Negotiating 101: 5 tips on how to ask for a promotion or salary raise in 2021!

Business Tips

First of all: Happy February to you my lovelies! The first month of 2021 has already passed and we all know how fast the rest will pass before it's 2022 already - but until then, we have another 11 months to rock this year! With the start of a new year, many have received a promotion, maybe even a raise in salary. A whole lot though, have not - and wish they did. Here is ...

Does Working from Home = Working from Anywhere?

Business, Business Tips, Travel

Working From Home (WFH) has been introduced to most of us already last year and has joined most in 2021 - but does WFH mean we can work from anywhere (WFX)? Surely, WFH is the new norm by now and many companies even allow working from home indefinitely (such as Twitter, which announced their statement re WFH already in May 2020). Although there are many pros to working from home, one should also not ignore ...

The Do’s & Don’ts at Virtual Meetings

Business, Business Tips

Hey lovelies! Today I want to speak to you about the Do's and Don'ts at virtual meetings. Nowadays with Corona almost everything has turned digital and even our meetings, networking and important sessions, coachings or speeches are held mostly virtual. The good thing is, there is no need to wear a mask when at home or far enough away from other people in your close surroundings should you be at an office (depending on the ...

Thermomix Recipe: Healthy Pumpkin Soup

Food

Good morning! I cannot believe it's already Halloween again in a few days - how did this happen so fast? I'll actually be coming back home on October 31st from my US business travels, so I don't know how awake I'll be or whether the jet lag will have me under control that night! Either way, every year when October starts, when the leaves turn orange, and the halloween decorations come out - I crave ...

Visiting Frankfurt and speaking about future homes

General, Travel

on the 11th floor in our hotel room at the Hilton Frankfurt City; wearing a Zara outfit and shoes from a small boutique store in Malta Happy Thursday! Wow, where has the week gone so fast?! I have the feeling the week went by super fast and I barely got as much done as I had hoped. Well no, I did actually get a whole lot done, just not as much in my private life as ...