Jesse Meijers

A lesson in empathy – How to place yourself in someone else’s shoes

Placing yourself in someone else's shoes can be extremely hard. Recently I wrote an article about a lesson we can learn from Abraham Lincoln. Today, I found this fantastic empathy experiment on Ted.com. It is a great experiment and will take you on a journey to understand the world from the perspective of others.

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A lesson in empathy by Abraham Lincoln

One thing that I used to be rather bad at, was empathy. Placing myself in someone else's shoes was hard for me. For an entrepreneur this is very important, it is a lesson worth learning. The story that helped me learn this lesson is about Abraham Lincoln, a very inspiring man. More recently, there was a very interesting TED presentation on the same topic, yet from a completely different perspective. These two sources will help you become more emphatic in no time!

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Easily increase your turnover … without spending a penny!

If I told you there is a way that you could increase your turnover, without even spending any money, would you be interested? Of course you would! You probably spent money on silly things that promised you extra turnover or profit, but actually didn't do anything other than costing you money... Well, let me explain how to do it... for free!

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Work smart, not hard!

"Work smart, not hard". Isn't this a big cliche? Doesn't everyone dream of working smart and not hard? And doesn't it turn out differently all the time? Let me explain how you too can work smart instead of hard, and make more money while you're at it! Here's how I did it...

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The harsh truth about pension plans

Let's face it: we all grow old some day. And when we do, we want to keep living in the same way we have become used to. Which means we need some sort of income. The standard way this desire is met, is by using a pension plan. However, did you know that most people with a pension plan will never see all of that money?

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How successful entrepreneurs organize their business advisers

All successful entrepreneurs have a group of business advisers. Basically, this group is a number of people that you have around you for advice. But let's face it, we can't just go to anyone for entrepreneurial advice ... so how do we pick the people we need in our adviser group?

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The millionaire minute

There is something that all rich people do but most others do not do. It is a distinction in their personalities which leads them to accumulate more money than other people do. This article will tell you what it is. And best of all, it is so easy to do that anyone can do it!

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The meaning of the word ‘but’…

This very simple word, 'but', which is used in many languages, has a very profound meaning that most people do not notice. We tend to use this word very much, yet underestimate its power.

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The 4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferriss

The Four Hour Work Week (4HWW for short) has been a New York Times and Wallstreet Journal bestseller, and isn't doing too shabby worldwide either. This book was recommended to me by a friend when we were working together for a big project of mine. I remember thinking 'well, sounds lame' and actually almost forgetting all about it. But I decided to pick up a copy anyway because he so highly recommended it. Well that turned out to be a total winner of a choice!

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How to easily improve your rational thinking

In one of my previous posts I talked about what being smart reall is all about. I discussed how being rational is important and I explained what rational thinking is. So be sure to read that post first, then watch the video below. This amazing insight is exactly what being rational is all about: the ability to distinguish fact from fiction!

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