Hi friends, Today marks my 1-month anniversary at my new employer. An employer that’s not me. It’s the first time that has happened in 5 years.  The whole experience of working for someone else again has been a crazy ride actually – 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.  “You can either start from a really good idea or from the thought...

Hi friends, Today feels like a special day. This morning I took a dive in the sea (two, actually), I kickboxed on the beach, I waved goodbye to a good friend who’s moving to France… and now I’m typing this newsletter in the sun with a view on the pier of...

Hi friends, Do you ever get asked: “why do you want to be an entrepreneur?”.  Now that I’m back at being a part-time employee again, I’ve been asked this question a lot over the past few weeks. And to be honest, it’s a solid one.  I’ve noticed that it’s quite a taboo...

Hi friends, Hope you had a nice weekend! I just got back from a short trip with my family to celebrate my dad’s birthday.  Fun fact: his name is Christ and he turned 62 on April Fool’s Day (not a joke). As a gift, we went on a short trip to take family pictures at the...

Hi friends, Do you ever have those weeks where you look back and you know you’ve gone a little past your limit? I just had one of those.  Honestly, it’s a small miracle I somehow found the mental capacity to type this email to you tonight. Here’s why: 😬 I was at home...

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.  While kickboxing is a great way to stay in shape, it’s also extremely tactical. Especially during sparring sessions. This makes it a...

Hi friends, Phew, I had a mountain of work planned this weekend. Repetitive work. The kind where you shut off 90% of your brain, but still need to be sharp enough to not make any mistakes.  So yeah, the worst kind… pretty much. It didn't turn out to be all that bad...

Hi friends, I just reached the 2-week mark with writing daily articles for marcrodan.com (yay!) and so far I've noticed a few things. 1️⃣ It's not as hard as I thought it would be, even though I'm usually up until late to finish my daily post. 2️⃣ I want to get more...

Hi friends, Some of you already know that I’m great at procrastinating. That’s why this week I was a little bit proud of myself, because I finally picked up something I had been procrastinating on for a couple of weeks. I started cold calling again 🙌🙌 In my case that...

Hi friends, It’s 7 am on a Sunday morning. I’m eating my oatmeal and I’m writing my very first newsletter.  The idea of starting a newsletter of my own has been circulating in my head for years. I finally took the plunge. Why? Well, to be completely honest, because I...