Meet:
Frauke van de Wiel
Trainer
BACKGROUND
HR adviser, manager in hospitality, teacher, confidant
We are for real
Since I live in a village by a river, I swim all year round. From half an hour in summer to 1 minute in winter. While swimming, I go for the challenge full force and confront my fear of cold and murky water. And overcome it every time, which makes me keep taking on challenges in other situations as well.
We are of the wall
From a young age, I felt different. I moved several times between my birth island of Curaçao and North Holland and didn't really fit in anywhere. I felt that and others felt that. Alternately, it gave me strength and challenged me. Whereas I used to be bullied sometimes, I am now seen precisely because I am different. The right combination of environmental awareness & sharpness versus a soft vagueness someone once said!
We innovate for tomorrow
I learned that reflecting and learning takes you further from my parents. They sometimes set the wrong example or led the way at times. I am often looking for how things can be done differently, where I can grow in order to get closer to my own core. So that I walk more smoothly through life because I experience less resistance between myself and what I show to the world. In my trainings, I keep challenging myself and others by playing with different forms. Daring to explore and try out makes me stronger and creates playfulness. Where I used to set the bar too high, this playfulness now takes me further.
We float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
To move forward with you and myself, I can't help but give back what you show. And not everything of what others show is behaviour that helps them move forward. To be able to be direct in that from softness is something I find one of the most beautiful things. Because I see the other person and they see me. And we notice in all honesty, that pain stimulus, it hit for a reason. There is something there that may come out.
We score without compromises
I want to achieve something with my work as a trainer. I am there for myself, as a freelancer connected to MWP. Previously, in other jobs, I could hide more behind my role. Now, who I am is visibly at the forefront. I am my own product. And achieving my/our goal of that day's training keeps me on my toes because I help determine how far we get together.