by Ilse Noppen | May 24, 2023 | Energy, Mental fitness, Reflection, Self-awareness
Let’s talk about gratitude. I recently read Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, a fascinating book and highly recommended! While so many chapters are interesting, the one on gratitude caught my attention. It made me wonder about my gratitude practice. I have done...
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 | Jul 13, 2021 | Mental fitness, Self-awareness
This is an article published in Women & Leaders. Are you familiar with that hungry monster that keeps wanting to be fed achievements? You go from one success to the other thinking ‘you’ll be happy when….’ And as soon as you’ve reached that next goal, you’re on the...
by Ilse Noppen | Jun 25, 2021 | Energy, Leadership coaching, Mental fitness, Self-awareness, Talents
Photo by Patrick on Unsplash Starting entrepreneurs often think they need to be like a Swiss army knife – able to do (almost) everything. But should they? The art in entrepreneurship, and leadership in general, is to act from a place of great self knowledge....
by Ilse Noppen | Jun 15, 2021 | Fear, Leadership coaching, Mental fitness, Self-awareness
“You are doing pretty good, you have a good reputation. If you venture on a new path and fail, it will be humiliating! Don’t mess up your equilibrium!” “Just explore this. And this. And this. Oh and that might also be interesting! Take your time to explore.” ...
