Arno Jansen 🤝

Can you help me? I'd love your input. As 2023 is coming to an end, I am looking to expand TryingIsBeing beyond 1-on-1 consulting. Here are 4 short product pitches. I would love to hear which resonate with you. Takes < 3 minutes. Thanks so much!🙏 tryingisbeing.com/survey

How do you stay focussed while working? Share below, let's help each other stay focussed for longer 👇

Productive goal-setting is not 1-size-fits-all Find out what works for you: - Precision: How specific / vague - Numbers: Stress / Motivating - Deadlines: same thing - Focus on effort not results (mostly) Important: You do you, don't impress anybody else! How do you set goals?

Had enough yet of all that "self-help" and "growth mindset" nonsense? I feel your pain! Change is difficult and uncomfortable, so it should be avoided at all cost. Here are my 7 best tips to nip every change in the bud, so you can stay well within your comfort zone. 👇

Got focus? I've written a lot about focus lately. What has been your key takeaway?

How to build trust in conversations: • Be relatable: Find common ground • Repeat in your words how you understand the other person • Ask questions to understand, not to reply Do this whenever you talk to your audience, clients & partners. Want to learn how to do that? 👇

I know I am not the only one struggling to switch-off their work-brain. If you too can use help integrating work and life, check out these 5 ways I use to let go of work when taking a break (and ease back into it afterwards): tryingisbeing.com/57

These rules help me tremendously to switch in and out of work more smoothly. And be mentally present when not working. I’m not perfect of course, but I’ll always try! Hence: Trying Is Being. Thats all we can honestly do.

I used to work in an attempt to ‘make bank’ sooner rather than later. I, • Wasted energy • Ruined relationships • Created a “never enough” mindset But since adopting these 3 rules, I view the freedom of self-employment completely differently (and my kids love me more):

5 simple ways to set goals you will actually stick to. You don't have to impress anybody with your goals They only have to serve you So, make them work for you. Pay attention, this is the stuff clients pay me for to teach in workshops: 🧵

Solopreneurs, I'm genuinely interested: Which 1 are you? A • Have plenty time, but not enough structure B • 4926 things to do, but not enough time (👈 that's me) C • Both D • Neither, I have my 💩 together all the time. Honesty and vulnerability only please!

I hope this helps you next time you feel stuck. If it does, please consider: • Bookmarking this for later reference • Retweet it to spread the word • And follow me (@tryingisbeing) for more content on personal leadership.

To recap: Feeling stuck sucks. Thats ok. Just don’t stay stuck for long. Get unstuck: 1. Don’t fight the feeling 2. Understand whats causing it. 3. Commit to a small action 4. Reflect on its impact, iterate next steps 5. Direction is more important than speed

I’ve regularly gotten stuck in life and business. But, I also always found a way to get unstuck. My secret? I make it easy on myself with this 5 step process: