Hi friends, Today marks my 1-month anniversary at my new employer. An employer thatās not me. Itās the first time that has happened in 5 years.Ā The whole experience of working for someone else again has been a crazy ride actually ā like entering a different world. It...
Hi friends, This week I read an interview by two founders of the Rotterdam-based startup called Breeze. In the article, Marsha Goei explained that there are two ways in which you can start a business.Ā āYou can either start from a really good idea or from the thought...
Hi friends, Today feels like a special day. This morning I tookĀ a diveĀ in the sea (two, actually), I kickboxed on the beach, I waved goodbye to a good friend whoās moving to Franceā¦ and now Iām typing this newsletter in the sun with a view on the pier of...
Hi friends, Do you ever get asked: āwhy do you want to be an entrepreneur?ā.Ā Now that Iām back at being a part-time employee again, Iāve been asked this question a lot over the past few weeks. And to be honest, itās a solid one.Ā Iāve noticed that itās quite a taboo...
It's Saturday and this is the first article I was able to write this week. When people asked me about it I answered "I have no time". And I believed that. I mean, this week... š I had my first week of working 32 hours for a new employerš I commuted over 3 hours per...
Hi friends, Hope you had a nice weekend! I just got back from a short trip with my family to celebrate my dadās birthday.Ā Fun fact: his name is Christ and he turned 62 on April Foolās Day (not a joke). As a gift, we went on a short trip to take family pictures at the...
In a previous article, I shared how I visualised my goals for 2022 by creating a desktop wallpaper. These are my top-level goals, which means they are unlikely to change. My sub-level goals, however, can change every week, month or quarter -- influenced by what I've...
Over the past few weeks, I've been compiling my ultimate list of books for creative entrepreneurs.Ā Tonight I published it! You can view it here š„³ The list includes 24 books as it is right now. These are the books that made the biggest impact on my life and business...
Today I moved into a new place.Ā Exhausted, as you can see from the photo. But it feels good. I moved into a nice, cosy place in whatās arguably the liveliest street of Rotterdam. Every time I walk out of the door I see people drinking and laughing, so itās a great...
For over half a year now, Iāve been part of a book club ā or rather, a āBook KREWā as we like to call it. Once a month, we meet online to discuss the non-fiction book we read in the previous month. Then we pick a book to read in the next. Itās an extremely simple idea...
Today I was talking about the future of education with two founders of an e-learning company. We discussed why weāre drawn to creating digital learning experiences.Ā We all agreed that a big part of it is that we want to inspire people, rather than simply transferring...
Hi friends, Do you ever have those weeks where you look back and you know youāve gone a little past your limit? I just had one of those.Ā Honestly, itās a small miracle I somehow found the mental capacity to type this email to you tonight. Hereās why: š¬ I was at home...
When designing an online course, you may want to add badges to create a sense of accomplishment for your students and make your course more fun.Ā Very few tools offer the possibility to add gamification features such as badges to your online course. What I've learned...
This article is part of the Work in Progress series, in which I discuss my current projects in their āunfinishedā state. Learn from my fuckups and successes in real-time or become part of my journey by sharing your own experiences and advice. Previous entries in this...
Side hustles, multiple or passive income streamsā¦ if I wouldnāt know any better, Iād think that every entrepreneur is doing this. I read about them all the time. Of course the reality is that most of us are already happy that we have even one thing going for us ā...
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A while ago, I hosted an online webinar on how to build and sell your online course. Even though it was my first-ever webinar on the topic, it was very well received by our members inside KREW ā our community of entrepreneurs I hosted the webinar for.Ā Today, I feel...
Yesterday was the first day I didnāt post my daily article. It wasnāt much of a choice though, because I was shivering from fever for most of the day and my throat hurt like hell. Because yes ā after more than 2 years, it finally happened ā COVID got me too.Ā The...
Hi friends, Do you have those moments when youāre so into something that you postpone going to the restroom until you really donāt have a choice?Ā Thatās how I recognise that Iām in āthe zoneā. The Pixar movie Soul describes this state as a space between the spiritual...
It was mid-2018 when I moved back to The Netherlands. I had just spent over 1 year as a digital nomad, travelling all over southeast Asia.Ā I was 27 years old at the time and temporarily living at my brotherās apartment in The Hague. A one-room apartment with barely...
What I love most about creating online courses is the process of finding new creative ways to illustrate your point.Ā Not only does this make online courses more fun and engaging, it also makes it easier for course participants to remember whatever it is youāre trying...
In one of my recent articles, I discussed the value of the StoryBrand framework ā an engaging storytelling formula created by Donald Miller to help businesses communicate their most powerful messages simply and clearly. You might have been thinking: āthis is great and...
I spent a lot of the past decade thinking about what I want.Ā Thinking about what I love doingā¦ about what I find fulfilling... about what my true passion is. It felt like most important thing to discover in my entire life. After all, if I was going to be spending my...
If I had to name my favourite TV show episode of any show ever, I might say itās The Movement by Nathan for You.Ā I rewatched it again this weekend and itās just pure comedy gold. I recommend you to watch it if you havenāt. Heck, I recommend you to watch all episodes...
As Iām writing this Iām on the train, on my way back from my monthly board meeting for KREW.Ā I never used to have an āadvisory boardā until 1,5 years ago. Now itās a crucial element of my business. Even though the value of these meetings is so high to me, I realise...
Hi friends, Every Sunday morning at 9 am, I hop on the train from Rotterdam to The Hague to go kickboxing with my brother and friends.Ā While kickboxing is a great way to stay in shape, itās also extremely tactical. Especially during sparring sessions. This makes it a...
At the end of a nice collaboration, I love to ask my clients for a video testimonial. Not only can video testimonials be a lot of fun and feel very fulfilling for you as a business owner, they can also be a great tool to get new or returning clients.Ā Video...
Recently at a KREW meeting someone asked me: "how can I make sure that my clients pay me on time?" š¤ This is a question that I hear from entrepreneurs often, in one form or another. Not just for getting paid on time, but for getting paid at all. Apparently, a lot of...
You mightāve noticed that I wrote my about page this week š„³ I thought it would be fun to include some pictures from my childhood in there, so I asked my mom to go through our old photo albums. When I was scrolling through the pictures that she sent me, something...
Goal setting is very interesting to me. Itās one of those things that everybody knows is important, but very few people do.Ā Even many of the entrepreneurs that I speak to donāt have clearly written-down goals. And if they do, rarely do they rewrite and revisit their...
Purpose. It seems like you canāt look anywhere these days without that word being thrown around as anyoneās one true mission in life.Ā āFind your purpose and all of your problems will be solved.ā Iāve been listening to Noah Kahan quite a bit lately and thereās one...