Adrian Bex Blog

On a cozy Sunday evening, my boyfriend and I were watching the first two episodes of White Lotus . It seemed to him that this show is very popular, and many people in his social circle had recommended it. I watched the first episode of the first season a while ago, and honestly, it was not for me. When we discussed the show, we agreed that it is in some ways a caricature of the lifestyle of rich people. However, I commented that I could envision "rich white people" genuinely behaving the way the characters do in the series. Photo by: Kaboompics.com: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-a-curly-haired-woman-lying-her-head-on-paper-money-7680380/ My boyfriend’s reaction indicated that he was a bit frustrated that I often brought up "the rich" and "white people" when observing things. I contemplated, not for the first time, that what he said was indeed correct (although I would not call it "often," and I always try to reduce it). After all,...

The first week of August 2025 marks my fourth week as a sustainability intern at a large consulting company in Belgium. I began my business studies last year, where I became acquainted with the term "sustainability report", the standards, and the system. Photo by MART  PRODUCTION: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-in-a-gray-sweater-using-a-laptop-7256466/ As an accounting major, I am already well-versed in financial reports, which include all the key statements: statement of financial position (balance sheet), statement of profit and loss, statement of other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity for the period, statement of cash flows for the period, and, last but not least, the notes. These are comparable, well-established, and standardized, allowing investors to properly analyze financial ratios and compare a company's performance both historically and across the industry. However, I must admit that I will only have one course in sustainability reporting...

I have been thinking recently about what makes a person stand out in a world with almost 8 billion people. Whether in business or personal life, standing out in the "market" seems like a tedious task. It occurred to me that being good at everything may not be better than being extremely good at one or a few things. Photo by Paweł L.: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-people-1245055/ I recently read the book Infidel: My Life by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and it was an impressive, eye-opening account of her life, passions, and fight for liberty for all. One of the things I find most impressive about her personality is how definite she is in deciding what she likes and dislikes, and what she is good at. She excels in languages, philosophy, and social science, but she is not interested in math and physics. In her first few years living in the Netherlands, she tried to attend a bookkeeping school but quit a few weeks later in order to wait and try to enroll at Leiden Un...