Coffee and Coaching

What is harmony? We all strive for harmony, but we often are content with artificial harmony, simply avoiding conflict. Our brain has the unique ability to put different notes together and hear them in harmony, even if the instruments are entirely out of tune. That also happens in real life. We need to stay away from false harmony and thrive for real, magic harmony.  More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, Austria, on www.bernhardkerres.com. Feel free to come for a free coffee session in person or via Zoom. These sessions are free of any obligations.

November is a month focusing on men's health. The Movember foundation brings our attention to testicular cancer, prostate cancer, and suicide prevention. In today's episode, Bernhard Kerres talks about Movember's ALEC model: Ask, Listen, Encourage, Check-in. It is a great model for good conversations, especially but not only with men. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, Austria, on www.bernhardkerres.com. Feel free to come for a free coffee session in person or via Zoom. These sessions are free of any obligations.

Bernhard shares his gratitude in this last episode of the El Camino sequence. Seeing the cathedral of Santiago di Compostela after five days of hiking was a unique and intensive moment.  More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

A personal reflection on what makes us as people - body, mind, heart, and spirit. And a reference to The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma: https://amzn.eu/d/cHhwfqw - if you are interested in exploring working with Bernhard Kerres, join him for a free coffee session in Vienna or online (ok, there is also tea…). Book it here: https://book.bernhardkerres.com/coffee/

When do we reach flow? And how often are we actually allow ourselves to get into flow? Walking for many hours a day achieves flow naturally. It allows us to open our minds and hearts to things we have never experienced before. You find the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly in all good bookstores and on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/4vUnHCk Interested in working with Bernhard? Join him for a free coffee session in Vienna or online: https://book.bernhardkerres.com/coffee/

How often do we actually compete every day? We run to be first at the next street crossing. We want to be first giving a good answer in a meeting. We want to be seen as best among peers from our boss. When walking El Camino competition was there at the beginning. But then it changed. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

While walking El Camino to Santiago de Compostela I had the opportunity to think about many subjects. One was another reflection on tempo and the importance of finding our own tempo even among many other people. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

The war in Ukraine continues. Coping would mean accepting. Instead of accepting, Bernhard believes that many small steps can lead back to respect and peace. If you want to support Ukrainian musicians, please go to: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/help-musicians-ukraine. The money will be used to buy train tickets, COVID tests, and other basic necessities for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

The war in Ukraine affects so many of us. While our love and care go out to the victims, we deal with our anxiety and fear. Bernhard Kerres shares his personal way of dealing with his helplessness, anxiety, and fear. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

The COVID19 pandemic has made our comfort zones smaller and smaller and smaller. With the world slowly opening up again, it is time for us to increase our comfort zones again, stepping out of them, but without putting us in danger. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

With the pandemic going for a year now, many people re-think their career choices. Some consider jobs they view as safer. Others are thinking about a Plan B. Bernhard Kerres uses a metaphor to explain that a Plan B might be the absolutely wrong choice. He suggests to rather focus on the one and only Plan B. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

A year of lockdowns, travel restrictions, and social distancing has limited our experiences. Life has become boring and monotonous. Bernhard has a few tips on how to spice up monotony during a time where you still cannot do much. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

The ongoing COVID19 pandemic leads to many people feeling lonely and depressive. Checking in with people, asking them, how they really are, listening, and encouraging action can make a huge difference. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

The COVID19 crisis requires us to learn social distancing. This leads to significantly less people we have in-depth contact with. We therefore do not get the full chatter around any topics which form our opinions. Our thinking and daily learning becomes limited. We need to actively seek these conversations over new channels which is challenging. More about Bernhard Kerres, a Leadership Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

With the start of the new year, we all feel full of energy, happy, and ready to get started. We make a lot of resolutions, sometimes too many. In this episode of Coffee & Coaching, Bernhard Kerres talks about a few tricks to not just jot down some resolutions, but to really stick to them. More about Bernhard Kerres, an Executive Coach based in Vienna, on www.bernhardkerres.com.

Wir können uns vornehmen, zu mindest eine Stunde Sport zu machen, oder nicht mehr als eine Stunde Sport zu machen. Der Unterschied in der Zeitbetrachtung zwischen mindestens und höchstens hat einen großen Einfluss auf wie wir die Zeit nutzen. Zählt die aufgewendete Zeit oder was wir in der Zeit gemacht haben? Mehr zu Bernhard Kerres, der Executive Coach, Berater und Keynote Speaker  ist und in Wien lebt, gibt es unter: www.bernhardkerres.com. Übrigens bietet er, wie viele andere, derzeit seine Coaching Services auf einer Pay-As-You-Can Basis an, um möglichst viele Menschen in der Krise zu unterstützen.

Europa ist wieder im Lockdown. Menschen sollen zuhause bleiben, wo immer möglich. Ist das das Ende von Networking? Bernhard Kerres teilt einige Gedanken, wie Networking auch und gerade in der virtuellen Welt sinnvoll möglich ist. Mehr zu Bernhard Kerres, der heute als Executive Coach, Berater und Keynote Speaker tätig ist und in Wien lebt, gibt es unter: www.bernhardkerres.com. Übrigens bietet er, wie viele andere, derzeit seine Coaching Services auf einer Pay-As-You-Can Basis an, um möglichst viele Menschen in der Krise zu unterstützen.

Wie oft hat sich jeder von uns bei einem Empfang die Füße in den Bauch gestanden oder bei einem Abendessen endlos gelangweilt. Und danach haben wir uns geärgert, dass wir aus der Möglichkeit, Kontakte zu knüpfen, nichts gemacht haben. Hier sind vier Schritte, um erfolgreich ein Gespräch anzufangen und mit dem Networking zu beginnen. Mehr zu Bernhard Kerres, der heute als Executive Coach, Berater und Keynote Speaker tätig ist und in Wien lebt, gibt es unter: www.bernhardkerres.com. Übrigens bietet er, wie viele andere, derzeit seine Coaching Services auf einer Pay-As-You-Can Basis an, um möglichst viele Menschen in der Krise zu unterstützen.

Nur weil man Geld messen kann, hat es noch nichts mit Reichtum zu tun. Einige Gedanken zu einer Welt abseits von Messen, Zahlen, und Ziffern. Mehr zu Bernhard Kerres, der heute als Executive Coach, Berater und Keynote Speaker tätig ist und in Wien lebt, gibt es unter: www.bernhardkerres.com und auch auf www.breess.com. Übrigens bietet er, wie viele andere, derzeit seine Coaching Services auf einer Pay-As-You-Can Basis an, um möglichst viele Menschen in der Krise zu unterstützen.

60% bis 70% unserer Gedanken sind negativ. Doch kann man das Denken genauso trainieren, wie seine Muskeln. Bernhard Kerres stellt drei Wege vor, um mit seinen eigenen negativen Gedanken umzugehen und positives Denken zu trainieren. Mehr zu Bernhard Kerres, der heute als Executive Coach, Berater und Keynote Speaker tätig ist und in Wien lebt, gibt es unter: www.bernhardkerres.com und auch auf www.breess.com. Übrigens bietet er, wie viele andere, derzeit seine Coaching Services auf einer Pay-As-You-Can Basis an, um möglichst viele Menschen in der Krise zu unterstützen.