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Groeien is geen automatische piloot, maar een beloning na inzet en doorzettingsvermogen. In deze blog deel ik een inspirerend voorbeeld uit mijn workshop in Port Elizabeth.
Verrassingen overkomen ons onverwachts – soms aangenaam, soms ontwrichtend. Maar ze zijn altijd toekomstimpulsen die ons dwingen tot verandering en nieuwe keuzes. Hoe ga je om met onverwachte wendingen in je leven? Ontdek meer in deze blog over de impact van verrassingen op onze toekomst.
Roepingstijd verkent hoe toekomstsignalen uit onze jeugd—zoals inspirerende docenten of onverwachte ervaringen—onze loopbaankeuzes beïnvloeden. Ontdek hoe terugblikken kan helpen om je ware roeping te vinden. 🔍✨
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Sharing my thoughts at ACVV Khayalethu Child and Youth Care Centre's Breakfast with Friends was a truly meaningful experience. Together, we explored the seven-year cycles of life, the challenges and transformations that come with each stage, and the power of embracing change.

I had the privilege of kicking off the leadership development journey for the newest intake of iGems students — future engineers with big dreams and unstoppable determination.

Boekscout has launched my book, A Lifetime of Personal Power, in Holland and Belgium!

Meeting conference participants still chatting with animation during their refreshment break at the tail end of a jam-packed, two-day conference is not to be taken for granted!

Mieke is an early-twenties adventurer from South Africa who spent 2 years au pairing in the USA. We settled in by the fireside for a long chat about her experiences there, her learnings, and the huge impact this time overseas has had on her life.

Dr Tim Pittaway captures the mood while post-grad participants are boarding Teams for our research workshop. The two screens are active, the reserve batteries are ready should the power go off, and everything is double-checked to be functioning… We will be online for many hours…

We had our cake ... and we ate it! at my first open house. 12 business women + Werner's delicious menu + Lindi's Bonnievale Wine + a little stoking of the fire ... just the recipe for connecting and building relationships through shared experiences. I'm looking forward to the next one!

On 5 March I had the pleasure of presenting one in a series of work-readiness workshops to these 2020 matriculants, now engineering students in phase 2 of the Unity for Africa Foundation’s iGems programme. We worked through practical steps to develop positive, objective self-knowledge to foster insight and skill in managing their careers. They responded with such confident and enthusiastic presentations (as you’ll see in the photos), it was a truly happy day for this educator. A big thank you to Berenice and Babalo from the #UnityInAfricaFoundation for creating this great opportunity.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Thank you for your encouragement at the start of my research journey and for showing me that research is not something to be feared. You have touched my life and your words of wisdom when I needed it most, means the world to me.
Dr Janin performed retrospective analysis of who I am and helped me to become conscious of my innermost thoughts. She enabled me to see things clearly by revealing my future through the recollections of memories of my old self. Removing the mental fog I’ve been experiencing. “Everything is connected,” she said, referring to the past, present, and future. Dr Janin has understood my inner self in a way that nobody has done before.
Dr Janin delivered a SUPERB address to a packed audience at our Siembamba Preschool High Tea. The ladies were absolutely thrilled with her lively, warm and practical delivery. The audience gave excellent feedback about how her talk made them reconsider unhelpful life attitudes. They were inspired, excited and motivated. She did all this in a very natural and warm way, making everyone relax, laugh and face their future as moms and women with renewed enthusiasm.What a privilege to had her as our Guest Speaker of Honour!
This morning was such a powerful and dynamic experience. I have gained so much insight about myself in that time frame and feel taller from the confidence gained by doing this.
Dr Janin Vansteenkiste takes you on a journey through live stages. The book is written in language the ordinary reader can engage with easily, filled with short retellings of things happening in people’s lives as illustrations. Yet, it is clearly backed by good sociological academic research. Well worth the read and a re-read. Inspiring and motivating.
I would recommend this book to anybody between the ages of 18-100. The author has used a lifetime of coaching experience on the pages. Read it in one sitting.
The ladies have been raving about the uplifting experience. Thank you for your contribution and inspiring our employees.
Dr Janin has supported me for the past 15+ years as a life coach to make personal and professional decisions. It started as coaching sessions at her fireplace, but then transferred to online coaching sessions across continents and time zones.
A briljant book, written by a sociologist with a high level of empathy and feeling for helping people. The book’s real life examples are drawn clearly from the author’s context: Belgium and South Africa. Read it to learn more about yourself and of others.
Dr Janin’s book makes a great read for absolutely anyone at any point in their lives. She weaves the dynamics that come with each season of life into a kaleidoscopic ever-changing landscape infused with relatable stories of the characters you meet along the way. It can be read many times over and each time something else will resonate, depending on where you are in your journey.