Meet Anja

As a trained terrestrial ecologist, I found my very young self in very choppy waters very early in my career. I started out as a junior environmental consultant. I hated consulting and only found my arena to shine in the mining industry. It is a hard an all-boys club kind of world. It is sexist, discriminating and demanding. I was always on the wrong side of a coin. Engineers and miners wanted production and progress, the authorities never believed you were doing the right thing and you never had something in common with the other ladies in the kitchen when you were at a social event.

I was asked how I got where I am today.   My truthful answer is: “Well, a lot of high function anxiety, imposter syndrome, burnout, ADHD, people pleasing, no boundaries what so ever, a divorce and liters of coffee.” 

Not the type of answer you want to give to people but each element of what is listed above (except the divorce and coffee) was unknown to me before I did the inner work. 

We are not born to fully understand and interpret the world, and some of the quirks we have comes from long ago.  This causes us to have a few interesting issues that inhibit our self-growth or even causes us to self-sabotage.

I was only very later introduced to formal coaching, and it was as if a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I wished this came over my path so many years ago. I guess life would have been a lot easier but I know my journey enabled me to re-assess, have empathy and think differently about the world.

I have found that giving my own gremlins names assist me to look at them and realign my thought process to move into a new space of functionality. 

I went out and got some formal education on coaching so that I can assist in people finding their balance and place in the world.

I would love to be part of a positive journey with you if you are only starting out in life or if you feel stuck because you have done everything there is to do. Let me assist in transforming in a better version of you.