goals Archives - Miranda van den Heuvel

Colouring outside the lines

Miranda2023-03-17T07:19:44+02:00February 1st, 2023|

Today I had a discussion with my therapist (yes, I have a therapist) about standards. There is a part of me that has learned that the bar should be a certain height for it to be worthy, valuable and noteworthy. That bar has evolved into an intricate system of standards that needs to be upheld. Standards that say how certain things are supposed to be done (by me), by when they are supposed to be accomplished and why I am doing them at all. Obviously, when one of those three elements of such a st [...]

Invitation to make a Visionboard

Miranda2023-03-17T07:19:54+02:00January 23rd, 2023|

What’s a Vision Board? A Vision Board (also sometimes called a Treasure Map, an Image Bank, a Mood Board or Creativity Collage) is a poster board on which you paste or collage images that you’ve torn out from various magazines. The images can be very specific – like a new dream house. Or they can be images that evoke a feeling – like a picture of a woman meditating that makes you feel deeply peaceful. It’s simple. The truth behind this technique is this: When you surround yourself with images [...]

8 ways to get anything done

Miranda2021-03-19T09:45:37+02:00March 19th, 2021|

We all lead busy lives. Even if the pandemic seemed to slow things down for a while, our agendas are chock-full with appointments again. Our to do lists hardly leave us time to breathe. We have become multi-taskers, juggling work and life but struggling to find the right balance. Usually we manage pretty well. But sometimes, things spin out of control and OVERWHELM takes over. What are the signs of overwhelm? you don’t know what the next thing is you need to be doing you break down and cry beca [...]

Your annual personal review and preview in 3 simple questions

Miranda2022-05-31T14:00:59+02:00December 25th, 2020|

Today I would like to ask you just 3 questions. What 3 things are you proudest of accomplishing in 2020?They can be big things, small things. Things that are important just to you, that made a difference to your family or made the world a better place. What 1 new thing do you want to accomplish in 2021?This should be your number one priority, the one thing you focus on every day and that you want to have finished by the end of next year. It can of course be something intangible like being a goo [...]

Who put 2020 on their vision board? I did!

Miranda2022-05-31T15:44:44+02:00September 25th, 2020|

After writing my post talking about 2020, and launching, like every year, my Visionboard workshop, the Universe gently sent me some comments and emails from people and pointed me to some other blog posts that all said something like: 2020 was NOT on my vision board! If 2020 were a vision board (and then images of doomsday armageddon) I really need to redo my vision board! This is NOT what I planned Here's the thing though... 2020 was on my vision board. WHAT???? you did this?! haha No but serio [...]

A Smart Woman’s (or man’s) Guide to the Universe

Miranda2022-06-01T13:23:30+02:00May 15th, 2020|

Have you ever read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? It is safe to say that it's one of the funniest science fiction novels ever written. Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. Trying to balance work, kids, partner, friends, parents and a gazillion other things, our lives on Earth are regularly de [...]

Why motivation is not the problem

Miranda2020-01-03T09:45:03+02:00January 3rd, 2020|

As a life coach, I often hear people say they lack motivation. They have the best goals: they want to live healthier, get organized at home or at work, start a new business or project. These goals are things they WANT. And you would say that if you want something really bad, it should be easy to get motivated right? Wrong. So why are we not motivated or driven enough to meet our goals? Are we not determined enough? Strong enough? The way I see it, motivation is like the sap of a tree: it keeps [...]