Today, I began my day by dressing up my desk with freshly cut flowers from my garden. Cultivating a garden has long been a dream of mine, and it finally became a reality last November when we moved into our new home. Living in Munich offers the unique experience of city life combined with the feel of a village. This spring, I grew over 70 tulips in my backyard garden, as a manifestation of my passion for beauty and aesthetics.
Incorporating my top character strength, appreciation of beauty, not only beautifies my workspace but also intervenes in my professional activities. From designing visually appealing workbooks for clients to crafting my newsletters, I infuse beauty into every aspect of my work. I find joy in dressing up for Zoom calls, reflecting my commitment to embodying beauty in all forms.
Research in Positive Psychology shows the significance of leveraging our strengths at work. By identifying and intentionally practicing your strengths, you elevate your work, deepen engagement, and amplify satisfaction.
Character strength transcends individual accomplishments; it encompasses the synthesis of your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Through the application of a growth mindset, it's easy to see, that character is not a fixed trait: it can be nurtured and cultivated over time - just like a garden.
In my work with expat women, I found that knowing and applying your unique strengths is a way to make better career decisions and advancement. If you seek more satisfaction at your next career move, want to re-craft your current role or elevate your career, identify your top strengths and integrate them more consciously into your work. Take the assessment and book a free discovery call to explore how you could apply them more intentionally in your life and work. β¨
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Cecilia's Success Story
Do you know the confidence that comes from knowing that you can and dare to be yourself at a job interview and work? I'm celebrating a powerful coaching journey with Cecilia, who after leaving her last company, created her new vision and the position that fits her unique strengths, learned to show up for herself and represent her values confidently at job interviews, and let go of limiting beliefs around who she needs to be at work. π
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"I started working with Zsanett because I felt lost in my career: I was very unhappy and unmotivated, I knew what I didn't like, but I had no idea where to go next. Zsanett came and holding a torch helped me illuminate the way. Her energy, kindness and knowledge are amazing.
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In our last session, we discussed closures and endings and how I like to have written conclusions where I can physically type a dot to close the chapter and create space for a new one. While this first journey came to an end, I would love to work with Zsanett again in the future as she's a terrific coach!"
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My clients prioritize and appreciate beauty, and aesthetics play a pivotal role in their work and business. In the first three months of the year, I helped a jewelry designer launch her business, a former artist and dancer craft a new professional path, a photographer and art director build a freelance portfolio and am currently running a 6-month Female Entrepreneur Mastermind to amplify the impact of a group of business owners.
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Craft Her Next Move
Do you know an English-speaking woman living or moving to Germany who feels lost, confused, or unmotivated about what she could work and how she should organize her life here?
Help her find direction and feel more confident in herself in this transition by forwarding this email to her. I'm excited to meet them and hear their story.
Let's make beautiful new beginnings together. π·
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Thanks for reading my newsletter! What insights did you get?
Reply with your thoughts, just as if it was an email from a friend. As always, I feel excited when I hear how an issue helped someone, like yesterday on my Women Entrepreneur Mastermind, where a former coaching client, Eszter shared how "live to work" I wrote about last week sparked new ideas for her.
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See you next the next time!
Zsanett
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