“Miss, are you a minister?”

After my appointment at the ministry, I walk towards the Binnenhof.   She is about eight years old and we look at each other questioningly.   “Why do you think that?” I ask her.   “I can tell by your bag.”   She is on an educational field trip with…

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Don’t argue for your limitations, argue for your excellence

Do you recognise the following situation. You are preparing for a tough assignment, for example a job interview. You feel like a lot depends on this one task, perhaps a promotion or a new job. More importantly, you know that you are being observed and that people will think something…

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