What do you focus on? Where focus goes energy flows.
“Most of the negative things that I had imagined or feared actually never happened, not even 10% of them”, said my (brilliant) client at end of our four months coaching programme. This is a gem. A golden nugget. A great insight! Bravo! And it’s true for all of us, humans. Most of our negative imaginary […]
Allow yourself to be a beginner. Again and again.
Today I started teaching a three months HR Management Course at the Geneva Business School, Wow! Learnt a lot. The challenge of remembering 23 new names and faces. 23 new human beings to connect with. Hybrid format both online and face to face. And mostly, elevating the students’ energy from “I am passively listening” to […]
Are your Expectations working for you?
Are you having (unmet) expectations? Often? How is this working for you? The best way to find out whether you had any expectations (on someone saying or doing something or on things going a certain way) is to ask yourself: – what did I feel disappointed about lately? – where did I feel frustrated? – […]
Little Hacks to live with more Joy
“I can’t change my circumstances for now, so how can I live with more joy and inner peace?” This is a frequent question I get from my clients this Winter, and it is a powerful one, because it brings the locus of control inside: you are the origin of the emotions that you want to feel. Not your circumstances. You […]
Before setting new goals for 2023….
Before setting new goals for the new year, have you paused a minute to reflect and celebrate your 2022 successes ? As entrepreneurs, few of us take the time for self-acknowledgement, and this is why I had the immense joy to gather a couple of my wonderful clients today for a “Celebrating your Achievements” Morning […]
A breakthrough – Charles’s journey
This graph speaks by itself, right? October 2020: Charles was dedicated to his high-level job and work, work, work was the centre of his life. He hardly had enough time to do anything else. Day in, day out, all his energy was going in one direction. So couldn’t see who he really was, he had […]
Falling in Love (with incremental habits)
Good morning and Happy Fall Equinox! Let’s “Fall in Love”… If you’re anything like me, you love Fall because Fall reminds us that change happens all the time. Each day. Incrementally. A tree. Day after day the leaves change colour. Yellow, red, brown. Whirl and reach the ground. And transform. Incremental change. Small habits. Small […]
Why you could talk to yourself with love
“Really, do you do this yourself ? You wake up and look in the mirror and say “good morning my love, did you sleep well?” My client stared at me with a look of disbelief. As if we were talking about a strange thing. If you find this weird too, here is my question: Why […]
Eight ways to create resilience and self-leadership
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ” — Oprah Winfrey. Last week I was asked to share my favourite tips to increase resilience and self-leadership – which include self-esteem, motivation, energy, and mental, physical, emotional health. This is what came up for me: 1) Remember your heroe’s journey: Make […]
Your personnality is NOT permanent
You don’t have a fixed personnality. Any label you put on yourself is just a label but it’s not permanent. Today I want to share the story of a super coachable client, Olivia who transformed the way she sees herself and relates with herslef (and others). Last Summer, Olivia was convinced that she had a […]