The Conversation Starter
RikI'm a certified coach and communication skills teacher. I write about cultivating stronger personal and professional relationships by having better and more supportive conversations in your day to day life.
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Adults don’t have it figured out
As a kid, I always assumed that adults knew better than me.
I was overwhelmed by the complexity of the world.
I remember looking at the grain of our wooden table and thinking about the tree it came from. An entire living thing, with cells...
Stop being so non-judgmental
I have a minor obsession with parents offering their kids choices that aren’t really choices.
I hear them everywhere.
“Do you want to put your shoes on?”
“No.”
“Well, we have to go.”
And then five minutes later to another parent: “Why...
“Listen more” is bad advice
This must sound strange coming from someone who spends an unreasonable amount of time telling his readers to listen more.
But “You should listen more” is bad advice.
The basic theory of good communication is actually pretty simple:
Under...
Helping Alex Hormozi be a better parent
I’ve been looking up to Alex Hormozi for a while now.
I know almost nothing about building a business, but when I still decided to start building one, he rose pretty quickly to the top of my list of virtual mentors.
I like his honesty. Hi...
Become a parrot
So why am I so obsessed with reflections?
One of my coaching clients had been working towards launching a product for over two years. He’d already put a huge amount of work into it.
For twenty-five minutes, he passionately walked me throu...
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I’m a certified coach from The Netherlands. I write about listening skills, relationships, and how to have supportive conversations.
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