by Ilse Noppen | Apr 6, 2023 | Energy, Happiness, Self-awareness
For 2023 I decided to consciously honor my values more. I want to focus on 6 values during 2 months each. The current one in Connection, spending quality time with family, friends, acquaintances, colleagues who’s company I enjoy. And during our time together really...
by Ilse Noppen | Nov 9, 2021 | Energy, Happiness, Mental fitness, Self-awareness
You take on that volunteer role in an organisation you love because they can’t find anyone. How can you refuse to help your colleague with that important project? Oh – a great speaking opportunity has come up! Before you know it, your calendar is more than...
by Ilse Noppen | Oct 11, 2021 | Happiness, Mental fitness, Self-awareness
Photo by Drew Beamer, Unsplash I loved reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. It’s the story of Nora whose life is going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the...
by Ilse Noppen | Apr 6, 2021 | Energy, Happiness, Leadership coaching, Reflection, Self-awareness
What do YOU really want? This is an often recurring topic in coaching sessions. There are two crucial words there: You and really. You is about what is important to you. We often get onto a path which we just happen to get on by chance or which we were pushed or...
by Ilse Noppen | Feb 19, 2021 | Energy, Happiness, Leadership coaching, Mental fitness, Self-awareness, Talents
Photo by Paul Skoruskas on Unsplash Traditionally society praises more easily what we are DO-ing, what we have achieved, which position we hold, what possessions we have, as signs of being successful. It’s a focus on the output. Thankfully, increasingly more attention...
by Ilse Noppen | Jan 26, 2021 | Happiness, Leadership coaching, Talents
Last week I was part of a panel at HumanizeTheWorkplace, discussing ‘How to Boost Your Wellbeing While Working From Home?’. It was a fantastic moment of sharing and exchanging ideas, observations and experiences. The last question our host, Vivian Acqua, asked was:...
