I started vlogging in 2000 🎥
Looking back now, I sometimes think: maybe I was one of the first vloggers in the Netherlands 😄 Not the most successful one unfortunately… but definitely early.
People often ask where my passion for social media comes from. The honest answer? I was 14 when I started 👶 So it goes way back. My dad had one of the first digital cameras 📸 It wasn’t even mine yet, I got my own a few years later. But those first recordings, with an old computer in the background 💻, that was the beginning.
And it’s funny how you look at your own story later on. For a long time, I felt like my dreams didn’t really work out. I wanted to be a rock singer 🎤 Then an artist 🎨 And at some point I thought maybe I should study economics and go for a corporate career 💼 None of that really happened.
But if you’re honest… vlogging was there before all of that. My very first passion eventually became my work 🔄 Not as a famous YouTuber or influencer, but in essence, it never really changed.
Together with Maarten, I seriously gave it a try. Two years of vlogging 🎬 And that’s when we realized what it actually takes. Being “on” all the time ⚡ Filming everything 🎥 Sharing your entire life 📱 Giving up your privacy 🔒 That’s not a hobby, that’s full-time commitment. And honestly… it was tougher than expected.
Still, it’s interesting how things work out. Without even realizing it, you grow towards what always suited you 🌱 Not because you planned it perfectly, but because you kept trying.
That’s really all I did. Everything I tried 🚀, I kept going with 💪 Nothing more, nothing less.
Sometimes people say I have a lot of talent ⭐ But I actually see it differently. I think I’m pretty average at a lot of things. The only difference is that I just keep going a bit longer than most people ⏳ And that alone is often enough.
Even with “average talent”, you can go far if you don’t stop 🔥 And that’s exactly how it works on LinkedIn 💼 and in business 📈 Keep posting, keep learning and keep improving.
You get better over time.
And success slowly starts to follow ✨
And honestly… I never thought I’d use these photos in a business blog 🤣
