The Blue Lotus Café Podcast

Looking at the practical side of working from home.

• Why now?

• Essential needs? + Learning to work differently

• Attention & Time management

• New practices

• Become a Manager of One

• New Leadership

Read the full article on "Remote Work". We also recorded a IGTV live on Remote Work.

• How-to Learn?

• Learning techniques

• Feedback Loop

• The power of reframing

• Practice-based learning

• Inquiry-based learning

• Project-based learning

Read the full article on "Learn how-to Learn".

• Simplify the WHAT to eat

• Be Mindful of the WHEN to eat

• Don’t worry so much on the HOW-MUCH

• Care about your recovery

• It is not a diet that matters… it is your lifestyle

+ a Myth Buster on Superfoods

Read Mindful Eating Plan made easy.

• Remote Work, a mini playbook

• Learn how-to Learn

• How to deal w a Forced Sabbatical?

• Exercise your resilience

• Revolution or Evolution? KAIKAKU or KAIZEN?

• Do less, work better with KAIZEN

• How to manage your Time with KANBAN?

• Time Boxing, a simple Time management technique

• Time Blocking, Tasks Grouping & Batching

• Set your Price as a Independent Pro

• Self-Knowledge, learning through practice

• Mindsets, the Artisan & The Plagist 

• 45 years of Nomadic Life

• Mindful Eating Plan made easy

• The inconvenient truth about Time Restricted Eating

• Forget « DETOX », try a 5-DAYTOX Challenge

• What did I learn from 2 years of T.R.E? 

• A Tribute fo SOUL Plant-Based Cuisine

• Plant-Based Cuisine, a new Speciality? 

• Pure & Simple Plant Food, a manifesto

Some articles are also published on bluelotushuahin.com/explore

• La Palma Trails, a trail-running destination

• Training hotspot

• Why do I run almost every morning? (runner mindset)

• La Palma, a peaceful oasis for creative nomads?

• The major trails to explore La Palma

Cette belle aventure a commencé avec Secrets d'endurance, il y a près de 6 ans, puis Protéines Vertes, enfin plus récemment Le Grand Livre de la Cuisine Crue. Ces livres sont publiés aux éditions La Plage (Paris).

Je souhaite continuer à explorer des thématiques autour d'un style de vie actif, d'une cuisine 100% végétale, pure et simple, colorée et créative. N'hésitez pas à me contacter pour des projets d'éditions.

Dream with a Plan. Learn, experiment and apply a KAIZEN approach to visualize, develop your sustainable project.

Objectives: How-to do a Preliminary Study to define your concept, goal and mission, brainstorm on solutions, map-out your project, think of alternate business models, understand key success factors... develop the blue print of your project.... share and communicate your vision... find solutions, experiment and prototype... evaluate the demand, the technical feasibility and the economic viability.

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After a briefing conversation, I will define a personalized project development plan.

Duration: 4-week Training or 3-month to 6-month Coaching

Languages: English or French

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• Outline your Personal Development Plan, visualize and clarify your aspirations, vision and values.
• Map-out your Project and Tactic plan (project backlog, tasks breakdown, exit rules, resources request, minimal viable product…)
• Outline a Communication Plan (storytelling, manifesto, core values, online presence… )

Search, investigate and experiment to accelerate your learning and develop your project by iterations.

• Visualize your concept
• Clarify your directions and objectives
• Outline a realistic roadmap
• Finalize your project presentation
• Evaluate the outcomes, simplify and keep iterating

Send a request (online form).

Early on I became attracted if not fascinated by computers and went from hacking video games and learning English along the way to working in my twenties as a software developer and a database architect. As the internet wave hit Europe, I quickly became a digital project manager and a game designer.

For the past 25 years, I worked as a consultant and independent project manager, applying agile methods for web development, game design and digital production. I have a Master of Science degree, in Mathematics and Computer Science, with a specialization in Project Management. I taught project management, agile methods and creative design as a guest lecturer for 10 years in France (Master of Video Games), the Netherlands (Utrecht School of Arts) and Singapore (Ngee Ann Polytechnics).

As an avid-trail-runner, I started by experimenting with plant-based food for active people. While running a cooking studio in Haarlem, I wrote 12 books on plant-based cuisine and explored the emerging vegan scene in The Netherlands, France, California, Croatia and España...

I worked as the Executive Chef & Project Manager to launch Yi Athens Raw Vegan Café in Greece, MK Culinary Academy in Thailand and TOM's Juice Bar in St Barth and as a consultant for Apollo Group to develop the plant-based cuisine on board the Oceania and Regent cruise lines.

Through these projects, I keep promoting Plant-based lifestyle for active people and Plant-Based as a NEW Speciality Cuisine.

I imagined, developed and launched Blue Lotus Hua Hin, the first Learning Center for Plant-Based Cuisine in Thailand.

Which means, in no particular order: Hiring, Coaching the Instructor Team • Business Development • Quality Control • Teaching, Coaching students • Project management + Problem Solving • Storytelling, content creation and online communication • Curriculum Development: Pure Energy, Green Thai Cuisine, Chef's Training, Instructor Training + Business Coaching • Plant-Based Menu Development for the Resort + Training cook

And now? I am working as an independent consultant specialized in creative plant-based projects. I am based in La Palma (Canary islands, Spain, EU). Don't hesitate to contact me.