by Elisabet | May 6, 2009 | English Blog
About a month ago I attended the opening party of a new champagne bar in Stockholm – Brutbar, located beneath the famous restaurant Prinsen in Stockholm. Wonderful!
We were invited along side a number of celebrities who were all being photographed as we could quietly find a nice corner table, where we enjoyed champagne and oysters and 7 wonderful seafood dishes (well, not the desserts thankfully!)
Brutbar is one of those nice and relaxed places where you can go after work and just have a glass of champagne (note to self – I want to do that more often!) or satisfy your appetite for delicious offerings from the sea.
There’s something fantastically glamourous about champagne, isn’t there? It just feels festive and happy – an easy way to make the day a bit special. And some festivity and glamour can’t hurt now and then. Especially not with all the negativity currently around us.
So take the time to meet up with good friends, over a cup of coffee, a nice dinner, or even a glass of champagne. And enjoy. Life is good.
by Elisabet | Apr 28, 2009 | Svensk Blogg
Varje dag är en ny start.
Gårdagen var kanske bra eller mindre bra. Vi kan ta från den vad vi behöver ta – lärdomar, erfarenhet, glädje, inspiration. Och sen kan vi gå vidare in i idag.
Varje dag kan vi starta om. Varje dag kan vi ge oss själva en chans att börja om, att hitta ny inspiration, att skapa vår framtid.
Titta inte tillbaka i ånger och önskan av att saker och ting hade varit annorlunda. Se istället framåt och se vad du kan göra med idag, och imorgon och dan efter.
Se på vad dagen har att erbjuda. Leta inspiration. Gå in i dagen med tillförsikt om att den kommer att bli bra och ge dig allt det du behöver.
Skapa din egen framtid. Hitta lösningar. Fatta beslut som är viktiga för dig. Hitta saker att vara tacksam för, att glädjas åt, att inspireras av. Det finns massor.
Det börjar idag. Varje dag är en ny, fräsch start. Vad ska du göra med din?
by Elisabet | Apr 24, 2009 | English Blog
I read on e24 that your contacts are important when it comes to landing a job. And yes, I agree, your contacts, your network, play a role when you look for a job, as well as in other situations.
It may sound a bit unfair, but let’s take a closer look.
Who’s responsible for your life?, Why, you of course.
Who’s responsible for your development? Why, you of course.
Who is therefore responsible for who you know? Why, you of course.
If we’re not happy with our situation, if we don’t think we know enough people, then we can do something about it.
It’s only me after all, who knows exactly what it is I want, or what’s important to me. So if I need to extend my network of contacts for example, then I may need to get out more, meet more people, talk to more people, give more to the world around me. I then take greater control over my own situation and get the knowledge or contacts I need, that are relevant to me.
I can’t expect for things to just drop into my lap. Because it could end up being the wrong things!
No, let’s take responsibility for our own situation. Let’s be active participants in our own life, make choices, act – that’s more fair, more relevant. And it makes us complain less. When we take responsibility, it no longer becomes relevant or interesting to complain or blame circumstances. We see ourselves as powerful resources in our own life.
Imagine how the world would look if everyone took more responsibility! Shall we give it a try?
And let’s get to know some new people today. Join a group/association/club. Start a new hobby. Invite people to a book club. Talk more to our colleauges. Who knows who me might get to know? Someone who makes us feel good, someone who challenges us, someone who gives us joy.
Because everyone we meet is important. Imagine knowing them!
by Elisabet | Apr 18, 2009 | Svensk Blogg
För några veckor sen var jag på invigningen av en ny champagnebar i Stockholm – Brutbar under restaurang Prinsen. Underbart!
Vi slank in bakom fotografer som fotade alla kändisar, fann oss ett mysigt bord i hörnet där vi avnjöt champagne och ostron och 7 underbara rätter bestående av fisk och skaldjur (ja, inte desserterna förstås!)
Brutbar är ett sånt där trevligt och avslappnat ställe där du kan slinka in efter jobbet och ta ett glas champagne (minnesnotering – det vill jag göra oftare!) eller äta sig mätt på havets läckerhet.
Visst är det nåt alldeles fantastiskt glamoröst med champagne – det känns festligt och glatt – ett enkelt sätt att göra dagen lite speciell. Och lite festlighet eller flärd kan ju aldrig skada. Speciellt inte i tider då det finns så mycket negativt runt omkring oss.
Ta dig tid att träffa goda vänner, över en kopp kaffe, en god middag, eller rent av ett glas champagne. Och njut. Livet är gott.
by Elisabet | Apr 8, 2009 | English Blog
Have you ever wondered what it is that makes some people so successful? Aren’t you sometimes curious about how they think, what they do to be so successful? Me too. I’m fascinated by people who seem unfaced by what’s going on around them and can fully focus on their task and do their best. There’s like a calm, a quiet focus, a presence that takes over and makes it possible for them to just be at their best.
That’s the case with Remix, one of the best female barbershop quartets in the world, who became European champions a couple of weeks ago in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
When I observe the Remix members – Camilla, Marie, Hillevi och Marie, I notice a couple of specific things.
They have great musicality, they’re professional, focused and goal orientated, and yet that isn’t what makes them stand out the most. No, what I see as a big part of their success is their joy – they love what they do, they are proud yet humble, they give and by giving they contribute to the world around them.
And despite all their success they don’t take themselves too seriously. They don’t think they are better than anyone else, they keep both feet on the ground (or all eight of them!)
They know that their success isn’t dependent on the world around them, they don’t let themselves be impacted by all the stuff out there. They find their inner strength and they know to enjoy every second, they let go of expectations of exact outcomes, they know that they will do their best and that their best is good enough – regardless of what others do. And when things don’t go as well, they willingly take the feedback, learn, brush themselves off and go on – stronger and wiser.
And when I observe these fantastic girls, I wonder if it isn’t so that they have found the key to success – joy, presence, peace of mind, and an endless giving – not just for themselves, but because that’s what we people are about, aren’t we – giving, contributing, making a difference.
I think we can all learn from this. The more we can find the joy in what we’re doing (regardless of what it is), and take control of our state (of mind), the more satisfied and successful we can be.
And as far Remix goes – look out world, they’ve got more to give! And we gratefully recieve:-)
