by Ilse Noppen | Apr 23, 2024 | Fear, Life, Self-awareness, Success, Talents
I love this quote by John Mason: This is what it means to me: ❌ Stop comparing yourself to others. Measuring yourself against others constantly consumes your energy and time and is quite frankly exhausting. Think about it: what are you really comparing? ❌ Stop...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...