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...
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...
Here’s your off switch

Here’s your off switch

The first time I meditated, I was convinced I was doing it wrong.⁣My mind did not behave as it should, and shut up already.⁣⁣On the contrary!⁣⁣It started bringing up even *more* thoughts.⁣It was noisier in my skull than in a mosh pit at a death metal concert.⁣⁣It’s...
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...