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Why identity matters, but authenticity is an illusion

23/08/2022 Rik

Identity and authenticity are everywhere it seems. Who you are is obviously important. To you, but also to others. It…

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Why finding meaning requires giving up control

02/12/2021 Rik 1 Comment

Even though I am financially comfortable by objective standards, I’m in good health and my kids are doing well, I’m…

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How your world view impacts your motivation

13/09/2021 Rik

In this podcast, Jean-Christophe Peret and I explore how beliefs are built upon each other as a scaffold and hold…

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Is having fun overrated?

25/06/2021 Rik 4 Comments

I quit work about a year ago. I still consider it to be a very good decision, but one with…

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Has diversity become adversity?

13/04/2021 Rik

Over the last couple of years political rhetoric in Western countries has become increasingly polarised. Tensions seem to brew everywhere…

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Our material world: knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing

18/10/2020 Rik 4 Comments

In 1984 Madonna sang “[…] we are living in a material world and I am a material girl”. In 1890…

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The pursuit of happiness in a working life

11/06/2020 Rik 1 Comment

“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” the US declaration of independence describes as ‘unalienable rights’. Many in the US…

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Deathbed regrets: examine your fears to avoid them

29/04/2020 Rik 2 Comments

How the ‘deathbed regrets’ taught me to examine my fears and change my routines Not long after my mother had…

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Recent Posts

  • Why identity matters, but authenticity is an illusion 23/08/2022
  • Why finding meaning requires giving up control 02/12/2021
  • How your world view impacts your motivation 13/09/2021
  • Is having fun overrated? 25/06/2021
  • Has diversity become adversity? 13/04/2021

About me

Rik Hospers is an independent counsellor. He is curious about how work influences the way we experience life. And how organisations can make the lives of people working with them better.

He lives in the beautiful historic city of Delft in the Netherlands.

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