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In the blink of an eyeโฆ we start 2026 celebrating 10 years of WannaGrow. ๐
Time really does fly when youโre doing work that matters on islands that vibe!After a ten-year corporate career in the Netherlands and Curaรงao, I discovered that rigid structures and predefined career paths were not where I thrived. Moving to the Caribbean opened the door to freedom, entrepreneurship, and a different way of working and living.In…
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎรง๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ – ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ
As we prepare to launch our renewed WannaGrow ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ we are consciously exploring places that invite leaders to do their inner work, away from meeting rooms, KPIs and daily noise. And here on Curaรงao, we are truly blessed.The island is full of powerful, grounding places that naturally invite reflection, presence and deeper…
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
First of all, the journey, both physical and mental. Getting to Statia alone almost takes a full day. Add to that the need to realign with the islandโs culture and history, the way people perceive me, and a team going through a challenging phase. As a coach, that asks a lot of you. So my…
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
Itโs interesting how, as a consultant and coach, I am motivating others to celebrate their wins, yet hesitate to share our own. I received this beautiful feedback from Shahaira Richardson, teamleader at Guardian Sint Maarten, three years ago but never shared it.Not because I wasnโt proud, but because I struggle with visibility that feels like…
โจ Saturday reminded me why I love this work so deeply
With WannaGo Outdoors we organized our very first teambuilding event at Hofi Mango and somewhere between the laughter, the challenges, the sweat, I realized how much Iโve missed this. In recent years, our focus at WannaGrow has shifted more toward profound leadership and team development trajectories. And while outdoor elements have always remained part of…
๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐! ๐
Grateful for a powerful 2 weeks of deep introspection during the intensive NLP Practitioner training with UNLP – Instituut voor Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling & Communicatie here in Curaรงao. As a coach I try to practice what I preach every day. Creating a happy and healthy workplace begins with doing the inner work myself. This training offered…
Part 2: ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
The current conflict at the highest political level painfully exposes how ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐บ can dominate our community, threatening not just cooperation but our democracy, freedom and the growth of our country. What we are witnessing is not just a political conflict. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ. And this pattern…
๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
Recent signals in Curaรงao show how urgent this question is:๐จ 80% of employees in Curaรงao report experiencing inappropriate behavior such as bullying, verbal aggression, or intimidation. (SER, April 2025)๐จ Civil servants do not dare to voice their opinions, according to ABVO board member Jourandy Leito. (Nu CW September 2025)๐จ Tourism and healthcare under pressure: labor…
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐? ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐!
More than 30 years ago I lived in Japan and was struck by how genuinely friendly and considerate people were.3 years ago, when I visited Denmark for the first time, I felt the same. What do you think these two countries have in common? ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐. In Denmark,…
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐โฆ ๐ช
A toxic workplace often starts at the top. When we as leaders are self-absorbed, overworked and set unrealistic expectations, our behavior trickles down like a slow-spreading virus. The result? A stressful, unsafe culture where people are afraid to speak up.The good news?๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐. But hereโs the challenge: shaping a healthy culture isnโt…