CATCH YOUR BIG FISH
Reading time: 4 minutes I saw this visual the other day, saying nowadays people take better care of their smartphone than their selves. It made me thinking. To be honest, aren't we – consciously or unconsciously – almost constantly monitoring the status of our phones’ battery? Staying connected. Charging timely. Making sure that people… Continue reading LOST (AND FOUND AGAIN)
Reading time: 4 minutes Exactly 3 years ago I wrote a blog post about how the teens and young adults I’m working with through BigFish4.kids are – although developing their own personality – often behaving purely based on the input they get from the outside. How they are still able to simply be happy,… Continue reading LET’S HAVE “THE TALK” (A PRACTICAL EXERCISE)
Reading time: 6 minutes September 1st. Back to school. Summer break behind us for most of us. New projects on the table. Work and life. Challenges ahead that might excite and scare at the same time. Big plans for what’s left of the year. September 1st. Perfect day for some new beginnings. Finally hitting… Continue reading NEW BEGINNINGS
Reading time: 5 minutes Today I had a meeting with an “old” client of mine from back in my Adecco days. We had met a few years ago when I just started my own business and now we met again for a coffee and a talk - three years later. At one point in… Continue reading ARE YOU FOLLOWING YOUR TRUE PASSION?
Reading time: 3 minutes I am a swimmer. Swam when I was 2,5. People used to say I was one of those children that could breathe under water. Later I became a lifeguard and played water polo at University. Up until today the pool is one of my most favorite places to be. By… Continue reading THE BEST WAY TO CLEAR MUDDY WATER
Reading time: 4 minutes You are the CFO of your organization. There was a time when you were primarily seen as a financial gatekeeper. Your main responsibility was financial recordkeeping and reporting. A focus on financial control and managing the financial process. When analysing data, you were mainly controlling risk and cost. A day-to-day… Continue reading THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE CFO
Reading time: 3 minutes Go. Stop. Help me. I want to change. Do I really? Let’s go left. No, let’s go right. I have so much to gain. I don’t see any benefits. What do you want from me? Leave me alone. I don’t know. Wait. Continue. Mixed messages. They are confusing. Difficult to… Continue reading PLEASE DON’T TOUCH
Reading time: 5 minutes Don’t worry. I am not referring to quitting your job or married life. But let me give you some examples that relate to quitting “bad relationships” in a whole different way than you’d think at first sight. Mark is result oriented. That is by far his best professional… Continue reading KNOWING WHEN TO QUIT. DO YOU?
Reading time: 6 minutes When starting a new Coaching assignment I am eager to learn what is hidden in the proverbial backpack of my Coaching client. Which past experiences have led or at least contributed to their perception of the world? You could say it is looking back – to understand why we behave… Continue reading FREE YOURSELF FROM BACKWARD THINKING
3 tips to make a visible change in your Leadership behavior Reading time: 2 minutes As an executive Coach, I work with (already successful) Leaders that want to become (even) more successful. By changing their Leadership behavior. By skipping some of the Leadership don’ts. By adding some of the Leadership do’s. All leading to… Continue reading PERCEPTION IS REALITY
SOFIE VARREWAERE 