1 July 2019 | Business Tips |
What is that you’re saying?” Victor is learning Dutch, my native language. Good on him, aye?! I heard that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. He bought some cd’s and is repeating the sentences while driving in the car. But sometimes one of these...
18 June 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
She stood abruptly still and wouldn’t move. Just like a stubborn donkey. I convinced her to come to me. And she did. Especially because I gave her something yummy to eat. Ok, let’s go now! After two metres she did it again. And again. And again. She put the brakes on...
14 June 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
The fun part of housesitting is that you’ll always be able to live somewhere else. It’s a good way to try out new neighbourhoods. And the fun part of taking care of doggies is that you have to take them out for a walk. Then there’s the challenge to find new places to...
13 June 2019 | Business Tips |
Yesterday I told you my story about buying a smartphone and that I was so happy with the friendly salesperson’s advice. He helped me cut through the display with all the smartphones hanging on the wall. Each of them accompanied by a card with all kinds of techy stuff...
12 June 2019 | Business Tips |
Yep. That’s the perfect model. Exactly what I need! I was so happy with the salesperson’s advice. I get overwhelmed by all the available options, you know. He compared one with the other and mentioned the advantages I hadn’t thought about. Now I clearly saw that the...
7 June 2019 | Business Tips |
Six out of ten drivers get lost while driving to their destination, even when using a GPS! The stress level rises, because they need to be somewhere on time. Which leads to quite some tension in the car. The ‘Where are we?’ question is often the starting point of many...
31 May 2019 | Business Tips, Measure Impact, Personal Growth |
“Ooooh, this must have been a castle! Look at all those rocks! Yes, there’s probably a treasure too. Let’s explore and find it”. Two ten-year-old girls hopped from stone to stone. Telling stories to each other about what had happened and why the castle was...
29 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
As soon as we got off, he turned the barge around and left the quiet green-blue bay. Probably back to the mainland. There were only a couple of houses in this bay. And a dirt road up the hill. No tourist shops. No cafes. Nothing. No people either. Just the two of...
24 May 2019 | Business Tips |
I never really understood this proverb. You? Yes, I know what it means. It’s when people attempt to stop someone asking unwanted questions. But why is a cat killed by curiosity? That puzzles me. So curious as I am, I went out to explore the true reason. And this is...
23 May 2019 | Business Tips |
Sometimes you just want to think things over. Not rushing into something. When Victor and I shifted back from Christchurch to Nelson, we didn’t want to rush into buying a house or looking for a rental home. So we decided to live in a motorhome and enjoy housesitting...
22 May 2019 | Business Tips, Future Trends, Personal Growth |
Honestly, I never ever would have thought I would be living in New Zealand and be so happy in love with my wonderful partner Victor. Making that decision, back in 2016, to take the big leap, saying goodbye to my son, family and friends in the Netherlands, was a...
21 May 2019 | Business Tips, Spotlight on... |
It was my brother’s birthday yesterday – congrats, bro! – so that made me think of my hometown Rotterdam where I was born ages ago. When we grew up, the city was ultimately booorrring. Absolutely nothing to do for us, young teenagers. For our date...
20 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
Today I read something that touched my heart AND something that made me so angry. Which one do you like to hear first? Let’s start with my warm heart. 💖 I read a story about a woman, called Lesley, who never started her business. She never stepped in, because she was...
17 May 2019 | Business Tips |
Yay, we are on the road again for the weekend. Enjoying some days in nature close to the Pelorus river. Have you seen the Hobbits movie Desolation of Smaug? The Pelorus river and the bridge, between Nelson and Blenheim, are the filming locations of the barrel scene....
16 May 2019 | Business Tips |
“Help! My notes, ideas and to-do lists for my business are all over the place. Notes on different pieces of paper, in Evernote on my phone, in a notebook I carry along in my bag, in Word documents saved on the desktop or in folders, etc. etc.” “And then, of course, I...
14 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
Immediately after I had stepped inside the man asked me ‘Would you like something to drink, coffee or tea?’ Apparently, they had nothing else to offer. But it was also a question that I knew was coming. I chuckled without making a sound. ‘No thank you’, I said...
10 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
She asked me the most perfect question. I had been rattling on for at least half an hour. Sipping my hot latte macchiato. Eating bits of a yummy cake. I just couldn’t stop. As if someone had opened a hole in a dam. A waterfall of words came pouring out of my mouth....
9 May 2019 | Business Tips, Spotlight on... |
It was a very rainy, grey day in Picton, a town on the north coast of the South Island, in New Zealand. It’s known as a gateway to the islands and inlets of the stunning Marlborough Sounds. But today even the palm trees looked miserable over the water. It was one of...
8 May 2019 | Business Tips, Future Trends |
In January 2016 I was here at the exact same spot under these typical pine trees. I had a coffee at the Dolphin Encounter cafe first and then walked on the grey pebble stone beach, looking over the grey ocean and listening to the waves crushing onto the rocky beach. I...
7 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
I must admit, the title is not mine. I discovered it because I made time for luck today 🙂 Early this morning, my love Victor and I hopped in our motorhome, leaving for Kaikōura. Victor is working for a project there, and I come along to keep him company, to enjoy...
6 May 2019 | Business Tips |
Bang! I threw them all in the recycling bin. I only used one of them once. But oh no, never again. What happened? Well, I needed a new set. So I thought, why not buy that well-known brand? The reviews were great, the looks were good. Must be great value for my money....
5 May 2019 | Business Tips, Personal Growth |
I’m stepping outside on the deck and there he is. Just sitting quietly. I reach out my hand. Slowly. Does he know I’m there? He still doesn’t move. I’m close now. Surprisingly, he allows me to touch him. Which he would never do in normal situations. He won’t even let...
4 May 2019 | Business Tips, Ethical Living |
Yesterday I spent some lovely hours at my preferred hairdresser, Renaissance Organic Hair Salon, in Nelson. Vicky Chapman, my favourite senior stylist, is a gem in making me feel and look fabulous. She and her colleagues often refer their clients to related...
3 May 2019 | Business Tips |
Home again. And at the same time more on the road than ever! My love Victor and I shifted from Christchurch back home to our beloved Nelson. That’s on the South Island of New Zealand, by the way. Since then we have lived in a motorhome while housesitting in between....
15 April 2019 | Business Tips, Ethical Living, Spotlight on... |
An added little touch goes a long way. It is months ago, but I still have the handwritten note she sent me. Kelly from Reuseful not only thanked me for buying her reusable products, she also touched my heart by saying she will always remember me for being her first...
1 March 2019 | Business Tips |
You should have seen their faces. Staring at each other in disbelief. Really?! What happened? Well, to start with, I could tell that they have done this regularly. They know exactly where they are. They get up and start moving at the right time. Not too early. Not too...
11 February 2019 | Business Tips, Ethical Living, Future Trends, Green Your Business, Measure Impact, Personal Growth, Spotlight on... |
Hi, my name is Monika de Neef, owner and founder of The Wayfinding Entrepreneur. Here you find bite-size business and life lessons, operating from New Zealand to the World. It’s for conscious-living entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have a green- and...
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