Marieke Genard

Navigate the swimmer: find those words that guide your choices

Since we know ‘words create worlds’, it is essential to find those words we need in our (working) life to move closer towards our desired future world (or Ikigai). This world is different for every individual, these words are very personal. But once we found them, they can guide us to a more satisfying work life.

We all know the feeling of unease, running behind our endless to-do list and wonder why we are doing what we do. We all know the feeling of getting stuck into tasks which are necessary but suck our energy. Don’t we all want to enjoy our work and feel the flow? Make sense of what we are doing and see what we can contribute to the world?

In this workshop we will reflect on those things that give us energy, make us grow and use them as a guide towards our future.

The workshop is aimed at everybody who is willing to reflect on his/her life and work situation, to get clear what is important to take as a next step. Not only for people who are unhappy in their job. It helps to focus on the next step, appreciating what is good and seeing where improvement can be made.

Are you ready to dive?

The harvested words will guide you in your journey:

• You will have a tool to visualize those words present in your work (we tend not to see what is there) so you can appreciate them.

• The tool will also help you in identifying the missing links, the regions for improvement. So those words can bring you in action to take the first step.

You are welcome to join and swim with us. Depending on the water you are in, you can decide if you want to let yourself float, if you need to swim against the current or get on the shore and dive in another water that suits more your needs.