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. Tonight I published it! You can view it here 🥳 The list includes 24 books as it is right now. These are the books that made the biggest impact on my life and business...
Side hustles, multiple or passive income streams… if I wouldn’t know any better, I’d 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 –...
In one of my recent articles, I discussed the value of the StoryBrand framework – an engaging storytelling formula created by Donald Miller to help businesses communicate their most powerful messages simply and clearly. You might have been thinking: ‘this is great and...
If I had to name my favourite TV show episode of any show ever, I might say it’s The Movement by Nathan for You. I rewatched it again this weekend and it’s just pure comedy gold. I recommend you to watch it if you haven’t. Heck, I recommend you to watch all episodes...
As I’m writing this I’m on the train, on my way back from my monthly board meeting for KREW. I never used to have an “advisory board” until 1,5 years ago. Now it’s a crucial element of my business. Even though the value of these meetings is so high to me, I realise...
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. Video...
Recently at a KREW meeting someone asked me: "how can I make sure that my clients pay me on time?" 🤔 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...
“How is it going with your business?” In the 7 years that I’ve been involved in different communities of entrepreneurs, I’ve heard a few responses to this question a lot more than others. One of them being: “I’m looking for a co-founder.” Personally, I don’t believe...
In my entire post-graduate career, I only ever worked for a boss once – for 1 year. And now, that’s already 5 years ago. All the other time, I’ve been either setting up businesses or I’ve been working as a freelancer. Usually a combination of both. Going back to work...
Yesterday I announced my weekly experiment to start exploring the metaverse and its application a lot more. Today, I was thinking about what actually appeals to me about that decision. I reflected some more on my career and my interests. Then I got reminded of a...
At yesterday’s monthly KREW Meeting in The Hague, I met a photographer from Israel. It was his first time at one of our meetings (I organise them) and I ended up being in a mastermind group together with him and three others. During our masterminds, entrepreneurs get...
I bought a new domain name today. Yay! Of course, it’s no big deal. But… it kind of is. I bought the domain name for a new project that I’m working on, which I’ll share more details about soon. In the process of starting it and choosing a domain name, I realised that...
Even though I’ve been working remotely for over 5 years now, with covid-19 it became the norm for just about everyone. That meant a lot of people had to rethink the way they collaborate, which tools to use and how to use them. And as you might’ve noticed, working...
How is that for a catchy title, right? It’s not clickbait, though. A bit of context: today I’m writing my sixth article on this website. I wrote one every day for the past week. This is what my website currently looks like:I know, it sucks. The page you see is...
At the moment, I’m in the middle of wrapping up an e-learning project for a big client. Specifically, I’m working on translations. One of the translation tasks I’m working on is creating French and German voice-overs (dubs) for over 40 separate videos. These videos...
On this special day of celebrating love and relationships, I’m sharing an article with four reasons why you should always ask your clients for feedback. And it’s actually more related to Valentine’s Day than you might think! To illustrate, here is part of an e-mail I...