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	<title>Yaiks BV - Supporting entrepreneurial people &#38; their ventures</title>
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		<title>The Yaiks Slingshot &#8211; Supporting Growth From Egg to Flock?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mundo Resink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how do we support ideas and people in their journey from egg to flock?
In this drawing, some ideas: a combination of never-ending circle, spiral of creation, and accelerator slingshot.

Any thoughts? Leave a comment; we&#8217;d love to hear from you!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So how do we support ideas and people in their journey from egg to flock?</p>
<p>In this drawing, some ideas: a combination of never-ending circle, spiral of creation, and accelerator slingshot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49550674@N08/4538388752/"><img class="alignnone" title="The Yaiks Slingshot" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4538388752_e2bdc629c2_o.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a></p>
<p>Any thoughts? Leave a comment; we&#8217;d love to hear from you!</p>
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		<title>Zwemmen Yaiks-vissen met de stroom mee?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stevenblom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[zen boeddisme rivieren yaiks logo explanation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wouter schreef onlangs:
Bij het Yaiks logo valt me het volgende op:
De visjes zwemmen naar rechts en naar beneden (Twitter).
Ze zwemmen met de stroom mee.
Dat voelt voor mij niet juist.
Ik zou zeggen:
De vissen moeten naar links zwemmen.
Links = de toekomst, naar het nieuwe, creatie en onbekende.
Dan zwemmen ze als tilapia&#8217;s tegen de huidige current (stroom) in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wouter schreef onlangs:</p>
<p>Bij het Yaiks logo valt me het volgende op:<br />
De visjes zwemmen naar rechts en naar beneden (Twitter).<br />
Ze zwemmen met de stroom mee.<br />
Dat voelt voor mij niet juist.<br />
Ik zou zeggen:<br />
De vissen moeten naar links zwemmen.</p>
<p>Links = de toekomst, naar het nieuwe, creatie en onbekende.</p>
<p>Dan zwemmen ze als tilapia&#8217;s tegen de huidige current (stroom) in en zorgen ze voor chaos en daarom vernieuwing.<br />
Het leuke is dat je inspiratie verhalen dan kloppen met je logo. En als de wereld een switch heeft gemaakt, draai ze gewoon om. Nog leuker is dat als het zover is, je ze niet meer hoeft om te draaien omdat de wereld al is omgedraaid.  ;)</p>
<p>Mijn (Steven’s) reactie daarop is als volgt:</p>
<p>Ik begrijp volledig je denkwijze en ik zat er eerst zelf ook zo in: ALLEEN DOOIE VISSEN zwemmen met de stroom mee.</p>
<p>Nu zie ik dat alles al de juiste kant op stroomt en dat ik alleen de energie hoef te buigen en vandaar dat ik nu graag mee zwem met de stroming… als je kiest voor weerstand krijg je weerstand… als je er juist voor open staat dan werkt iedereen met je mee en hoef je bijna niet meer te zwemmen en alleen soms te kiezen of je links of rechts van de waterval af wilt…</p>
<p>Vanuit mijn perspectief wil iedereen al dat de wereld omdraait dus hoef ik niemand te overtuigen, te veranderen of te verbeteren… ik doe mijn ding en draag bij aan het geheel waarin alles erop wijst dat de droom van Gandhi, Martin Luther King en alle anderen die al lang voor ons zagen dat we in een wereld gaan leven van vrede en harmonie of in een wereld waar het onderwerp van gesprek is het verkrijgen van harmonie tussen donker en licht. Beide zijn namelijk goed, we leren veel door ons afgesplitst te voelen…</p>
<p>Dank voor je gedachtes, en ik laat ze alsnog zo staan tot het volgende moment dat ik weer zeker weet dat het de andere kant op moet staan…</p>
<p>Zoals de zenmeesters zeiden:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Eerst zijn bergen bergen en rivieren rivieren,</em><em><br />
</em><em>vervolgens zijn de bergen geen bergen en de rivieren geen rivieren,</em><em><br />
</em><em>tenslotte zijn de bergen weer bergen en de rivieren rivieren.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>- In de eerste fase denkt de student dat er een objectieve werkelijkheid buiten zijn eigen geest bestaat.<br />
- In de tweede fase komt hij tot het inzicht dat de wereld slechts in zijn eigen geest bestaat, dat hij die wereld zelf schept en dat die dus geen objectieve realiteit heeft.<br />
- In de derde fase, die wordt bereikt in de verlichtingservaring, volgt het inzicht dat ook het denkende subject geen apart bestaan heeft en dat er slechts één ondeelbare werkelijkheid bestaat waarin geen sprake is van subject en object: alles is zoals het is, in een diepe eenheid.</p>
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<p>Ik voel me alsof ik en Yaiks het blad zijn in de rivier… als iets niet lukt gaan we er rustig om heen, maar we zullen bij de zee aankomen, zonder dat laatste weer tot een doel te maken…</p>
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		<title>A new Yaiks website! Now, what are we about?</title>
		<link>http://www.yaiks.com/2010/03/14/a-new-yaiks-website-what-are-we-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mundo Resink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re growing, and we have a new website, great!

And now to define what we&#8217;re all about&#8230; 
We see change as the only thing we can hold on to, so we thought it&#8217;d be fun to use our new website to share with you, a work-in-progress.
We&#8217;ve just cooked up a first &#8216;values&#8217; draft, at the bottom [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re growing, and we have a new website, great!<br />
<em><br />
And now to define what we&#8217;re all about&#8230; </em></p>
<p>We see change as the only thing we can hold on to, so we thought it&#8217;d be fun to use our new website to share with you, a work-in-progress.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve just cooked up a first &#8216;values&#8217; draft, at the bottom of this post, for your reading pleasure.</p>
<p>We stole from many sources for our inspiration (<a href="http://qefal.wordpress.com/tag/paul-arden/">&#8216;Authenticity is invaluable. Originality is non-existent.&#8217;</a>), but today&#8217;s favourites were <a href="http://about.zappos.com/our-unique-culture/zappos-core-values">Zappos&#8217; Core Values</a>, and a quote from Ratatouille (see video below).</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
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<h2>Our Mantra</h2>
<p>Building companies that take insecurities away!</p>
<h2>Our Values</h2>
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<h3>Love Change and Mistakes; Work from Excellence</h3>
<p>Nothing is ever certain, except that things constantly change. This can be a little scary. We prefer to take comfort in change, to embrace it, and to encourage it.  It keeps us sharp, allows us to adapt when the situation calls for it, and it drives <em>real</em> innovation.</p>
<p>More importantly, it creates room for making, loving, and learning from our mistakes. To accept that we cannot know what the future will bring makes it easier to jump into daring ideas. It helps us to pursue them whole-heartedly, and to identify failure as an essential and fun learning moment on the path of growth.</p>
<p>This is working from excellence instead of perfection.</p>
<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.&#8217; <em>Dan Millman &#8211; The Way of the Peaceful Warrior</em></p>
<h3>Be Open, Honest, Equal, and Unique</h3>
<p>To maximize people&#8217;s potential, people need to feel they have something to add. This can only be achieved when they are treated as equals in their uniqueness. To nurture this, we keep an open and honest atmosphere.</p>
<p>Wisdom is to be found in the collective; it never resides in one person&#8217;s mind. And brilliance can come from anywhere.</p>
<p>Compassionate communication helps others to voice their real opinions, instead of saying what the listener wants to hear.  It raises problems, solutions, and new ideas that would otherwise remain hidden. It builds enduring relationships based on mutual trust and understanding.</p>
<p>Openness and honesty allows for direct feedback, be it positive or negative &#8211; both learning opportunities. It takes away cynicism and creates harmony. It invites people to grow into their own power instead of that exercised over them.</p>
<p>&#8216;Seek first to understand, then to be understood.&#8217; <em>Stephen Covey &#8211; The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.</em></p>
<p>&#8216;Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.&#8217; <em>Anton Ego in the film Ratatouille</em></p>
<h3>Keep a Clear Mind</h3>
<p>A clear mind is a focused mind, capable of anything. We have the discipline to clean, standardize, and visualize our working environment.</p>
<p>This keeps us away from unnecessary distraction and clutter, so we can constantly deliver quality. More so, it creates space for inspiration, so that the <em>really </em>good ideas can pop up in our minds.</p>
<h3>Clarify Expectations and Foster Commitment</h3>
<p>People deliver superior results when they know what&#8217;s being expected of them. Clarifying goals, roles, responsibilities, and agreements creates focus, responsibility, and accountability.</p>
<p>More importantly, it fosters commitment, which allows people to actually excell &#8211; instead of just wishing they could.</p>
<p>And, let&#8217;s not forget, it makes working on a project more fun.</p>
<p>This goes for everyone involved, inside and outside the company.</p>
<h3>Synergize and Do the Right Thing</h3>
<p>We create a win-win relationship with whomever we work with, or we have no deal. We focus on results instead of individual stakes. This means doing the right thing, even if it is inconvenient.</p>
<p>A good working relationship is beneficial to all those involved. The pay-off may not always be immediate, but connecting with people who share the same value is always better in the long run.</p>
<h3>Share and Seek Wisdom Transparently and Openly</h3>
<p>We believe in abundance. Sharing what we’ve learnt, within, between, and outside the companies we support leaves us with more, not less.</p>
<p>Our gain is not someone else’s pain. We feel that everything is connected, and that hiding what we know is a waste of valuable resources.</p>
<p>We open up what we experience to the world. We want others to learn from our successes and our mistakes, as entrepreneurs and as companies. And we like to learn from others where they failed and succeeded.</p>
<p>We know what works for us, but we continually challenge our own assumptions. Very often, we have no idea what we’re doing. Realizing this makes every experience an opportunity to learn.</p>
<p>‘As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.’ <em>Socrates</em></p>
<p>&#8216;life is a mystery. My ignorance is based on this understanding. Your understanding is based on ignorance. This is why I am a humorous fool, and you are a serious jackass.&#8217; <em>Dan Millman – The Way of the Peaceful Warrior.</em></p>
<h3>Create Sustainable Growth, Personally, Professionally, Economically, and Socially</h3>
<p>The result of our work is always a reflection of how we are doing personally. So we see no distinction between our working and private lives. We stimulate growth by creating room for it. We invite people to share their insecurities and to come closer to their real selves.</p>
<p>In a constantly changing world, we see personal growth as an essential foundation upon which to build a company. This company can only aim to be successful if it works on creating long-term value. And long-term value is what’s needed to realize a sustainable economy, society, and world.</p>
<p>So instead of selling products and maximizing profits, the companies we support <em>add value</em> to people’s lives.</p>
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