books

How giving first can boost your business

Two articles that illustrate how giving is one of the most effective ways of boosting your business and selling more [...]

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inspiration

Why you need to be famous

The following is my column from my November Inspirer newsletter, now in its seventh year. To subscribe and pick up a copy of ‘50 Steps to a Book in Your Hand’ please go to my website www.joparfitt.com

I often tell my students and clients that they need to be Googleable if they are to impress [...]

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expatriate stuff

Be a big fish in a small pond at Inside Twente

I have just had a great meeting with Bea Stanford, who found herself as an expat in a part of The Netherlands that has no existing infrastructure for expats like her. So, realising that there was a need to network with other expats she started Inside Twente. This neat site has blogs and forums and [...]

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books

More than 100 great workshops in the Hague

In need of an inspiration injection? Then check out the American School Fall brochure. Workshops range from learning to massage, do Reiki or become more spiritual, to golf, bellydance, language, cookery, arts and crafts and even day trips of Dutch cities.

Download the brochure, here. You’ll find it just below the PTA Services headline. Oh, and [...]

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websites

new site for global minds

I have just joined a site just for those with global minds. Expats, people who live abroad. Check it out at Internations.

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inspiration

Networkers on the rollercoaster

I belong to a great networking group here in The Hague, called Connecting Women. This year is our 10th anniversary and to celebrate we are collecting stories from our members old and new. These stories are available online for everyone to see and be inspired by. Do take a look. As soon as we have [...]

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