🙋🏼♀️ Dearest you,
OK, big thing. As you might have picked up from the subtitle, I’m writing this newsletter in English from now on. I hope that’s not a problem. If it is, I’m sorry and happy you joined me for the ride up until now.
Why are you switching, Emma? Well, there a number of reasons. First of all, because I prefer writing in English. Secondly, if you do the math, it turns out more people speak English than Dutch 😉. And lastly, I want this newsletter to be aligned with its original goal again.
I started this newsletter in January 2020 (you know - when Corona was still a thing you thought would never affect your life) for a number of reasons:
I wanted to get better at writing and figured doing it weekly would be a good start.
Personally I love reading people’s curation of the things they deem worthwhile to read, watch and listen. I wanted to give a shot at providing the same value in sharing my best tips.
I wanted to create a place on the internet at which I can share freely my tips, insights, and stories about the things that bring me joy. This spans but is definitely not limited to lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, creating and maintaining nurturing relationships, and what it means to do good.
Each week, I drifted away further from the third goal. I felt obliged to pick one subject and stick to it. Or to strategically use newsletters for marketing purposes solely. Both obligations, although made up entirely by myself, made me enjoy writing a little less each week. I concluded it’s silly (read: stupid) to stay in situations you both created and hate. So here’s what you can expect in EMMA’s NOTES from now on:
Weekly, I’ll share what has been on top of my mind. This could be a lot. It could also be very little. But it will for sure reflect my personality which I like to think is a little quirky, cheeky when necessary and wise on good days.
I’m happy you’re here. Onwards and upwards!
Have a great week,
PS: rumor has it that I’m funnier in English. But I’ll let my jokes prove themselves 😉
NEW HERE? A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME: As you probably figured
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