talk about Tim Ferriss. Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, and many more) and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek.*  It’s one of our all time favorite (business) books. We wrote a book review about it.In this episode we discuss the book The Third Door. The Wild Quest to Uncover how the World’s most Successful People Launched Their Careers by Alex Banayan. We wrote a book review we wrote about this book.We mention the article ‘1000 True Fans’ by Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick for Wired.Tjalling reads a piece from the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. We really recommend reading this book or listen to the audio version. We also wrote a book review about it.*From: website Tim Ferriss, About-page

How to ‘create’ that balanced relationship? Or even: how to get into a relationship (if you’re looking for one)? We’ll talk about it in this podcast.Loes thinks it’s a bit messy, while Tjalling enjoys that. That’s the way it goes when you don’t script anything, he states.Fortunately, we have a lot of practical pointers for you. While Loes had the intention to keep it more general, a lot of personal stories came up unintentionally. Well, let’s just say you get to know us a little bit better. Former lovers are discussed and Tjalling sometimes gets a bit jealous now and then, although, of course, he does not show it.Do you have any thoughts, ideas, or comments about this week’s topic? Or do you have a topic in mind you want us to talk about in one of the upcoming episodes? Be sure to leave a comment below!Shownotes:Like to know more about meditation? Read about it in this blog.In this episode we mention this video by Tim Ferris. In this video Ferriss talks about communication in a relationship.We’ve mentioned our masterclass. This masterclass is dedicated to letting you be your authentic self: we will guide you to take the first steps on your personal development journey towards living authentically.Extra COVID-19 note: try to be nice to each other in these challenging times!

Our first podcast and not the lightest subject to start with: suffering.In the present time, with the coronavirus going on, it’s a topic that we feel should be addressed.This podcast contains a lot of practical tips for you on how to reduce suffering. Even if you feel perfectly fine at the moment, we all struggle in life now and then.In this podcast we address ‘suffering’ from many sides, and we give you some pointers on how to deal with suffering and how to prevent it for future times.Do you have any thoughts, ideas, or comments about this week’s topic? Or do you have a topic in mind you want us to talk about in one of the upcoming episodes? Be sure to leave a comment below!Shownotes:The audio book by Ram Dass we mention is called Dying into Life.In this episode we talk about the Vipassana meditation retreat we did in the Vipassana meditation center, Dhamma Pajjota, in Belgium.Vipassana, which means ‘to see things as they really are’, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It’s a universal remedy for universal ills, a true Art of Living. The meditation is taught in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. If you want to learn more about the Vipassana courses, you can use this link.