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 | Jan 4, 2023 | New Year, Reflection, Self-awareness
A New Year, New Possibilities, New Dreams, New Hopes, New, New… We are all too eager to move on in the upcoming year. Taking a look ahead, we draft new (even longer) lists of goals and accomplishments. Looking back at the year gone by, our thoughts go to the things...
by Ilse Noppen | Dec 23, 2022 | Reflection, Self-awareness
Happy Holidays! My wish for you for these end of year celebrations? Connection! “How are you?” Probably the most useless three words in our communication. The person asking doesn’t really want to know, and the person answering doesn’t really want to tell. Though at...
by Ilse Noppen | Jul 21, 2021 | Energy, Reflection, Self-awareness
Second summer in pandemic times – who would have thought?! These Covid-times are challenging, mentally demanding, no doubt. Yet, there are interesting movements emerging here and there. #TheGreatResignation. #TheBigShift. A movement of people rethinking how they...
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 | Jan 12, 2021 | New Year, Reflection, Self-awareness
An unusual stock taking time A New Year following a very unusual year. Time for reflection right? Reflection about the past year – to take along into the unfolding year. Covid has made 2020 a challenging year. Challenges are opportunities to grow, to...
