Work-life balance?!
Wednesday morning. Wake up at 3:30am to catch my flight at 6am. Work in Antwerp and Brussels Wed and Thu. Thursday evening, two conferences and several meetings later: let’s go… Read More »Work-life balance?!
Let’s go to the gym!
I have to admit, I’ve been lazy in the last few… years. Yes. Before that, I did run. I did orienteering. I did Tai Chi. It would be easy to… Read More »Let’s go to the gym!
Working Out Loud
If you haven’t read John Stepper’s book Working Out Loud I highly recommend it. As I was reading it recently, I had to realize, I’ve been doing exactly this in the last… Read More »Working Out Loud
Maven Moments Podcast Episode 2 — Heather Newman’s Interview with me
Heather Newman’s new podcast “Maven Moments” is here! And I am privileged to be interviewed in Episode 2. I loved recording this with Heather at Microsoft Ignite in September, it… Read More »Maven Moments Podcast Episode 2 — Heather Newman’s Interview with me
How I do it: Time Management
As a mother of three who runs her own business and travels a lot and still keeps sanity I get the question quite often: “How do you do that?” To be… Read More »How I do it: Time Management
Travel Craziness November, 2017
When I was a child, I was always amazed to see the airplanes flying on the sky. I dreamed about a life when I can afford flying over the clouds… Read More »Travel Craziness November, 2017
Expect the unexpected
As a mother of three, unexpected things are constantly part of our lives. Someone gets sick. Something is needed for the school — the very next day. Something gets lost.… Read More »Expect the unexpected
Slow down and recognize the little big moments
Autumn travel season is here. I am in Haarlem, Netherlands these days, speaking at one of my favorite conferences. On the way here, an old lady was sitting next to… Read More »Slow down and recognize the little big moments
Public Speaking in English as a Second Language
As you might know from my previous post, I was over 20 when I started to learn English. Before that, I had to study Russian (yeah, I was born during the… Read More »Public Speaking in English as a Second Language
Focus Triggers
I have to admit it’s not easy to focus here while I’m writing these words. Although I’m sitting in my home office, there are too many distractions. My youngest boy… Read More »Focus Triggers
If your dreams don’t scare you…
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough!” (Katinka Hosszu)
Guilt Management for Mothers
In the last few days, I was reading Sheryl Sandberg’s book: Lean In — Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. (Thank you my friend, Vanessa for the recommendation!) I am planning to write… Read More »Guilt Management for Mothers