Reflection

thingsThisWeek #001

5 January 2025 ·

Veel blogs die ik volg houden al langere tijd weeknotities bij. Ik vind het leuk om deze notities van anderen te lezen en ga ze vanaf nu zelf ook proberen te schrijven. Regelmatig zijn de notities van anderen leerzaam. Daarnaast geven ze een kijk in het leven van iemand die je al langere tijd online volgt. Wel zo leuk.

Mijn notities zullen vooral beschrijven wat mij bezig hield in de afgelopen week op werk en privé gebied. Ik streef ernaar om de notities op zondag te plaatsen.

Dit is de eerste notitie, veel leesplezier.

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1 January 2025 ·

Vorig jaar op 2 januari begon ik met mijn nieuwe baan. Morgen begint dus jaar twee in functie. Ik kijk uit naar dit komende werkjaar omdat ik veel dingen niet meer voor het eerst zal doen en wat meer kan gaan terugvallen op ‘ervaringen uit het verleden’.

2025 zal opnieuw een jaar worden met veel reizen en internationale teams bezoeken. Daar kijk ik naar uit omdat deze reizen mij het meeste plezier in mijn werk geven.

https://camiel.schoonens.nl/2025/307/

Some reflections on the journey to my first Marathon run

11 November 2024 ·

Those of you following me for a while know I have been tracking my running since January of this year. While I’ve been running as my main exercise since 2016, it was not till September last year that I started to pick up things with dedication and distance-based schedules. I started with a 10-kilometer schedule for the fall season last year to rebuild my training rhythm and increase my pace. By January, I had picked up a 21.1-kilometer schedule as a New Year resolution, which ended late in April.

How I stay productive and go through my tasks

25 January 2024 ·

I received a text message from a former colleague and friend about how I stay productive and avoid procrastination. This colleague is not the first to notice my strengths in this area and ask for tips, tricks, and book recommendations. So here I go.

First things first, there is no silver bullet to doing things right. Many things that work for me might or might not work for you. Ultimately, you need to design a system that works for you. Staying productive in my work and private life comes down to building habits, being consistent, and optimizing what needs improvement.

Ready for 2024

31 December 2023 ·

My tiny sabbatical ‘in between jobs’ is almost over. I’m finishing this unique period with a short family holiday break on the island of Lanzarote.

Per 2024, I will start with a US-based Product and Tech company and look forward to the journey ahead. My role will be based in the Netherlands, and similar to my previous role, it involves quite some travel due to working with an international team.

For the next step in my career, I wished to experience what working for a British or US-based company would be about, and I’m happy that it worked out like that. I believe I will benefit from my previous experience working with teams in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM, and I look forward to putting what I have learned into practice in this new environment.

It was an absolute joy to have some time off from work. It gave me time to reflect and to be a good friend, husband, father, and son. I’ve enjoyed the ‘me’ time by visiting some brilliant museums, reading lots of books, running 4-5 times a week, working with my hands, and planning to return to work.

I’m ready for 2024 and feel happy and fortunate to have good mental and physical health. I wish you the same. 🍀