Raising Social Consciousness

My personal theme and goal for this year is to raise social consciousness…. one person at a time. The companies that I work with in Japan inspired this theme. They take Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to a whole new level. It is not another marketing gimmick, but a real desire to create a sustainable society for the generations to come. They support their vision with actions and resources, and raise the consciousness of their employees in this area.

There are a lot of people out there who believe that caring about a sustainable society is either for hippies or for people who are close to the top of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. It seems, however, that we might have passed a tipping point. During the …

Wellbeing for the Body

I must say that keeping up my body’s well being this year has been a challenge. I have spent most of this year on the road for work and since my new love lives on a different continent I am now also traveling between homes.

Before all the travel, my routine was 4 to 5 Bikram yoga classes per week (1.5 hr each) and since I live in San Francisco, I normally walk to any destination that is within a 45min walk instead of taking the car. That combined with healthy food, meant that both my body and mind were in a great state. It has been proven that being active improves your state of mind as well. It definitely works for me. In addition, …

Explore your Curiosity

This has been an amazing year so far. Right now, I’m in Singapore for work. After my motorcycle cross-country adventure which inspired my last blog, I have spend the summer in the south of France and next week after two days of work here I will be jetting of to Borneo to first dive the Celebes Sea and then climb Mt. Kinabalu (4095m), the tallest mountain in South East Asia.

I feel totally blessed to be able to live my life like this. The last few days while exploring Singapore, I have been reflecting on what has gotten me where I am right now in my life. I have never been the “sit still” kind of person, not even as a child. I will …

Escaping the Routine

The last several years have been quite hectic for me both relating to work as personally and in a way emotionally draining. My 2011 plan was to take it easy in the first quarter and get my life back in balance. People who knew me were a bit skeptic about this plan but with minimum work lined up it looked like it might happen.

This is the very first week this year I will be at home the full week. As you might imagine, the “taking it easy” part has not really worked out. I decided to take a consulting assignment, which would be part-time but ended up being full-time, and then some.

The interesting aspect is that even though my life is full throttle …

Wellbeing starts with the right state of mind

I always say “life is the result of the choices you make”. If you are not satisfied with aspects of your current life, change it by making different decisions! That is so much easier said than done. It involves taking risks and stepping into the unknown outside of our comfort zone. I can guarantee you it will feel very uncomfortable!

It starts with the choice of our mindset. You can either feel in control of your environment or feel like a pinball that is being shot all over the place. As an eager teenager and twenty-year old my perspective of life was that I am the creator of my own destiny and can control the path I’m taking. The last few years have taught me …