I write because I know I want to be successful with writing. I write because I know I have time until the end of my life to succeed – while what success means is entirely up to your standards.

Four things play a role in wanting something:

1. Expressing you want it.
2. Setting a time for when to achieve it.
3. Defining under which conditions the achievement is considered a success.
4. Taking action!

I made a contract with myself and my future version. I call it an achievement contract. I want to share this contract with you so you can adapt it to your own goal — or you can ask for the template: hi@naii.nu. Read More

Keep the radio running

In my daily quest to find metaphors and analogies that express moving forward and making progress pursuing your dreams, I found radio to be an excellent example.

If you don’t get your butt moved, the radio won’t play. It’s like these mobile radios that work by transforming kinetic energy into electricity, for example when you rotate the handle a few times the radio plays for a while. If you rotate longer, the radio plays longer. Read More

How To Sell (Yourself) Without Feeling Awkward

I have no idea how to sell myself. I’m bad at it. Something tells me I shouldn’t sell myself. It’s cheap. I’m not cheap. However, reading around the internet I found these tips to be useful, reasonable and common sense when you want to learn selling yourself.

Why selling is important

You always sell. On a date with a stranger, in a presentation in school, reciting a poem, communicating a new idea to your team or asking your boss for a raise at your day job. Many areas need selling, also your own product or service. Here’s a recipe for selling (yourself) without a weird feeling.

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