Happy new year 🤍

If I'm honest, I've struggled with the usual start of year enthusiasm and excitement this year in the light of the Crans-Montana accident that took, and changed the lives of so many people so close to us all in the Suisse Romande area. My heart goes out to all those affected directly, and indirectly.
Words feel hollow.  

One of the big shifts I have noticed, and that accompanies my new years wishes to you is: 
"May you have the luxury of spending your time where it matters the most"
With those you love, doing things that fulfil you.

Yes, we’re busy.
Yes, our to-do lists are endless.
Yes, there are goals, objectives, plans, deadlines… all of it.

But let’s not lose sight of what actually matters.

💛 Our loved ones
🔥 Our passions
🌱 Our health


None of these can be replaced.

Happy new year, let's make our actions and presence count.

If you've been in my world for a while, you will for sure know this about me:
I love simplicity and no fuss.

(🧐 You can take the Dutch out of the Netherlands, but you cannot take the love for clarity and no fuss out of them!)

Back to the updated "Light" membership option

It's simple, flexible, and honestly… it just feels right.

I kept hearing the same thing again and again:
“I want support, but I don’t want another heavy (tine/money) commitment.”
So we built exactly that.

This membership is for showing up as you are, getting real help, and becoming a part of our community, without it taking over your life.

🤍 What's included?

🧑‍💻 Weekly Tuesday Co-Working
A simple rhythm. You come, you focus, you move things forward.
Some weeks quietly. Some weeks together. Whatever works for you.

📇 Members Directory – “Who’s Who”

- Who to reach out to for what 
- What services people are offering
- And what you want to be referred and contacted for

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🧭 An App to Manage Your Apps: Because We’ve All Got Too Many!

This question, semi-jokingly, came up at a discussion we had on our favourite apps! There are so many great ones but which ones do you truly use and how do you make sure you have an overview? 🤔 oh my...

If you’ve ever lost track of all the apps on your phone or laptop, the ones you actually use, the ones you pay for, and the ones silently renewing subscriptions, you’re not alone.

With so many apps in our digital lives, it’s easy to lose control. Luckily, there are some great tools designed to help you track usage, manage updates, and monitor subscriptions, basically, apps to manage your apps.

Here are some of the best ones out there 👇

1. AppRadar 

What it does: Tracks your apps and provides insights into app performance, updates, and analytics.

Best for: Businesses and developers looking to manage app stores, track updates, and get app performance reports.

2. App Usage  (Android only)

 What it does: Tracks how muc...

When someone asks, “How are you?” do you think about it before you answer... or do you automatically answer, “Great”?
Or here is another common one: "Busy", that has somehow become code for "Successful". 

Think about it. How often do we show up to family and friends hiding the real things: the struggles, the doubts, the messy human moments? And yet, sometimes we hide the joys too. The triumphs, the wins, the moments that make our hearts soar. We don’t want to brag or make anyone feel small, so we keep even the good things to ourselves.

The result? We move through life quite monotonously if we're not careful. We dull both the highs and the lows. We settle for mediocrity, rarely showing what is TRULY happening in our lives.
 

This Christmas, try something different. Share it all.
The laughter, the excitement, the messy moments, the doubts. Let your loved ones see the full spectrum of who you are, rekindle those honest connections with your siblings, your parents, before you developed al...

Our Christmas breakfast this year was, once again, a blast.

The kind that starts with good coffee ☕, warm hugs 🤗, and ends with people yelling across the room about how many nationalities we might have at the table, loudly disagreeing over what counts and what doesn't.

We caught up, celebrated the year, and then wrapped it all with a quiz that turned perfectly normal entrepreneurs into competitive gladiators ⚔️🔥.
Yes, we all respect each other.
Yes, we’re here for connection and support.
But put a flip chart in the middle and suddenly everyone wants to WIN, and it becomes a full-blown comedy show 😂.

Teams huddled like sports coaches whispering strategies. Pens were flying ✍️. Arguments over “what’s the unofficial community superpower?” got louder by the minute. People sprinted to the flip chart to squeeze in one last answer. It was chaos… fun, hilarious chaos.

What made it even better? The insights that came out between the laughter 🌟.
We realised the real glue of this community isn’t j...

The heating stopped working at the Clubhouse, and I was informed by the person who has rented it for a workshop... Not cool Mandy.

What followed was two days of me sprinting around Nyon, and eventually Aubonne hunting plugs, adapters and radiators like a woman on a heroic, but slightly ridiculous, quest.

When it was over, I half jokingly, half curiously, turned to ChatGPT to make sense of my “headless chickening” … and actually, did it deliver some interesting insights

Here are four points that shed some light on my reactions:

Stress can give you tunnel vison.
When the pressure rose, my brain locked onto one mission: “the plug!!”  and I literally couldn’t see any other solutions, as chat GPT stated: “tap dancing in front of my eyes.” Solutions like, just grab a new radiator and go...

Pressure to perform led me to overcommit. 
I wanted everything perfect for the renter, so I doubled down on fixing instead of stepping back to think.

Optimism bias is sneaky.
I trusted things would wo...

When the idea of the B-inspired community first came to me, it came from both fire and frustration. Seeing so many small business owners carrying the same challenges quietly and alone, afraid that sharing the full truth of their journeys would make them look less credible, less professional, less successful… or whatever story we had learned to tell ourselves.

But the truth? The struggles we face are normal. And there is absolutely no shame in them.

I didn’t want “networking.” I wanted real connection. Real trust. A place where collaboration and collective intelligence could live again. I feel like everyone is talking about it but it's rare to truly find. The kind you often lose when you step out of employment and no longer have colleagues who truly understand the good, the bad, and the messy.

So I went all in. Masterminds. Workshops. Coworking. And to my delight, I discovered I wasn’t alone in believing that this kind of space was deeply needed.

Now, as we move into our third year,...

 🎄✨ I’m excited for our Xmas Speed Networking at the Dive Bär! ✨🎄

We’re going full festive chaos: speed networking in Christmas jumpers, and yes, the jumpers will be part of the conversation 😏🎅

Big question of the night:

How many Xmas jumpers can we fit into the Dive Bar?

Challenge accepted? Come along and make yours count! 💥👀

Entrepreneurs, professionals, curious humans who love new ideas — this one’s for you.

Expect fun, energy, mischief, and a room buzzing with connections.

🎄✨ I’m so excited for our Xmas Speed Networking at the Dive Bär! ✨🎄

We’re going full festive chaos: speed networking in Christmas jumpers, and yes, the jumpers will be part of the conversation 😏🎅

Big question of the night:

How many Xmas jumpers can we fit into the Dive Bar?

Challenge accepted? Come along and make yours count! 💥👀 

It's free, it's fun, it's festive! Register here.

Entrepreneurs, professionals, curious humans who love new ideas, this one’s for you.

Expect fun, energy...

Our recent session on passive income was a breath of fresh air.

Warm, practical, and completely free of the usual “get rich while you nap” nonsense. The feedback was clear: people loved the honesty, the clarity, and the zero-BS approach Lynn Bruines brought.

🌟 First, we defined what passive income can bring:

✓ More Freedom
✓ Earning while you’re out living your life
✓ Almost exponentially scalable: one effort serving many

❌ And what it is not

✗ Effortless
✗ Free of time investment
✗ Possible without visibility & marketing

No magic shortcuts, but absolutely real potential when approached with intention.

🔍 We also got hands-on

We worked through the prompt questions to identify which passive income model actually fits us, Our personality, strengths, and business reality. Everyone left with:
- Clear next steps
- A direction that felt doable
- A path that wasn’t built on hype, but on strategy

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