When was the last time when you said yes... and immediately wish you hadn't?

“How are you?” - they ask. “I’m fine.” - you respond. You never say what you really feel. You never say “I feel empty.” Maybe you have been ignoring this feeling too long. Maybe it’s so much your reality by now that you don’t even realize this could be anything else. Slowly, “I feel empty” becomes your “I’m fine”. Slowly, you become invisible, even for yourself. This common response is a core behavior we often use to mask our true feelings. And it happens quietly: first, prob

Free webinar by Agnes Molnar about time and energy management for those who try to juggle career and personal life, job and life transitions, battle burnout, or strive for more life balance.

There are thousand books and training programs available about time management - still, most of us struggle with it. ⌛ "I am not disciplined enough", "I tend to drift my time blocks", "Hours and days just disappear" - I hear these a lot from coaching clients as well as from friends. And honestly, I experience the same sometimes... 😳 Juggling many roles: being a mother, business owner, consultant, coach is not easy. Add a crazy travel and family schedule. And yes, I want (and

Burnout is a state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion, often resulting from chronic stress and pressure over time.

“The problem is that I cannot feel motivated…” “Generally speaking, what would make you feel motivated?” “When my manager tells me what to do (husband/wife/parent/child/friend/etc.), then I know I really have to do that…” “Is that what really motivates you?” “Well, it’s a pressure that makes me do what I am supposed to do….” The discussion above is an except from a coaching conversation. I think everyone on this planet knows the pressure when we are expected to do things – th

The holiday season is upon us, and we often find ourselves sending out countless “Happy Holidays” messages to friends, family, and colleagues. But let’s pause for a moment and observe our own holiday experience: while we wish for peaceful, joyous, and relaxing days for others, do we also enjoy such peaceful, joyous, and relaxing days ourselves? For many of us, holidays are about obligations: we HAVE TO visit our relatives, we HAVE TO buy and wrap presents, we HAVE TO cook spe

At a recent session at the ESPC conference, I took the stage to discuss something incredibly fundamental: wellbeing. Taking inspiration from my professional journey as a consultant and coach at Search Explained, coupled with my personal experiences, I navigated through the importance of nurturing our well-being. In my consulting work, my approach has always incorporated the human perspective. Beyond the professional layer always lies an essential human connection – the enrich

When you run a business, lead a professional community, are a mother of three, and juggle with a thousand other things in your life – sometimes it’s super hard to do things that fill you with energy. You know it would be great to read a few chapters. To drink a cup of coffee/tea slowly. To walk. To run. To go to the gym. To see your friends. Or to call the ones who live abroad… But instead, you come up with a thousand excuses, maybe not even on a conscious level. I’ll do this

My children are all away, and I have a few days for myself. The house is empty, only me and my thoughts… Sometimes it feels good to have some time to reflect, retreat, and recharge. I believe it’s good not only for me, but also for my children. When I’m recharged, they have a balanced, energetic, happy mom! – So this is what my days are all about now. Language class? Girls night out with a friend? Walk in the forest? Concert in the town? Run (again, after missing too many mon

About a month ago I was in Manila for work, and also had a weekend for sightseeing there. While it was a great, shocking, and eye-opening...

Being a mother of three children, running a business, having a husband who travels every other week, and trying to fit my own travel schedule into this lovely mess while having time for myself, too… is a HUGE challenge. If something, I’ve learned something, especially since I became a mother almost seventeen years ago: there’s never a dull moment. There’s always something happening… And if you have two or three (or more) children, it all adds up… Have a business? – Great, add

When I was a child, I was considered to be a super smart daughter of a very poor family — and as a result, I was always lonely. My classmates couldn’t figure out what to do with my always working crazy mind, and I couldn’t figure out what to do with their “childish” behavior. (Who wants to play with Barbie dolls when the world is full of interesting things to learn???) Nobody told me it was normal. Nobody told me I was normal. And slowly I learned to think it must be somethin

I have to admit, I’ve been lazy in the last few… years. Yes. Before that, I did run. I did orienteering. I did Tai Chi. It would be easy to say I stopped exercising because I got a new baby (twelve years ago!). Then two. Then three. But it would be just a bad excuse. I could also say that I was too busy to go to the gym. Or to the trail. But again, it would be a bad excuse. Then, I got to the point where I was feeling stressed. The only thing I wanted to do is being alone, so