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In the blink of an eye… we start 2026 celebrating 10 years of WannaGrow. 🎉
Time really does fly when you’re doing work that matters on islands that vibe!After a ten-year corporate career in the Netherlands and Curaçao, 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…
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮ç𝗮𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲 – 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸
As we prepare to launch our renewed WannaGrow 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 we are consciously exploring places that invite leaders to do their inner work, away from meeting rooms, KPIs and daily noise. And here on Curaçao, we are truly blessed.The island is full of powerful, grounding places that naturally invite reflection, presence and deeper…
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱
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 island’s 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…
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧.
It’s 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 wasn’t proud, but because I struggle with visibility that feels like…
✨ 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 I’ve 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…
𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁! 😃
Grateful for a powerful 2 weeks of deep introspection during the intensive NLP Practitioner training with UNLP – Instituut voor Persoonlijke Ontwikkeling & Communicatie here in Curaçao. 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: 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱.
The current conflict at the highest political level painfully exposes how 𝗲𝗴𝗼, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 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. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. And this pattern…
𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿?
Recent signals in Curaçao show how urgent this question is:🚨 80% of employees in Curaçao report experiencing inappropriate behavior such as bullying, verbal aggression, or intimidation. (SER, April 2025)🚨 Civil servants do not dare to voice their opinions, according to ABVO board member Jourandy Leito. (Nu CW September 2025)🚨 Tourism and healthcare under pressure: labor…
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄? 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
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? 👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. In Denmark,…
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀… 💪
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?𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕖. But here’s the challenge: shaping a healthy culture isn’t…