The wind in my heart
Today I met a horse, or a horse met me. It was instand love, a coup de foudre. Our hearts were beating the same rhythm. I opened my arms and…
Remarkable service… or not
I have been thinking about hospitality a lot lately. And I seem to be getting a second sense of the good and the bad examples. What is causing this variance,…
Emotional response
Never a dull moment when working on a fast-moving set of projects and have loads of them currently both work-related and in the private sphere. Sometimes in these situations, you…
Minimalism and dreams
It is all the rage nowadays, minimalism. I feel you can not look at tv or check out a magazine where it is not discussed. But what does it actually…
Where you are from and what funny story made me realize about it
In my past, I was sent on several management trainings. One of them featured Zig Ziglar. Zig, rest his soul, has written dozens of books and training products on selling…
Not a salesman? Have your project (almost)sell itself
If you know me, you know I am outgoing. And after my marketing and sales study, I actually anticipated that I would land myself a position like that. But at…
Common sayings experiment
Being Dutch means according to me that you always try to express yourself in another language. Even if you only have minimal knowledge of the language. The examples of classic…
Quitting is not for losers
And before you know it, you are in. In deep. Invested with blood, sweat, and tears. Your heart and soul. And you do it while basing yourself on your initial…
Thank you ma’am
It is an amazing thing, 70 years of service. And almost always in the eye of the media and the public. Knowing your every move leads to comments, your every…
Make something unique, with something(s) existing
You see it all over; “steal like an artist”, “standing on the shoulders of giants” and all other books, series, movies, and podcasts. We are rarely unique that we are…