I have a background in marketing and consulting, and the only coaching I knew was a business coaching that prepared me for my next role. I really liked the possibility to reflect and enjoyed having a sparring partner or if you want to put it like that a sounding board. Someone, I could tell all my struggles, who offered me not direct advice but triggered my thinking with open questions and introductions to some techniques and modules. In the end, I was able to find my own answers to my questions. After that, I did not think about coaching any longer and was busy rising the ladder in the corporate world.

When I moved abroad one of the biggest questions for me was: How/When can I enter the foreign job market. While some obvious possibilities did not work out as planned some new options, such as pursuing my entrepreneurial spirit became a possible path to follow. I was kind of lost in the process, and my mind was the opposite of clear thinking and consistent. One day I wanted to go back to the safe corporate career path and the other day I felt confident enough to try it on my own. In this time I met a career coach at an event and only with some open questions she managed to shift some underlying beliefs I had in my head that prevented me from going through with what I really wanted. Even weeks and months later I was amazed that only this short conversation helped me so much. It was one of those key moments you won’t forget your whole life.