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 | Nov 12, 2020 | Energy, Happiness, Self-awareness, Success, Talents
‘You are not good at maths. You need to work harder at it!’ ‘Join the competition – you need to learn to go for the win’ Sounds familiar? Throughout our upbringing we have been encouraged to nurture some of our talents but unfortunately, also...
by Ilse Noppen | Apr 19, 2018 | General, Happiness, Life, Success
I love the quote of Oscar Wilde: Be yourself, everyone else is already taken. A friend described she was tired of holding herself back. She felt most of the time she was trying to please others, putting herself down, was afraid of failing. As a result, she felt she...
by Ilse Noppen | Jun 27, 2017 | Happiness, Life, Reflection, Success
Our puppy Karu continues giving me fabulous insights into life. Although, still very much a puppy, he is growing fast. A couple of weeks ago, he taught me something about visions, action plans, engagement, and perseverance. When we got Karu, back in October, I had...
by Ilse Noppen | Jan 26, 2017 | Energy, General, New Year, Reflection, Success, Vision board
We’re well into January, so there has been enough time for setting resolutions, or perhaps you are still wondering how to fit things in. Whatever the weight we give New Year’s resolutions, a new year does invite reflection. Reflection on both the old and...
by Ilse Noppen | Sep 29, 2016 | General, Life, Success
Sara Blakely, Founder and CEO of Spanx, learned the secret of failure at a young age. Her father used to ask her and her brother at dinner table what they had failed at. She would get a high five when she failed and he’d say ‘Congratulations, way to...
