Next week we’ll be holding the final crew briefing for the second Hercules Trophy in the UAE. So looking forward to meet all these fabulous people again in a top-secret location in Dubai. Doing the Hercules Dance together is always a great moment of friendship 
Hercules crew from Hercules Germany, The Netherlands, USA and International will fly-in to help out during the event! We had a lot of fun last year…this year it’s going to be even bigger! Crew = crewcial!
One year before the Winter Games in Korea start! Exciting stuff. Absolutely want to be there next year.
Here in Europe we still have 2,6 years to go for the Europe/Eurasia Summer Games in Antwerp (SO2014). Happy to be part of the organising committee and happy to support Special Olympics here in Belgium through the Hercules Trophy!
Now that my vows are done, I’m ready to wish you all a Herculean 2012.
I hope you’ll all help our famous mascot Herculix to do some good this year. The Herculix Foundation was founded by Inge and it supports Special Olympics in Belgium, Laureus Foundation in The Netherlands, Randall’s Island Sport Foundation in New York and much more to come.
That’s a quote of Peter Bernstein. I agree that we can’t predict the future, but we can create it.
Took the week off from Christmas until New Year. One of the rare holiday weeks this year. That’s what you get when you love your life.
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I evaluated the year 2011 with Inge and decided what to focus on in 2012 to get closer to our long term goals.
Did everything go as planned? Of course not. Nothing ever does, so stop complaining and start working harder! Had major setbacks but also achieved a lot more than expected. Who would have thought exactly one year ago, we would have achieved so much??? So in the end 2011 was a smashing year.
As always, I share my short-term vows with everybody who wants to know. Inch by inch remember?
My general gut feeling about 2012 tells me most people will now experience what we’ve experienced in the past 3 years: mayor uncertainty and chaos. It’s a challenge guys, but we’ve got great news for you: if it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger (Nietzsche).
No winner believes in luck (again Nietzsche), or do you think Messi is all about luck? In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die, who’s gonna win that inch. Are you willing to fight and die for that inch? I am. Because that’s what’s living is.
Last week before Christmas has started. For most of us this means: “Work like a lunatic to close the year in style with family and start 2012 with a fresh mind.” For me too.
As every year, I will share my personal targets for 2012 with you. It never hurts to look back for a few minutes. To get in the mood, I always watch the Google Zeitgeist.
What a year it was! My Chinese Horoscope warned me in January 2011. It was going to be tough, but rewarding. The Chinese were right. I will personally remember 2011 as: revolutionary…
Tomorrow, we launch the early bird campaign for Hercules Trophy Belgium 2012. Our fans get 25% reduction when they sign up their teams in the next 4 days. Let’s hope we break new records.
We’ve got news: for every player in a team, Hercules Trophy Belgium will donate 1 EUR to Special Olympics 2014 through the Herculix Foundation. How cool is that?
Teambuilding + Sporting Day + Family Day + Employee Party + Customer Incentive + Festival + Networking Event + Fundraising + Corporate Branding = Hercules Trophy
3 years ago, my brilliant wife-buddy-lover and myself decided to give our silly dream 3 years to grow. We found a few people who believed us, where 99,9999% told us we were fools.
2 months ago we bought a simple bottle of Cava and did the math.
Was it a tough? You have no idea! Was it rewarding? Without any doubt! Did we sleep? Not really, but who needs sleep anyway? Did we have fun? Oh yes! Would we do it again? Without hesitation! Will we face new challenges? Of course not 
We have no ambition to stop now. On the contrary! We are even more convinced and ready for an amazing journey. We have a fabulous dream, a breakthrough team, a focussed plan, amazing partners and fans all over the world……..and the most inspiring kids on the planet who help us put things in perspective.
and Belgium has a government after 540 days…so…
