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Updated: Feb 26, 2023

Netherlands


Amazing experiences in the Netherlands.

Beautiful place, and people.


Amsterdam


Zevenhoven

Zevenhoven is a beautiful village in South Holland.


The below work attempts to capture the green at the dairy farm and the neighborhood across a bnb in Zevenhoven.


The calm in this work I feel and wish to express was seen over the canal that borders this bnb and the nearby farm.





Stay: Very friendly airbnb host, beautiful place, and neighborhood in Zevenhoven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.


I enjoyed the morning runs along the beautiful Kromme Mijdrecht river.

There are many swimming spots along the road accessible from this bnb.

There were many cows, birds, fish, people, pets, and calm.


I now think of the thresholds I had to jump to fully experience (read this amazing post about the journey of a global leader from Peter Kovavs).

For me, the most important thresholds I feel toward a travel experiment to new places and people - are knowledge (do I know enough to travel far and wide - a bottle too) and silliness/love (what people think/will they like me at the new place?).


The work

It was all about finding the next smallest step toward an experiment.

Being curious.

Asking self questions.


Allies

Gratitude and love to my sweet brother, Hari, and sister, Kunji for taking care of us and showing us around Europe. ❤️


A Global Leader's Journey; The article and the idea;


I happened to read Peter Kovac's article here (A Global Leader's Journey) again today.

Thanks to Peter for the framework I used in the section below.


It's about the Call for adventure to become a global leader.

I remember the call to adventure I embarked on in 2021.

Call for Adventure

In 2021, I started on a journey to feel more at peace with the way I work on networking with other people.

Networking and speaking with a stranger brought me much fear.


Reflection

Circling back on the initial thresholds (fears)

- silliness (what will other people think?),

- love (will people continue to like me if I do this? will new people like me?),

- trust (can I network over LinkedIn to achieve my goals in career and life? - was an initial bottle I had in 2021; Had to ask Why and find next steps.).


The Work

It was a call to adventure and the fractions continue even now.

- knowledge (do I know enough? howto?) and sanity (am I crazy?) are the other two thresholds I continue to face.

Google (look up on the internet, ask for help) and using self-affirmation (you can; nothing's crazy; what is the worse that can happen?) help me much with these thresholds!


Master of two worlds

Networking and speaking with a stranger is not something I fear now.

There are reactions in the body that bring anxiety once in a while. But this is healthy because I can detect, feel, and reflect (work).

I feel no thresholds in reaching out to a network or person on LinkedIn. It helped me much to reach out for help within my company/work.



PS


Filters and the painting.





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Peter Kovacs
Peter Kovacs
Feb 26, 2023

Lovely picture. When I close my eyes, I can see the place, smell the water and hear the sea creatures. It even feels kind of humid. :-)

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