I bet you know the feeling: You want to say something, but you are not sure what the reaction will be, especially when your recipients are people you (for whatever reason) want to impress. What if I say something stupid and this person will never take me seriously again? What if they think I’m weird? […]

Yes, before I became a coach, I worked in finance. Before that, I studied the Dutch language and literature and I had several jobs, none of which were even close to coaching – so why on Earth did I become a life coach, you might ask – and how? These are valid questions. It all […]

This is a picture of me 3 years ago. I was supposed to give a 2-slide presentation about the vision of my then-team and talk about our vision and the work we do. Easy-peasy! After the first couple of sentences, I completely froze and could not get myself talking again. I was paralyzed and just […]

I remember that I was asked this question for the first time in my life during a job interview, when I was 20 years old. Honestly, I had no idea what to reply – growing up in Eastern Europe, I was told and reminded countless times of what my weaknesses were, but strengths? Was it […]

And you probably don’t want to Perhaps you can relate to this train of thought: I don’t feel happy, but I don’t understand why! I have a well-paid, stable job with a decent work-life balance, and my life is, on overall, easy. Should I instead be travelling, saving lives or doing something creative? Sure. But no […]

Why staying cheerful is not always the solution. “It’s going to be okay” as a reaction to someone talking about their struggles, was one of the first expressions I ditched from my vocabulary when I first started my coaching training. Why? Because I realized that the reason I used to say that was not that […]

Fulfillment Seekers Interview Series I have known Nikola for many years and I have to say that she is certainly one of the most inspiring people I know.  A couple of years ago, after many years of “playing by the rules” and ticking “the right” societal checkboxes, she challenged her status quo and decided to […]

Fulfillment Seekers Interview Series As a life coach, I mostly support people in finding their purpose and fulfillment. These people are often stuck in their career, they feel they would like to do something more meaningful, something they would actually enjoy but they have a lot of limiting beliefs that are keeping them back from […]

Do you believe that It’s ok to cry at a funeral but not during a family reunion? It’s ok to be openly angry when someone steals your wallet but not at your boss making a sexist joke? It’s appropriate to jump in joy for someone else’s success but not your own? Or, in other words, […]

One of the nastiest limiting beliefs that keep my clients from pursuing their dreams is this: “But this is not realistic! If it were, everyone would do It, right?” First of all, I usually acknowledge to my client that their dream is so resonant for them that it feels as if everyone must be dreaming […]