BUSYNESS DETOX BY THE SEA

In the past couple of years I’ve worked mainly with executives and entrepreneurs in their forties, who either navigated through a major career change during the process, or who had taken their business to the next level after we’d redesigned their business strategy.

During this time I observed in many of my clients that a major career change or a business redesign was often preceded by symptoms of burnout.

Overwhelm.

A constant need to deliver results, at all costs.

Perfectionism.

Lack of clarity about their values.

The desire to meet expectations, even unrealistic ones.

Taking on too much.

All these can lead to burnout, fatigue, and total exhaustion, which after realizing what’s happening, can ideally result in a strong desire to do something else. However, we don’t always have the vision, the energy, or the courage to take action.

In order for these to come into view, we must stop for a while. 

I’ve created a program for women who are high achieving professionals, managers or entrepreneurs where they can learn about doing nothing and stopping their work activities without interruptions.

Because from this “nothing”, “something” can surface, and in this void we can hear our innermost voice. It’s through “doing nothing” that our creativity and the ability to create something new can start again. This “Fertile Void” needs to be at the end of each of our activities, so that we can start the next one with renewed strength and motivation.

It takes a lot of courage to stop, to “do nothing”, because we are conditioned to constantly do stuff, to have a plan, to be useful and to not be idle. Keep going, do more, that’s the mantra we live in.

It took me a long time to learn to break this vicious cycle of busyness, in which most leaders also become trapped. I had a hard time learning to stop and do nothing, without feeling guilty or useless. When I finally did, it was one of the scariest things I’d ever experienced, but I now know that this is one of the best decisions I’d ever made. 

This program’s aim is for you to learn more about these two important topics, through experiences by the sea.

Here’s what you can expect from the program:

– Gazing at the sea.
– Staring into the distance.
– Floating on the sea.
– Doing nothing.
– Building self-worthiness muscles.
– Finding old and new energy sources.
– Clarifying strengths and aligning your work roles to them.
– Great conversations.
– Turning fatigue into a new strategy.

We will also work with Female Courage, below and above water, in which you’ll learn that it’s not all in your head, but a physical experience can also be the catalyst for change. We’ll work with courage, because as girls we are brought up to be good girls, to fear even everyday things and to stay in the background. And then, when it comes to feeling competent in the labour market, we often don’t dare to show up, or stand up for ourselves and demand what is due. 

All this in a beautiful environment, in a secluded small town in the south of Turkey, where people are kind, the sea is warm, food is delicious, where you can find silence or summer vibes, depending on what you need. I’ll be waiting here for all brave women at the end of September, but if you’d like to come earlier, let me know, because I’m already at this location.