The Well-Earned Luxury to Choose your Adventure.
I just finished a session with a client and I’m still thinking about it. She is one of the most talented people I’ve worked with. Studied harder than most, worked harder than most, sacrificed more than most. Every step of the way she outran the people around her. And today she told me she feels […]
Why lighthearted joy and fun is serious business.
Last week I was so inspired watching Alysa Liu compete at the Olympics. She had retired, came back, but this time entirely on her own terms. Her own music, her own clothes, skating for the pure joy of the performance, regardless of the result. And she won gold. Around the same time, I came across […]
Embrace the beauty of imperfection in your career.
I see it every week with clients arriving feeling stuck, exhausted from over-analysis, searching for the perfect strategy, the perfect move, the perfect moment. There’s even research on this. Studies like «Can Perfectionism Affect Career Development?» show that perfectionism is directly linked to negative career thinking and lower confidence in decision-making. We’ve all heard «done […]
The ‘Arrival Fallacy’
«By the time you make it, you’ll realize there’s nothing to make.» Nobody told me this when I was grinding through my ‘Big4’ years. There was always a carrot dangling ahead. Senior, team leader, manager, partner… The promised land was always exactly one step further. And every time I reached a milestone, I’d look around […]
The importance of a »fitting environment».
Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about this topic: the importance of working in an environment that fits the person (and the moment of their life). Many people come to me with strong urges to rage quit and pivot. They feel disappointed with their current career path and fantasize about burning everything down, moving to […]
MY STORY
A Journey Through Change: Reflecting on the Last Few Years. This picture was taken in 2008 when I sent it to the local newspaper after being selected for a prestigious program in Switzerland to advise on the London Olympic Games. The world was in the midst of the financial crisis, and I didn’t have a […]
HOW TO BUILD A NETWORK THAT WORKS FOR YOU
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the D2 collective on how to ‘Build a Network that works for you’ —a topic I’ve had a love-hate relationship with for years. On one hand, the classic «What do you do?» in a room full of strangers always felt transactional. On the other, staying isolated […]
MY TOP INSPIRING BOOKS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT
I’ve never been a huge fan of traditional self-help books. They often read like a never-ending to-do list: get fitter, be more productive, optimise every hour of your day… exhausting. But there’s a sweet spot between business and self-help that I do enjoy, books that don’t just tell you to improve, but dare you to […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF FULFILLMENT (THE DARK HORSE PROJECT)
Ok, I’m officially obsessed with the Dark Horse Project (and its book). Harvard researchers studied people who achieved remarkable success without following the standard formula and linear paths. These were the “dark horses” , the ones no one bet on, who ended up surprising everyone… and thriving. Some Dark Horses I’ve had the pleasure to […]
TOP 5 CAREER STRUGGLES FOR MID CAREER INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS
Research mode: Activated Here’s what I learned After 20 Career Confessions and way too many flat whites. While coaching international professionals (often high-achievers, mid-career, and at a crossroads) I started noticing familiar patterns. Clients would come to me with the same concerns, the same quiet frustrations they couldn’t shake. So I went back to the […]
CAREER DESTINATION OR DIRECTION
What’s more important in your career, knowing your destination or your direction? And be honest, how do you feel when someone asks, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” In my coaching conversations, this is in the top 5 topics we discuss, and one of the most powerful shifts I see, moving from obsessing […]
BUILD YOUR CAREER AROUND YOUR STRENGTHS
Build your career around your strengths, not your weaknesses. This isn’t just a nice idea. It’s a principle I believe in deeply, because I’ve seen the impact it can have (in my career coaching clients’ lives, and in my own career). Time and time again, I’ve watched people come alive when they stop obsessing over […]
