Welcome to my blog
Early in our travels, we decided to start our Follow the Adventure blog to document our experiences, share how we get the most out of life, broaden our horizons, open our hearts, and have fun!
How I got to co-organise an HR Conference in Mostar
April 19 2024
I never expected that I would be organising the very first HR Conference in Mostar! Yet here we are…. May 10 is the day!
Back in the game
December 08 2023
I cannot predict the future – no one can. But it’s always nice when, based on previous experience, you can predict what’s to come. And then it does.
Self Coaching: Hiking with Oma
September 08 2023
“In life you walk your own path at your own pace”. What do my grandma, hiking and self-coaching have to do with each other?
At the base of the pyramid
August 04 2023
Moving to a new country is exciting, daunting, energizing, and can be scary as hell.
Smile....you are being Vanity Scammed!
September 09 2022
So picture this…… you are a stand-alone coach. You just moved to a new country. You are working from home every day and for one reason or another you are feeling some kind of self-doubt and loneliness
Celebration time!
August 19 2022
Celebrating my successes and accomplishments is something I find difficult to do. Why? I guess there is a fear somewhere of being seen as bragging about it. Or maybe I just do not think it is..
My Pendulum Swing
April 15 2022
As a young kid I was truly fascinated by a pendulum with 7 balls hanging in a row side by side. Letting them tick-tock against each other endlessly....
Free Webinar Positive Intelligence
February 25 2022
Join this online event on Friday February 25, 2022 at 09:00AM Central European Time. Find the Teams link in the blog.
Who's messing with my head?
February 13 2022
One of my most interesting and inspiring moments of being a coach is that moment when I see a client unravel unconscious though patterns, exposing limiting belief systems and realise “it’s not me...
e-Coaching as a Game Changer
September 10 2021
The world is changing. Our clients are changing. Technology is developing faster than we can adapt, and with it, a new generation of coaching clients is emerging. It's time to reinvent coaching!
Become a certified e-Coach
September 09 2021
Are you interested to try something new? Learn new coaching skills? Coach from any place, anywhere at any time? Try e-Coaching! Subscribe now to the next e-Coaching Certification course. Start Sept 22
FollowtheAdventure is live!
September 05 2021
The new FollowtheAdventure website is live! There is a Dutch song called “I dance, so I exist”. Today I feel more like “I have a website, so I exist”
Roadblock ahead
August 24 2021
Follow the Adventure is actually a great metaphor for life. When you follow an adventure you are in for surprises. For unexpected vistas that suddenly appear around a corner.
To be decided…
May 23 2021
Now that I have reached the milestone of becoming a certified coach, I wonder: is playtime over? Surely I have to get out “there” now. Find customers. Get more practice. Start my business… brrrr.
Celebrating a milestone
April 20 2021
Every journey has it’s milestones. Early 2009 we did a road-trip in Argentina and drove from Buenos Aires all the way south to Ushuaia, to the “end of the world”.
Serious Business
November 23 2020
After many months of taking it easy, enjoying life in the Netherlands and preparing for China we are now getting fully back on track. It’s time for serious business – back to work!
Cultural differences in the classroom
October 29 2020
Who would have ever thought that I would get back into a classroom? After my internship at my previous High School back in 2000, I kind of swore I would never do that again.
Back to our roots
October 14 2020
When Hendrik Willem got the job offer for UWC Changshu last November (which seems like ages ago!) we soon realized that Changshu is not a big international city like Shanghai. So the question I got...
Life has a funny way
July 06 2020
Sometimes life has a funny way to throw you something interesting. Something totally unexpected. Something you never even thought about. Something that makes you smile like a little boy or girl..
