Eindhoven office is closing!
I receive most clients at my home, or at the Anahatta space in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. However, every now and then I was looking for a different space. In early 2025, I was “offered” a few spaces—without me actually looking. Of course, they were paid spaces.
It struck me. A kind of subconscious awareness. Spaces… why are they coming to me? Am I allowed to do something with them? Is there something to learn, do, or be? And suddenly, there was a space in Eindhoven, right next to Central Station. I felt a yes, went to view it three days later, and two days later I had the key. Wow, that was so fast! And I wasn’t even registered like the other tenants.
The space still needed to be furnished; it was anti-squat, and suddenly I was looking for office supplies, both functional and comfortable. I even found it nerve-wracking to park and load, because it was right in the city center, on the sidewalk, and “that’s not allowed.” I found that simply DOING things worked, and the decorating— for which I received help (thanks Carmen!) —was done within two days after visiting some really nice secondhand shops. Where I would normally think about three times, now was suddenly possible in hours or minutes, and money just had to be spent. So bizarre and simple, it just flipped the switch.
My location in Eindhoven also meant I decided to spend a fixed day of the week to be there. I had to “work” there because there was nothing else to do. I also met up with almost everyone I knew in Eindhoven, making and keeping in touch. I also started doing things in Eindhoven. Peace in the Park (an inner peace ritual), a lecture at In-Between-Cafe Eindhoven (“Who am I?”), an open evening showcasing my art and The Power of Dreaming Together—a wonderful co-creation with my fellow tenant, Jeroen. There’s also a future lecture planned at the Hoog Begaafheids Cafe Eindhoven.
And now, more than six months later, I noticed I wasn’t going there every week anymore. I didn’t feel like driving to that cold office. Or whatever it was. And as spontaneously as it had started, suddenly the choice was simple: I spend X amount of money there each month, so I can better spend it somewhere else. On someone else, too.
Perhaps renting a room twice a month for a workshop, joining a networking organization, or something else. And that’s why I canceled the lease last week. I realized something really exciting: I can quit now! I am (was?) someone who, if I commit to something, I follow through. And if it doesn’t go well, I look for ways to improve. New ideas, new actions, again and again. And now? This time I didn’t. Well, I thought about it for a bit. But no, that’s how it was. The choice is made. Canceled, and the last day will be November 11, 2025. I’m grateful for everything the space has given me: skills, experiences, and new people.
But because I’m still itching, I’ll be open to the public for two more days the week before. Your last chance to visit me in Eindhoven!
Just a final question to you: do you ever quit?
