Videos & Blog
September 17, 2018
What happened when I stopped planning and started designing my career In 2013, while sitting in my nice office in Brussels, I hit a glass ceiling. And, at the same time, rock bottom. Professionally I had reached all I had planned and pursued over the past 10 years. Starting as […]
July 29, 2018
Exhaustion or inspiration – what’s the true reason you’re taking a break? Every year I’m looking forward to my summer weeks in Europe. It’s my time to connect with my family and friends, to indulge in Mediterranean cuisine, to travel and let myself be inspired, and to slow down […]
July 23, 2018
Even being extremely mindful about our life balance and wellbeing, there might be times where feeling stressed out or feeling overwhelmed is inevitable. It’s hardly realistic to aim for a state of being where nothing pushes us off track and where we feel balanced and relaxed all the time. […]
July 8, 2018
The missing link in personal development Always searching, always improving and always exploring. That’s what we’re up for, no matter if we call it spiritual or personal growth, personal development or self improvement. And what an exciting journey this is! Once we dive into this world we realize very fast […]
June 22, 2018
Design Thinking, a wildly popular methodology in product and service design, is an amazing source to life hack from. Just think about this. In the world of design, uncertainty and the need for rapid change and constant adaption are key for innovation and creative competition. Give a designer the challenge to […]
June 16, 2018
How to know when it’s time to give up? Venturing a new career or life project requires a hell of a lot of resilience. Because change never comes without resistance. The resistance we’re facing around us when we’re trying to push this new venture out in the world and the […]
June 2, 2018
This question of career transition and how long it should take came up several times during my trainings last week. And it’s a really good question. Whether you’re about to make the big leap or you’re in the midst of your career transition, most of us would like to have […]
May 25, 2018
My interview with Glamour Brasil about “Life Designing” gave me the opportunity to reflect about the meaning of a life in balance and share with the readers how Life Designing can support people in creating a successful and well-balanced life. A successful Life in Balance – illusion or reality […]
May 20, 2018
In Life Designing we often talk about prototyping our career or life ideas. But what exactly does this mean? Prototyping means nothing else than getting things out of our head and into action. Instead of contemplating an idea for weeks or even months you take action and evaluate the real […]
May 7, 2018
I often get asked how I made this huge shift from spending my days attending European Parliament’s committee meetings, participating at hearings and conferences and representing German interests in the European policy making process to now, 4 years later, gathering people around me in Brazilian classrooms and training centres and […]
April 28, 2018
Imagine you finally found your calling, your dream job, but you’re ready to throw in the towel because the weight on your shoulders feels too heavy? Then listen to Cata’s story and find out how Life Designing helped her to readjusted the path towards her dream. Catarina Motta, Co-founder […]
April 19, 2018
So Design Thinking is around for quite a while now, widely applied across various professional areas and various design challenges. It’s extremely useful in tackling complex problems that are ill-defined or unknown, by understanding the human needs involved and by creating innovative and novel products and services. The five stages […]
April 2, 2018
As Life Designers we are striving to understand how we can create a Life Design that helps us and people around us to thrive. And as Life Designers we know that just chasing one positive emotion after the other isn’t enough to experience a fulfilling and meaningful life. It is […]