My Story

My Roots

Born and raised in Austria, I spent the first three decades of my life in a small town in Lower Austria. After high school, I embarked on a brief journey into the world of Biology at the University of Vienna. However, I quickly realized I didn't quite fit in among the crowds in lecture halls. 

Moreover, I yearned for complete independence, which meant earning my own money.

Starting My Own Life

And so I found myself in a less-than-ideal office job at a construction materials manufacturer. For the initial six months, I tediously assigned numbers to scanned documents for eight long hours a day.

Utter mundanity at its finest.

Thankfully, my manager recognized my potential, and soon I transitioned to the Front Office Department. Over the next two years, I took on various tasks, from customer service and sales support to telemarketing. Eagerly absorbing knowledge, I found myself captivated by the business world.

After some time of customer service-focused work, an opportunity arose to become the assistant to the Managing Director. It was a role full of new responsibilities and challenges, and I embraced it wholeheartedly. I learned. I grew. Tremendously.

Over the span of a decade in that position, I later led a project to implement a new CRM system while simultaneously fulfilling my assistant duties. It was an exciting time. Juggling the demands of an assistant role in a 450-employee company, I also managed:

• to build a house, 

• discover my passion for Pilates and become an instructor,

• run half-marathons and one full marathon, 

• and return to university for an MBA, all simply for the joy of it.

It was a remarkable period of my life. I absorbed countless invaluable lessons, encountered remarkable individuals, and grew in ways I never thought possible. 

But as our house neared completion, my university courses drew to a close, my Pilates certification secure, and the project nearing its conclusion, a profound question loomed: 

WHAT NEXT?

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Unfortunately, my husband and I held different visions of the answer, leading to our eventual divorce. Professionally, I received an offer to co-lead a larger international project, which felt like a continuation of the work I had done before, just bigger. But nothing really new. 

Austria felt confined. I yearned for growth, for something more. 

And after much exploration and introspection, and because of some more reasons I explore in my post "Why I Left Austria," I made the decision to say goodbye.

Biggest Change in My Life 

I divorced. I resigned from my job. I sold everything. I was ready to start a new life. 

And then, unexpectedly, love found me. 

I fell head over heels and moved to Sardinia, completely transforming my life.

For two challenging summers, I worked alongside my new partner in his Yacht Service Agency in Sardinia. I taught Pilates on private yachts, and during winter, we traveled throughout Asia, exploring Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.

After two years of whirlwind summers in Sardinia, I felt a deep yearning to find something that resonated with my true desire for living.

The Beginning of Now 

As fate would have it, I unexpectedly secured a job as a resident Pilates Instructor in a prestigious 5-star hotel in Bali. 

I spent two incredible years there, but eventually realized I craved a more intimate setting to connect and grow with individuals on a deeper level.

And so, I turned my focus inward, nurturing my own practice and personal growth. 

This is where I find myself now—stronger, healthier, and happier than ever before in my life.