We gravitate naturally towards being comfortable. Even dream jobs are best if they aren’t too demanding but offer just enough intellectual stimulation. You feel adequately challenged and well-satisfied at the end of each day.

Comfort is all about staying safe.

In this blog series I will take you into the world of possibility. You’ll find out about comfort zones, why everyone loves them and how they hold you back. I’ll talk about discomfort and the science behind making yourself uncomfortable, and how discomfort can be used to propel yourself toward your goals.

Finally, you’re going to learn a six-step system for making yourself comfortable with discomfort and even using it to springboard yourself into the life you’ve always dreamed of having.

We all want to be more successful - in one way or another. There is a problem, though. There is often a lot working against us and our success. We might have had a chance at a big promotion, but there were too many other good candidates. Sure, we could switch careers, but there is never the right time. Sometimes it feels like everyone and everything is conspiring to steal your success! To top it off, we haven’t even mentioned everyone’s biggest impediment to success:
themselves. It’s true. We are often the authors of our own demise. We engage in behaviors and habits that hold us back from true success. That is why I wrote this blog series I will examine eight key behaviors that typically hold people back from success and offer some ideas on how to address the challenges.

In part 1 I did define what I mean by success and what the first success blocker is: seeking approval. In part 2 I was looking into two other success blockers: too perfect and lack of focus. In part 3 I was talking about Spending your time with the wrong people and Fearing Failure. In the final part, part 4, I focus on Procrastination, Not Working Smart And Comfort Zone Focus.

We all want to be more successful - in one way or another. There is a problem, though. There is often a lot working against us and our success. We might have had a chance at a big promotion, but there were too many other good candidates. Sure, we could switch careers, but there is never the right time. Sometimes it feels like everyone and everything is conspiring to steal your success! To top it off, we haven’t even mentioned everyone’s biggest impediment to success:
themselves. It’s true. We are often the authors of our own demise. We engage in behaviors and habits that hold us back from true success. That is why I wrote this blog series I will examine eight key behaviors that typically hold people back from success and offer some ideas on how to address the challenges.

In part one I did define what I mean by success and what the first success blocker is: seeking approval. In part two I was looking into two other success blockers: too perfect and lack of focus. Let´s now continue to look into other behaviours that hold women back. Spending Your Time With The Wrong People and Fearing

We all want to be more successful - in one way or another. There is a problem, though. There is often a lot working against us and our success. We might have had a chance at a big promotion, but there were too many other good candidates. Sure, we could switch careers, but there is never the right time. Sometimes it feels like everyone and everything is conspiring to steal your success! To top it off, we haven’t even mentioned everyone’s biggest impediment to success:
themselves. It’s true. We are often the authors of our own demise. We engage in behaviors and habits that hold us back from true success. That is why I wrote this blog series I will examine eight key behaviors that typically hold people back from success and offer some ideas on how to address the challenges.

We all want to be more successful - in one way or another. There is a problem, though. There is often a lot working against us and our success. We might have had a chance at a big promotion, but there were too many other good candidates. Sure, we could switch careers, but there is never the right time. Sometimes it feels like everyone and everything is conspiring to steal your success! To top it off, we haven’t even mentioned everyone’s biggest impediment to success:
themselves. It’s true. We are often the authors of our own demise. We engage in behaviors and habits that hold us back from true success. That is why I wrote this blog series I will examine eight key behaviors that typically hold people back from success and offer some ideas on how to address the challenges.

With this blog I continue sharing my personal secrets to owning your career and how to strive for career contentment. This blog is about attention management. We live in a world where our attention is challenged on multiple layers. Before I dive into the topic on how to manage your attention let´s define what attention management is. After this, I establish a practice of behaviors that will allow you to accomplish this goal. The first topic is how to boost your focus. Secondly increasing your ability to concentrate is another skill necessary when it comes to managing your attention, let´s look at ways to do this. The third pillar is being more mindful. Being more mindful helps you focus on the areas where you spend most of your time and energy and make changes if needed. Last but not least by creating ways to increase your productivity, you can get into the flow of what you need to do daily. Getting in the flow requires you to be focused and mindful of the task at hand. In conclusion, in today's busy world full of distractions, it is easy to lose yourself and the ability to pay attention to what is important to you. As a career and leadership coach, I can support you on your way to increasing self-leadership to managing your attention.

With this blog I start sharing my personal secrets to own your career. The first secret is: Never stop learning! I call this series GLOW UP! Throughout my career I have been learning new skills and exploring new areas, some of them I could directly use in my d2d work and other skills helped me to become the person I am now. Let me share with you why I think Lifelong Learning Leads to Success, and why some of us stop learning, I´ll share with you 3 ways to become a lifelong learner and at the end I’ll share with you some of the major learnings I had.

To be an effective leader, you must first be a leader of yourself. Belief in yourself is a tremendous asset to leadership. Your words and your actions can lead others to great heights – but only if you believe that you, too, have powers that are strong and which you strive to develop. To be an example for effective leadership and to make others want to follow, you must develop the following qualities of leadership within yourself: Stand for something – Be an example for others – Be a mentor – Always be on a path of self-discovery.

All leaders must take a journey within and discover their values and why those are their values. You can’t become a leader from a place of weakness. Internal guidance is necessary to navigate through the obstacles in life and bring you to ultimate success.

If you need support to identify your inner compass (your values), Setting up a fruitful mentoring relationship or want to deep dive into your self further as part of your leadership role my coaching will support you to achieve your targets faster.

I am deeply convinced that, especially when the world is in shock and fear, it is enormously important to start good practice with ourselves. Because peace always begins with ourselves. With the attitude with which we start each day.
We all face pressure at different points of life. It may manifest as tight deadlines, creating a sales presentation for a new client, or a demanding boss at work. Homelife also brings pressure in different forms, such as meeting your family’s needs, handling a special needs child, or caring for a sick loved one. This blog includes nine powerful tips and three actionable steps you can take right away.

If you need support go re-find your focus my 1:1 coaching might be the first step to get started.

The ability to delegate tasks is a very important skill for a manager to have. However, delegating is not always easy and, if the delegation process is not carried out effectively, it can cause more harm than good to the team’s morale.
Delegation plays an important role in 3 critical areas: Efficiency, Development and Flexibility.
The article explains 13 Benefits of Delegating looking at the ecosystem and identifies 8 Barriers to Delegation.
Getting over these human barriers requires some emotional intelligence and personal development. It requires taking a good look at ourselves and evaluating how we are doing.
How to delegate is part of my 90-day program MOVE UP! the first 90 days for leaders (first-time leaders and when changing roles). This program is as well beneficial when you want to prepare yourself for your next leadership transition.

With technology, flexible work, and ever-changing workplaces, setting healthy boundaries at work is more difficult than ever before.

Setting boundaries at work allows you to navigate your workplace, avoid potential toxic environments, and create a clear path for you to do your best work without being taken advantage of or burning out. No two people have the exact same work style.

It’s important to keep that in mind and to set your own boundaries. This blog offers 9 tips to set boundaries at work, encourages you to stop feeling guilty about setting boundaries.

At the end Katharina shares 4 more reasons why you should prioritize yourself.

In my recent blog - Find a new job - The 11R's for women making a career change I share my recommendations from my work after more than 25 years in the industry and my experience as a career coach that you may find helpful if you are considering a career change.

It starts from reflecting till you are ready, starting the new role. The good thing about career planning/transition is that as difficult as it may seem, we are prepared for it.

A career coach can help you through this process and support you with everything from finding your dream job to brushing up on your interview skills. If you would like to have help with your career transition, please contact me.

Thank you for your application for role xyz. Unfortunately…..

Job search rejection happens to everyone. It´s what you do next that counts. Let’s break it down to 3 phases and 9 simple steps that will help you get over the fact you got rejected from a job and move on to the next great opportunity. STOP - Getting over the rejection then START - Analyzing your candidacy and: KEEP - Moving forward with your job search. If you need support on your journey reach out and we see if my coaching and mentoring can support you.

Everyone has a lot to do, especially leaders and decision-makers. That means if you want to be visible, you have to help people see you. In this article I highlight 7 ways you can become visible as an employee. In my course SHOW UP! we discuss exactly this topic. If you want to take the step towards more authentic and confident visibility in a group of ambitious women: Now is a good time.

Also called an elevator speech, an elevator pitch is a brief and concise speech that tells about who you are, what you do, and what you want to achieve. It is named as such since it should be short and compelling enough that you can introduce yourself during an elevator ride. The elevator pitch is a way to share your credentials and expertise quickly even with individuals who don’t know anything about you. Katharina shares 7 powerful tips with you to make your pitch authentic and confident.

Your mindset decides if you are successful in networking or not. The blog explains what a mindset is, the two mindsets that support your success in your career and how to change your mind set for better results. At the end there are 5 mindset shifts that can help you get unstuck and learn to love networking.

Career inspiration comes in different forms. Here I am sharing my selection of the best reads for first-time managers, seasoned leaders, or even management hopefuls. Learn from the best leaders and advance in your career. The links are leading to one big source, however, please visit your local bookshop.

The books are my personal recommendation only, this is not paid advertisement and no affiliate links.

A book of success is a place to record all your professional achievements, awards, victories and even endorsements or quotes from your colleagues. Your book of success is more simply a place to record important milestones in your personal and professional life. You can refer back to it when you are writing a CV, applying for a new job, aiming for a pay rise or even when you need a morale boost. This articles shares 7 tips how to get started to write your personal book of success and what you can get out of it.

Anybody who wants to get ahead needs to network. My approach will not only help you to identify the right network but gives you tips and tricks to network even if you hate networking so far. The majority of jobs are landed through networking. This means that time invested in strategic networking is important at any stage of your career. In shaping your profile you will increase your confidence

By continually stepping outside your comfort zone, you will enhance your social skills and self-confidence. Learn to love networking, the more you network, the more you’ll love it. You will build the foundation of lasting connections.