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Your life your rules

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam Brandt, 2019Description: 215 p. 22 cm.ISBN:
  • 9789493095106
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Contents:
PART 1 - Living and working in freedom From king of the castle to Othello-- Saying goodbye-- The reaction-- What tomorrow will bring-- Regret-- Freedom-- Amazement-- Emotions-- Johan Cruyff-- Sabbatical: an educational year-- Looking for a job: trying to get my feet back on solid ground-- The power of perseverance and of emotions-- International Theatre Amsterdam-- 'Do something for yourself'-- The moral of my story-- PART 2 - Taking charge 'Reflecting on the key questions at a turning point in your working life.'-- 'Live your own life'-- 'You want out!'-- The source of the agitation-- Know what you are getting into-- The key questions--
Summary: In 2008 Rutger Koopmans decided to quit his job as a banker. He wanted to pursue new avenues and explore other talents. Over the following decade this decision brought great excitement to his working life, although it was not all plain sailing. ; However, he was driven by a motto borrowed from Johan Cruyff, the famous Dutch footballer whose business affairs he had managed: I would prefer to go down with my own principles than with someone else's. ; In Your Life, Your Rules Koopmans shares his experiences as a free man, as well as the many valuable lessons he learned along the way. He presents a model containing a series of key questions that everyone can use. A true and honest account of one man's journey through life.
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PART 1 - Living and working in freedom From king of the castle to Othello-- Saying goodbye-- The reaction-- What tomorrow will bring-- Regret-- Freedom-- Amazement-- Emotions-- Johan Cruyff-- Sabbatical: an educational year-- Looking for a job: trying to get my feet back on solid ground-- The power of perseverance and of emotions-- International Theatre Amsterdam-- 'Do something for yourself'-- The moral of my story-- PART 2 - Taking charge 'Reflecting on the key questions at a turning point in your working life.'-- 'Live your own life'-- 'You want out!'-- The source of the agitation-- Know what you are getting into-- The key questions--

In 2008 Rutger Koopmans decided to quit his job as a banker. He wanted to pursue new avenues and explore other talents. Over the following decade this decision brought great excitement to his working life, although it was not all plain sailing. ; However, he was driven by a motto borrowed from Johan Cruyff, the famous Dutch footballer whose business affairs he had managed: I would prefer to go down with my own principles than with someone else's. ; In Your Life, Your Rules Koopmans shares his experiences as a free man, as well as the many valuable lessons he learned along the way. He presents a model containing a series of key questions that everyone can use. A true and honest account of one man's journey through life.

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