Past. Present. Future.
Anxiety. Hope. Exhaustion. Optimism. Pessimism. Numbness. These are emotions I feel. And many more. All at the same time. I try to...
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Dec 29, 20205 min read
300 Days
It was March 4, 2020, when my almost empty flight from Copenhagen, Denmark landed in Budapest, Hungary. The pandemic already had been...
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Just a Cappuccino — Or More?…
I miss so many things these days. First and foremost, friends and family abroad. With these travel restrictions, I feel I am in a cage. A...
Apr 28, 20193 min read
I made a mistake…
Cover photo: Walking around in Singapore between workshop days — Did several workshops there in Jan and Feb I made a mistake recently....
Dec 4, 20183 min read
Proof of… what?
When I was a child, I wanted to be like everyone else. But I could not , even though I tried hard. I tried to prove I am like everyone...
Jun 17, 20184 min read
What’s wrong with me?!
When I was a child, I was considered to be a super smart daughter of a very poor family — and as a result, I was always lonely. My...
May 25, 20181 min read
Work-life balance?!
Wednesday morning. Wake up at 3:30am to catch my flight at 6am. Work in Antwerp and Brussels Wed and Thu. Thursday evening, two...
May 6, 20183 min read
Let’s get that Exercise Done!
I have to admit, I’ve been lazy in the last few… years. Yes. Before that, I did run. I did orienteering. I did Tai Chi. It would be easy...
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Working Out Loud
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Dec 6, 20175 min read
How I do it: Time Management
As a mother of three who runs her own business and travels a lot and still keeps sanity I get the question quite often: “How do you do...
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Travel Craziness November, 2017
When I was a child, I was always amazed to see the airplanes flying on the sky. I dreamed about a life when I can afford flying over the...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Expect the unexpected
As a mother of three, unexpected things are constantly part of our lives. Someone gets sick. Something is needed for the school — the...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Slow down and recognize the little big moments
Autumn travel season is here. I am in Haarlem, Netherlands these days, speaking at one of my favorite conferences. On the way here, an...
Sep 22, 20166 min read
Public Speaking in English as a Second Language
As you might know from my previous post , I was over 20 when I started to learn English. Before that, I had to study Russian (yeah, I...
Aug 9, 20163 min read
Focus Triggers
I have to admit it’s not easy to focus here while I’m writing these words. Although I’m sitting in my home office, there are too many...
Jul 27, 20161 min read
Guilt Management for Mothers
In the last few days, I was reading Sheryl Sandberg ’s book: Lean In — Women, Work, and the Will to Lead . (Thank you my friend, Vanessa ...
Jul 6, 20164 min read
Five Things I Learned while NOT Traveling for 403 days
Being quite addicted to traveling (yes, I have to admit that!), I love taking my luggage and heading to the airport, visiting new...
Mar 31, 20162 min read
Three Reasons Why Sewing is a great Balancer
People are often surprised when they discover my rather old-fashioned pastime of sewing. I think they find it a bit at odds with my...
Dec 7, 20152 min read
Tomorrow’s Thought Leaders Today
‘ Thought Leader ’ and ‘ Influencer ’ are very much buzz words across the digital space (that’s another one!). Very few people who become...
Dec 1, 20152 min read
The Sowing & Sewing of Friendships
Friendship… there are many kinds… I have friends of many years who I met at the university, through my work, through my family, social...
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