To me, “home” is defined more by emotions rather than by geographic location. Theoretically, there have been many places that I used to call home throughout the past 30 years. Born in Stuttgart, moved several times within small villages. Next was Bavaria and then California. Where we spent 5 years. Then my dad’s work brought…
Hi, my name is Viktoria Louise! While most of you know me as Vicky, the full name my parents gave me at birth is Viktoria Louise. And even as I write out those two words, it feels strange yet familiar at the same time. Just like it feels a bit strange to have been working…
Two weeks ago, I boarded the A380 heading from Vienna to Dubai for a super short (but very meaningful) lesson on wellbeing at The Retreat Palm Dubai. The idea was simple: “Fall in love with taking care of yourself!”. The motto hit home with me at an instant. Possibly due to the fact, that taking…
Strange thoughts cross our mind during sleepless nights. I don’t know about you, but when I lay in bed, wide awake my thoughts usually start to wander in all sorts of directions. Generally speaking, the journey is a worrisome. Troubles that seem minor during daylight suddenly feel like the end of the world past midnight….
First things first: I am not a fan of relationship advice. At all. I hate it when people judge other relationships, think they know you better than you know yourself or feel the need to give their (unwanted) two cents. Why? Because every relationship is unique, different and hard to look-into, let alone understand from…
The reality check of 2018 has come along a bit sooner than anticipated. Usually, December is crazy busy and then January follows on a much more quite note. Not this year. My agenda is filling up quickly and aside from a super busy 2 weeks, I have lots of incredible travels (some work-related, some private)…
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I stopped making New Years Resolutions a while ago. Why? Probably because I am pretty happy with my life, work, love and everything in between. And while I don’t believe in putting too much pressure on the 31st of December, I do think that it is nice to have an excuse for a fresh start…