Ringing in the New Year with Release
I'm currently writing to you on the first day of 2019. I thought it would be important to pause and take a look at everything that 2018...
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Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
A Magical Evening with Charles Handy
Have you ever had one of the moments that literally felt like magic? As in you were incredibly inspired but you didn't quite know why?...
Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 2, 2019
- 4 min
Making Peace with Uncertainty
I am a planner by nature, always have been. My current profession is a Project Manager, but my life in its present moment isn't really...
Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 2, 2019
- 2 min
5 things I've learned from moving to London
I have one more reflection paper to write and an International Trip to Naples, then my first year of my MBA program comes to a close. It...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 27, 2018
- 1 min
Welcome to Eurostar
I got chills the moment that the CEO popped into the Eurostar Boardroom to greet all of us and say those exact words. Chills. I have just...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
Awake, Aware, At Choice
So I have been taking this class from this community back at home called Center for Spiritual Living. What we have been studying recently...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 12, 2018
- 2 min
10 things that I Appreciate about my Mum
Items I've learned today: Mum/Mummy = mom (although I already knew that as I have been calling my mother "mummy" my entire life... I was...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 7, 2018
- 2 min
One Giant Leap for Maria
Lots of change in the present moment. I have recently moved, I have decided to take an extended holiday this summer (exact location TBD...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 30, 2018
- 3 min
Advice to my Younger Self
I have been a doing a sh*t ton of reflection recently. I think I would be a bit remiss if I didnt take a second to pause and share some...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 21, 2018
- 2 min
Creating the Life I want to Live
Ever made a vision board before? I hadn't before last weekend. But I met with Jessica Rockson from Rocksteady Coaching and I'm a convert....
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 11, 2018
- 2 min
It's a Wonderful World (of Books)
Working at a publishing agency does has its perks. I had forgotten all about the London Book Fair when I went into work this morning. Not...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 9, 2018
- 2 min
On to the Next One...
So my Consultancy piece for my MBA is coming to a close. While I loved my team for this particular assignment, there were a number of...
Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 31, 2018
- 2 min
Trusting that Voice Within
Remember that paper I was freaking out about months ago? Probably not. Well.... I was (freaking out that is). I had to turn in an "Action...
Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
There's a Place for Us
It feels like there is so much change going on at the moment. I am planning on traveling for a bit this summer, but my plan had been to...
Maria Vandenburg
- Mar 5, 2018
- 2 min
Maria Vandenburg = Research Storyteller
I may or may not have taken that from Dr. Brene Brown (the whole research storyteller thing). I literally have spent the last month...
Maria Vandenburg
- Feb 26, 2018
- 2 min
Diving off the Deep End
My life has been a lot of deep diving recently. Why do I feel the way that I do? What does it mean? What do I ultimately want? Image...
Maria Vandenburg
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
The Power in being Vulnerable
It feels like I have been repeating some of the same patterns and life lessons over and over again recently. I'll feel great, amazing...
Maria Vandenburg
- Feb 12, 2018
- 2 min
Weaving the Patterns Together
So I've now switched into personal development mode. It's kind of crazy how many differing things are now coming into connection in my...
Maria Vandenburg
- Feb 5, 2018
- 2 min
Listening to the Body
I feel like I have been on a whole new level of what I have been aware of lately, but what I have been neglecting is my body. Today I...
Maria Vandenburg
- Jan 26, 2018
- 4 min
The value of just being present
One of the first new concepts I was introduced to in my MBA program was the time value of money, but I have found myself recently taking...
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