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Today was a
fantastic day because I met my friend Dorien again! She is a learning
and development professional from Belgium and we first met in July
2011. We have been to India where we did a volunteering project with
IDEX (Indian Network for Development Exchange). I was really thirsty
about coaching and personal development and as I met her I was super
happy to met someone I can asked.
Dorien told me
about NLP University (where I attend two years later for doing my
praactitioner) and gave me recommendations on books and other
resources. And much more then that. She really inspired me with two
things. First, I was interested how our volunteering activity working
with youth there can make a difference and looked hardly for ways
making it better. She mentioned that just being with them makes a
difference already. I hadn't thought that simple and was enlighted by
that. And the secnd thing, a colleague of us had a family emergency
and Dorien took over leadership in that important situation and
helped out that person immediately, in the middle of the night.
Returned from our
trip our friendship continued online and later I was looking for a
coach and she started to coach me via skype. About once a month we
had coaching sessions and she supported me in periods of lot of
change, starting new work, moving to different countries, growing and
becoming more complete.
And about three
weeks ago we found out that we both have been to London around new
years time.
So we met today,
had lunch at a vegetarian restaurant near Picadilly, went for a
beautiful sunny and blue-sky walk to St. James Park, Westminster
Abbey and met later with my girlfriend Harriet and her friend Carmen
at the National Gallery, followed by a dinner at a Italian restaurant
in Soho.
It's not three
years but there is so much to talk about with her. And it's simply
wonderful to be in her presence. Just can say thank you for that
beautiful day!
GW
You might also
like an interview I did with Dorien, while we met in India
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