What I believe in.

1. www.cottonrape.com

2. Once recognized, perhaps the quiet
yet persistent voice of curiosity
doesn’t go away. Ever.
Perhaps such curiosity will hurt
until we come to understand the
beauty of a journey that might never
arrive at an absolute answer.
and perhaps it’s such curiosity
that will lead us to distinguish
our own greatness from the
mediocrity that stares us
in the face.
Seth Godin

3. In our life, and also at Knowmads, 3 givens:

4. Chaos

5. Change

6. Freedom

7. And the 4th, interconnected:

8. Responsibility

10. Special thanx to:
Ruti Shalev
Jelte, Me ra Ya’ara
Team 1 & 2 Kaospilots NL
Tribe 1-7 Knowmads
Hans Schnitzler
Herman Wijfels
Peter Linde
Martin Cadee
Tsi-la Piran
Ton van der Borg
Gal Charu Weiler
Fokke Wijnstra
Hans Erdmann
Pieter Kuijpers
Jord Hilstra
Jake Esman
Jaron Reisman
Gregg Braden
Charles Eisenstein

11. The WIIFY’s of this presentation.

12. I am not an avatar or a saint.

13. I have not completed the transformation myself.

14. This is my open observation.

15. It is meant as an advice and giving tools.

16. Why am I telling you this?

17. Effectiveness of stories on a scale of 1-10

18. 4
Others

19. 6"""""""""Mine"

20. 8"""""""""Yours"

21. 10
Ours

22. Who cares?

24. 5 different groups or tribes of people

25. “ I would do anything to survive” (2%)

26. “Life sucks” (25%)

27. “I am great and you are not” (48%)

28. “We are great” (22%)

29. “Life is great” (2%)

32. The assignment.

33. What I believe in

34. I believe in
happy
people.

35. What do happy people do differently?

36. 1. Love (vs. fear)

37. People who are really happy, FEAR less and
LOVE a lot more.

38. They see each moment, each challenge,
each person as an opportunity to discover
more about themselves and the world
around them.

39. 2. Acceptance (vs. resistance)

40. Happy people understand that you can
not really change a situation
by resisting it

41. You can defenitely change the
situation by accepting that it is there
and that there might be a reason for its
excistence.

42. They ask themselves
the question: What
can I learn from this,
how can I make it
better?

43. Take it from here with the given facts

44. 3. Forgiveness (vs. unforgiveness)

45. Happy people know it is not healthy to hold
on to anger

46. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot
coal with the intent of throwing it at
someone else; you are the one
who gets burned”. Buddha

47. 4. Trust (vs. doubt)

48. Happy people trust themselves and they
trust the people around them

49. They understand that beliefs become
self-fulfilling prophecies and because of
that they make sure to treat everybody
with love, dignity and respect.

50. 5. Meaning (vs. competing)

51. They do things they do because of the
meaning it brings into their lives and because
they get a sense of purpose by doing so.

52. They are not motivated by money;
they want to make a difference in the
lives of those around them and in the
world.

53. 6. Praising (vs. criticizing)

54. “ What you resist not only persists,
but will grow in size” Carl Jung

55. They do not criticize the absence of
behavior they want to reinforce, but
every time the behavior is present they
praise the person and the behavior

56. 7. Challenges (vs. problems)

58. 8. Selflessness (vs. selfishness)

63. They have an abundant mindset living a
balanced life, achieving abundance in all
areas of life.

65. They love and dare to dream big, they
always listen to their heart and intuition.

66. “Dream no small dreams for they have no
power to move the hearts of men”. Goethe.

67. 11. Kindness (vs. unkindness)

68. They are kind to themselves and others and
they understand the power of self-love, selfforgiveness and self-acceptance.

69. 12. Gratitude (vs. ingratitude)

70. No matter where they look, no matter
where they are or with who, they have this
capacity of seeing beauty.

71. 13. Presence/Engagement
(vs. disengagement)

72. They know how to live in the present
moment, appreciating what they have and
where they are, while still having big dreams
about the future.

73. 14. Positivity (vs. negativity)

74. No matter what happens to them, they
always seem to keep a positive perspective.

75. And by doing so, they tend to irritate a lot of
negative and “realistic” people.

76. 15. Taking Responsibility
(vs. blaming)

77. Happy people take full ownership over their
lives and they rarely use excuses.

78. Happy people understand that the moment
you choose to blame some outside force for
whatever is happening to you, you are in fact
giving in.

81. Help others achieve their dreams
and I will achieve mine.
~ Les Brown

84. This is an invitation:

85. Where and when and how are you stepping
in?

87. What is my level of awareness?

88. How do I show leadership?

89. Do I play the lead role in the movie of my
own life?

90. Change will be obtained if you:
... care more than others think is wise;
... risk more than others think is safe;
... dream more than others think
is practical;
... expect more than others think
is possible.

91. Time for the assignment.

92. Good luck and have a great time!

93. @pieterspinder
Haarlem, 5th of March 2014