Life lessons

“Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards”

We’ve heard all the quotes ‘when one door closes, another one opens’. There are many things that we know rationally, but only by experiencing them, the lessons really stick. If we don’t learn something the first time, life will give us the same lesson over and over again until we understand it. I believe that the secret of life is to recognize and learn the lessons as quickly as possible. Life is a game. Always find the silver lining of the cloud. Even seemingly unrelated things can contain powerful life lessons. I have collected some special examples for you.

Life lessons from Tango

2024-02-16T17:17:51+01:00

Life lessons from Tango When I hired a private tango teacher in Buenos Aires, I thought the daily lessons would teach me the dance. Never could I have imagined that I would also get profound insights into my own psychology. In the end I discovered that [...]

Life lessons from Tango2024-02-16T17:17:51+01:00

I’d lost my mojo

2022-08-27T16:43:55+02:00

I’d lost my mojo I’d lost my mojo – my spark. And I hadn’t even realised. Until I came across it again in Brazil, after a cruise with 150 digital nomads. I had been struggling with my health for over ten months. Apparently I had asked more of myself [...]

I’d lost my mojo2022-08-27T16:43:55+02:00

And then there was silence…

2023-04-11T10:31:33+02:00

And then there was silence… Five days of no talking, reading, writing, or making phone calls. No internet, social media, music, TV, computers or any other form of distraction. I have just been on one of these silence retreats. To my surprise so many asked about my experiences [...]

And then there was silence…2023-04-11T10:31:33+02:00

Leadership is not my ‘thing’

2022-08-27T16:53:37+02:00

Leadership is not my ‘thing’ Leadership is not my bag. I do not like the term, and I do not really like what it represents. And so I don't understand why it is on everyone’s agenda. I am a lone wolf. A pioneer. I don't consider myself a [...]

Leadership is not my ‘thing’2022-08-27T16:53:37+02:00

Hooray! My turbo button is broken!

2022-12-29T12:34:19+01:00

Hooray! My turbo button is broken! It’s exactly a year ago today that I got whiplash from a car accident on Curaçao. At first, I thought I had needed to learn a wise lesson (‘slow down!’) and that a few months later my life would be back to [...]

Hooray! My turbo button is broken!2022-12-29T12:34:19+01:00

Pioneer

2022-08-27T16:56:35+02:00

Pioneer "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Heading in your own direction. Away from the beaten track. Discovering new opportunities. Always questioning: could things be different? Better? Do you often work [...]

Pioneer2022-08-27T16:56:35+02:00

Bucket list

2022-08-27T16:58:28+02:00

Bucket List I know the kick I get from 'checking' something off my bucket list. So why had it been so long since I last did it? Join me on a small adventure and (re)discover the joys of taking action and the marvels of letting go and 'going with the flow'... [...]

Bucket list2022-08-27T16:58:28+02:00

Digital Nomad

2022-08-27T16:56:37+02:00

Digital Nomad As a digital nomad my home is where my laptop is. I don’t have a fixed place to live; instead I consider the world my playground. This makes my life a dream for some and a nightmare for others… Originally from The Netherlands, I have always travelled [...]

Digital Nomad2022-08-27T16:56:37+02:00

Which glasses are you wearing?

2022-08-27T16:56:56+02:00

Which glasses are you wearing? What lens do you use to filter the world? If there is one thing I learned during my anthropology studies, it is that you ALWAYS look through a lens that is the result of exposure to your culture, upbringing, position, experience, personality, expectations, [...]

Which glasses are you wearing?2022-08-27T16:56:56+02:00

Strive, struggle & shine

2022-08-27T17:08:33+02:00

Strive, struggle & shine The life cycle of entrepreneurship Ever wondered why realizing your dream or achieving a goal you really care about is so hard? I studied the cycles I went through and identified the following steps: strive, struggle & shine. Strive is when you really, really [...]

Strive, struggle & shine2022-08-27T17:08:33+02:00
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