Category: Blog

How can I help you?

How are you doing? How are you coping with this crazy rollercoaster that we’ve all been strapped into? And how can I help? So many people have been forced way, way out of their comfort zone. They are now communicating online, with overwhelmed and often unfamiliar systems, and working from home. While their kids are […]

It all seems like yesterday……

How things have changed…. I cannot believe that just a few days ago…. I was having lunch in a café with a friend. I was hugging people. I was coaching clients in person. All of that seems like ages ago. What I wouldn’t give to hug again or have lunch with a friend in a […]

This is how I deal with challenging times….

I’m not going to lie to you. These are unprecedented times.It’s hard to stay calm. The news shifts every hour. And it’s getting harder for many to find good news.The Netherlands is basically on lockdown until April 6th.This is how I deal with times of uncertainty. I get creative. I do research. I breathe. And […]

Shocking news – I was MAD. This doesn’t happen a lot. And this is why….

This is me. This is me mad. It doesn’t happen a lot, so what happened today really took me by surprise. The next picture shows me (ok, my shoe!) waiting in a big room full of very nervous teenagers who were about to take their Cambridge English Speaking Exam. I was there with my son. […]

I’m back! And I’ve changed.

HELLOOOO! See how excited I am. I missed you so much I’m saying hello IN CAPS! You may or may not know but I just got back from Bali. And it was a life-changing experience for me in many ways.I had a couple of Soul Goals for this trip, and I am so thrilled to […]

Before and after English coaching….the results are in!

So many people have asked me what actually happens before, during and after my Great in 8 English coaching program. What really happens and does it really work? I could tell you about the 8 weeks of personal coaching, feedback, and online support on so many aspects of Business English, grammar, writing, and vocabulary development. […]

This hit me so hard – I even told Siri to write it down!

This weekend I was listening to a podcast and I heard something that stopped me in my tracks. A famous comedian, Amy Schumer, was talking to Oprah about what it’s like to be in the public eye, and be vulnerable on stage. I was laughing so hard at her brilliant way of seeing life and […]

Are you selling or are you selling yourself short?

Before I get to the heart of my heart, let’s start with something cool and sweet – I was truly honored to have 3.5 minutes of fame on Shownieuws last week! You can catch my segment here. It was so much fun to do, and more media is coming! Ok. Now back to our regularly […]

Happy new……decade!

Hello my darling! Happy new….decade! How’s yours going so far? Well, I’m back and chock full of good news! This is what has happened so far since I last mailed you: I went to Berlin for 5 days I moved house*The movie ‘April, May en June’ that I worked on as Linda de Mol’s English […]

Thank you. And thank you.

As this decade (OMG!) draws to a close, I am feeling all nostalgic and happy. I look back on a year full of triumphs. Of risk-taking. Of mistakes. Of going big and then going home to put on my pyjamas at 8 pm. Some of the highlights… Launching my new ebook ’50 Lit AF Buzzwords […]