Author: Filip

Back from California…

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I’m back from a very inspiring seminar with Brendon Burchard, and exploring California; so many amazing things to see over there, both the culture and nature. If you just look at the size of the redwood trees, the waves, the rocky coastline,… – no wonder they think bigger in California šŸ˜‰ Anyway it gave me a lot of new inspiration and energy to kick some ass the next months!

David just returned from California too, he attended TR’s Leadership Bootcamp, and he will share his experience and some of his insights at this month’s mastermind.Ā It will be on the 3rd Wednesday as usual, but it will be at a different location, Office Brussels, which we used before for our workshop in May.

Thank you to all who attended the Fascination Factor workshop last month, it was a great experience and the useful feedback will make it even better next time! You can see the pictures at https://www.facebook.com/FascinatieFactor (and like this page! šŸ™‚ ). Registration for the 2-day Uncover Your PassionĀ workshop on 23-24 November is now open, if you register by 18 October you can grab the Very Early Bird rate of just 99 euro (excl. VAT)!

Two other interesting opportunities (free!):

There are free tickets available for the NAC (headliners: Les Brown and Robert Kiyosaki), this weekend (19-20 October) in Amsterdam. Contact me if you’re interested.

UPW preview workshop about the 6 Human Needs with Harry Singha,Ā one of the leaders of Tony’s Youth Leadership programme. 28 November in Zandhoven, be there if you want to know more about the UPW experience!

The practical details for the mastermind meeting:
When: Wednesday 16 October, welcome from 19h, start at 19h30
Where: at Office Brussels, Boulevard du Souverain / Vorstlaan 34, 1170 Brussels
Metro: Herrmann-Debroux / Tram: Tenreuken or Valkerij
Fee: ā‚¬5
Register at https://www.yesgroup.be/inschrijving-mastermind-brussel/

Fascinating Birthday Edition

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As Bart, Mitch and me will all be travelling in September, there will be no regular mastermind meeting. Instead you are invited to join us for a fascinating workshop on September 10th to celebrate 2 birthdays: my own, and the birth of the Fascination Factor programme. It has been quite a journey since I was challenged 2 months ago to launch the programme, it confronted me with some of my old internal struggles, but ready or not, “real artists ship” ā€“ I could keep thinking about it for a few months/years/decades more, or I can show up and stop being so selfish by not sharing my gifts.

What to expect from this event: with Fascination Factor I want to create a community of people who want to make a difference, who love what they do & do what they love, and make money from it, whether that’s through your ideal job or as a self-employed person. I’ll present my vision, share part of the journey that led me here, and you’ll get a taste of the content and exercises of the upcoming workshops. The main topics will be discovering your passion, living off your passion, and improving your marketing. And if you are already living your passion, you can join us just for the fun, the networking and the birthday bubbles!

Find all the practical details and registration at the Fikket page.

Fascinatie Factor

August news and upcoming events

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The weather cooled down a bit, so we can speed up again! Our mastermind in Brussels is next week, and if all goes to plan, we will enjoy the long-promised live music šŸ˜‰
I wanted to mention a few other upcoming events as well. To each of these events at least one of us is going, let me know if you are interested to join and I’ll connect.

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL for truly committed Firewalkers – London, 31/08 – a get-together for UPW graduates and Tony fans

The Jupiter Experience – Amsterdam, 7-8/09 – a workshop about coaching tools with TR trainer Brigitte SumnerĀ (FBĀ https://www.facebook.com/events/648701935156892/)

Success Seminar 2013 – London, 28/09Ā > There’s a special deal if we can get 10 people together.

NAC Amsterdam, 19-20/10 with the Kiyosaki’s and Les Brown!

Turning to our own events, due to travel plans there will not be a mastermind in September, however you are all invited to my birthday party šŸ˜‰ on September 10, mark your agenda! More details about this later; if you’re the curious type, you can have a look at the draft of the teaser.

This month’s mastermind takes place at the usual time & place, 21 AugustĀ at miMedication.Ā RegisterĀ to participate!

Summer – time to enjoy life (even more)

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I’m really in a holiday mood… Recently I was fortunate enough to spend 2 days with a TR friend from Finland, we visited Antwerp, Mechelen and Brussels, great to be a tourist in my own country, and see our environment with new eyes. There might be something in your life too that can change dramatically, just by looking as if you are looking for the first time… Hmmm, something to think about šŸ™‚ We were also talking the whole time about passion, purpose, healthy food, goals, happiness,… – and even after 2 days I felt like there was so much more to discuss. But I guess you already knew why I love being in such an awesome peerĀ groupĀ šŸ™‚

For those of you who attended our workshop with Mike Berry in May, you might remember him mentioning that he would organise his 2-day workshop in Belgium. It will take place 20-21 July in Antwerp at our friend Jacky’s place. If you want to learn more about scoring high in Google and other online marketing techniques, check outĀ http://abundancebychoice.com/. If you want to book your place, select Antwerp from the list; on the eventbrite page you can use discount code “filip” to receive a royal discount of Ā£100 šŸ˜‰

Because of the holidays I will not organise a mastermind in Antwerp this month, but our Brussels mastermind is taking place on the 3rd Wednesday as usual.Ā Register at:Ā https://www.yesgroup.be/inschrijving-mastermind-brussel/.

Sick Of The Mediocre Crap Around You?

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Yesterday, a facebook friend of mine posted about Kyle Cease – incidentally proving that facebook is not only about procrastination, but can change lives ;-). I had never heard about him before, but Kyle Cease is what would happen if Tony Robbins and Steve Martin had a kid! He talks transformation, disguised as comedy. And he quotes Tony a lot, both serious and in a funny way. I just watched this 1.5h video of him, and I am blown away!

He says things like: “I believe people get addicted to being positive as a way to not change.” and “A huge mistake that optimistic people can make, is we can see a million opportunities to overcome an obstacle, we realize we can ask “how can I?”. We will get tons of answers. We realize that if we just show up and meditate, if we just worked out everyday, we will change! That feels good enough so we actually don’t do it.
This can be the downside to going to some seminars. I mean definitely go and learn more, but make sure you are experiencing change too. Many people go to a seminar, feel really good from what they heard and then they don’t do anything in some cases.”

He talks about letting go, being in the moment, planning vs. doing,… It hit a nerve with me, because I’ve been in that spot more than once, where I visualize a goal so vividly and link positive emotions to it, that it almost feels like it happened already, and I stop taking action. I definitely got multiple breakthroughs from watching his material :-). He has a blog as well.

Could be interesting to discuss this further at this month’s mastermind session, where we support each other to apply what we learned at the seminars! First I want to come back to last month’s workshop. We were very happy to see so many people attending, many of them for the first time. The content was a bit different than anticipated, but entertaining and thought-provoking nonetheless. The pictures are posted on our facebook page. And finally, I can share that we are working on further workshops with local and international speakers – it’s early days but I’m very excited that we’re talking to some big names! I’ll keep you posted šŸ˜‰

So this month we’re back to our usual mastermind format. Due to logistics, we’ve had to change the date, the Brussels session will be on June 20th. The Antwerp date still needs to be fixed, it’s probably going to be early July. Register at https://www.yesgroup.be/inschrijving-mastermind-brussel/.

Special Edition 21 May with Mike Berry

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While a good number of us are getting excited to travel to London on Thursday for this year’s Unleash the Power Within, it’s also the time to register for this month’s meeting. We’re very happy to have Mike Berry as a guestspeaker,Ā who will talk about his experiences chasing that elusive, mythical unicorn called “Financial Freedom”. Mike is a dynamic and entertaining speaker, so don’t wait to reserve your spot!

Original Founder & Chairman of YES Group Scotland, Mike has been involved in Personal Development for over 20 years. Mike has spoken around the world on the Internet Marketing Platform and also Personal Development Stage.

In 2006 Mike was a successful businessman, and he created ā€œThe Largest Inspirational Event Ever To Come To Scotlandā€, with the vision of inspiring 10,000 people at once. In the process he messed up his finances & took himself to the verge of bankruptcy & suicide.

In 2008, Mike decided to ā€œwalk the talkā€ and has essentially been touring Europe ever since, generating 100% of his income via the web en-route.

Join us to hear part of Mikeā€™s journey. He promises many surprises & gifts for all to learn and share, including his recent invitation to share the speaking platform with a real-life astronaut. Go to FikketĀ to book your ticket – ā‚¬10 early-bird if you book & pay before May 12th.

And please tell your friends as well!

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What we practice, we become

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Dancing with LifeLast month, several Yes Group members participated in “Dancing with Life”, hosted by Dey Dos. Tony Robbins speaks about the power of physiology, as the foundation of all effective change (peak state, anyone? :-)). Dancing with Life is like the advanced course on physiology! We learned about our physical self, the body as a teacher, centering, breathing, body language, t’ai chi, and how the model of theĀ triune brain ties it all together. Dey mentions that the way we move through life can be seen in the way we move through space. Therefore, by working with how we move through space, we can change how we move through life. Most of all, we experienced this through physical exercises, in order to get it in our body. This is exactly why Tony’s events are so physical: learning does not happen only in the mind, we need to embody it through practice and repetition. What we practice, we become. And – tadaaa – this is exactly why the Yes Group is so important for me: we support each other in applying what we learned, so it becomes a way of being.

This might be a great topic to share further insights about at our next meeting in Brussels, on April 17th. Register now! If you’d rather attend our meeting in Antwerp, fill out theĀ doodle, we will announce the date in the next few days.Ā If you wonder what our meetings look like, in Brussels we usually have 2 parts: the mastermind part, and a sharing part. It’s geared towards helping each other to reach our goals, by asking questions, giving input, sharing lessons, and creating accountability. We keep improving our process to ensure maximal value for all participants. At our April meetings, we will experiment with a slightly different opening (check-in). Be there!

And finally, some very exciting news: in May we are organising a Yes Group special edition, with as guest speaker Mike Berry! He is the founder of Yes Group Scotland, and has been involved in Personal Development for over 20 years. Mike has spoken around the world on the Internet Marketing and Personal Development stage. He will talk about “Chasing the elusive, mythical unicorn called Financial Freedom” – sounds promising! So mark your agenda for May 21st, we will open registrations soon.