By Mette and Stephen Bruyant-Langer
On April 2, 2019, The Personal Business Plan hosted our second Summit Meeting:
“Where Big Brains Meet Big Hearts II ā TRANSITIONS!”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
What Happened in France?
Luckily, I was in France, when the French team won the World Cup in soccer in July 2018. And what a party! All of a sudden everyone hugged each other. It was a perfect example of inclusion – just as the diversity of the French team. A common state of ecstasy across ethnicity, race, age, gender, and social class. And the victory was very soon translated into āWe are the champions of the world!ā A huge self-confidence and pride, which, however, very soon degenerated into leftist yellow vests fighting rightist yellow vests. This degeneration will not increase productivity and will certainly not ease the implementation of Macronās reform plans.
DearĀ friend,
Weāre on the brink of 2019. Itās time for annual reflection:
This issue #5 of ?PBP News is about GETTING FUTURE-FIT. It contains little tweaks you can give your mindset, so you can enter the new year of 2019 and continue into the future beyond, with robustness and peace of mind.
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Andy Kelly
Life starts with an inhale and ends with an exhale. Letās make the time in between as joyful as possible. We all need to fight our existential anxiety regarding the future. Letās get future-fit!
Evolution has gone from a linear to an exponential pace. Even our prejudices donāt hold up anymore! Trump has made unpredictability an art form. And all this creates a diffuse worrying ā a fear of the future.
Continue reading “Change will never be this slow again! What are You going to do about that?”
DearĀ friend,
Weāll start with HOUSEKEEPING:
This is our first newsletter since the European data protection rules GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018.
Weāve updated our terms to ensure compliance. And we urge you to manage your subscription to ?PBP News ā opt out or stay in as you prefer, by clicking the link in your emailed copy of ?PBP News.
Continue reading “šPBP News #4 | GDPR & The Strength of Combining Brain and Heart!”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
One of my friends, a business psychologist, recently told me about the critical-friendly dimension.
At first, I thought this was not new ā I knew perfectly well that there are two attitudes in life: One friendly and one critical. Some people are predominantly optimistic and positive, and some people are predominantly pessimistic and negative.
However, that was not what he was talking about. I should have guessed!
DearĀ friend,
You are reading the first issue of ?PBP News. Welcome, weāre happy to share tips and tricks, anecdotes and opinions, examples and cases onĀ achieving The Good Life.
What binds it all together is our Personal Business Plan philosophy, our PBP System, and Stephenās profound executive coaching experience.
Itās all about personal growth!
Continue reading “šPBP News #1 | Welcome to our newsletter!”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
We all need inspiration to live a successful life.
A life, where all aspects converge into a sense of fulfilment and flow. As an inspiration for you I have selected one quote for each of the 52 weeks of 2018.
Please pick your favorite quotes among the 52 listed below. My ambition is that you identify 2-3 useful rules of engagement and focus on these in 2018. And then, go on to live an epic life!
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
In March 1996, I reinvented myself.
I wrote my own Personal Business Plan, and I went from being a Chief Marketing Officer at LāOrĆ©al and Coca-Cola to becoming an executive search partner at Korn Ferry. This all happened because I was fired back in 1996 ā thereās always a catch!
Since then, Iāve spent 20 years building my brand as a Headhunter, an Author, an Executive Coach and a Speaker ā always with Leadership at the pivotal center and The Personal Business Plan as the ultimate goal.
Continue reading “10 Ways to Success and Happiness”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
How are things really going in France?
Having just returned from my beloved France, my second home country, I still wonder how the recent leadership changes will affect everyday life. Specifically, I wonder how Emmanuel Macron will execute his reform plans. How will he enact his manifesto with the power granted by an absolute majority in the National Assembly?
Continue reading “The journey of Emmanuel Macron towards LibertĆ©, ĆgalitĆ©, FraternitĆ©”
By Mette Bruyant-Langer
I’m really proud to present our online Personal Business Plan system.
Sign up for a free trial at The Personal Business Plan and see for yourself – you’re going to love it?.
This is a blog post, not an advertisement, so I’ll tell you the whole story from my end.
To begin with, here is a picture of Stephen and me in front of the Blue Ridge Mountains!
Continue reading “The Personal Business Plan is now online – What’s the story behind?”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Sometimes, Iām asked who my hero is. I used to answer by naming a celebrity.
Earlier on I would have mentioned Nelson Mandela, Richard Branson, Barack Obama or other well-known personalities. Then my answer gradually changed. I started answering that my hero is myself in 10 years. I am chasing myself as I will be in 10 years. And now, 10 years later, when being asked who my hero is, I still answer: āMyself in 10 yearsā. Iām not even close to becoming my own hero. But maybe Iām getting closer. So, who knows, maybe in 10 years?
Continue reading “Who is your hero?”
Courage to Commit is what you show when you make a choice ā and stick to it!
Often a certain level of risk is involved and therefore it is even more important to maintain your course. Young people donāt always have to wait till the right apartment, the right partner or the right education turns up. Sometimes you need to choose and then make your choice the right choice. See life as a decision tree and remember: History never shows the alternative, the fork you didnāt take.
Continue reading “Do You Have the Courage to Commit?”
Being Learning Agile means knowing what to do when you donāt know what to do.
Recognizing situations when you feel insecure will help you predict such situations and act in the most relevant way when they occur. We all encounter situations that make us feel insecure. The secret is to learn how to deal with them and implement this behavior when faced with adversity. New patterns will form in your mind and actions ā and progressively these situations will no longer seem threatening to you.
Continue reading “How Do You Maintain Your Learning Agility?”
Why do you need to repeatedly reinvent yourself? Well, during a lifetime you evolve so significantly that keeping the same descriptors simply doesnāt make sense.
You go through many different life phases and your self-perception is often lagging as regards your achieved new situation. You have to kill your darlings in order to proactively profit from new opportunities.
Continue reading “How Do You Reinvent Yourself?”
One of your greatest challenges in life is to make a living from what you care about ā that which gives you deep satisfaction.
When you reach this goal, you will feel on course and resilient. Your existential choice must at the same time be tough and fun in order to satisfy you deeply.
Continue reading “What Is Your Life Ambition?”
In my family we have a lot of sayings. One of them is āDo somethingā.
This means that you need to take charge and move in a certain direction ā not just wait and see what happens. Another is āboth-andā. This means that very often it is not a question of doing either-or, but rather choosing to do both. Itās an attitude where you donāt need to limit yourself ā rather, you prioritize what you want to do. Sir Winston Churchill used to say: āHistory will be kind to me. I intend to write itā.
Continue reading “How does The Four-Leaf Clover work for you?”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Recently, my family and I had the pleasure of climbing Kilimanjaro, the worldās highest freestanding mountain, reaching Uhuru Peak at 5.895m.
The magic combination of the full moon, the glorious sunrise, the view from the top of Africa, and the curve of the horizon was absolutely breathtaking. The adventure gave rise to the following key learning:
Continue reading “Pain is temporary ā quitting lasts forever!”
I remember when I went to school I always imagined that some of my most competent friends would make it big someday.
And now, when I occasionally meet them, the truth is obvious. Most people live average lives. Thatās why itās called average.
Continue reading “What Life Phase Are You In?”
Responsibility stems from Response Ability. When you are aligned with your future then you are able to act effortlessly.
You enter a state of Relaxed Readiness, which enables you to act without great effort. You feel as if your reservoirs have been replenished – as if you have been re-energized from within.
Continue reading “Do You Dedicate 50% of Your Time to the Future?”
I am convinced we are approaching a more integrated lifestyle where the dividing lines between work and personal time will gradually disappear.
Do you remember when we talked about an on-line universe versus an off-line universe? That dividing line blurred a long time ago. Then we started talking about no-line. And now everything is on-line.
Continue reading “Is There Still A Line Between Your Personal Identity And Your Professional Identity?”
By Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Photo by Juan Jose on Unsplash
I am often surprised by how privileged people are unable to see the bigger picture, focusing on nitty-gritty hygiene factors in their lives.
Most people I deal with in my consultative work have done well. By many standards they are successful. However most still have existential doubts and unsolved dilemmas. Most of them still yearn for Freedom, Autonomy and Independence (donāt we all?). And the greatest comfort comes with the words: āKnow That You Are Not Aloneā.
Continue reading “When Youāve Done Well, Then What?”
On a daily basis Iām surprised that I canāt see the age of the women I wish Happy Birthday on Facebook. Most men put theirs. There is no need to be embarrassed!
We all go through the same life phases. We all live through the same existential challenges. But when it comes to age it is as if half the population uses the ostrich strategy and buries their head in the sand.
Continue reading “Why Donāt Women Put Their Birth Year on Facebook?”