Marjoke Franken
Marjoke Franken

Marjoke Franken

Happy! Most of the time. Life is too short to be not.

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Busy

A couple of days ago I ran into this lady I’ve known for years. She walked up to me, we hugged and kissed on the cheek and I asked: “It’s…

Jan 23 · 5 min read

Language

Think about the last time where someone, clearly representing some good cause, stopped you in the streets, asking you questions that were…

Dec 18, 2019 · 5 min read

Can we expect craftsmanship from professionals?

I believe that if people are doing what they love, they truly want to perform at their best capabilities.

Aug 7, 2019 · 4 min read

A rebel after all

Last time I wrote about my oldest daughter and what a good kid she is. If you’ve missed it: read it here.

Jun 20, 2017 · 5 min read

Dare, or ask permission? How to coach a good kid.

My oldest daughter is what you would call a good kid. No really… She’s good. She is so good, it gets annoying. She used to ask if she could…

Jun 7, 2017 · 4 min read

Anger

I am so filled with anger at the moment! What is wrong with the human race! Why are we still measuring the people around us? Why does it…

May 31, 2017 · 3 min read

Mindfulness? Or just living!

Mindfulness, is it stil a buzzword? Or is it part of our everyday vocabulary already? It must still be really big, because after googling…

May 16, 2017 · 6 min read

Do we remember why we do what we do?

or… the basics of Scrum

Apr 12, 2016 · 5 min read

True to yourself!

I was at an awesome unconference a while back. (Play4Agile) In one of the sessions I had the opportunity to explore what it was like to try…

Mar 7, 2016 · 2 min read

Wishing you a nice laryngitis

Yes, you read it well. It’s not that I want you all to feel really sick or to be in a lot of pain. I’m not a sadist, trust me. Bear with…

Sep 29, 2015 · 3 min read

Dare LIVE chat with Trust Artist Olaf Lewitz

Today we had our third live chat at Dare Devils. Live chats are weekly one-hour chats with the world’s most inspiring change agents…

Sep 29, 2015 · 4 min read

Masks

It used to be my motto for years: take off your masks. Even in my teens I saw so many people trying to be someone else, something else. And…

Sep 24, 2015 · 2 min read