My personal journey

Passion for hiking

My first mountain hike started in a carrier on my dad’s back, as a little baby girl. Every summer we went to the mountains going from one mountain hut to the next. After having reached the top, or our destination of the day, I felt proud. I surpassed my previous held limits. By taking it step by step, quite literally, you can reach the highest goals. This is something I have benefited from during the rest of my life.

Self development

Hiking in the mountains brought me strong resilience and perseverance. I like to do things by myself, be the strong, independent woman. This brought me far in leadership positions and kept me going while facing difficult periods in life. However, I also learned that people could sometimes experience me as distant and difficult to connect with. This was not the person and leader I wanted to be. I was actually longing for more connection and being present.

My purpose

I discovered my personal purpose in life, which is to live from my heart, courageous and being fully present, and by doing so; inspiring others to be more true to themselves and others.
It is my passion to support others in their personal development, establishing better relationships, with themselves and with others, at work or in their private lives.
Where possible I like to offer hybrid coaching & learning sessions, through a combination of online or office meetings with being at the place I love most: in nature.

Saboteurs

I have always seen myself as quite self-aware. I was wrong. Before I started my coaching journey I never heard of saboteurs or simply limited beliefs: these voices in your head making yourself believe: you are not creative, you are not good in socializing, you are not good at playing tennis, you fail at…and so forth. These voices make you play small, have risk avoidant behavior, but when we always play safe and don’t try new stuff: we don’t live, we don’t grow, in fact; we imprison ourselves…

Freedom

Learning to distinguish between these limiting beliefs and my inner strength has been the best gift ever. I feel free again to try, to play, to fail, to reclaim my creativity and joyfulness, in short: to be myself.

Relationships

We are all wired for a sense of belonging and connection. The more self aware I became the more I realized my relationships were not always as good as I wanted them to be. I became more aware of certain behavior patterns that are not helpful. Like many of us, I learned the hard way. Hitting many bumps on the road, I learned to establish more profound relationships. Paying my own learnings forward I love supporting others establishing better relationships, with themselves and with others.

If this sounds appealing to you and you are ready to start exploring what’s in your way; contact me for a free discovery session!