Every Friday before diving into the weekend I share my thoughts in my weekly blog (in English). Things that touched me, stuff I learned, people I met, challenges I faced, opportunities I see, dreams I try to put in words.
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Are there things one should think about when you want to influence people? Or is it happening naturally? I think that being authentic is the best way to go. But how can you be authentic? Just being you? Yes! but also you need to know what your values are and what your mission is in […]
I realized some time ago that maybe one of the reason I like what I do, is that each time I moderate a debate, lead a panel, do an interview, …I learn so many new things. Due on the one hand to the things I need to read to get prepared, but also thanks to […]
Wauw really! One year already I have been writing and publishing a blog article every Friday. It was Professor and Innovator Erik P.M. Vermeulen that told me to set a goal if I wanted to start blogging. so at first I thought, lets challenge myself and let’s see if I can keep up the pace, […]
Sometimes you wonder am I a specialist or a generalist? When I was a dancer it was an easy answer, you did not had to ask me stuff about hockey, football, waterpolo or even tennis. All I knew was about dancing. But I did know everything about it. I guess at that time I was […]
If you just learned how to swim would you rather swim in a blue or a red ocean? Red oceans are all the industries in existence today – the known market space. In red oceans, industry boundaries are defined and accepted, and the competitive rules of the game are known. Blue oceans, in contrast, denote all […]
Twelve years ago I became a mother for the first time. Not bad as an experience on the international day for women. Getting a daughter made it even more special. And she is a special one, but so is the second one. Our little ladies, children, they change your life! From the minute you pee […]
How can a human think he could manage time? The only think you can maybe manage is yourself. Understand what you are willing to sacrifice vs. accomplish and plan accordingly. Hold yourself accountable. It’s to easy to push things on to the next day. Your mindset needs to turn into making the most out of […]
As a dancer I was already looking for perfection, knowing that if I did one step ahead, another step would present itself straight away, a step to become even better. This was a never ending story, because we already knew perfection was an illusion. The way of working towards perfection is still part of me […]
