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India (2001)

India (2001)

India (2001)

In 2001 I visited India. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

Esther Jacobs2022-08-27T17:42:15+02:00

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“If you ignore your body’s whispers, you are g

“If you ignore your body’s whispers, you are going to have to listen to it scream.”

Are you ignoring the subtle hints your body is giving you? A mild headache, a small flu, a little pain here and there? Of course you CAN continue, take some medicine, caffeine, sugar or even drugs to keep yourself going. But if you don’t change your ways and allow your body and mind a chance to recover, you will find that the ‘hints’ your body gives you will get stronger and stronger…

For me, it took TWO car accidents, TWO whiplashes and TWO burnouts to finally pay attention to the wisdom of my body. I am still learning to find a new balance, but I now recognize that so much more is possible than I thought. I can still be productive, but in a more balanced way, which makes it more sustainable.

Do you want to learn more? How to avoid burnout by finding a more natural balance in your life, work? So that you can keep working and following your passion long term? ⚖️

Join my #energymanagement workshop on Wednesday, December 13th, from 8 - 9.30 PM.

More info? Link in the comments/bio.

#EnergyManagementWorkshop #BurnoutPreventionWorkshop #WorkLifeBalance #HealthyHabits #WorkshopAnnouncement #NoExcuses

BYOF- Bring your own figs 😜 When I left Puglia

BYOF- Bring your own figs 😜

When I left Puglia it seemed a crazy idea, but once I landed in Thailand I was so glad I did it… 💪🧳

Figs from my own @tinytrullo trees, dried in the Italian sun, taste even better under the palm trees! 🌳 🌴

My favorite combination is one fig and some chia seeds soaked in coconut oil overnight: the best breakfast. 😋

This is my last fig… Tomorrow I travel back to Europe. 🌎 ✈️

What is a weird thing you like to bring on your travels? 🧳 💝

#digitalnomad #pugliagram #figlover

CHATGPT WORKS IN LANGUAGES 🌎 It amazes me how

CHATGPT WORKS IN LANGUAGES 🌎

It amazes me how many people still don't know that ChatGPT works in all languages. Finally, an AI program that works well in a weird language like Dutch or Papiamentu.

This means you can ask ChatGPT for translations. Don't forget to give another instruction afterwards "Now write the translated piece in better Dutch (or English, or whatever language), in my own tone of voice (which you describe)": this step-by-step instruction makes a world of difference!

You can also ask ChatGPT to be your language teacher. For example, I occasionally ask him to provide feedback on WhatsApp and other messages that I write in Italian. He then tells me what I am doing well and what I could do better and, if asked, also explains the grammar.

#chatgpt #artificialintelligence

WRITE, EAT, ENJOY, SLEEP, REPEAT... I feel so ble

WRITE, EAT, ENJOY, SLEEP, REPEAT...

I feel so blessed to live this life, and to be able to share this experience -and my skills as a writer and entrepreneur- with others during my writing retreats.

Whether it is your first book, and you arrive here with just an idea, like @RossGerson, or you have been writing your fiction book for years and are ready for the final push, like @stev_eburke , have already written business books, like @zijvanbloei , or don’t like writing at all, but have a publishers deal based on your expertise in change-management, like @biancadeslions : all are welcome and benefit from a week of focus and guidance, being among like-minded people.

We even had a participant who did not write a book, but a travel article; journalist @morvennagoudkade

At the start of the retreat, everybody was reluctant to call themselves a ‘writer’, today they went home with a new feeling of accomplishment... 💪

As this writing retreat is coming to an end, I am already making the preparations for the next one, March 19-26 in Curaçao (Dutch Caribbean). And of course I have also reserved the same amazing writer’s villa for next year’s Thailand retreat : Nov 11-18.

Send me a message if you want to discuss your book idea... 📚

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Make sure to turn on the sound, for a real life ex

Make sure to turn on the sound, for a real life experience of the writing retreat. The next best thing to actually being here and writing your book…

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I have a confession to make… I call them writing

I have a confession to make… I call them writing retreats, and we do write books, but in fact they are also foodie retreats.

I just love to surprise my writers with local food experiences, like this cooking demo in the writers villa.

Local talent ‘Chika’ showed us how to prepare a traditional corn salad, tofu laab, thai herb soup and, of course, mango sticky rice for dessert.

Happy thanksgiving everybody! 🙏🏻

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TIPS FOR DIGITAL NOMADS 🌍 Many people think th

TIPS FOR DIGITAL NOMADS 🌍

Many people think that renting a house in Spain for a month to work remotely, is a kind of holiday: dining out every day, going for drinks, sightseeing and going out. I am sure this means having a great time, but it is difficult to combine with being productive during the day. So the challenge is to find a balance that can be maintained. If you find that, remote working can become a lifestyle rather than a ‘vacation in disguise’. 👩🏼‍💻

#remotework #digitalnomad #locationindependent #noexcuses

A day in the life of a writer… #writingretreat

A day in the life of a writer…

#writingretreatthailand

THE BEST ACCIDENT THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Today

THE BEST ACCIDENT THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME

Today it is 10 years ago that I had a car accident in Curaçao. I braked, the car behind me did not, and with a loud BANG, my life as I knew it came to a stop…

*In a hurry to slow down*
Weird enough I can now truly say that this car accident was the best thing that ever happened to me. Up till then I had rushed through life and achieved many successes, based on willpower. This meant never stopping, ‘getting things done’, not giving into ‘weakness’, ignoring my body, depleting my energy. I was often sick; I considered my body ‘weak’ because it was the only thing that would stop me from doing even more.

I knew I could not go on like that, and I was really trying to ‘slow down’, but I just could not do it. How do you slow down with so much going on? And why would you slow down when you are addicted to the adrenaline rush?

Then the car accident turned everything around. Physically I was more or less OK, but my brain just would not work. I could not read, not concentrate, not filter out background noises. I was forced to take it easy, but my goal was to ‘get back to where I was before’ as soon as possible. Whenever I had some energy, some ‘brain power’ I would use it immediately. Every bit of it, and then maybe some more. Did some yoga, meditation, lots of naps to get more energy, and then I would spend it again.

*Living on reserve*
Two years later I was doing a bit better, but I paid the price for stretching my body and brain too far: I had a physical burnout. My body was depleted: anemia, a lack of almost all vitamins and minerals. I was tired, tired, tired, could not motivate myself and could not get anything done. With my last energy I researched how to ‘get rid of’ burnout symptoms and I ‘set to work’ changing my diet, taking time outs, going to a therapist, signing up for a course, working on a ‘solution’. This only depleted my energy more. I was desperate: what else could I do to get better?

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Online: Feb 21st
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Online: Apr 17th

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