If you have landed on my website, you are probably one of those commited and performance-oriented people who think progressively, are quality-conscious and responsible, and want to make a difference in the world and achieve something extraordinary. They are called top performers or key players. And often they struggle with pressure and stress, unwilling colleagues, annoying conditions, and overwhelming demands. And a nagging feeling of dissatisfaction, because, again and again, they feel like they are stuck in a rut.

If so, please read on! I felt the same way for a long time:

• Constantly tense and stressed
• Unhappy despite a great job
• Unsure about what exactly I could and should change

And I was only in my early 20s.... In my early 30s, the dissatisfaction became so bad that I dared to slaughter my 'cash cow', give up my high-paying job and my materially comfortable yuppie life, and start all over again. But that didn't make me feel better right away. It took quite a while. First, I had to learn to overcome the doubts that kept flaring up. Earning hardly anything while spending huge amounts on further training was an emotional rollercoaster that guaranteed headaches.

I'm glad that I persevered and followed my heart. And that after ~ 7-8 years, I managed to establish myself as a leadership coach - at a time when coaching was still relatively unknown and had the image of being something only 'loosers' needed. Over time, I also managed to build up a successful business - with the difference that now I look forward to my work and feel satisfied and grateful almost all the time. 

Of course, life presents new challenges from time to time: employees quit, business partners suddenly behave strangely, projects fall through, family members need care, oneself becomes seriously ill. Coping with such unpleasant situations, both physically and mentally, is often quite difficult. But it's important if we don't want to end up resentful and bitter. 

The many challenges that life has thrown at me have given me ample opportunity to learn this. And to practice crisis management and self-leadership and train my ability to bounce back. Over the years, I have become better and better at this. And now am happy to pass on the knowledge I have gained to others who want it. 

Change is an inevitable part of life. We can either fight it tooth and nail, wearing ourselves down and losing sight of who we are in the process, or we can trust that something new and perhaps even beautiful will emerge. In the Japanese craft of Kintsugi, cracks are not seen as flaws, but are honored. This is because cracks embody the beauty that lies in overcoming loss and hardship: 

There is a Crack in everything, that's how the Light gets in. (Leonhard Cohen) 

If my words make you think and you recognize some of what I have shared about myself, I would be delighted to accompany you on your journey to confidently deal with whatever is challenging YOU right now - and to realign your inner compass.

For more self-efficacy, serenity, and real impact. 

Since life has served me quite a few 'setbacks', I have had plenty of opportunity to train my resilience and crisis management skills. Self-leadership has therefore become THE big topic in my life. 

Finding ways to live in accordance with your nature instead of following what 'everyone else' does. 

I have learned this better and better over the years and acquired quite a bit of know-how that I am happy to pass on in coaching sessions, training courses, books, and self-coaching tools. My core competencies are:

• Flow-inspiring leadership
• Self-leadership / stress management / resilience
• Individual / group / team / mentor coaching
• Training and further education for coaches
• Nonviolent Communication in business
• Conflict resolution / mediation
• Living a fulfilled life

Then I would be happy to support you in clarifying who you want to be, what you want to contribute, and how you want to live. And how you can succeed in awakening the willingness to cooperate and the creativity in those around you. How you find inner peace when you are emotionally triggered. And how to develop an agile coaching mindset that enables you to work with others to achieve something rather than against them.

And if you are one of those leaders who want to develop a coaching-leadership-style or become a coach yourself, I offer you a globally recognized (Level 2 / ICF) training program to become a Business Coach IHK in cooperation with the Educational Center of the Chamber of Commerce Karlsruhe.

You can also engage my CoachCommunity as a coach pool if you want coaching support not only for yourself but also for your team. This can help your colleagues quickly regain their job satisfaction and performance, if it has been temporarily lost due to internal or external triggers.

If this appeals to you and you would like to learn more, please send me a short E-mail with a few suggested dates for a free, no-obligation introductory meeting! Together, we will find out whether, and, if so, how I can support you. And be sure to sign up for my newsletter below to receive practical tips every 2-3 months that will help you not only overcome emotional dry spells, but emerge from them stronger and give your life the updates that will make you happier. 

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