As a kid, I felt invisible. At age 14, I ran away from my perfect upper-middle-class Dutch family, only to return to the expectations-filled life path 5 days later.

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I was passive for most of my life - always dreaming, never acting.

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It wasn't until I was in my 30's that I took radical control over my life. After a decade of consulting, a shipwrecked marriage and failing as a foster parent, I hiked 3.089 km through the Italian mountains alone. 

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It broke me, and healed me all at once.

 

My listening deepened. First, I listened to the voices and doubts in my head. Then I started listening deeply to people around me. Since then, I have made listening my business.

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It got me so much more than I expected. 

Promotions, new friends, a wonderful relationship with myself and the people I care for, and even my own business.

 

I want to share this fortune with the world, through my work. I believe if you truly listen, you can solve all conflicts. You can make the world a better place.

I intend to give motivated people more skills to make the world an even more beautiful place.