The immigrant life

Moving countries is an adventure. You think you have it all figure out but no ;) Choosing the discomfort of starting anew in another country while not losing sight of your path is challenging. It comes with so many distractions and can be a real flex – immigration process, work permit, new friends, different mentality... – it's an endless list of things I didn't plan for when moving to America. It shows how adaptable we are, how fast we can adjust and it taught me the importance of having self-accountability, confidence to keep going, self-trust, resilience... and that in the end, I can only bet on myself. No one will do it for you. You just gotta do it.

A DECADE IN THE CORPORATE WORLD

I learned to see the big picture. In my role I was able to assist the assistance of the board of managing directors. This allowed me the birds perspective of a huge corporation with over 50k employees and communication with high executives. When I started my own venture I notice how I have to embody each role of an organization and blend it all in one. Sounds overwhelming – it is. Better be clear on each role. 

It also showed me how masculine driven the business world is, that ignited my passion to bring back the feminine way. While this system crashed me, it paved the way for me to move on and what I aim to change in this world.

Being an independent Sales Director – another side hustle

Before I fully dived into the self-employed venture, I had a side hustle as independent sales director selling skin care cosmetics while working full time in corporate and studying to complete my bachelor degree in Business Administration.

Being on the hamster wheel is not sustainable was one lesson. But it also was when I realized my passion for leading other women and helping others grow and thrive. I built my own team of over 30 women and became a Sales Director. This one wasn't meant to last but it was the first stepping stone into women empowerment and I walked away with many great lessons learned and things "you better not do" in the early stages of your business.

getting certified as a coach while being a flight attendant

From consulting to coaching – here I was, ready to quit my 9-5 as I learned working for myself is more fulfilling. While I entered the personal development journey to not only initiate my greatest healing journey, I also got certified as a coach. To have some fixed income I decided to have a side job as flight attendant. Thanks to Lufthansa for being so flexible allowing me to travel the world, get paid for it, do my certification and also learn so much about all kind of human beings and cultures in this world.

I've been to Rio, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Tel Aviv... the list goes on. I've met all kinds of people. You find every stereotype of human beings in on place. I've learned so much about communication and the influence we have simply by who we are, who we embody and how we choose to approach each person – I can tell you, in every tricky situation, love, compassion and kindness always win. We are powerful beyond measure just simply by being a kind human.

Diving deep into Creativity

CREATIVITY is not only the #1 skill in this century but being "forced" to create my own branding and website back then taught me all the tools and system to run an online business. I couldn't afford any support so I had to learn it all by myself which now allows me to guide others and provide the shortcut.

My own creations led to others wanting to work with me which allowed me to expand into a full design studio and expanding in branding and marketing skills. It was a lovely reminder of the creative family I was born into. I found a huge piece of myself and creativity became my magic force to create a life fully lived. Express, come to life, question everything.

Losing it all and moving back in with my mom in my ealry 30's

This one was hard at first but so necessary. It's like a reset for my belief system, values and worthiness. When you learn nothing really matters but how you think about yourself. I kind of turned into a minimalist. Learned to create the max outcome with min effort and the most important thing: how to be more smart when approaching life. When I lost it all, it also meant I fell into debt. This one is a hard burden to carry mentally and emotionally. Especially in a world that became so surface, lacking the depths of being human. We allow a man-made system to define our worthiness, we break because of these illusion.

I had to return to myself. This was what moving back in with my mom did to me. I found myself again and what truly matters.

moving to LA and taking the greatest leap of all

Probably one of the big milestones so far, USA, here I come. I got the job offer that made me move just 2 weeks later. Just like that I was on that one-way flight to LA. I took the leap and pitched my services to a start up in LA founded by a public figure. I didn't expect anything at all, sent the text via Instagram in the middle of the night and allowed the universe to take over (speaking about creating from a state of relaxation) - the universe replied and I got a job offer, that led to an O1 visa, my ticket to freedom and a fresh start in Los Angeles.
Until this day I could see how my journey before prepared me for this, my first two and hardest years trying to make it in LA during a pandemic, waiting for final papers, a delayed work permit and so much more. All this prepared me for Women of the Galaxy and being able to guide you now in the way I do.

I found the tools for a life fully lived, I learned the tools and system for business, I built a smart network that does not only nourishing my soul but everything I do in life and business. Surrounded by the most creative network, I now create abundantly and fully expressed, Now I pass on.