Share Your Bright Side

03/06/2023

Even though we seem to use these terms interchangeably, eco-friendly and sustainability do not mean the same thing…

✨ This was one of the first lessons from the Greenwash Watch Training at

It really sets the right foundation and has helped me look at sustainability from a different, more meaningful, and global perspective.

🌍🧑‍🤝‍👩🏾Sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (source: UN Bruntland Commission)

Sustainability is about community and leaving no one behind. It’s a lot more than "saving the planet".

(Btw, the planet doesn’t actually need to be saved. Once we’re gone, it will recover. Humanity on the other hand needs a lot of help right now.)

Sustainability is about protecting our people, future generations, and people’s needs so we can live in harmony and health.

🔎To find out if a product, brand or practice has an eco-friendly or sustainable focus, we need to look deeper than whether it's organic or local. It’s about looking at everyone being involved - does it provide social, environmental, and economic benefits for all or does it benefit one group over another one?

Sustainable practices within businesses have the power to be really distributive - to change the way we consume, our expectations, and how we interact with our whole community. From an ego-centric perspective to a focus on our global community. 💚💛

Can you spot the difference in different brands? Feel free to share examples! 👇

09/24/2022

> What places have held you the most?
> What places hold the deepest memories for you?

A few month ago, I read this question in a newsletter from and my thought immediately went to San Diego. 💛

My first big international trip alone when I was 18. 🌎

A place far away from home that held me and supported me in a way I couldn't have imagined during a big transition in my life.

After high school when I didn't know what to do but I knew what I didn't want to do or become. ✨️

I can't explain why I wasn't more scared to leave my comfortable surroundings at 18. Why I wasn't freaking out when all my flights got canceled. Why I wasn't more anxious to go live with a random family.

I trusted without realizing that it was what was needed for me.

And oh... it was. ✨️💛

The beauty of it is that it's still is.

12 years later, it still holds a special place in my heart. and in my life.

I've made friendships for life.

I was adopted by the sweetest family.

I fell deeply in love.

I connected to nature in ways I hadn't before.

I learned to surf.

I started yoga.

I found spiritual interest.

I discover my entrepreneurial mind.

I laughed. I cried.

I created a home here. Not one that had to have me no matter what but one that I would choose over and over.

Most importantly I met myself. Without being anyone but me. I learned to stop showing up in the ways that I was taught and learned to show up as me.

I met a version of myself that wasn't as shy anymore, that wasn't as scared anymore.

🇧🇪 Belgium will always be my roots, some of my deepest values.

🌊 San Diego is my dream, where my spirit feels alive.

What is it for you? Which place changed you in a profound way? Which city held a special place in your life? Then and now? Does it mean you have to move there? I don't think that's true for everybody.

It might just be that one place that helped you find your own space in life.

💛💛💛

ourself

09/24/2022

> What places have held you the most?
> What places hold the deepest memories for you?

A few month ago, I read this question in a newsletter from and my thought immediately went to San Diego. 💛

My first big international trip alone when I was 18. 🌎

A place far away from home that held me and supported me in a way I couldn't have imagined in a very big transition in my life.

After high school when I didn't know what to do but I knew what I didn't want to do or become. ✨️

I can't explain why I wasn't more scared to leave my comfortable surroundings at 18. Why I wasn't freaking out when all my flights got canceled. Why I wasn't more scared to go live with a random family.

I trusted without realizing that it was what was needed for me.

And oh... it was. ✨️💛

The beauty of it is that it's still is.

12 years later, it still holds a special place in my heart. and in my life.

I've made friendships for life.

I was adopted by the sweetest family.

I deeply fell in love.

I connected to nature in ways I hadn't before.

I learned to surf.

I started yoga.

I found spiritual interest.

I discover my entrepreneurial mind.

I laughed. I cried.

I created a home here. Not one that had to have me no matter what but one that I would choose over and over.

Most importantly I met myself. Without being anyone but me. I learned to stop showing up in the ways that I was taught and learned to show up as me.

I met a version of myself that wasn't as shy anymore, that wasn't as scared anymore.

🇧🇪 Belgium will always be my roots, some of my deepest values.

🌊 San Diego is my dream, where my spirit feels alive.

What is it for you? Which place changed you in a profound way? Which city held a special place in your life? Then and now? Does it mean you have to move there? I don't think that's true for everybody.

It might just be that one place that helped you find your own space in life.

💛💛💛

ourself

09/19/2022

Jumping into the unknown with you is a lot of fun! 🍭

Comfort doesn't mean joy.
Certainty doesn't mean fulfillment.
Stability doesn't mean balance.

Never sure where we will be the next few months or what next year is made of.

Yet living life together has never felt so sweet. 🥰

09/05/2022

I was talking recently to a client about the importance of stopping once in a while to reflect and make sure we're heading in the right direction.

It's not always an easy practice. It takes some slowing down and some making time for it. But it can also be very rewarding.

Every week I try to note down my intention and wins of the week. It takes 5 minutes and it has become kind of a habit. It helps me look at the bigger picture and reflect on life and biz. ✨️

So, here are 3 things I'm celebrating from August:

🌞 time off with loved ones.

I wasn't always able to step away from my business, my clients and my emails. I felt the responsibility to always be (somewhat) on. It took some organization and to set some boundaries but I'm stoked to see that I can now put an out of office and not feel anxious about it! And I come back feeling a lot more energized.

🥳 signing a new client (before I even launched...) on a new project that I feel 💯 aligned with. (Stay tuned I'll share more soon!!)

💫 Hiring for extra loving support and reconciling masculine and feminine energies in how I do business.
..so what about you? What are 3 things you can celebrate this past month? (On a business and or personal level)

Feel free to share with me too. I want to celebrate with you 🥳

08/10/2022

You don't have to do it alone.

Oooh...

I've always appreciated and seen value in hiring coaches to accompany you in your business.

But just a few days ago I realized it still came with a condition. You hire a coach/help when you really need it, when you feel stuck and it's been like that for a while.

Well guess what. This girl is ready for some new sh*t and I decided to stop making it harder and to actually feel divinely supported while doing it. ✨️🤩

Today was my first session with and I'm so ready for what's next.

Cheers!

08/02/2022

As I'm wrapping up a 3-month program with one of my clients, I'm reflecting on how this work makes me feel.

💫💫💫

🥳 ENERGIZED even after 60 to 90-minutes calls. Of course needing a break but also excited instead of exhausted.

🤓 INSPIRED & CREATIVE while working on the different deadlines and components of the program.

😊 CURIOUS & INTERESTED to meet someone new, with new passions, with their own unique entrepreneurial journey and view of seeing the world.

🙌 EMPOWERED & RESSOURCEFUL to share what I've learned and to help other entrepreneurs find more meaning and purpose in their business and then translate that into their marketing

💪CHALLENGED to keep growing, exploring, discovering and learning.

These feelings are so precious to me. It's a virtuous circle. The more I do what I love, the better I feel. The more inspired and creative I feel. The better job I do. The more I love what I do. 💫

Pay attention to what makes you feel energized versus depleted. What makes you feel excited versus drained.

You don't need to quit everything as soon as you realize that. Just start by paying attention to it. Then step by step you can adjust. And see where this leads you 🌞

07/05/2022

I was asked recently what inspired me to start my business.

And all I could think of was serendipity. 💫

I chose to do my studies in communications and public relations after a gap year where I purposefully decided to not think about what I was going to do next.

Then one conversation with a friend helped me decide.

I ended up in a marketing agency after a friend of a friend introduced me to the owner.

I ended up working with a small business when a friend needed help.

I ended up starting my own business after basically creating my own job at that company requiring me to be an independent contractor.

🌞 Now I help small businesses communicating about their projects + I support entrepreneurs redefining their mission, purpose, values and embrace a communication strategy they feel good about so they can feel aligned and excited about their biz.

I never had that idea in mind.

It's never been ONE moment. One inspiration.

It's a bunch of them. All the time. It's the one I listened to. It's the one I decided to remember.

Why are you where you are at now?
Where are you going next?

What inspiration will you listen to next?

Share Your Bright Side 🌞

your business

06/30/2022

Let go and see what happens. ✨️

Feeling stuck? Like you want to quit everything? Nothing works?

Yupp. Been there. Done that. ... At least once a month... 😅

Expectations are too high. Pressure is too intense.

And brain freaks out.

Call that friend. 💛 Cancel your plan. Take a walk.

Let go for a second. Stop overthinking it. And see what happens.

🤯 mind-blown by how effective that was today.

Remember... the world ain't gonna end if you take a moment to breathe.

Quite the contrary 💛

Mucho love.

Yas

06/14/2022

Just hung up the phone with , the one and only founder of 💛

Just a few years ago we would woke up at sunrise for photoshoots (still can't believe how many photoshoots i ended up doing without really planning for it 😅), hang out at yoga festivals, drink coconuts in Bali.

Feels like a lifetime ago.

Yet it is very much part of who I am today.

A lifetime of experiences. Of trying things. Of experimenting. Of getting to know me.

And more to come.

It's hard to know what's happening when it's happening. Reflecting on these important times of your life can be so beneficial.

My first group of entrepreneurs badass women. My first times working from cafes. Living that digital nomad life before it meant anything to the rest of the world.🌎

Today still talking about life, travel, and business together 🤩

Surround yourself with people who get you! Find your tribe and keep them close.

You're not weird. Or you know what you're weird and that's perfectly fine! 🥰

So grateful for all the memories we've shared and will continue to share. Love you 💛

Love looking into all these pictures 🤩

06/02/2022

05/29/2022

I realized I have a weird relationship with routines.

In the sense that I hate them. 😅

I guess it's not so much the routine but the repetition.

• I don't have a favorite restaurant cause I like to try new places all the time.

• I don't have a membership at a gym or studio cause I don't want to stick to one activity.

• I don't have a typical work schedule cause I keep changing it.

Yet this week, we've been coming back to the same coffee shop, over and over again. ☕️ The one where the WIFI is reliable, where the sittings are comfortable. Where the staff is friendly. Where they started recognizing us and became even friendlier.

Additionally, the closest one to where we were staying. 🌞

Mmmh I guess that's not that bad after all.

Many times I've wondered should I go somewhere else? And realized I actually am more focused, lose less time, and enjoy the experience.

Let go and surrender in the ease of it. It's in the little things afterall.

This is not about having routines or not. It's about trying new things and seeing what works right now. This week for me trying something new meant to actually NOT trying something new. 😅

So you're more trying new things all the time or you've got your favorites? 🤩