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Broederlijk naast elkaar

Broederlijk naast elkaar

‘Wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen.’

Broederlijk naast elkaar

In 2011 I visited Curaçao. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION 👀

📖 Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers

One of my favorite authors discusses the secret of success in this book. Malcolm reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation. Gladwell examines how the careers of Bill Gates and the performance of world-class football players are alike; what top fighter pilots and The Beatles have in common; why so many top lawyers are Jewish; why Asians are good at math; and why it is correct to say that the mathematician who solved Fermat's Theorem is not a genius.

Outliers is about misfits, aptitude, good luck and the power of repetition: the 10,000 hour rule.

Which book inspires you? 😁

#books #bookrecommendation #reading #successful #malcolmgladwell #power #noexcuses

THIS WEEK 🚂 After an amazing week in Iceland

THIS WEEK 🚂

After an amazing week in Iceland and then a busy and wonderful week in Amsterdam, I am about to embark on a weird trip.

Because I bought this 3 month Interrail pass that I still haven't used, I wanted to take the train back to Puglia from Amsterdam, visiting friends and places I like on the way.

But next weekend I am meeting a friend in Naples and there is just not enough time to do everything. So I found a compromise.

This is what my schedule looks like:

Monday:
lunch with @kblanqua and personally deliver his @tinytrullo olive oil in Antwerp
Dinner with my ‘Survivor’/‘Expeditie Robinson’ buddy @marnix_allegaert and his family in Kuurne.

Tuesday:
train to Paris, to enjoy the city and buy my favorite #marriagefreres tea.

Wednesday:
fly to Rome to stay with my friend @annalizavk

Friday:
Annaliza and I train to Naples for two days in that amazing city

Sunday:
train back home to Puglia 🌳

I am traveling first class, so hopefully I will have some time to work as well.

To be continued... 🙂

#trainlife #digitalnomad #travel #noexcuses🚫

TURN YOUR PASSION INTO ADDED VALUE, AND AN INCOME

TURN YOUR PASSION INTO ADDED VALUE, AND AN INCOME

How do you turn passions like traveling the world, writing books, dancing the tango, and taking pictures for social media into a money-generating business?

✳️ Do you want to quit your job and start your own business?
✳️ Are you trying to find out how to turn your passion into a money-generating business?
✳️ Do you want to make your current business more profitable/visible?

In this live, online workshop, I will help you identify something you like, something that is unique, and show you how to make it profitable.

Join me this Wednesday, November 23rd, 8 – 9.30 PM (CET/Amsterdam time) and find out how you can turn your passion into a business.

See links in comment and bio.

THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS 👀 “The secret to hap

THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS 👀

“The secret to happiness is freedom and the secret to freedom is courage”
- Thucydides

First let’s take a look at the definition freedom:
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint Some define freedom as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint. Or as the liberation from slavery, or they use the word unrestricted.

But that is still based on breaking away from restrictions or other limitations. I think that true freedom is not moving away from something. Maybe it’s not even moving towards something, but rather moving in a free space. Independence. Choices. Possibilities.

And in order to receive that kind of freedom, you need to have courage. The courage to ask for help. The courage to step out of your comfort zone. The courage to speak up for yourself. The courage to take risks. The courage to let go.

What does freedom mean to you? ✨

#happiness #freedom #courage #independence #choices #possibilities #noexcuses

THE MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE UP 🌟 I have fo

THE MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE UP 🌟

I have found many times that only when you stop trying so hard, a breakthrough can happen.

On this trip to #iceland with a bunch of location independent entrepreneurs, our main goal was to see the famous Northern Lights. We booked a basecamp in the deserted interior of the island with ‘northern light spotters’(!), had a private guide and monster-jeep ready to take us to wherever the lights would pop up, whenever.

Unfortunately the 4 days we spent there, were so rainy and windy that we hardly saw ANY light, let alone Northern Lights... We did see waterfalls, glaciers and other beautiful things, in the pouring rain. In the end we were already happy when it wasn't raining, delighted to have a few minutes of sunlight. And we were rewarded with a beautiful rainbow at the end of our trip. 🌈

We tried to tell ourselves and each other that at least we tried, that we could not force nature to show the Northern Lights just because we wanted to see them so badly. We had to content ourselves with the other beautiful things we had seen. 🙏

We drove back to Reykjavik for a delicious 7 course tasting dinner in a trendy restaurant. After that, most people went to a bar, but I decided to go to my hotel room to catch up on some sleep.

When I got to my room, I was annoyed that the heating was on. I tried to open the window, but the curtains were in the way. Then I discovered that I even had a balcony!

Surprised I stepped outside and looked up at the stars. I saw something move. Are those clouds? It must be the wind. What is that greenish color? It must be those city lights reflecting on the clouds. But the clouds look really weird.. That could not be… OMG! It’s the Northern Lights! On a rainy day, in the city! I could not believe my eyes!

With one eye on my phone and one eye on the sky, I alerted my friends via whatsapp. I admired the Northern Lights from my balcony; they were truly magical. Like somebody in heaven lights a candle and slowly weaves the light in the night sky. ⭐️🌟💫

We finally got what we came here for, but only after we gave up.

Do you have examples of something you gave up and then it came to you?

WANT TO MAKE MONEY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE? FOLLOW THE

WANT TO MAKE MONEY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE? FOLLOW THESE 8 STEPS

People often ask me: You seem to be doing only fun things: traveling the world, writing books, dancing tango, taking pictures for social media. How do you manage to turn those passions into a money-generating business?

The secret is: don’t think of it as a business. Do what you like and what you are good at and business will come to you.

Want to make money doing what you love? Follow these 8 steps

1 Realize that your added value often lies very close to your passion
2 Find out what your clients need and how your offer meets that need
3 You don’t need any more diploma’s: work with what you have
4 Create a slogan that makes your service sound unique
5 Start talking about it, be visible, offer tips and advice
6 Stop listening to people who say what you want is not possible
7 Try things out. Start doing what you love, be out there!
8 Grow and learn

Need help? Want to make a good start and get inspired?

Join my online workshop ‘How to turn anything into a business’ on Wednesday, November 23rd.

I’ll take you by the hand and in a small group we’ll find out what your added value is and how you can turn that into an offer that your audience really wants and needs.

An interactive session for anybody who wants to turn their dreams into reality

Link in bio.

HOW ABOUT A WORKATION? 👩🏼‍💻 Working on

HOW ABOUT A WORKATION? 👩🏼‍💻

Working on vacation, or vacationing while working. ‘Workation’ is actually a combination of the words work and vacation. It is sometimes called remote working. Remote work means not working in the office; so it can also be done at home. The meaning of a workation is that you are both away from the office and away from home. 🏠

You can stay in your own country, but usually a sunny country is preferred (Spain is very popular), so that work can be combined with swimming, surfing and sightseeing. Some opt for a workation in the snow, so that they can work part of the day and ski or snowboard the rest of the day.

Is a workation tax deductible? Is there insurance for workations? And what kind of workations exist? I wrote a blogpost about this golden combination to answer your questions. Link in my bio! 👆🏼

Would you take your laptop to the sun or snow? ☀️❄️

#workation #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #remotework #sun #snow #noexcuses

Whenever I show friends around Puglia, I also try

Whenever I show friends around Puglia, I also try to include something new for myself.

Last week I hired a official tour guide to learn about the 3000 year old history of ‘my’ village.

Yesterday night a local lady gave a cooking class to me and my friends. Never knew cabbage could taste this divine 😋

How can you integrate entertaining with continuous learning in your life?

#noexcuses #learningisfun #pugliagram

FOCUS ON VISIBILITY INSTEAD OF SELLING. Whether y

FOCUS ON VISIBILITY INSTEAD OF SELLING.

Whether you like it or not, to be successful we have to find a way to sell our products and services. A lot of authors and entrepreneurs find it hard to promote their product or themselves. They either do it wrong and achieve the opposite: they push customers away. Or they don’t know what to do and do nothing instead.

There are ways to create more visibility and to bring your topic and message into the world without seeming too pushy or salesy. But to do that you have to build trust with your customers and offer them added value.

I offer an online workshops that can help you start/grow your business and learn how to promote yourself and your business in a natural way.

Join my live online ‘How to turn anything into a business’ workshop on Nov 16th. We will focus on finding your added value, so you can turn your passion into a business.

More info in the bio!

#businesstips #digitalnomad #enterpreneur #noexcuses #worksmart

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Workshops

From idea to book workshop (Dutch)
Online: Dec 7th
Light your fire without the burnout
Online: Dec 14th
Write-focus session
Online: Dec 20th
Modern promotion and ‘free publicity’
Online: Jan 18th
From idea to book workshop (English)
Online: Feb 15th
Digital Nomad workshop
Online: Mar 15th
Digital delegation workshop
Online: Apr 12th
How to turn anything into a business
Online: May 10th

Retreats

Workation Village Italy co-working month: Apr 2023

Write your book in 1 week:
Koh Phangan, Thailand: November 2023
Curaçao, Caribbean: March 20-27th
Mallorca, Spain: May 24-31st

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