I want to take you on a tour of my office in our house. It is one of the rare moments that it is quiet and no little people are loudly and playfully intruding wanting to draw on my board or swing on my chair. My office is on the last floor in our home, has an oversized sofa and a small kitchenette for the dozens of coffees I consume daily (and a hidden washing machine on the right 😀).
Today I am celebrating 5 years since Genevva Coaching was registered as a company. For me it is an important milestone I want to share with you.
5 years of serving my clients and being part of their joys and challenges brings a fulfillment that only a passion=work can bring. It is a privilege to be allowed in someone’s inner world and I take this very seriously. During these 5 years, many things happened, most of which life changing yet my destination is still the same. Two pregnancy later, two little children under 2 and 4, constantly demanding attention, new city, new house. I also get pride for not giving up and keep going despite the last 6 months being nothing short of a nightmare - 3 deaths in our extended families, an operation, two pneumonias, numerous viral infections, two times chickenpox, a Corona virus quarantine... It was and still is difficult sometimes to find the time but luckily never had to search for motivation. During the last 5 years I have accumulated more than 300 hours of individual and team coaching, a pleasure and a huge learning I owe to my clients.
I am especially thankful to those of you who trusted me from the very beginning of my coaching journey. Blessed to have had you with me in my first steps as a coach because your trust and support helped me realize this is the right path for me @marjoy.nl, @cvicol, @kirsty_montgomery, @ruthie_co, @marienmaat, @mariainsliven, @freekjebots, @stolk.marcel, @weir_kirsty, @al.loff Deep gratitude!
Huge love to my partner-in-crime who always believes in me although not agreeing about the working in the evenings/weekends😜. Not to forget, the great partnerships with Sharpist and Coachhub and my corporate clients!
Now let’s get down to work, the world desperately needs better #leadership.
Happy New Year!
In 2020, I wish for myself and for you
within the busy days to always find pockets of time for creating memorable moments
to learn to endure discomfort and to be ok with uncertainly, with not knowing
to cultivate delayed gratification so that we don't jump into fast and unhealthy options
to foster inner peace even when the fierce storm outside is raging
to reduce internal noise in order to be truly able to hear yourself and to truly listen to the other person
Last but not least, to find something we are intensely curious about and lose ourselves in it... “If you want to go deeply into any subject, you need a lot of time, and in particular you need the privilege of wasting time. You need to experiment with unproductive paths, explore dead ends, make space for doubts and boredom, and allow little seeds of insight to slowly grow and blossom. If you cannot afford to waste time, you will never find the truth.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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