How one word can make you or break you.

Today I wanted to highlight the danger (OMG VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COMING UP AHEAD 🤪) of using the wrong word after certain verbs. DANGER ZONE INCOMING! Do you know the difference between: He stopped smoking. He stopped to smoke. Do you? Yeah, confetti cannon for you! If not, let me explain. If you stop DOING […]
How to ruin a first impression in 5 easy steps….without even knowing!

Guess what? People are busy. People get distracted. People don’t have time to figure out what you mean. You only get one shot to get it right, So, let’s say you write a mail to a potential client – this person could be very important for your work, and you’d like to set up a […]
An attitude of gratitude

Why wait until Thursday? This Thursday, many people in the States will gather around the table with their loved ones and celebrate Thanksgiving. Hopefully their thanks will be just as bountiful as their meals, and they will be wearing clothes with elastic waistbands. (Many zippers break during this meal… #funfact.) For me, every day holds […]
Look what I made for you….use it or lose it!

Your boss will love it. I wrote you a mail. Why? Because it’s the end of the year, and SO many people still have their training budget left over and they want to invest it…fast. My inbox is full of sentences like this one. So I have taken the liberty of writing a mail to […]
This is how we deal with it….

As I write this, I’ve been awake for nearly 31 hours. I stayed up all night watching the election results, and stayed up trying to process what I witnessed. I’m sad, I’m shocked, and I have an immense need to understand why and how this is happening. MORE THAN EVER, 8 YEARS ON 8 years […]
Devastated and elated…

A personal note from my heart… I’m sitting on the floor in my living room, surrounded by flowers and cards. Half of them say ‘Congratulations!’ and the other half ‘My deepest condolences’. It’s been a hell of a week, to put it mildly. I launched my new book ‘You Are The Best Thing That Has […]
1 more week….!

To get your free masterclass Can you believe it’s October already? This year is FLYING by! How do you want to spend the rest of your year? Drowning in doubt? Constantly comparing yourself to others? Being super hard on yourself because you didn’t measure up…again? That’s no way to live. Not for the rest of […]
What Isa says about my book

I’m so honored! You might have heard of Isa Hoes, the famous actress, podcast host, voiceover talent, and bestselling author. I’m deeply honored that she wrote the intro to my new book ‘Jij bent het beste dat jou ooit is overkomen’ // ‘You Are the Best Thing That Has Ever Happened to You’ . This […]
BREAKING NEWS – Free Masterclass & 2 New Books!

I can finally share the news! I am so excited to finally tell you about my new books. 🥳 Introducing……my new twins! Darling, please meet…. ‘Jij bent het beste dat jou ooit is overkomen’ and ‘You Are the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to You’! I am so thrilled to share my gorgeous and happy […]
My magic formula

It works every time! You’ve probably done it. And maybe you’ve done it without realizing it. Done what? Disagreeing with someone in a way that could be perceived as being too ‘blunt‘ or ‘aggressive‘. You know – saying things like ‘No way.‘ ‘No.’ ‘That won’t work,’ etc. All of these work beautifully in Dutch and […]