You, Van Tuijl

You, Van Tuijl

I was twelve and just started secondary school. I was super excited about fi-na-ly leaving elementary school behind. God, I was SO done with that!⁣⁣Anyway.⁣⁣There I was, enjoying all new classes, teachers, class mates. One of these new classes was a class that taught...
Stop following that drunk Pied Piper

Stop following that drunk Pied Piper

Every time we dropped the anchor, something in me softened and dropped. On the boat again! ⁣⁣And I was in my element. Put me in, on or near water, and I’m happy. An ocean, a lake, a puddle … the effect was always the same and always instant:⁣⁣A deep relaxation, as if...
The little buddha with the knapsack

The little buddha with the knapsack

“Bring something with you that symbolizes what you want to get out of this,” she said.⁣⁣‘She’ was my then coach, the very first I ever hired.⁣‘This’ was the career coaching I hired her for.⁣⁣I was 30 and stuck in dead-end jobs. More than anything, I wanted to know...
Decisions are easy. Even difficult ones.

Decisions are easy. Even difficult ones.

“We’re using Polarsteps for our trip,” she said. “So cool! And afterwards you only have to press a button to have it create a hardcover book with pictures and notes and what have you.”⁣⁣The app does it all: it tracks your journey, so you can see exactly where you were...
The toothless beggar

The toothless beggar

Here’s something weird. Or, well, something that’s normal for me:⁣⁣The moment I publish a book, I’m done with it. ⁣⁣I’ve been immersed in its contents for a while, and once it’s available and the moment arrives to talk about it more … I’m sort of fed up with it myself...