This week I created a Facebook Group, “Help without thought of reward”. It was in a way a reaction to all the social groups where people hang around to get clients, solicit business, sell products or offer help to gain something back. My Facebook group is purely altruistic. It’s a place where people give help freely and without thought of reward. Help because it helps others. I try to keep politics and religion out of... Read more!

In my lock-down geekery, I have been searching for the perfect pocket computer setup. Having been an HP calculator collector since a couple of decades, I have a passion for pocket computing power with really long battery life. The HP-41 is an amazing calculator with months of battery life. But it is still a calculator. I also want real computing power - with the ability to run VIM for editing text (with a decent keyboard)... Read more!

It’s a cool July so far with overcast limiting my time with the telescope. My three oldest boys (Niklas, Jonatan and Benjamin) and I took the car for a two week grand tour of Norway. We drove all the way up to Lofoten and visited my father and down across the beautiful western shores, down south and back to Oslo - spending an avreage of 6 hours in the car per day. Fantstic nature, great... Read more!

You will find a huge amount of free resources on my sites. From books, articles and podcasts to blog posts, music, artwork, photography and code. Guidance in life, coaching material, how to be kick-ass on stage, creating an excellent CV, recruiting the right employees, leading teams to greatness, how to overcome stress, how to enjoy life more, how to divorce, mental training, how to help others… the list goes on and on. But why give... Read more!

Find good in people. See the good in people. Appreciate the good in people. Tell them. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/06/Good.html Read more!

“I wanted to turn my divorce into a positive. What if I didn’t blame the other person for anything, and held myself 100 percent accountable? What if I checked my own shit at the door and put my children first? And reminded myself about the things about my ex-husband that I love, and fostered the friendship?” (Gwyneth Paltrow) Be calm and divorce with minimum fuckups. Learn to set priorities and navigate a breakup in a... Read more!

“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” (Albert Einstein) “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” (Phil Collins) This OnePageBook™ will give you a simple and raw take on teaching effectively. Following the steps and exercise in this book will make you a better teacher. Download as pdf by clicking on the cover image: As usual, you will find it in... Read more!

A refreshing interview. Master coach Ignacio Perez asking interesting questions as we cover lots of ground - from coaching and simplicity to why I believe we should disband management and sales. Perez is a really good guy. Check out his Facebook group Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/06/PerezInterview.html Read more!

I’m on a quest to reduce my principles in life to utter simplicity. Here’s what I have boiled it down to so far - this covers pretty much all I do: MAKE EVERYTHING SIMPLE Reduce everything to only what is needed DO ONLY THAT WHICH HELPS Focus on what you can control Pick what excites you and do that Don’t spend energy on what you cannot control Disregard the past & much of the future... Read more!

The Corona situation has seen a dramatic increase in conspiracy theories. Not only concerning the virus itself, its origin and propagation, but linking it to a multitude of other claimed conspiracies. I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories. I see it as a an attempt to short cut years of hard work by gaining access to “secret knowledge” that makes the person “special” and “woke” and able to look upon other people as... Read more!

The “Å” team interviews the amazing Chris Cook - Olympic swimmer, Commonwealth Champion, European and World Championships medal winner. Chris is a wonderful guy - empathetic and smart. We could learn a lot from his experiences. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/05/ChrisCook.html Read more!

The “Å” team covers mental training in eSports. Link to this post: https://isene.org/2020/04/eSports.html Read more!