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The Hardest Lesson….

THE HARDEST LESSON Sometimes doing something hurts so much. But not doing it hurts more. I was painfully confronted with this fact recently when I was preparing an English lesson that I was absolutely dreading. A few weeks ago, I started an online English communication program for Ukrainians. 100 people could fit in my Zoom […]

Oranje Boven! Here’s a Royal Message…

Happy almost Kings Day! In the Netherlands, where I am based, it’s nearly Kings Day. I love this holiday because it means everyone is covered in my favorite color, orange! In the Royal Spirit, I’d like to take this opportunity to help you broaden your vocabulary horizons with some expressions, all about kings, queens, and […]

Gotta lose my egg

Hello darling! How are you on this happy holiday weekend? I hope you are having a wonderful time. You gotta love the Dutch. And I sure do! The Dutch made Easter 2 days long. Thank you, Dutchies! In my family, we celebrate both Easter and Passover. I was raised Jewish and my husband was raised […]

How to make a workation WORK

HOW TO MAKE A WORKATION WORK: 10 TIPS 2 years ago, I had a Big, Scary, and New Idea. I said to my team ‘I want to try something new – to work really hard for 5 weeks and then I would like to have one week without any coaching sessions or appointments at all.’  I […]

10 words you keep getting wrong…

10 words you keep mixing up (and one of them I take really personally)  I’ve seen so many mistakes popping up in emails that I wanted to address them right here, right now. These are the 10 that get confused the most – print this out and hang it up in your office, so that your […]

How do you show up in the world?

Happy Monday! I wanted to pop into your mailbox today to share some things I said last week in the Dutch media about showing up in the world. I talked to Radio 1 live about the English pronunciation of the Prime Minister (and other politicians) and wondered out loud why English pronunciation is clearly overlooked […]

Every day is 24K

24K DAY: We all have 24 hours in the day. But….how are you spending it? Let’s change time into something that many feel is just as precious – money. So… let’s say you have 24,000 euros to spend every day. That’s it. How are you going to spend it? Scrolling through social media posts for […]

Thank you for your patience!

Happy Monday! I’ve taken a break from writing my weekly newsletter as I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what’s happening in the world. I’ve been volunteering my editing, translating, and copywriting services to all organisations who want to get a message out for Ukraine, donating money, and I have the Ukrainian flag hanging in […]

He was so confused when I said this….

Happy Monday! I’m so fortunate to serve so many high-performing people as their English Communication Coach. I share my days with CEOs, elite athletes, global thought leaders, creatives, and celebrities. Every session brings me new insights and every day ends with a feeling of satisfaction and gratitude. The other day a client of mine was […]

It’s Valentine’s Day….but with a twist.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I want you to fall in love. And to share, show, and celebrate that love. But it’s not the love you have for someone else. It’s a more important kind of love. Wait, what?! It’s the love you have…. for yourself. Showing up for yourself is hard. It’s even harder when […]