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Travel

Wherever you go, there you are

ByAnnMaria De Mars May 12, 2025

I rented an apartment in Curacao to see what it would be like to live and work here. I learned a few things.

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Life | Travel

If you wanted to, you would – or would you?

ByAnnMaria De Mars September 1, 2024September 1, 2024

This post is not about Julia De Mars even though she thinks it is.

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Advice | Productivity

It’s Your Fault and That’s a Good Thing

ByAnnMaria De Mars August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

Taking responsibility, even if it wasn’t 100% your screw up, means taking control of a situation so you can fix it.

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Life

Grateful for the freedom to choose

ByAnnMaria De Mars August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

Throughout the day, I’m grateful for choices to sleep when I’m tired, buy what I want, even if I don’t need it and even just get out of bed – because I haven’t always had those choices.

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Advice

Five words to make you happier

ByAnnMaria De Mars August 26, 2024August 26, 2024

You may not be perfect yet (or, ever), but look how far you have come.

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Advice | Life

You don’t have to dance with them what brung you

ByAnnMaria De Mars February 11, 2024February 11, 2024

It’s great if you’ve been successful in your work and giving back to the community. It’s also fine to change what you’re doing just because you want to.

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Life

What will you do in retirement?You’re wrong.

ByAnnMaria De Mars December 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Retirement doesn’t mean you’ll be a completely different person overnight. So, if you want to change, you better get started.

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Productivity

Success as an older entrepreneur

ByAnnMaria De Mars October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

For those of you who need the TL;DR because you are old and going to die soon – older entrepreneurs make up for their lack of youthful energy by being better at identifying the opportunities that are less likely to be useful in the near to mid-term future. Then, they nope right out of those.

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Advice | Life

Life Rule from Preschool

ByAnnMaria De Mars August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

You want to be happier and less stressed? Take a lesson from preschool. Worry about yourself.

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Life

There is no Olympics of life

ByAnnMaria De Mars June 18, 2023June 19, 2023

There’s no single winner in life. You can win the Olympic event of What Makes You Happy

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