People come to me with highly varied issues:

 

​• Actually I have been dissatisfied with my situation for some considerable time.

• Professionally I have arrived at a dead end, but there seem to be few opportunities at hand.

 

• I find it very hard to say no, I do not dare to confront others, fearing that it would damage relationships.

 

• I have been feeling listless for a long time; I have no energy left for other things.

 

• At work, the situation is very stressing; I can’t be myself.

 

• My current supervisor doesn’t have a clue how he should manage my colleagues and myself. Meetings always drain such energy that I am exhausted when I come home. Even if I wanted to tell him that, I wouldn’t know where to start.

 

• With the economic situation and the less stable conditions in my company I live in constant fear. I would like to submit proposals. However, I do not want to get myself ‘in the picture’. Imagine that my ideas again get short shrift from the management committee.

 

• As a woman I don’t have much appetite for getting myself in the rat race for this management position. If those in charge believe I am not the best choice for the job, it will be their loss. Anyway, I am happy now with the balance between work and home. However, deep down, I feel a real lack of intellectual challenges. ​

 

Walking along a short distance with people who struggle with questions like these is a privilege for me, it gives me energy. This brings us directly to my core principle:

 

 

 

Let your energy flow

“​​After months of uncertainty over the career path I should pursue, I consulted Gert. His clear insights and talent to get to the heart of the problem brought about a most satisfactory outcome: not only has excessive tension been removed from my daily life, but I have also made a most welcome career change.”