Marjan Venema 🌻
@marjanvenema.bsky.social
After 60 years with an undiagnosed neurodivergent brain, I talk about "difficult" women and how to break free from conditioned people-pleasing & self-limitation so you can be you again.
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Marjan Venema 🌻
@marjanvenema.bsky.social
· Jun 25
The Women over 50's Unmasking Kickstart Guide
The Women over 50's Unmasking Kickstart Guide
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Woman? Over 50? Tired of showing up how _others_ need you to be?
Check out my 5-day email course on revealing and expressing who you truly are with calm, unwavering confidence & without burning bridges.
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Check out my 5-day email course on revealing and expressing who you truly are with calm, unwavering confidence & without burning bridges.
unmaskingkickstartguide.com
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So if you want to make 2026 the year you finally make a lucrative living as a writer...
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Then click get your ticket here (before it's too late) and $𝟣𝟩𝟢 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦:
Write Your Way To Wealth
How to finally turn your writing skills into a consistent, 6-figure income (in just 3 days)
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November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Enrollment for Write Your Way To Wealth is closing soon!
So if you want to make 2026 the year you finally make a lucrative living as a writer...
Then click get your ticket here (before it's too late) and $𝟣𝟩𝟢 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦:
So if you want to make 2026 the year you finally make a lucrative living as a writer...
Then click get your ticket here (before it's too late) and $𝟣𝟩𝟢 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦:
You only need 3 skills to take back control of your time and earning potential as a writer in ANY writing business.
• Positioning
• Packaging
• Prospecting
Find out to build a lucrative writing career with The Write Your Way To Wealth Challenge next week
Tickets: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
• Positioning
• Packaging
• Prospecting
Find out to build a lucrative writing career with The Write Your Way To Wealth Challenge next week
Tickets: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
Write Your Way To Wealth
How to finally turn your writing skills into a consistent, 6-figure income (in just 3 days)
ship30.partners
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
You only need 3 skills to take back control of your time and earning potential as a writer in ANY writing business.
• Positioning
• Packaging
• Prospecting
Find out to build a lucrative writing career with The Write Your Way To Wealth Challenge next week
Tickets: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
• Positioning
• Packaging
• Prospecting
Find out to build a lucrative writing career with The Write Your Way To Wealth Challenge next week
Tickets: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
Exciting news!
@dickiebush & @nicolascole77 are hosting a live, 3-day challenge next week called Write Your Way To Wealth.
They'll breakdown the 3 key skills you need to master (and exactly how to do it) to become a Wealthy Writer.
Grab your ticket here: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
@dickiebush & @nicolascole77 are hosting a live, 3-day challenge next week called Write Your Way To Wealth.
They'll breakdown the 3 key skills you need to master (and exactly how to do it) to become a Wealthy Writer.
Grab your ticket here: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
Write Your Way To Wealth
How to finally turn your writing skills into a consistent, 6-figure income (in just 3 days)
ship30.partners
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Exciting news!
@dickiebush & @nicolascole77 are hosting a live, 3-day challenge next week called Write Your Way To Wealth.
They'll breakdown the 3 key skills you need to master (and exactly how to do it) to become a Wealthy Writer.
Grab your ticket here: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
@dickiebush & @nicolascole77 are hosting a live, 3-day challenge next week called Write Your Way To Wealth.
They'll breakdown the 3 key skills you need to master (and exactly how to do it) to become a Wealthy Writer.
Grab your ticket here: ship30.partners/marjan-venem...
3 benefits of reinstating 'frivolous' pleasures for incorrigible self-effacers
Frivolous pleasures? Are you mad? No self-respecting (recovering) self-effacer would engage in those.
Right?
Frivolous pleasures? Are you mad? No self-respecting (recovering) self-effacer would engage in those.
Right?
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
3 benefits of reinstating 'frivolous' pleasures for incorrigible self-effacers
Frivolous pleasures? Are you mad? No self-respecting (recovering) self-effacer would engage in those.
Right?
Frivolous pleasures? Are you mad? No self-respecting (recovering) self-effacer would engage in those.
Right?
Stop chasing confidence. The truth: 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲.
You've spent years trying to become "confident enough."
Confident enough to speak up in meetings. Confident enough to set boundaries. Confident enough to stop apologizing for your expertise.
...
You've spent years trying to become "confident enough."
Confident enough to speak up in meetings. Confident enough to set boundaries. Confident enough to stop apologizing for your expertise.
...
October 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Stop chasing confidence. The truth: 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲.
You've spent years trying to become "confident enough."
Confident enough to speak up in meetings. Confident enough to set boundaries. Confident enough to stop apologizing for your expertise.
...
You've spent years trying to become "confident enough."
Confident enough to speak up in meetings. Confident enough to set boundaries. Confident enough to stop apologizing for your expertise.
...
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀? (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?)
To become a "difficult" woman takes guts and grit.
...
To become a "difficult" woman takes guts and grit.
...
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀? (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?)
To become a "difficult" woman takes guts and grit.
...
To become a "difficult" woman takes guts and grit.
...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄
Every beginning is hard...
That's something my mother used to tell me. It helped me get over the bump of uncertainty around whether I could do it at all. Getting started is often what you need to, well, get started.
...
Every beginning is hard...
That's something my mother used to tell me. It helped me get over the bump of uncertainty around whether I could do it at all. Getting started is often what you need to, well, get started.
...
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄
Every beginning is hard...
That's something my mother used to tell me. It helped me get over the bump of uncertainty around whether I could do it at all. Getting started is often what you need to, well, get started.
...
Every beginning is hard...
That's something my mother used to tell me. It helped me get over the bump of uncertainty around whether I could do it at all. Getting started is often what you need to, well, get started.
...
𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁)
Charging by the hour is a fool's errand - giving away your power and hard won experience to your clients.
Don't take my word for it. Jonathan Stark writes about the "trading time for money" trap more eloquently than I can.
Charging by the hour is a fool's errand - giving away your power and hard won experience to your clients.
Don't take my word for it. Jonathan Stark writes about the "trading time for money" trap more eloquently than I can.
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁)
Charging by the hour is a fool's errand - giving away your power and hard won experience to your clients.
Don't take my word for it. Jonathan Stark writes about the "trading time for money" trap more eloquently than I can.
Charging by the hour is a fool's errand - giving away your power and hard won experience to your clients.
Don't take my word for it. Jonathan Stark writes about the "trading time for money" trap more eloquently than I can.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗢𝗠𝗢 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝟱𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁)
Some years ago, when I still thought I wanted to set up a coaching business, I took Taki Moore's Clients program.
It's incredible value for money. And does a marvelous job as the low-ticket appetizer for his
Some years ago, when I still thought I wanted to set up a coaching business, I took Taki Moore's Clients program.
It's incredible value for money. And does a marvelous job as the low-ticket appetizer for his
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗢𝗠𝗢 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝟱𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁)
Some years ago, when I still thought I wanted to set up a coaching business, I took Taki Moore's Clients program.
It's incredible value for money. And does a marvelous job as the low-ticket appetizer for his
Some years ago, when I still thought I wanted to set up a coaching business, I took Taki Moore's Clients program.
It's incredible value for money. And does a marvelous job as the low-ticket appetizer for his
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 (𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)
I've spent ~50 years (I'm 63 atm) trying to get better at doing what people told me I needed to do to:
...
I've spent ~50 years (I'm 63 atm) trying to get better at doing what people told me I needed to do to:
...
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 (𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)
I've spent ~50 years (I'm 63 atm) trying to get better at doing what people told me I needed to do to:
...
I've spent ~50 years (I'm 63 atm) trying to get better at doing what people told me I needed to do to:
...
What you need to understand about influencing behavior to make becoming a "difficult" woman a lot more fun (and without being perceived as such).
It started as LinkedIn post. But exceeded LinkedIn's character limit, so I put it on 42 Sidenotes.
www.42sidenotes.com/p/what-to-un...
#difficultwomen
It started as LinkedIn post. But exceeded LinkedIn's character limit, so I put it on 42 Sidenotes.
www.42sidenotes.com/p/what-to-un...
#difficultwomen
What you need to understand about influencing behavior to make becoming a "difficult" woman a lot more fun (and without being perceived as such)
The power and beauty of positive reinforcement
www.42sidenotes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What you need to understand about influencing behavior to make becoming a "difficult" woman a lot more fun (and without being perceived as such).
It started as LinkedIn post. But exceeded LinkedIn's character limit, so I put it on 42 Sidenotes.
www.42sidenotes.com/p/what-to-un...
#difficultwomen
It started as LinkedIn post. But exceeded LinkedIn's character limit, so I put it on 42 Sidenotes.
www.42sidenotes.com/p/what-to-un...
#difficultwomen
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 "𝗡𝗼" 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
For most of my life — I didn't realize "no" was an answer too.
The results
- Feeling I was out of control of my time and life
- Resenting requests
- Avoiding asking for help
It wasn’t pretty.
8 lessons I learned...
For most of my life — I didn't realize "no" was an answer too.
The results
- Feeling I was out of control of my time and life
- Resenting requests
- Avoiding asking for help
It wasn’t pretty.
8 lessons I learned...
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 "𝗡𝗼" 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
For most of my life — I didn't realize "no" was an answer too.
The results
- Feeling I was out of control of my time and life
- Resenting requests
- Avoiding asking for help
It wasn’t pretty.
8 lessons I learned...
For most of my life — I didn't realize "no" was an answer too.
The results
- Feeling I was out of control of my time and life
- Resenting requests
- Avoiding asking for help
It wasn’t pretty.
8 lessons I learned...
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
There are a lot of books about developing the mindset and confidence to live your life they way you want to. To cater to your wants, needs, and desires.
And I've read most of them.
But the best ...
There are a lot of books about developing the mindset and confidence to live your life they way you want to. To cater to your wants, needs, and desires.
And I've read most of them.
But the best ...
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
There are a lot of books about developing the mindset and confidence to live your life they way you want to. To cater to your wants, needs, and desires.
And I've read most of them.
But the best ...
There are a lot of books about developing the mindset and confidence to live your life they way you want to. To cater to your wants, needs, and desires.
And I've read most of them.
But the best ...
Your world doesn't implode (or explode) around you when you start strategically refusing requests.
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Your world doesn't implode (or explode) around you when you start strategically refusing requests.
Avoid these mistakes if you're serious about reclaiming precious time by strategically refusing requests.
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Avoid these mistakes if you're serious about reclaiming precious time by strategically refusing requests.
Reclaim precious time by strategically refusing requests that are not yours to execute — even if you have done so up until now.
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reclaim precious time by strategically refusing requests that are not yours to execute — even if you have done so up until now.
Stop mentioning husbands when celebrating women!
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Stop mentioning husbands when celebrating women!
The wonders of a neurodivergent brain.
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The wonders of a neurodivergent brain.
Big, weak egos and a neuro-divide, are what stirred up trouble for me all my life.
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Big, weak egos and a neuro-divide, are what stirred up trouble for me all my life.
People pleasers think they never say "No". They're probably wrong. Like I was.
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
People pleasers think they never say "No". They're probably wrong. Like I was.
Keeping my Maven engaged with journeys down rabbit hole that also serve a purpose.
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Keeping my Maven engaged with journeys down rabbit hole that also serve a purpose.
I don't like goals, especially not SMART ones, but if I am to have one, this is it.
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I don't like goals, especially not SMART ones, but if I am to have one, this is it.
Letting fear of judgement/ridicule inhibit your playful nature? Don't!
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Letting fear of judgement/ridicule inhibit your playful nature? Don't!
Hopped back on the Ship 30 challenge. Here's why.
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hopped back on the Ship 30 challenge. Here's why.