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As stress and burnout are becoming increasingly common, we need to establish another way of leading and living. My musing attempt to answer the following questions:

How can we still have high performance while maintaining our wellbeing and our relationships?
How can we show up as our best selves, both at home and at work?
How does showing up as our best self lead to high performance?

Let’s Elevate our Life and Leadership with more joy, confidence and balance!

Servant Leadership in Balance: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Over-Helping

In a professional setting, servant leadership focuses on creating a culture of trust, collaboration, and mutual respect. However, like any leadership style, it comes with potential pitfalls. I've seen first-hand how caring can become pleasing, derailing even the most well-intentioned servant leaders, especially under stress.

Redefining High Performance: From Doing to Being

Four years ago, my view on high performance was (left side of the photo): These were my beliefs for over 20 years, and I am proud of what I accomplished. However, this high-achievement-focused journey was often stressful, sometimes pushing me to my limits and leading…

From Disconnection to Harmony: Healing Through Mind-Body Awareness

Holistic Coaching: Beyond the Mind and Emotions The more I coach, the more I realize the importance of coaching the whole person—not just the mind or emotions, but the entire being: mind, heart, gut, limbs, and spirit. One of my specialities is using Positive Intelligence…

Finding Inner Peace for Building Outer Peace

Introduction to Peace and Conflict I recently had the privilege of attending an ECIS leadership conference where Hilary Cremin, a distinguished research professor at the University of Cambridge, delivered a compelling keynote on a topic that resonates deeply in today's world: PEACE. At a time…

Harnessing the Power of Energy — Lessons from Horse Coaching

Horses Horses, with their intuitive nature, have an uncanny ability to perceive the slightest shifts in energy. As flight animals, they are hardwired to discern safety from threat, making them the ultimate judges of character, devoid of bias and judgment. They don't concern themselves with…

The Often Over-looked Super-power of Leadership: Deep Listening

The Power of Deep Listening in Leadership In the world of leadership, lies an often-overlooked superpower: the art of listening. Imagine a leader who sits back, not with the intent to reply, but to truly understand, embodying the essence of Sue Thoele's wisdom: "Deep listening…