I know it’s a Friday but something very cool just happened, and I wanted you to know. I have a really concrete, mind-blowing tip to share with you. My client came into my office with the biggest smile on her face.For the first time in her life, she felt great about speaking in public. For […]
Dear, When I was sitting under a tree in Bali, sketching out ideas about how to connect the world via English communication confidence, I had no idea that 3 years later I’d be getting messages like these: Oscar’s kind message in the Communication Nation forum brought me to tears. This is exactly what I was […]
Hi, Look at this picture. It might look like two people talking, but it’s not.There are actually 6 conversations going on here. It’s me talking to Ed (in NY, how I love working there!)It’s Ed talking to me (I hope he feels the same.) It’s also ME talking to ME while I’m talking to Ed […]
Hey, When I find myself in a challenging situation, I ask myself a very simple question.But before I get to what that question is, let me give you an example of when I’ve found myself asking it. I don’t know how to read a map. I have absolutely zero sense of direction. I hate getting […]
Hey! There is always going to be someone richer than you.There is always going to be someone smarter than you.Thinner than you.Fitter than you.Younger and hotter than you.Living in a bigger house.Driving a better car.There is always going to be someone with more friends, orgasms, and flatscreens than you’ll ever have.Lots more.Always. But none of […]
Hi, You might be wondering what Ted Lasso has to do with learning English.Well, as you know, I love (LOVE!) having fun. And coaching. (And Ted Lasso and Coach Beard love coaching too.) I also love having my clients feel safe, take risks, and enjoy the learning journey, every step of the way, even when […]
Hi there, I am now looking back at The Launch I Worked Towards for 3 Years. In 2019, on Bali I started sketching ideas about how to make my business scalable and serve (many, many) others as an English coach. Those ideas started in a small notebook. Then they became outlines, modules, frameworks, on my […]
DO NORMAL! But what is that, actually?Hello from Brabant, where I live.Hello from Brabant, where we now have Carnaval. When I first came to the Netherlands, I had no idea that Carnaval was celebrated here. I heard about it after a few months of living here, and I got very excited – ‘I can’t wait to […]
Her voice was shaking. “I have no idea why he reacted that way. He seemed really upset! I feel so stupid. No idea what I did to make him seem so angry.”“I’m curious…what did you say to him?”“You’re wrong.” “Oh….I see.”*****This is a quote from one of my recent coaching sessions. My client is a Dutch executive. Which […]
Hi! I might have some shocking news for you.You might communicate in English all the time.Maybe every day.But….are you also getting feedback every day? Has anyone ever told you that you’re leaning too much on the same old words, again and again?Or that if you had switched the adjective, it would have made your copy […]
