Thanks, Henny, and I will have fun indeed! I’ll see you on Friday.

Hi Henny, I love to see how you planned SEVERAL celebrations! That is very inspiring, and you deserve it! Go for it And a great idea about the dinner too! I think I am going to ‘steal’ that idea (a dinner with a friend) from you… Can I?

One important goal you want to achieve in 2023. A good work-life balance in 2023 Why haven’t you achieved it so far. I have focused on serving my clients and have lost track of what I need to spend more time for myself, and with family and friends. While working is a good thing, it should not impact too much the other areas in your life, like a good health and your … Read More

Day 5. Action plan Perfectionism > Next time I will focus on customer satisfaction. The more action I take, the more I value I am able to provide, and therefore, the more my clients will benefit. Fear of failure > I will take a lot of action, and will learn in the process. I’ll remember, FAIL means: First Attempt In Learning. And: failing is the road to success. … Read More

Day 4. Values Perfectionism > Value: delivering excellent quality Fear of failure > Value: being action-oriented. And remember, FAIL means: First Attempt In Learning. And: failing is the road to success. Distraction > Value: being focused. Self-doubt > Value: build self-confidence. Comparison > Value: my unique talents and capabilities. Safety > Va… Read More

Thank you, Maria, I’m glad I could be of help to you!

Hello Bas, I totally agree with you! Vulnerability is not only a strenght, but if you show it you inspire people to show theirs 🙂

My insights of the Q&A session of this week: – Get people to stay a year in your membership by offering a voucher for another of your products in return. – Spend a week in a calm place with no distraction to focus on solving 1 big question. – Only invest what you can afford to lose – Accept the fact that “life is”. – In life, we need to be responding to our … Read More

Maria, in all your words your dedication for what you do and your warmth of character shines through. I wish you a lot of luck with your work for parents, I think this really suits your character.

I admired you Max, and your perseverence, for doing this program, running a business and all of this with a newborn baby! Kudoz to you for this, Max! I wish you lots of success in business and happiness with your family!

What I have learned in the program: – Define your ideal client and address their needs – Spend your time wisely. Delegate and automate as much as possible to free up time for essential tasks. – Keep building your expert position – Create a great offer (in several levels) to give your clients … Read More

Henny, I love to see how much progress you made during this program. It’s very inspiring to see that!

Great insights, Manny! And good luck with growing your money tree! You lifted us all up with your supportive comments and help. You have a truly giving nature and you motivate us all. A small example, I loved the quotes you put in the comments last week. And so did many others!

Day 3: Insights “The idea generator” was a very useful tool for coming up with answers to my questions. Automate and delegate tasks is a great time saver, as well as saying more know. I’m still not completely there, but I have made progress. I learned to say more no to people and freed up more time. I defined what I really think is important in my business, an… Read More

A great list again Bas! I always admire your clear thinking, your questions and your detailed answers to the questions. This is another great example! I also thought your video was great. And I love even more your courage to be vulnerable at times, and your support for others.

A truly inspiring list, Marcel! I loved your honest and open and, like here, detailed answers. And showing us your caring and supportive nature, that is a great inspiration to us all!

I love this list, Rens, I admire your courage to stop what doesn’t work anymore for you. Good luck, go for it! And your commitment with this program. Your support has very much motivated me to keep going on, thanks!

WOW , what a list Marie-Louise, it inspires me to make such a list as well! And to read it whenever I am feeling a bit sad or frustrated. Thank you for this. And for “going all in” as you say, and your commitment to this program! Thank you.

Hello Lucie, thank you for your support and enthusiasm in sharing. You clearly love what you are doing, you are great with horses and you do it with a lot of empathy. And you were an inspirational example to us all with your great video!

Hi Gerdy, I appreciated your enthusiasm, your openminded answers and support during this course. You have inspired me a lot! Thank you!

Day 2. What I appreciate about the other participants First of all, thank you Vered and Nisandeh for your ongoing support and dedication to this group. That was truly amazing, and a huge example and inspiration to us all. As for the group, I have never been in a group that was so positive, open-hearted and supporting as this one. That was great. It give me a feeling of… Read More

Hello Manny, I am very sorry to hear that. I hope to see you on a later occasion!

Day1. appreciate myself First of all, I want to say that I am grateful for everything I have gained and learned in WOMB ! Thank you very much Nisandeh and Vered for your assignments and help in this program! And what I appreciate about myself: I am creative I am optimistic I am a good listener I am practicing gratefulness every day I am proud that I can help my cl… Read More

I agree with you Bas! 😃 See my reply to Maru.

I agree with Bas, Maru, you were indeed “the Queen of questions”. 😊 And with your questions, you also gave us a great gift 🎁, to think about what she had asked and to see the answers to those questions. Thank you, Maru! And as you may know, in life it’s so often not about the anwsers you give, but about the questions you ask, that give you the most insights!

Day 3. The costs The cost are many. Perfectionism: losing precious time that could be spent on more exciting achievements. Having to deal with crippling thoughts of fear of failure, although I want to break out of that. Distraction: not taking enough action to achieve the results I want to achieve. Self-doubt and comparison: Not doing the things I know I am capable of… Read More

Day 2. Triggers Perfectionism: I’ve been taught in my childhood that in order to succeed, you need to work hard and do things perfectly. So that has been a big obstacle all of my life. And with that comes the fear of failure. This is triggered through thoughts like: “Is it perfect enough? Or will I make mistakes? And be criticized or laughed at?” Distraction: when … Read More

Day 1. Patterns Perfectionism Fear of failure Distraction Self-doubt Comparison Safety

Day 1. List of things that produce some results: Business • Serving existing clients • Getting new clients • I need to create more new products to diversify my offer • Rekindle contacts with past clients • Project planning • Testimonials of clients • Online courses to follow • Create new content for online marketing (blogs, newsletters, courses) �… Read More

Day 2. Ten new marketing strategies / tactics for 2023 1. Blogs 2. Client calls 1 on 1 3. You Tube video’s 4. Network meetings 5. In person visit to client 6. Online courses 7. Zoom calls (individual or group calls) 8. Meet and greet 9. Online course 10. Retreats 11. Interviews 12. Podcast 13. Webinar

Day 1. Ten new ideas for new products or services 1. Webinar define new markets 2. Course on improving customer service for French clients 3. Checklist of preventing quality problems 4. Course how to approach new clients 5. Prospect French business partners 6. Identify market needs 7. Course French mentality 8. How to dig deeper on quality issues 9. Solving exist… Read More

Day 1. Make a list of what works well: • Focusing on delivering value for my clients • Serving my clients well • Planning my work • Being enthusiastic • Focusing on doing what I love, so I can stay in the flow • Building my expert position by publishing content • Counting my blessings • Having a gratefulness practice every day • My morning routin… Read More

Day 3: Things that I eliminated from the easy to eliminate list – I bought a new mobile phone with a subscription from a new provider. – I unsubscribed from about 10 newsletters. – I said more “no” to requests from others

Day 2: Divide your list from yesterday into 3 lists. * Easy to eliminate – Still using a mobile subscription that doesn’t work. So I need to change the subscription. – Having subscribed to too many newsletters that clutter my inbox. I need to unsubscribe. – Say more “no” to requests of people * Requires some effort to eliminate – My laptop does not work very we… Read More

Day 1: list of what doesn’t produce results (anymore) * Tactics – Still using a mobile subscription that doesn’t work. For example: it has bad coverage in foreign countries (in the Alps, but also in Belgium, where the network is good!). So I need to change the subscription. – The same goes for my laptop, it needs to be replaced. – Not asking for recommendations fro… Read More

That’s good to hear Bas! It’s true that when it comes to our business, we tend to take it personal. We have to be aware of this, but it happens to all of us. Good luck!

Day 5. Things that produced some results, but worth improving: LinkedIn has produced some results for me. Through LinkedIn, I got a lucrative new client this year!. But I think it can create better results. So I need to optimize my use of social media. I need to do more networking, this has produced great results in the past. Ask for ideal client 1. They have an international business 2. They want to improve the way they do business 3. They want to change their habits and their attitude towards clients 4. They are willing to learn from me 5. They have a positive attitude and empathy 6. They want to understand… Read More

WHY do you want to work with ideal clients 1. They have positive energy 2. They are fulfilling to work with 3. They are open-minded 4. They are easy and fun to work with 5. I learn from them as much as they do from me 6. They see the value of my services to them 7. They pay me well 8. They… Read More

1. Wat did you get from this week? I learned that getting more time for strategic actions is essential, although it sometimes is difficult. 2. The creating time plan: I am going to plan 15 to 20 min time every day to work on my business, and 2 hours on Saturday. 3. Biggest insight during the Hot seat session: a) look for the page with the solution in a book, or the sect… Read More

Day 2 – put that plan into action I did it and it worked great! I blocked the time and worked on getting clients. And I said more “no” to people, thus gaining more time already. This gives me a lot of joy. If you really think it through, you can find chunks of time in your day.

Day 1 – come up with a plan how: I’m going to block 15 minutes time at noon each day without distraction, to work on my business. On this time, I will put an alarm on my phone so I am reminded to do this. On Saturday I will block a time of 2 to 3 hours to work on my business. Also with a phone alarm in place.

Putting it all together: NEW: start with new bookkeeping program (automation), delegate some household chores. MORE: Spend more time thinking (about what is important to me), Say more “no” to people, Exercise more LESS: Wasting time, Working on several projects at once STOP: Some newsletters (Unsubscribe), Letting others take up too much of my time

DO LESS: 1. Subscribe to fewer newsletters 2. Changing things several times to improve them 3. Wasting time on the internet 4. Doing things that I do not really believe in 5. Working on several projects at once (it is too distracting) 6. Delaying things I don’t like doing 7. Planning too much tasks in a day 8. Allow less interruptions of my working hours 9. Ac… Read More

DO MORE: 1. Spend more time thinking (about what is important to me) 2. Plan more time for writing 3. Delegate more time consuming tasks 4. Practice more gratitude 5. Spend more time with family and friends 6. Create more content 7. Say more “no” to people 8. Exercise more 9. Drink more water 10. Collect more testimonials

NEW things: 1. start with new bookkeeping program (automation) 2. delegate some household chores (delegation) 3. create new blogs 4. create a new opt-in product 5. create a new morning routine (writing) 6. make new connections on social media 7. create slides (for ex. for presentation) 8. create FB ads 9. create a webinar 10. create posts for social media

Ideas WHAT to delegate: 1. Cleaning 2. Administration 3. Managing mails and responding to mails 4. Post social media posts from my content 5. Finding matching photo’s with my texts 6. Develop content ideas together 7. Customer service 8. SEO 9. Mail campaigns 10. Creating social media ads

Ideas WHY to delegate 1. To be more effective 2. Save time that I can spend om my unique abilities/talents 3. Save money, because time is money 4. Create synergy of several minds working together 5. Increase growth, both of my business and personally 6. Create jobs for others 7. I can reach more people with my expertise 8. Be more focused on my expertise 9. Other … Read More

My issue is getting qualified clients. My ideas: 1. Publish blogs 2. Find out what problems your prospects experience 3. Attract more traffic to your website 4. Create value for your customers 5. Become the expert in your market 6. Post social media messages 7. Go out to networking events to meet people 8. Do research on LI and other social media and connect with t… Read More

My 3 most important areas: 1. Expert position 2. Focus on ideal clients 3. How to work smarter, not harder

1. Where you are today, and where you want to be in the future? What is the most important purpose your business should take you to Contribution: I want to help more clients in an efficient way, and growth, both in a personal and professional way. 2. If your business would get you to that “destination” how would your life (both professional AND personal) look like… Read More

1. Business big vision: My big vision for my business is to help Dutch businesses being more successful in the French market. 2. Target audience: My target audience are business owners and business managers who are working with or want to work with French businesses 3. How do you help them? I help them with translations, customer service, and hands-on advice on under… Read More