Oh Simon

How do great leaders inspire please? how do we buy, start businesses, hire people.

Simon says: it´s based on our brain activities, the WHY is the trigger
Simon Sinek TED talk, watch also out for the law of diffusion of innovation, awesome!

my ver cryptic notes:

-what am I buying: based on neo cortex, rational, language

-how and why am I buying: limbic system. cause for emotions, behaviour, gut decisions, not language. the mother of "it doesn´t feel right".

-how do you drive people to buy something. how do you hire. not the best people on paper who come in for the pay check. not the most rational product.

It goes deep into the WHY that triggers.

Watch the video and be in awe, hopefully. I need to rummage on this.

Hugs to all of you.

Bridget

shifting

OMG what is happening!

 not sure if the Marie - training session boost is showing even before the training starts. Or something real is shifting. My life becomes enjoyable.

 I am an utter brat these days and it is getting worse by the minute. My surroundings are going nuts. The funny effect - people take me more seriously by the minute.

Also - it is bothering me for some time now that I have no other topic than yes - me. I am getting bored listening to this myself.

Talking about others close to me is a no no.

What's a girl to do?
-- Dating - check!
--Getting to know more and more expats - check!
--Listening where listening is needed - check (hopefully) hhm. Interesting. let's see where this journey is going.

 Can't wait.

You are awesome, Marie!

I just and finally enrolled in a training with my Business Coach whom I followed for ages.

Could not be more thrilled :)

And no, work-life-balance is not in danger :)

frying tea

This excitement is different. New flat. Old and strangely familiar country is my new one. New colleagues, my team is amazing. the frying kettle While I am posting this, the my new washing machine is taking its first spins. The new frying pans takes over for the kettle and tea pot being on their way to my new home. Living in the United Kingdom is colourful, everyday life is as everywhere else. Work and week end alternate. My friends have shown their true and beautiful colours. My language skills have shown me that everyday life leaves me speechless, literally. I learn work top, chaps, frying pan, landing, washer dryer, a stone as a unit of measurement, the thingies equally applicable to walls and floor: tiles. Don't say mob when you mean bullying. Do say apologies a hundred times (which my nearest and dearest recognize as innate already). Currently, the word grooming is politically incorrect. Learn the nuances of saying no even though you are not using the actual words. Flirt shamelessly outside the office. Drive people nuts with your German accent. Don't ever cut the line. In Cambridge, cycling is fun, but tends to have cyclists on edge. enjoy driving a car on the wrong side. Find the nuances of pastries, sweets, dessert and all the forbidden things. Don't get me started on Indian food, yummy! Re discover old friends. Enjoy the joy of having them here or visit them in London. The German word Pudding translates into dessert. Custard translates into the German word for pudding. When in doubt curse in Spanish. Enjoy chatty taxi drivers. Make new friends with really helpful people at the bank, a shop that lost and found shoes for you, a muffins stand in the Arcade. Meet your hair dresser in the bus. Be careful, as everywhere, but probably even more here, to avoid people who talk too much about class. Be happy about super helpful people. avoid the grumpy ones. For the moment, a big hug to all of you out there. Bridget

women only

A woman should have enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to. A woman should have something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour... A woman should have a youth she's content to leave behind A woman should have a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.. A woman should have a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra. A woman should have one friend who always makes her laugh and one who lets her cry. A woman should have a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family. A woman should have eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored... A woman should have a feeling of control over her destiny... Every woman should know how to fall in love without losing herself. Every woman should know how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confort a friend without ruining the friendship Every woman should know when to try harder... and when to walk away. Every woman should know that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents. Every woman should know that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over. Every woman should know what she would and wouldn't do for love or more. Every woman should know how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it. Every woman should know whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally... Every woman should know where to go… be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing... Every woman should know what she can and can't accomplish in a day...a month...and a year... Carina - Maya Angelou

paper bag

so happy and excited about all the changes, I could use the one or other proverbial paper bag into. just on a separate note. check out Banksy, a UK street artist. fantastic.

London and Cambridge

The last few days were amazing but tiring. Switching countries is a challenge. Administration issues until you drop. After some activity in the respect, London to visit a dear friend, veg, slow down the pace and give myself a break. It works. I am moving to the UK, Cambridge to be more precise. Ok, I should maybe start this story a little earlier. -Cologne feels kind of deserted since a lot of people left -I don´t thing I spent this much time in the same town ever -I miss being abroad that simple. but what´s a girl to do? -get my sweet behind off the couch. -let go of everything, literally everything. before I did, life was difficult. i do have a plan and I am not becoming a hippie. it´s rather to know where you are going, have faith, stop doubting and start walking. and within a couple of weeks, everything fell into place. ever since then, life is easier. there will be moments when I will hit the roof when I get mad. I will doubt myself, everybody does. but it´s easier to unwind now. things just are. so, once the german bureaucracy is done and the british one continues, I will be starting my new job in October. in cambridge, this is a done deal since my last post. I am happy, excited and I do sometimes need the proverbial paper bag. but it will be fine. Bear with me!