TY - BOOK AU - Koopmans, Rutger TI - Your life your rules SN - 9789493095106 PY - 2019/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Brandt KW - HB Economic Theory. Demography KW - Entrepreneurship N1 - taking back control; PART 1 - Living and working in freedom; From king of the castle to Othello--; Saying goodbye--; The reaction--; What tomorrow will bring--; Regret--; Freedom--; Amazement--; Emotions--; Johan Cruyff--; Sabbatical: an educational year--; Looking for a job: trying to get my feet back on solid ground--; The power of perseverance and of emotions--; International Theatre Amsterdam--; 'Do something for yourself'--; The moral of my story--; PART 2 - Taking charge 'Reflecting on the key questions at a turning point in your working life.'--; 'Live your own life'--; 'You want out!'--; The source of the agitation--; Know what you are getting into--; The key questions-- N2 - In 2008 Rutger Koopmans decided to quit his job as a banker. He wanted to pursue new avenues and explore other talents. Over the following decade this decision brought great excitement to his working life, although it was not all plain sailing. ; However, he was driven by a motto borrowed from Johan Cruyff, the famous Dutch footballer whose business affairs he had managed: I would prefer to go down with my own principles than with someone else's. ; In Your Life, Your Rules Koopmans shares his experiences as a free man, as well as the many valuable lessons he learned along the way. He presents a model containing a series of key questions that everyone can use. A true and honest account of one man's journey through life ER -