More Swedes are leaving Sweden then ever before. A wish to live in the sun, have a more relaxed lifestyle and enjoy life. Now it´s a reality. It´s also possible to have an income, without any special skills or experiences to start with. I promise.   New all time high More then a hundred years ago people were leaving Sweden to emigrate to America, mostly because of bad harvest and hunger. At the most it was 50.000 per year leaving Sweden.  Now the ...

People remember how you made them feel, what you say or do is not that important. All of us, have people in our lives that are important to us. It might be a child, a spouce, a cliente, or a boss, just to mention a few. When you think about that intense discussion or that daily good bye, what happens after? Do they remember your words of causion or your point of view. Many times I guess the words are forgotten. ...

Be kinder to yourself. Others are not as critical to you,  as you are to yourself. Celebrate you and your life.  Inspirering post caught my eye Yesterday I came across a post on Facebook that amazed me. It was a forenstic artist sketching a picture based on what the person in question told him. Then another person told him about the features about the person in question. The result was clear. We are usually more critical when we talk about ourselves and ...

Computer chip under your skin, it sounds a bit alien to me. But what if it´s a technical reality right now? And definetly in the future. I know, I think it´s creeepy too. But let me give you two examples to explain my point. Computer chip to control doping  I couple of years ago a science team in Lausanne, Switzerland could present a computer chip that woul dbe operated in under the skin on athletes to check the doping. The chip would ...

Embrace the digital world with digital skills. New businesses are satisfying costumer needs with employees feeling comfortable in the digital world. Get yourself digital skills. A choice to be online Yesterday I stumbled upon an article about funeral homes. A business started up with 50% cut off in the prize due to the fact that they are online and can get around not having a business office usually in the center of town. Now, this branch of industry in itself is not the ...

Even in society things become stagnate and in need of new life. To stir in the same old pot - will give the same old results. Start with you. Are you up-to date with your skills to take on the challenges on the digital economy? Brushing up statistics or solving the issue? In Sweden the discussion is running free if it would be better to close down the government unemployment agency. Due to the inefficiencies to get people into the labour market. ...

Spring is here and so is the cleaning. Finally ! We can close the door to the winter and look forward to a new season. But now and again we have to clean out our inner rooms as well. Old beliefs we drag with us or outdated connections we have given up on long time ago. Springcleaning is a good thing. Time for springcleaning Every year when they sweep the streets from sand that was going to prevent a slippery snowwhite road ...

I like you to meet Richardm Andrew and Kerri, members of SFM. They all wanted to shift their lives and came across the SFM organization with training for an online business, mentors who helped them get aligned with what they really liked to do and I had a chance to talk to them about their journey. Enjoy ! Here is the interview with Richard Clarke, ONE CONNECTION with Richard Clarke Here is the link to the interview with Andrew Elphick and Kerri Bainbridge,  ONE ...

It´s Monday and a new week. But thinks are difference. Last Friday, just 3 days ago Sweden had it´s first terrorattac in the country. First it seemed totally wrong to write about this on my blog. But the reactions make it impossible to pass on. This is core values in practise. What happened? Friday the 7th of April a truck drove rapidly on a street for pedestrians, wounded many and killed 4 people. People run for their lifes. The truck drove into ...

Facebook and Google have already made a decision to invest in Sweden. Now Amazon made the same decision. The IT companies interest in Sweden is the result of a deliberate work to attract international companies. Facebook and Google Invest in Sweden More and more international IT companies are investing in Sweden. I have earlier written a blogpost about Facebook and Google investing in computer halls in Sweden. Now it´s time for Amazon to invest in Sweden. Amazon Investing in Sweden The good news that ...

The online world is amazing in many aspects but you have to look out! Today´s hacker online is not a teenage kid. It´s much more sofisticated then that. Big attacts called "zombie army" The biggers attact was recently towards CNN, Twitter, Netflix and even the Swedish government. And maybe others. Other time the attacts have been towards the electric power in Ukraine and they are using the same system as many countries, just as vulnerable. It has also been directed towards the ...

Birds use the areodynamics and change position with the leader. Are you a leader and like to take advantage of what other leaders do and have accomplished as business owners online?   The V-formation from Africa This morning as a took a walk to the school with my daugther I saw migratory birds flighing north. Finally we can see signs of spring. The birds from south of Europe and Africa come to Sweden to breed. As we were watching them flighing in a line ...

More and more people in Sweden are connected to a specific digital mailbox. Maybe you say - "So everything is digital even mail." Yes you are right, but it´s more to it. The amount of subscribers have exploded and it´s very popular. This mailbox is for the moment built up for the official organizations sending out mail to the citizens. Usually they send official documents by snaillmail but more and more it´s digital. The snailmail organizations One of the organizations and the biggest ...

Find your passion. You only have one life. Fill those days with things that matters to you. Don´t throw ina line that you are too busy. Then you will always underestimate the power of happiness. Make your time matter, make your life fulfilled. Lately I have run into articles and videos with people exporing their passions in different areas. If you are connected with me on Facebook I´m sure you have seen some of my shares. It´s so amazing how we ...

Recently a new study showed that more then ever people over 60 years old are starting a new love affair in Sweden. It can be after a loss of a husband or wife or a divorce. But we view life as worth starting over at a highier age then ever.  Love, love, love Tomorrow is Valentine´s day, it can not be a beter day then today to celebrate that LOVE is a beautiful thing. It can be surprisingly overwhelming to some and ...

In the news I can each week pick up different kinds of jobs being affecting by the digital era in society. This blogpost is about Air traffic controllers. The point is; few jobs are safe in a reorganization in society. Take power over your life and meet the digital shift with skills and a vision for yourself. Be proactive !   The job as an Air Traffic Controllers today .... The job today is a very digital job where the information for ...

The pace in the digital era is fast. We have to adopt the perspective tha learning is lifelong. Dagny Carlsson was 100 years old when she started to blog. Now she does is daily.  Learning is lifelong The pace in the digital era is fast you really have to be on your toes to keep up with the development. Many older persons don´t beleive they have to learn computer skills but the daily life gets more and more complicated if you don´t ...

The contact is digital with many larger organizations in Sweden. The devices are developing and so are the workplaces. What about you? Are you ready for the change and the need to have digital knowhow?  The Digital contact Most of the contacts with larger organizations in Sweden, that are in contact with citizens are digital. It´s everything from applying for a job, reporting sickness from work, getting financial support in the form of student loans or welfare or the contact with the ...

ONE CONNECTION with Andrew Elphick and Kerri Bainbridge. Two entrepreneurs and friends in New Zealand with their own distinct background decided to join together in a cooperation to drive their seperate businesses forward. In this interview they talk about their background, how they joined and what they most enjoy within SFM and many more things.  We also talked a bit about the blogging challenge the last quarter 2016. Andrew and Kerri were the winners. Listen to them how they came up with ...