Tineke Declercq- HR Manager Vileroy & Boch

"Our organization has seen a very positive shift in the past year since working with Sharon and her team. It has helped us identify pain points and focus on tackling the right issues instead of undertaking isolated activities, which wouldn't have achieved the positive results we've achieved now.

The combination of the scan, which provided feedback from the work floor, and the advice, has helped us to let our people know what we are working on, even though these are projects that are still taking place behind the scenes.

We made a promise to the workplace, both during and after the scan. For the first time, we can visibly deliver on this promise because people now see what we do. Previously, it wasn't just empty words, but it remained untransparant. People crave transparent communication.

Everything hinges on how much time, energy, and budget you're willing to invest in the scan and solutions as an organization. However, we're finding that the energy we used to waste on frustrations and problem-solving can now be used to communicate transparently with our employees.

We're not perfect as an organization, but I feel people are satisfied now. A lot has been improved since the scan. The scan is a tool that shows you on the work floor what's going well and what's not. The disruptive elements have now been removed. People now easily find their way to us and the managers. We also now have a good team, with people that are" eager to work, committed, and dedicated. We've also become very efficient."

- Joachim Vanspeybrouck, Owner Wanted Law

"The basic idea behind coming to Sharon was that there were tensions that meant that not everyone was as eager to come to the office anymore.

We wanted to build that structure in general to fully regain that positive work energy and not focus too much on the negative energy that had arisen.

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This scan allowed us to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.
Many things are specific to our growth process.

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This has helped us move forward
and is recommended to everyone. Sometimes you need outside support!

I can specifically recommend Sharon and her team's approach to SMEs that are in a growth process."

-Olivier Maes, Founder Board Plus

"I am extremely satisfied with the guidance I received from Sharon. In addition to our own independent advisory board, I felt the need for a personal sounding board, and Sharon has truly proven herself in that regard.

She really has brains – and I really appreciate that. I prefer people who delve deeper than superficiality and fluffy one-liners, and Sharon exceeded that expectation.

She's especially helped me maintain a work-life balance. This has calmed me down and allowed me to communicate more effectively with my team.

I'm grateful for her valuable advice and the insights she's provided. Sharon has helped me grow as a leader, and I'm incredibly grateful for that."

- Professor dr. Bart Larivière - UGent

More successful ideas about our future

"It was fantastic! In the afternoon, we had many successful ideas about the future of our center.
It was a perfect balance between exercise and fun/relaxation.
Highly recommended as a team-building activity."

- Tatjana Vandenhouweele, former IT-manager Daikin Europe N.V.

"If I had applied Sharon's insights earlier, I probably wouldn't have given up my management job. This is a must-have for anyone who wants to get the best out of themselves.

This makes me realize even more that whether you can or want to function in an often complex work situation is 90% determined by yourself. Armed with the right tools and mindset, you can handle anything.

This should be a basic training program in every company. It would create happy employees at many levels of the organization who take care of themselves first and foremost, and who can therefore be better employees and managers."

- Isabelle Tant, owner AB-Consult, Audit, Tax & Accountancy

"The coaching process with Sharon has helped me in all areas to take a different approach: privately, in my relationships and at work.

Her approach is very good, calm and relaxed.

Why would I recommend it? Give it a try, and after just one session, you'll already discover where your pain points are. You'll feel: "I'm in the right place here." I immediately felt: "A solution is coming." I suddenly saw a glimmer of hope in the tunnel of what I wanted to work towards, and that gave me energy.

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By being more relaxed, people take more initiative and are more likely to come up with ideas and tips on how we can do better in the future.

My drive to keep going is still there, but the goal has shifted: the goal is now to enjoy life and no longer to only maximize my potential as a business leader. What fulfills me now is my own maximum, not what others expect of me, because that's impossible."

- Tom Troch, HR Manager BMW Group Belux

"We organized a workshop for our managers, together with Sharon, on stress and how to recognize stress symptoms.

This workshop was highly appreciated by all our managers because of the content, but also because of Sharon's insights into the subject matter, enthusiastic approach, and the way it was presented."

- Cindy Mattheus, HR Officer Unilever

From the very first moment, communication was very smooth, and Sharon immediately understood our expectations for our employees.

We were particularly charmed by Sharon's vibrant personality and accessibility. She was also very flexible and easily answered our questions.

Thanks to Sharon, we sincerely enjoyed the experience and made a valuable contribution to the well-being of our employees."

- Kathleen Heireman, Managing Director BLCC

"I found the interaction with colleagues very educational.
The results allow you to get to know your colleagues in a different way and, subsequently, to tap into their talents more consciously.
I found the activity particularly enriching because you get to know your colleagues in a different way, based on their strengths. The activities illustrate how colleagues think differently. You also reflect on your own strengths."

Isabelle Tant, then a partner at AB Consult Tax & Consulting, recommended this to her partner, Philip Van Wynsberghe, owner of the family business VB Parts Hydraulics, after receiving personal coaching from me. Five years later, they still testify to the positive effects:

"By following your tips, such as regarding his own energy management, better delegation, and digitalization, he regained peace and balance.
He feels much more relaxed today, takes more free time, and manages his work stress better.
This also has a positive impact on the team's performance and even on preparing the company for sale."

- Filip Walraeve, General Manager Demival

Our action points are being realized
 
"The scan results are immediately usable and provide a good overview of what's going well and what needs improvement. Sharon & her team at House of Vitality also provide sufficient support to translate the improvement points into action points and help implement them. They offer a comprehensive solution."

- Annelies Geldhof, HR Manager Middlegate Europe

Open and confidential conversations
 
"The most positive experience was the open and confidential conversations. Despite a difficult year during the coronavirus pandemic with little personal contact, a thorough assessment of our company was still conducted."
 

- Filip Vanwynsberghe, owner of VB Parts Hydraulics

Increased productivity through better stress management
 
"The effects far exceed my expectations. The mindfulness exercises make me calmer and more gentle. Keep up the good work!"
 

- Steve Mourant, Managing Director of SMTS

Learned a lot
 
"The "Sustainable Leadership with Personal Energy Management" program met my expectations perfectly. I learned a lot!"

- Paul Matthyssens, director of Antwerp Management School

Highly knowledgeable in transforming problems related to psychological processes that companies face

"I've known Sharon for many years, as a PhD candidate and now also as a part-time employee at Antwerp Management School.

Sharon is an unwaveringly positive person, highly dynamic, extremely cooperative, inherently mindful, and open to the thoughts and perspectives of others.

She also has extensive knowledge of mindfulness, psychological processes in teams and organizations, and can easily connect this to transformations and real-world problems faced by companies and institutions.

She personally contributes to the positive climate within our organization."

- Ans Vercruysse, Owner Beeldburo

"Before you know it, you're consumed by too much work and can no longer see the difference between what you're good at, what you're not so good at, what you enjoy doing most, and what you simply do because it comes to you without making a conscious choice. On top of that, you're very eager to say 'yes' because you simply enjoy making people happy and helping them.

I was stressed out. Thanks to Sharon, I was able to put an end to this stressful way of working and live a more balanced life.

She taught me how to end my workday properly: make a plan for the next day (that's how it is in your head), turn off the computer fifteen minutes before the children come home, do some exercise, put on some relaxing music and really listen to my body.

Sharon held up a mirror to me and made me see my professional self in a new light. I am who I am, but it's good to be aware of some blind spots. For example, she taught me not to always explain too much, especially in professional interactions. What used to tire me out, I learned to transform so that it now energizes me.

To err is human: for example, a customer might be dissatisfied due to a mistake that wasn't my fault... I felt angry and a victim of my own job. Sharon taught me to take a breather. Just stand up, breathe, and think about the situation calmly. Usually, it turns out to be easily resolved with a bit of coolness, kindness, and understanding. In short: pause, breathe, and approach the problem with gentleness and positivity. This takes some practice, but it really works.

Growing doesn't just mean getting bigger, hiring staff, and increasing productivity... It can also mean doing more of what you're best at, finding more assignments that truly bring out the best in you, where you shine.

Earning more while simultaneously dealing with less hassle. Saying much less, "It's so busy," and being able to say, "It's really good the way it is, I have the ideal job.""

- Katrien, Manager Jam Jam Confituur, author

Self-care, me-time & happiness

"This has helped me enormously to take more time for myself and be happy."

- Valérie, manager of the family business Peugeot garage

"What I've learned here gives me inner peace. It helps me to have a more positive outlook on life, to think and act differently."

-GD, Independent architect

"My fiftieth birthday was approaching, and I intuitively felt that 'something' more needed to happen in my life. The coaching sessions were a revelation. Thanks in part to her radiant personality and disarming openness, Sharon helped me realize that most of my job drained my energy, leaving me exhausted every night.

The things that energized me and made me shine were barely touched upon. I discovered these precisely together with her. Sharon supported and guided me not to lose myself in my role and to stand up for myself and the things that suited me best, so my enthusiasm remained high.
 
What's unique about Sharon is that she approached me as a person, not as a student. Each session was tailored to analyze my questions, problems, and fears at that moment, providing insight.

Not a full-blown theory, but a practical perspective, meditative exercises, and an empirical approach. She even provided expert advice on the design of my business cards for the practice.
 
But above all, I thank her for the always pleasant welcome with fruit, delicious biscuits, tea, ... and the time to acclimatize and to sink in all the accurate information that I was able to grasp in her sessions.”
 

- Chris, business consultant manager about the mindfulness training

“Waking up every day and being happy with everything I have: health, children, material things that have become so common that we take it for granted that we have them.

Enjoying every moment and taking the time to look around me at the beautiful things.

Realizing that the days that are gone will not return and are therefore lost if I do not experience them.

Knowing that worrying only magnifies the problems and therefore stopping it when I catch myself doing it.

That's what I learned here.

We are dragged into the rat race where everything revolves around achieving as much as possible as quickly as possible.

I am determined to only take paths that give satisfaction in my work and not just do what is told."

-Veerle, lecturer at University of Applied Sciences

"Actually, the career coaching gave me - both privately and in my job - exactly what I needed: insight, energy and self-confidence.

I've been able to make some decisions that have brought peace to my family. I've also taken some action and managed to rethink my job.

And so I've rediscovered the drive I've been searching for in recent years. It's been very illuminating to see exactly where my strengths lie and how I can better utilize them in my job."

-Daniella, entrepreneur about the mindfulness training

“Sharon has the neutral, loving attention to invite someone to be themselves.

Her approach was exactly what I needed, very down to earth, to the point, realistic!

I find it so inspiring that Sharon doesn't copy; she is what she brings. The tools are also accessible and suitable for everyone.

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I was given a wide variety of resources and was very motivated to use these new "toys" at many different times!

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Practice makes perfect: “I am happy”!"

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-Inge Baeten, Managing Director Link-Up about an event at our Zinhoeve

"First and foremost, a beautiful, peaceful environment, nice space with a beautiful view of the fields.

I really enjoyed the homely atmosphere and noticed that everyone felt at ease, which also led to more interaction with each other.

But also the way you received me was very warm, I really felt welcome."

Bart Vandezande - Managing Director Anemo ® Engineering BV about an event at our Zinhoeve

"It is a pleasant location,

Also a cool outdoor terrace... with nice seats.

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Thanks for the great welcome!

-Kristof De Vlieger, Managing Director of Dux Belgium about an event at our Zinhoeve

"Thank you for the warm welcome and the beautiful setting and surroundings at De Zinhoeve — especially with this winter landscape 😉.

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I truly enjoyed it and had the pleasure of getting to know some interesting entrepreneurs (and their stories) again!"

- Pawel Blachowski, Managing Director of Pallet Express about the CEO round table

"Thank you for this inspiring session in a wonderfully relaxing Zinhoeve".

- Nico Ramacker, CEO of Firn Energy about the CEO Round Table

"An interesting moment of reflection..."

-Lieven, participant in the mindfulness training

“What I learned here offers me so much, for example:

to ask myself, “Does this help me” or “Does this help us ” – before I react based on a stressful thought.

-Bruno Vermote, CEO Robaco on the CEO Round Table

"The most positive experience was the moment of reflection!"

-Cindy, entrepreneur 

"This has allowed me to let go of the past by realizing that everything is connected, but that holding on is pointless. It has made me realize that the answers and strength you need at that moment, when you need it, can all be found within yourself."

-Anonymous participant in the mindfulness training

"I found the inner peace I was looking for. Accepting myself was a nice bonus. The training had an unexpected positive impact, partly due to the eternally positive Sharon."

-Anonymous participant in the mindfulness training

"Very focused, useful meditations; recordings to practice at home; scientific explanations; positive energy from Sharon, it has an impact on your daily life from the first day!"