Category: Bal’s Friday Thought

With so much going on in the world right now, big ego’s & leaders fighting, there’s one thing many of us who are not at that level or involved should be…

Being kind is the only way we should be. Everyone is fighting their own individual battles. And where we can, we should support.

Oil prices are going higher and higher. We know this will have a knock on effect to all prices, such as food, clothing.. literally everything. And we should be prepared. It doesn’t mean we start stockpiling, but really thinking about the impact on those who it could effect the most.

Be kind.

Today’s thought is a little different from the usual quotes I share.

Students from Eindhoven University of Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Summa College formed a team and built an electric car you can literally repair in your driveway!

🔧 Modular battery? Six 12‑kg packs you lift out by hand
🔩 Body panel scratched? Click it off and swap it in minutes
🧰 Built‑in toolbox + an app that shows the car’s full status
⏱️ Timeline: 12 months … that’s it!

Meanwhile, today’s major EV makers are sealing batteries into the chassis, locking diagnostics behind software, and driving repair costs up 30–35%. Cars get scrapped long before they should … pretty ironic for something that’s supposed to be “sustainable”!

If a bunch of students can build a repairable EV in a year, what’s everyone else’s excuse?!

Is time limited for some of the manufacturers in the current motor industry?

We all have dreams.

What’s stopping you from achieving them?

List those reasons out.

And then step back and think… anything you can do to navigate your way around them or eliminate those reasons?

Usually, it could be money, time or lack of knowledge. But there are ways around it. Just never stop….

For those out there, know I love to read.

But once I read, I love to put the learnings into action.

I’m a firm believer that you can’t beat, learning but doing.

Most people just read and think they know it. But the best way to gain experience is to go and do it.

Think about the outcome, not the output.

Understand the process, break it down and understand.

Don’t chase… build to attract.

Whatever comes easy, goes easy! I was told this when I was younger. The harder you work, the more you learn, the more sustainable the result it.

The struggle is great…

My last blog post was about my habits for 2026.

This stemmed from the book, Atomic Habits. And guess what, I found the below infographic that explains what Atomic Habits is about.

Whilst this is an overview, I still recommend you read the book…

Today I’m sharing an old Turkish proverb.

It’s about life. That if you never experience the ‘downs’, you’ll never appreciate and understand the ‘ups’.

Some of us have been fortunate enough not to experience that many lows. Which is great. But then you’d truly not experience the highs.

Those who were made redundant from work, or experienced a loss, or felt a serious low… when the highs come, they’ll truly cherish them.