by Ilse Noppen | Feb 8, 2018 | General
You are born with a unique set of talents, your energy givers and your energy drainers. You can’t change that constellation. Though in se you can learn everything, you cannot influence the joy an activity gives you. A talent is about what you love doing, not what you...
by Ilse Noppen | Jan 30, 2018 | General
If you are thinking of a career shift, it’s very probable you are not enjoying your present position. You are likely to feel drained, frustrated, irritable – generally not feeling good. When someone wants to make a career shift, the first step they do is to take...
by Ilse Noppen | Jan 12, 2018 | General, Life, New Year, Reflection
January is well on its way, so there has been enough time for setting resolutions unless perhaps you are still wondering how to fit things in. Whatever the weight you give to New Year resolutions, a new year does invite reflection. Reflection on both the old and new...
by Ilse Noppen | Dec 22, 2017 | General
2017 is almost over. Time for a sincere review of the year before we plunge into 2018. I would like to invite you to go over 5 key questions to reflect on and review your year. This is a great exercise to see what really matters to you and how you want to move...
by Ilse Noppen | Nov 29, 2017 | General
I have noticed an interesting pattern when it comes to accepting certain types of talents – particularly entrepreneurship. For some reason, this is a talent people don’t easily recognise in themselves. Granted, it’s not always easy to identify one’s talents. There are...
by Ilse Noppen | Oct 26, 2017 | Energy, Fear, General, Happiness, Life
I recently attended an advanced coaching workshop in London focussing on the mindset required to make important shifts in life. The training was mostly experiential so involved numerous exercises – some fun, others less because they took us out of our comfort zones....