• My first year as a digital nomad

    What is delayed is not denied. Never give up on your dreams, maybe they do not happen exactly when you want, but if you stick to them, eventually they come true. As the mountaineer Nimsdai would say: “Giving up is not in the blood, sir. It’s not in the blood.”

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  • Vita da nomade digitale, la vuoi veramente?

    Ogni giorno leggo articoli sulla vita da nomade digitale, lo stile di vita che ho scelto e che proseguiró nel 2022 e magari, oltre. “La vita é quello che ci capita mentre siamo impegnati a fare altri piani”, diceva John Lennon, prima del Covid. Rimango peró un pó sorpresa dal fatto che si pensi alla […]

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  • Case study: a 10-sessions coaching journey

    Meet the clients where they are. Partner with them to let them reach their next step, whichever that is. Celebrate with them the successes. Repeat 🙂 Today I share the case study of a 10-sessions coaching journey with Claire, a talented freelancer. 1. What prompted you to start work with me?  “Giulia and I had […]

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  • Case study: results of a 9-months coaching journey

    When I started working with this client, I noticed the drive and passion behind every action, together with a bold vision. It is a great honour to share this case study, that brings a message of possibility, hope and creation. 1. What prompted you to start work with me?  What challenges were you experiencing? “I […]

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  • Client’s review on a 10-sessions coaching journey

    “I highly recommend Giulia Villirilli as a career coach. For those of you that are ambitious, feel the need to run, dive in, and keep going – career coaching is a necessity. For those of you that have a difficult work situation to navigate, coaching can help get you to a more successful and sustainable […]

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  • Nomadi digitali come pianeti: meravigliosi astri vaganti

    Una sera di Gennaio, da una città francese, mi sono collegata ad un webinar del planetario di Torino sulle fotografie del cielo. Due bravissimi fisici e fotografi mostravano e raccontavano le loro opere. Ad un certo punto spiegano che l’etimologia della parola pianeta é greca e significa: “astro vagante”. I pianeti sono stelle vagabonde, che […]

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  • Empathizing too much in negotiations

    When I was still working in a corporation, I had a conversation that I always remember. A colleague of mine shared how she would have liked to keep working for the company, but her contract was going to expire. I asked what options she had, and one was to ask for a permanent contract and […]

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  • What makes it so hard to negotiate?

    So many people leave money and opportunities on the table when negotiating for a new job or position. And with that, they leave on the table a better life, better conditions, higher motivation and self-esteem. What makes it so hard to negotiate? What causes this considerable resistance to asking for what we desire? Some causes […]

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  • Upcoming negotiations may seem scary, but…

    “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” – John F. Kennedy One of my clients, a manager in a big corporation, was scared about the upcoming meeting with her boss, in which she wanted to ask for a raise and more responsibilities. Even if she had worked hard […]

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