Welcome
Are you a highly-educated professional who feels – literally or figuratively – displaced? Do you feel that you could get more out of your work and life?
I am happy to help you with that! I am ready for anyone who has “crossed the border” and wants to come home to her/himself.
- Do you have roots outside the Netherlands and do you find it difficult to navigate between two cultures?
- Do you feel a constant urge to perform well and do you experience that you always have to run a little bit faster than your (Dutch) colleagues?
- Did you come to the Netherlands with your expat partner and do you find it challenging to maintain your professional activity? (dual career)
- Are you returning to your ‘home country’ after years abroad and are you having trouble ‘landing’ again?
- Or do you always have a suitcase by the door, ready to hop to the next international assignment?
I can help you to:
- Investigate possible limiting beliefs and conflicts of loyalty in order to make your own choices.
- Understand where your perfectionism comes from and how to deal with it.
- Touch base (again) in the Netherlands and reflect on what a new country and new experiences do to you.
- Get a better grip on the cultural codes in the workplace.
- Connect with your colleagues and dare to be yourself at the same time.
This means that you will:
- Based on a firm connection with yourself and your life story, you will be able to connect with others.
- Gain insight into your unique qualities and experiences: being aware of the power of being different.
- Feel at home (again) in the Netherlands, rather than being a mere observer.
- Experience more peace and pleasure from the confidence that you belong to a group.
So that you feel solid ground under your feet again!
My added value as an international coach is in dealing with people from different cultures. I know from my own experience how drastic it can be to let go of your familiar environment with the known norms and values in order to build a completely new life elsewhere, with the necessary obstacles and misunderstandings. (Read more about my background here) My starting point is that intercultural enrichment is a personal enrichment. By living boundlessly and literally going off the beaten track you can open up to new experiences. That makes you a more complete person.