Taking the leap has allowed me to turn all my dreams into reality. Moving to Italy, setting up my own business and going for the love of my life; they all scared the shit out of me and they all had a high risk factor. What if it doesn’t work out? What if […]
It is not what you think it is. It is not shouting “you can do it, you can do it!” at yourself, or having others do that for you. It is not kicking your ass and pushing yourself to go for it. It is not bungee jumping, diving into ice cold water pools or walking […]
I remember making a decision when I was cycling home from primary school one day. I was thinking about life and figured that if I just did what I thought everybody expected of me, I would be safe. I’m an extremely sensitive person so I sort of picked up what people were like, convinced myself […]
We are human beings; we grow, we evolve, we change. And so, it’s very normal that when you’re dedicated to living your best life, you change ALL THE TIME. Many people see change as something bad; as if you “don’t know what you want.” I know exactly what I want. That’s why I change. I’ve […]
I knew I was in for a ride; I knew life would be different; I knew I’d had to be flexible and adapt. I didn’t know EVERYTHING would be new. From exciting transportation, to a different sleep schedule, from new eating habits to a change in quantity of quality time, from the different temperatures to […]
You know how they say: “when one door closes, another one opens”? That’s exactly what will happen for me by closing the door to my dream home in Florence and opening my heart for a life with my dream man in the Tuscan countryside. In order to grow you must leave the old behind and […]
We were sitting on a plane to Paris, celebrating our anniversary and I was feeling miserable. I just didn’t know what I wanted anymore. I kept on thinking about it in my head, turning the thoughts over and over again. Journaling; asking myself the same questions, trying to understand myself and my feelings. I had […]
I suffered from anxiety disorder for seven long years. Being stuck in your mind, battling your own scary thoughts and trying to stay sane is a condition I wouldn’t even wish my worst enemy. It literally sucks the life force out of you and I remember looking like a fraction of who I really was. […]
That following your dream feels good as f*ck is an understatement – and also something that everybody can sort of imagine. But there are also many unknown side effects to following your dream, which I’ve experienced first-hand and would like to share in this post, so that you big leap takers know what kind of […]
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” I could stop here. Leave you with this message. But had I read this while I was still imprisoned by my anxiety disorder, I would’ve thought: “Great, wonderful, another quote that rings true, but HOW do I get rid of the self-doubt so I can start going […]
You have one life so you might it as well live it to the fullest. But what does that mean, living life to the fullest? It means doing what you really want to do and being who you really want to be. It means being you and doing you – all the way. I am […]
It’s like saying: “I first need to believe in myself before I do anything at all. And since I don’t believe in myself I’ll just stay stuck.” That is creating an excuse, a block that doesn’t need to be there – at all. And what does it mean to believe in yourself anyway? To know […]
How to not let crabs – or anything else for that matter – get between you and your mission. After a two-hour train ride, walking down a very narrow path between rocks that functioned to cover up the sewers – yep, there’s the crap – I finally found a place where I could sit with […]
I felt inspired to write this post because many of the wonderful women in my network either live in or desire to live in the city that I can fortunately call my home: Florence. I wish to give them a perspective that might make their move to Florence or their Florentine life a little easier. Accept or […]
This is my up close & personal success story of how I overcame fear and followed my dreams. Warning: high contamination risk. There I was, finally doing what I’d always wanted to do: teaching English at a secondary school in Holland. I was living together with my boyfriend in a pretty nice house in a […]
