Presentations, stories and how I look at things.

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Growing up.

Growing up to adulthood is like being on a train and travelling from Helsinki to the north of Finland. At some point the train enters Passila station. There are dozens of tracks as you enter and at the end of...   Meer

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Improve collaboration, start with yourself.

When you look up collaboration in the dictionary, the explanation says something about being dependent on others. This is exactly where it threatened to go wrong for me. For me this had to do with...   Meer

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A rabit as manager.

I don't know who set the example, but all credit to that one. I have been using the lemmings for years to explain how to deal with certain, especially new, situations. Lemmings are hamster-like creatures that...   Meer

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Diary Inari 2009

After a week's vacation in Ruka with a fellow teacher, I left alone to the far north of Finland, Lapland. Goal for me was among others to gain knowledge how young people grow up in the north of Lapland. From...   Meer

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Dairy Järvenpää 2006.

Wednesday, 9th of August 2006, half past five in the morning, the alarm rings and my oldest son Sven takes me to the train station. A quarter to eight I arrived at Schiphol, it all went so quickly I had to...   Meer

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Development, part of presentation "Human Professional".

Develop (presentation "Human Professional"). Many people have the need to develop themselves. When the person himself does not or hardly have that need, they are often helped by people from their environment....   Meer

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Nuorten Ystävät blog.

Simple but important steps toward positive development Feeling safe is base for development A lot of people have the need to develop themselves. When a person does not possess this need themselves, often...   Meer

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Dream.

He has a Dream A big dream: to be on top of the chart A song with his band Perhaps even a video, to start The great breakthrough, in our own land That’s far from done But hey, all is but planned It’s only...   Meer

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Energy (in the shadow).

In the shadow, you’re safe and comfortable It’s cool and sheltered You’re harder to see and you don’t burn as fast But when you’re living in the shadow, you’re also safe You’re not noticed, without risk and...   Meer

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Going abroad.

Seven students made a morning walk together with their teacher. In the early sunlight the dewdrops shone. The teacher stopped at a large dewdrop. He gathered the students around the drop in a way The sun...   Meer

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Inspiration (Maslow).

February 2009, speech Fredesheim (Landstede conference on the theme ‘’meaning’’) I am inspired by Abraham … Abraham Maslow Maslow once written about the human needs, and set up a ranking system It’s a...   Meer

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Supporter.

On the way there, the bike ride to the camping farm was not too bad. The 40 kilometers passed by easily. But on the way back some of the students were struggling a bit more. After a couple of sleepless nights,...   Meer

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Obstacles.

To believe means … to clean up, Removing obstacles between you and someone else, Acknowledging mistakes and forgive each other. To believe means … to let go, To pick up the remains of failed expectations and...   Meer

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Retired.

In July of 2018 I gave a farewell speech (for my retirement) to my colleagues and board of directors. The lines were partly taken from the internet and are straight from the heart. Two friends are walking...   Meer