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Reflecting Self Help

What I thought 10 days before my first ayahuasca trip

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

Below is some thought I wrote down 10 days before going on my first ayahuasca pilgrimage in June of 2021. ‘My first Ayahuasca trip is in ten days’ Ten days is nothing but the days feel longer and longer. It’s the nerves. I’m nervous about the whole thing.

Reading Storytelling Writing

4 Reasons Why I’m Not Reading Your Blog Post

April 24, 2022March 26, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

I’m no writing expert, nor do I claim to be one. I’m simply a passive observer who’s read more than 500 blog posts in the past year. I’ve seen some things in those blog posts that I wanted to point out. And yes, I made many of the

Business Lessons Learned Self Help

I am not afraid of failure. I embrace it.

April 17, 2022March 30, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

In January 2020, my former business had 10+ employees and record-breaking earnings. But unfortunately, 18 months later (during the covid pandemic), we only had 3 employees left, and revenues were dwindling. The business has bounced back tremendously and is doing better than ever, but back then, the company

Self Help

Meditation is over-hyped but here’s how I do it

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

I’ve been consistently meditating on a regular basis for the past three years now. My longest streak to date is: 94 days straight. I meditate because I need to from time to time. It’s been a part of my daily routine. Here are some insights and tactics I learned

Finance Lessons Learned

How much money do you really need?

April 3, 2022March 30, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

Everyone thinks they need to be a billionaire to have a luxurious lifestyle.  I beg to differ. You need to know your ‘number’. With your number, I mean the net income you need to support a highly luxurious lifestyle on your own terms. Find your number by doing the

Business Pitching Sales Storytelling

Always dumb it down in Business

March 27, 2022March 30, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

Write shorter sentences  In anything you write, keep it short. Get to the point quickly and concisely. Never use long explanations. You can explain almost all concepts in 3 to 5 sentences.  Also, people will always notice when you’re dragging things out. These days short copy is king.

A new start Blogpost
Lessons Learned Reflecting

It is time for the next step in my journey

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

I am stepping down from my role at Parkeagle. Six years ago, I started as an intern at Parkeagle during Startupbootcamp after selling my first internet business. We had no customers and zero revenue back then, but we had a working prototype and a solid vision to help customers succeed

Most business advice is bad advice
Business Lessons Learned

Most business advice is terrible advice

April 1, 2021March 6, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

It’s probably outdated Most advice comes after the facts.  When someone comes with advice 9 out of 10 times, it comes after their success. So when someone says they were successful. They probably did these things a while back. What worked for someone in the past will likely

business should be a finite game
Business Reflecting

Business should be a Finite Game

March 31, 2021March 6, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

It gets dangerous to see business as an Infinite Game. Let me explain…  My old neighbour looked like a grand man. He had a sweet mansion, a young hot eastern European wife, and always owned the newest Porsche.  This man had it all from the outside looking in.  Unfortunately,

Business is a game blobpost
Business Reflecting

Business is just the thing you do to fund the next level

March 30, 2021March 6, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

Business is just the thing you do to fund the next level  Business is a game. Most of us play this game, some do not participate, and some play it exceptionally well. I want to play it well. That is my goal. To do so, I try to

My first experience with HEMA fighting
Storytelling

My first experience with European Historical Martial Arts (HEMA) in Amsterdam -part one

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Juriaan Karsten

Yesterday was my first interaction with HEMA, also know as European historical Martial Arts. I had a very positive first impression of the sport, the skills involved and the people that are part of the community. In this article, I’ll walk you through my first experience with European

sunday scaries method to get rid of the sunday scaries article
Routines Self Help

How to beat your Sunday Scaries with one simple method

February 7, 2021June 11, 2022 Juriaan Karsten

Sunday scaries, also known as Sunday Evening Feeling and Sunday Syndrome, are among the newest modern diseases known to men. Sunday scaries are anticipatory anxiety that gives nervousness about the week ahead. The most common symptoms are: restlessness irritability a vague sense of unease stomach issues headache I

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Productivity

How to quit social media for good so that you can focus on your own goals instead

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Juriaan Karsten

Currently, you are spending your time helping others succeed without getting any piece of the pie. Second to that, by doing so, you’re actually harming yourself by reducing your attention span. You’re decreasing your social intelligence. Finally, you increase craving in novelty, which leads to a reduction in

12 lessons from Wim Hof breathing
Self Help

12 lessons + one bonus lesson from my experience with the Wim Hof Breathing method

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Juriaan Karsten

Yesterday, I held my breath for more than 3 minutes in two consecutive rounds while doing the Wim Hof breathing method. Honest to god, The WH breathing method has blown my mind. It’s funny to think that I had been following Wim for more than two years before

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