Change one word – doesn’t it sound silly now?

Let me tell you a little story, It’s one I hear all the time. However, I’m going to take out the word ‘English’ and put in the word ‘guitar’. Here it goes… I love listening to guitar music. I listen to it all the time. I watch Netflix documentaries about guitars, and I can watch […]

We’re nearly halfway there…how far are you?

I cannot believe it. It’s the 6th of the 6th in 2016. What happened to the first half of this year? I swear, I just saw it (looking desperately at bottom of purse). WHERE DID IT GO? Before you know it, it will be the summer holidays for many of you. Then the fall (and […]

Guess what? It’s not about you.

As you may (or may not, but now you do) know, I love helping people share and shape their story. It’s something I’ve been doing for years, and I’ve coached thousands of people on this – it never gets old. No two stories are the same. What’s yours? One of the most important things people […]

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

I was helping a fashion blogger edit an article in English last week. I so love helping people shape and share their story. And hers was certainly a most interesting one to share. When she sent it to me, she started apologising right away. Before I even saw it. When I asked her why, she […]

The Changemakers, de Telegraaf, and Radio 1! What a week!

It’s been a mad crazy wonderful week. I was honored to host the Celebrate the Changemakers event in Amsterdam, where sustainable entrepreneurs from around the world shared their stories on why we all need to think about impact when it comes to doing business. I introduced each speaker with a poem I wrote especially for […]

Welcome to Buffiland! (Or ‘Your Head vs Reality’)

What’s happening inside your head, sweetie? Do you even know what’s going on there? Well, let me tell you about Buffiland. I kind of live there. I love it there. Buffiland is a place full of magic and wonder. Negative concepts like calories, racism, and jealousy do not exist. We’ve got gin and tonic waterfalls, […]

I jumped. And you caught me. Thank you.

Happy Easter Monday! Maybe I should start calling it Eater instead of Easter. Because my body is truly about 68% chocolate at this point. But still. It’s lovely living in a country where you get an ENTIRE EXTRA DAY to eat chocolate. And if you live somewhere where Easter is celebrated only on Sunday, I can guarantee you […]

Your ears know a lot, but your mouth? Not so much.

Happy Monday! (Oh, and if you think Mondays suck, it probably means that your job sucks. Mondays are great.) It happened again last week while I was coaching in Utrecht.  “My English is really good – I never need subtitles when I watch a movie. But for some reason I just can’t seem to find the […]