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IT’S OK!

March 19, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann 1 Comment

IT’S OK!

What a week ! While I hope I can inspire people around me with my blog posts they also help me reflecting on what’s important to me, what keeps me moving and thinking about these days. No matter if it is in my book ( yes, yes, yes - it’s coming together) or on this blog I like this to be authentic and real in terms of what I have been able to explore over the last years and what I have learned on this journey so far, especially living the lifestyle working in events. Yes, I call it a lifestyle as your job and your private life overlap and interfere a lot and you can’t just draw a line. And the longer I have thought about it, the less it made sense to me to even try to differ between work + life. Making it a lifestyle is a way easier and Continue Reading

If you wait till you are ready you will be waiting the rest of your life.

March 12, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann Leave a Comment

If you wait till you are ready you will be waiting the rest of your life.

A lot of times I got asked the same question: “ Do you feel ready to…..move to Portland, do this job, take this responsibility?” To this day I have always hated this question as it ultimately raised the next question in me which was what the correct answer would or should be. I still don’t know if there is  answer to it when your boss, co-workers or your friends are asking you this question no matter how well they mean. How honest do I have to be? What are they expecting? What does it help to know? For sure one of the reasons why I have never liked it is the fact that at least I never felt 120% ready taking on the next challenge or opportunity and it made me insecure as well as I felt kind of caught in the act. I doubt if Continue Reading

YOU MAKE IT OR YOU BREAK IT.

March 5, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann Leave a Comment

YOU MAKE IT OR YOU BREAK IT.

.... it sounds pretty self-explaining, doesn’t it? Having worked in the event industry for the last 14 years this quote has been a constant companion in my life. Right after school when we all started going in different directions, trying to figure out our first steps of our careers and getting started at college, in first jobs or just went travelling the times you could see your friends got way more rare than we you were used to. I remember the phone calls, texts and discussions vividly when I started cancelling dinners three days in a row because I couldn’t leave work on time or I something has popped up in between. “You just started with them, you are doing an apprenticeship, how come you are that important for this project? Continue Reading

BEGIN ANYWHERE

February 26, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann Leave a Comment

BEGIN ANYWHERE

....Blog, Instagram, lebook project, freelancing – what a ride! It’s been four weeks now that I left my old job after 14 amazing years. I didn’t know what to expect at all and I did not know if I’d love it or hate it. As a first resume, I’d say I couldn’t be happier. Not because I left a company I loved and love, just because everything else that I get to do right now. I am not a web designer, I am not a graphic designer or photographer, rather am I a PR person, marketing pro even less an experienced author. I have never used Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, let's say social media the way I do it right now and I know that I am far away from being professional or can call myself expert. I have had a freelance business in Germany for six Continue Reading

listen to others but don’t silence your own voice

February 13, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann Leave a Comment

listen to others but don’t silence your own voice

Carnival, Mardi Gras, Spring break, Prom and what’s next? It seems like your parents, friends and family just got back into their routine as the questions about your future became a little less frequent after the holiday season peak. Am I right? Some of you already might have the plan, you know exactly which university you want to go and how to get accepted and if you get asked where you will be 5 years from now you can answer in three straight sentences. Done. Check. Have fun and don’t forget: Change is the only constant;-). And then there is people like me. It was February, Carnival season was just around the corner, and I kind of had a plan and I knew I would do something, but nothing was written in stone and nothing was confirmed at Continue Reading

Hey, I am Carol.

February 11, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann Leave a Comment

Hey, I am Carol.

Have you ever been the first guest to enter a California Pizza Kitchen restaurant right when they open at 11a? This is exactly where I got to meet Carol McKibben in person for the first time. She figured that it wouldn’t be busy so we would have time to talk, grab an early lunch, and meet in the middle of her home and my hotel. To me, that describes perfectly how easy-going, uncomplicated, and pragmatic Carol is, and those are just some of the things I love about her. When she walks into the room being super fit and well-dressed, you’d never guess her age. The only hint I am giving is that there were two decades between my bet and her real age. She just looks amazing. But that’s just something that makes her a super woman in my eyes. Continue Reading

le book project l task no.1

February 7, 2017 by Maika Janat-Vennemann 5 Comments

le book project l task no.1

Merci beaucoup for all your comments and feedback about the le book project. #amazing As with every project it is always a team effort and that is why i am counting on all of you - no matter if we know each other already or will get to do so on this journey. It has always been a dream of my lifetime to write and publish a book and after my first attempt couple years ago, i am positive that i will manage to realize my goal this time. #justdoit #priorities #wherethereisawillthereisaway. The goal of my book is to give forward and share the inspiration, motivation, advice i was given starting my work life as well as the lessons learned during my career. I was so lucky to have great mentors who inspired me throughout my whole life and if Continue Reading

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My 2018 Recap – 10 Reasons Why It Was the Best Thing Ever Not to Go Back to Work All Year.

It is already Mid of January when you read this, but it took me a while and I needed a moment to find out what my overall take away on 2018 would be. I wrote down my thoughts, looked through all the photos I took in 2018 as well as went through my email inbox.While […]

10 Easy Tips to Be Successful when Writing Your First Book

It took me over six months to finally start writing my book. I talked about it. I planned things around it, and I found many excuses why I couldn’t start on a specific day. Once I started, I became so excited I wanted to make up for lost time. As a result, I ended up […]

Trust the Timing of Life

Why is August 14, 2018, a special day? Because it’s the day I woke up and my book, Go. See. Do. became available for pre-order on Amazon. For a first-time author, this is a big deal. Let me set the scene for you. It was Tuesday morning. My better half was traveling, and our daughter […]

HELLO 2018….it’s OK!

I think I told you before that it feels like that I get tested on every chapter of my book before I decide to really include it. Our start into 2018 or let’s say the last 4 weeks have been my personal proof that my chapter “It’s OK!” will definitely get a spot in my […]

TRUST THE TIMING OF YOUR LIFE

Today marks November 13 and I am heading into my last two Portland weeks of the year. It feels a little early to me to wrap up this year and get into the holiday mood but due to the fact that we will spend the month of December in Germany my Portlandia-Year 2017 will officially […]

BACK TO SCHOOL

When I was still in school summer was always my favorite season. The weather was nice, we were out and about all day, went on unforgettable family vacations in Italy, spend all day windsurfing, playing at the beach with friends, enjoyed good food, didn’t worry about a thing, most of the time didn’t have to […]

LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MAKE OTHER PLANS

“So you will be gone next weekend? But we had this girls weekend set for months now. You can’t be at the wedding? Honestly, isn’t there anybody else that can go on this site visit?” Over the last 15 years those kind of questions occurred frequently and my family and friends got used to fact […]

NOW OR NEVER!

It was a Tuesday at the end of January. I went to bed way too late the night before. We had a business dinner where we had a lot of challenges to tackle and we actually didn’t really come to a lot of solutions at all which was frustrating on so many ends. So I […]

BE REAL. BE AUTHENTIC. BE HONEST.

Time flies (what else is new?) and so it has been two months already since I left my job. Some days it feels like it yesterday had been my last day, other times more like two years ago since I had left. “How are you? How is it going? What do you do all day? […]

IT’S OK!

What a week ! While I hope I can inspire people around me with my blog posts they also help me reflecting on what’s important to me, what keeps me moving and thinking about these days. No matter if it is in my book ( yes, yes, yes – it’s coming together) or on this […]

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