What is the difference between consulting with a coach and speaking with a friend?
Friends are supportive, friends listen to us, they want the best for us. Sometimes a friend can give us fantastic piece of advice, offer a shoulder to cry or help us with practical things. So, why pay a coach if you can speak with a friend? Coaching is goal-oriented Coaching is per definition goal-oriented. A coach will guide you towards a goal or solution and help you define the next steps towards the desired direction. [...]
On holiday
Speaking about balance, it is time to take a break and recharge the batteries. I am grateful about all the good things that have happened since last summer and proud of having overcome some tough experiences. It has been a year of intense growth. I will be back in two weeks!
What is personal development?
Personal development for me means developing skills needed to master life, becoming a “professional living being”. There are some things we all do: organizing our time, taking decisions, managing our feelings, asking for support, coping with conflicts, learning from failure, taking care of our body, setting goals etc. We all have learned or developed, consciously or unconsciously, let’s say “systems” to cope with all these tasks. If your systems work well for you, congratulations! Many [...]
Welcome
Hi and welcome to my blog about personal development! I will write about personal development in general and in particular, about how it is to go through major changes in life like swapping careers or moving to another country and what we can learn from and apply in those situations. I will write about coaching, about stress and how to avoid it or cope with it, about the particularities of the doctoral phase or of [...]
