The Transatlantic Travels of a Blue Jeans
The Transatlantic Travels of a Blue Jeans Crisscrossing nine cultures before you can wear yours “In 1853, a young tailor from Germany, called Levi Strauss, began working in San Francisco; Levi sold thick canvas to miners; the miners used the canvas to make tents. One...
Life after a Tony Robbins Event
Life after a Tony Robbins Event (or any other motivational event) The reasons why motivation does not last more than a couple of minutes Are you familiar with the excitement and uplift you felt during a motivational event or to that matter any training you have...
Four Tips When Hiring a Coach
Coaching is a profession, just like medicine, architecture or anthropology. Would you hire an architect who woke up one morning and decided to start building houses? One who has not been educated as an architect? It is important that the architect knows about...
Is the la-la coach here to stay?
Three years later, I find myself with a kind of disassociation of who I am as a professional and the way I abandoned my crusade to make coaching a legitimate profession. I was and still are bothered by the la-la coaches, but if Federations, Associations, and...
Eurovision, more than it meets the eye
Eurovision is more interesting or complicated than it meets the eye. Yes, it is about artists from all over the European continent getting together for a week or so. But it is so much more than that. It’s about the integrating element that holds or breaks the contest:...
Networking Without a Birth-Network
Networking can be a challenge; it can be nerve-racking, even stressful. When you network in a place which isn't your birthplace, you can add feeling awkward to the mix. But it does not have to be that way. I was born in Venezuela and before I moved to The Netherlands...
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About Edmée
Edmée is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a Certified Mentor Coach with over 15 years of broad international experience supporting coaches to prepare for ICF certifications and individuals with their personal growth. Her trademark course International Mentor Coach Training Program: Going Beyond Models has received enthusiastic reviews from its participants.