Just a quick note from the airplane seat before take-off. Therese Albrechtsson won the contest Europe's Best Young Entrepreneur of the year! I am extremely proud of my friend, she is really a worthy winner. I will write more about this when I get home.
Putting focus on the right things
Today was one of those days when I had nothing to do, but it still turned out to be a day packed with meetings from 9 in the morning and I didn't get back home before 8 tonight. I started with a meeting with a good friend and fellow speaker, Olof Röhlander. Check out his …
Paralympians ruled at the Sports Gala
The Sports Gala for 2008 is over, and looking back it's been an amazing year for Paralympians and disabled sport. Surely, before we were a few athletes who had won respect for our achievements, but this year all of our sport were acknowledged as an elite sport. In the vote for Jerringpriset, the people's award, …
Preparing for the Sports Gala tonight
Right now I am in Stockholm for the Swedish Sports Gala (Idrottsgalan) that will take place tonight. I arrived this morning to have time for an interview with the newspaper Expressen before lunch. They will make a big article next week. Then I had lunch with one of our new Paralympic stars, Christoffer Lindhe, who …
Vote here for Sweden’s most popular athlete of 2008
I am a bit curious about who will win "Jerringpriset" tomorrow on the Swedish Sports Gala. Therefore, I created a poll here on my blog. Please click on who you think ought to receive the award!
Who will be Sweden’s most popular athlete?
Just a few more days before Sweden's Sport Gala for 2008. It will take place in Stockholm Globe Arena on Monday and almost every succesful athlete will join for the festivities. I have been in the board for the event a few years now, and it is always exciting to take part. During the evening, …
Being unique
Pixar made this absolutely amazing clip about a unique bird. I don't usually post videoclips here, but this one is too wonderful to stay away from!
Mixing elite athletes with young stars
Yesterday evening I held a lecture fond of Sweden's absolute top teams in handball, Sävehof. They are unique in many ways, one of them is that they are at the top level with their men's team as well as their women's team. Both of them played national finals last year. When they hired me yesterday …
UEFA UNDER21 European Champs
Friday evening I went down to Särö, just outside Goteborg, to meet and talk to the players of Sweden's Under 21 National Team in Soccer. They had their first team meeting before the European Championships to be held in Sweden this summer. I was there to talk about how I prepared for my most important …
First lecture
It really feels good to start working again after the Holidays. I almost never wish for a longer holiday, but naturally that is because I have been fortunate enough to work with what I really enjoy doing. But the first lecture is always a bit more exciting after a longer a break, since I need …