Cakefriends bar in Zurich has closed. Only temporarily, but it has closed. Back in March. It was like a safety net in town, even though I...

Since in my coaching exercises I talk more and more about assertiveness, a thought always comes to mind, that could be interesting to...

Assertiveness and speaking up are so present in my life, that I even dream of my workshops and seminars, especially the part when I say "...

Yesterday I was reading again my favorite book, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, by Nathaniel Branden. In his chapter about self-esteem...

Modern society pushes us to overperform, sometimes. And not only the society.. we do that too. We think we are invincible and that, even...

What is coaching? This fast-growing industry we all talk about. Sometimes people ask that, and do not know what coaching really is. I...

Today I spent a lot of time doing something I love: connect to people. Even some that I do not know well. This is now professionally...

I am trying to solve a specific issue that still is not so clear to me. Self-esteem and self-assertiveness comes from within, and also...

Every time I watch football (usually during the World Cup matches), I wonder a lot why people would get so desperate and emotional around...

Recently I have started a new book, and I am learning so much from it. It is called “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem,” by Nathaniel...

How funny. I am coaching people on how to protect themselves from overwhelming requests and how to create boundaries, and this is totally...

Authority. A word with numerous nuances. According to my life companion Merriam Webster, authority is "A person with a high level of...

I am sure you know how this feels. There is a page, related to a certain subscription or the industry you belong to. Even when you apply...

While I'm preparing my program on assertiveness through coaching techniques, a thought comes to mind. Being assertive, in my way of...

I decided to spend the long weekend in Italy this time. I went to see a friend in Milan and then I had to take a train to go to Padova,...

From my experience in the corporate world, sometimes one is confronted with a dilemma: shall I wait or shall I talk? This dilemma can be...

A good manager is not afraid of having his/her hands "dirty". He/She can do his/her employees' job without feeling less. A department...

This morning I was thinking about my teenager years and then about the times there was no smartphone and constant Internet access....

I keep reading posts from coaches I love, about how not to take things personally. Even though I am absolutely aware that, by analyzing...

Yesterday I was thinking of how right my mother is when she says “I wish I was 20 all over again”. When I was 15, I couldn’t understand...