by Brigitte van Tuijl | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Bring something with you that symbolizes what you want to get out of this,” she said.‘She’ was my then coach, the very first I ever hired.‘This’ was the career coaching I hired her for.I was 30 and stuck in dead-end jobs. More than anything, I wanted to know...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
“What do you do?” she said, draining her water bottle to replace the sweat that dripped from her forehead. We were standing in the scorching sun on a small festival in the town centre of Veurne, a beautiful city in Belgium. She was one of the artists who was there...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
“No! Huh?!” my client said. Five minutes before that, we started our session. She came in with a problem that felt real, and urgent, and something she thought would take all session to figure out.The issue seemed practical, too:Should she be doing more...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
“I don’t get it,” she said. “I know exactly how I’m getting in my own way. I know my strengths and how to best use them. I know my weaknesses and how to turn them into strengths. But am I doing this? NO! I keep getting the same insights … and nothing ever changes....
by Brigitte van Tuijl | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
2001. I was brainstorming with my then-coach, who was also training me to become a coach myself, about what kind of coaching I could offer.My coach burst out laughing and yelled: “I’ve got it! No one else is doing this, and it would be perfect for you: You could...
