{"id":550,"date":"2023-05-23T09:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T08:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willa.pixandhue.com\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:10:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mon-day.nl\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About Hilde<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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creator, entrepreneur, (twin)mom, speaker, daydreamer<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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November 2019. I was lying on the couch with a sleeping baby on my chest. The house was quiet, my schedule was on hold, and for the first time in a long time, I didn't have to go anywhere.<\/p>

And at the same time I thought:
I would actually really like to rejoin life.<\/strong><\/p>

Not because it wasn't good; in fact, I enjoyed that rest. But I noticed how difficult it was to go back to the same pace as before.<\/p>

As if there were only two options: fully on, or fully off. And somewhere I felt that it was also had to be able to do otherwise<\/u>. That's where Monday began.<\/p>

I was trained in Design Thinking. There you don't start with a big plan, but with a small experiment.<\/p>

So I made 100 weekly journals. Mainly to test what happens when you have one set moment in the week to pause for a moment, before already moving on.<\/p>

What turned out: people did not use it to do more, but to take a breath and pause somewhere.<\/p>

Today, more than 8,000 people fill out their journal and we have more than 100 outlets worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>

It's not about the products, it's about the mission.<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201d Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Monday Slow Down<\/em> products<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In fact, I only have three starting points for each product: it has to work simply, it has to look insane, and it has to be a empowering<\/em> effect.<\/p>

They are not agendas or workbooks, but a moment of reflection. Just for you.<\/p>

The questions are honest and sometimes confrontational.
For example: how do I want to feel this week?<\/em>
of what did I enjoy?<\/em><\/p>

The card deck acts as a daily reminder of what you actually need, even before you move on again.<\/p>

You don't have to believe in anything or do anything right. It is not linked to religion or very woolly.\u00a0<\/p>

It is only a Way to return to yourself from time to time.<\/strong><\/p>

And usually you will find something there: peace, and a little more space to live from attention instead of haste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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about hilde<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The essence of slowing down<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Slowing down does not mean ambition<\/strong> disappears. Or that you just rest.<\/p>

It means:<\/p>

  • notice more clearly what is important<\/p><\/li>

  • less being \u201con\u201d all day<\/p><\/li>

  • makes choices without haste<\/p><\/li>

  • have energy left over at the end of your day\/week<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

    What I see again and again, is that people are not tired of all the things they are doing, but of not having clarity about their priorities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

    When you have a fixed resting point in a day or week, something changes.\u00a0<\/p>

    You are not going to live slower.
    Your life is less fragmented.<\/p>

    With more focus. More attention. More love. More gratitude for what is, rather than being constantly preoccupied with the next thing.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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