by Ilse Noppen | Apr 29, 2021 | Leadership coaching, Mental fitness, Self-awareness
Photo by Petri Heiskanen on Unsplash “For leaders, the first task in management has nothing to do with leading others; step one poses the challenge of knowing and managing oneself.” Daniel Goleman. I agree. First lead yourself. Identify and value your inner resources...
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 | Feb 15, 2021 | Leadership coaching, Mental fitness
Silence. We often feel uncomfortable with silence. We are all too eager to fill up silences with ‘noises’, we continue talking.However, silence can be a good sign!When a person is silent, they are thinking, they gather their thoughts, tune into what they feel, come to...
by Ilse Noppen | Dec 7, 2020 | Energy, Fear, Mental fitness
Hello December! The last month of a year we will no doubt, never forget. Some of us might remember what happened in 2002. Everyone will remember 2020. It is a challenging year. At the beginning of the pandemic, during the first lockdown, we managed the newness...
by Ilse Noppen | Nov 6, 2020 | Energy, Fear, Mental fitness
Photo by Raj Rana on Unsplash When I am all over the place, when I feel I can’t focus on what I need to do first, deep breathing is my favorite answer. It helps me shift from feeling stressed or nervous to finding balance and clarity. And it’s simple. While breathing...
by Ilse Noppen | Aug 11, 2020 | Leadership coaching, Mental fitness
Mental fitness is your capacity to handle life’s challenges with a positive mindset rather than getting stressed or upset. As we grow up with hardwired (negative) thought patterns, it is often a challenge to develop that more positive mindset. Through the years, I...
