The irony of wanting to write about control and not doing it because the writing might be bad is not lost on me. I can easily label myself as somewhat of a control freak. Or rather make that: someone who still most of the time stupidly believes that she is in control of stuff. Me…

You’re the most terrible parent who ever existed on this planet! This is not an uncommon accusation uttered towards me these days. As I have recently entered middle-age I have also joined the group of teenage parents on earth. And so far I’m still fumbling about quite a bit in this new world. It’s exactly…

One of my favourite movies is Good Will Hunting which stars Matt Damon and the late Robin Williams. In the famous bench scene of the movie, psychiatrist Sean Maguire (Robin) talks to the highly gifted but troubled young adult Will Hunting (Matt) who has never been out of the city of Boston in his life.…

Once upon a time in my life, encouraged by commercials, co-workers and other people I had decided that I would become a person who works out at a gym on regular basis. I therefore hired a personal trainer who guided me into different fitness exercises at the gym. I did this every tuesday for half…

I am currently unemployed and taking, as I wrote on my LinkedIn profile page, a conscious break in Spain. I thought this to be a good phrasing, something that will not stick out too much in the world of business. Right? As many others on LinkedIn I could also have written: looking for new challenges…