by Barbara | Jan 28, 2021 | The Journey: Messages from The Pod, Uncategorized
Messages from the PodFreeing my mind and opening my heartThe mind is a funny thing, This monkey mind, our monkey chatter. The incessant talk that never stops. And it’s a true gift to be able to calm it down or drown it out just a wee bit. Just enough to drop into a...
by Barbara | Jan 28, 2021 | The Journey: Messages from The Pod, Uncategorized
Messages from the PodSettling into a new rhythm and routineThe call to adventure has little to do with a cognitive process, it is more of an invitation. It is an inner stirring, a movement and a few hours after I arrived in the Pod, I finally knew and understood why I...
by Barbara | Jan 28, 2021 | The Journey: Messages from The Pod, Uncategorized
Messages from the Podthe Call to Adventure and journeying into the unknownIn one of my first mentoring sessions of this year, my mentee, a young academic professional, shared how he had come to understand that instead of focusing on the ‘what if’s and on what everyone...
by Barbara | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Grace in MotionThe crack of dawn.A new light coming through. A new day.I look at the mirroringOf skies in the waterOf another world we belong toAnother life maybeBut today we belong hereThis lifeThis choiceWe belong in this dialogueWith all its magic to unravelIn the...
by Barbara | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Deep ListeningOne of the core teachings in my new workshop series is about listening deeply to someone. Being aware of your listening skills is the start of a compassionate approach to yourself and everyone around you.Recently, at the start of a meeting, I shared how...
by Barbara | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Veerkracht en Persoonlijk leiderschap als respons op onzekerheidHoe professionele coaching relevanter is dan ooit – Barbara Piper-Roelofs, Communication Officer, Bestuur ICF Netherlands-Artikel in MT: next generation leadership- 14 Mei 2020In de huidige Corona...