I was lucky enough to be in a photoshoot for Tern Bikes with my daughter this week. (Thanks for the chance, Chris of goodtimesroll.cc & Ad Lips) The photographer, Sebas Romero of Black and Rad Barcelona, was cracking me up for two days. The crew...
Don’t player hate, anticipate and formulate! This week I did some reading on negotiation. I learned that all negative “negotiation tactics” can really be boiled down to three main strategies: 1. Deception 2. Coercion 3. Prevention (- from Negotiations and Selling by Sameer Kulkarni) More below...
This week had some serious nostalgia. I saw WHY? for the first time in 12 years last night & I got back to my roots of working in restaurants this morning. I had the chance to help prepare salads inspired by me with Dom &...
Last night I walked my first AvondVierdaagse with my kids. It’s a great annual initiative in 600 municipalities across The Netherlands getting kids out on long walks with friends and family 4 evenings in a row. Preparing for today’s newsletter, I got to thinking about how...
This past weekend was Rapha Rides Amsterdam! Nearly 600 people attended the events throughout the weekend. I personally did the Chase the Sunrise ride, Camping Trip & Urban Secrets ride. Each was awesome! More below...
I skipped a week! Did you notice? That used to freak me out but sometimes completely unplugging is simply the best way to go. It was nice! I was in Brabant north of Breda nearly in the Biesbosch for several days with my family in a...
Its been a busy week back in Holland after last week’s Swiss trip (peek these recaps by John & Elena). And I’m still playing catch up as today is Amsterdam’s biggest Tech Conference: The Next Web. As I scramble to ship this (late, I know) issue,...
That's me flying through the Alps ;) “As it is always with our trips, bikes broke, weather sucked, and we were lost as hell. Will gladly print the story.” – @Farridemag I’m penning this edition from Basel, Switzerland. I’ve been here on a double whammy client focused...
The American English definition of “make it worth someone’s while” is: “to pay a reward to someone for doing something”. Ultimately every aspect of what I do day in day out is meant to be worth my while & that of our clients, their prospects and...
“Whatever else each of us derives from our work, there may be nothing more precious than the feeling that we truly matter — that we contribute unique value to the whole, and that we’re recognized for it. … Feeling genuinely appreciated lifts people up.” –...