Let me introduce you to Gregor Schultze, my osteopath.
I’ve known Gregor for over 15 years, and I wanted to talk to him about listening to oneself, well-being, physical health and therefore mental health.
I also wanted to understand how he built up his client base, starting out in the fashion world.
Gregor and I have one thing in common: we both work on posture, among other things—he in the literal sense, me in the figurative.
During our discussion, I drew a parallel between our respective approaches, as well as between his position as a sole trader and that of creative entrepreneurs, who face the same challenges and must seize opportunities.
If I have titled this episode «thinking outside the box», it is because I discovered, thanks to this interview, that what has allowed Gregor to get to where he is today, both professionally and personally, is precisely because he has regularly stepped outside the box — in order to better align himself, refocus, and ground himself.
Some of the quotes from this interview that I particularly liked:
🙌 «Growing up as an apprentice was far richer for me than doing very academic studies — because in osteopathy there is a tendency to want to resemble the doctor, and we forget the heart of our profession, which is practice»
🙌 «Back when [I started osteopathy], I had dreadlocks, I played the rebel, and whether it was considered illegal practice of medicine, that suited me just fine, it fed my antisocial side!»
🙌 «I believe in the invisible»
🙌 «Working with well-known personalities was neither a goal nor an achievement — what was nice at the time was being able to make a living from my profession quickly. And to think to myself, ‘right, if this is happening, it perhaps means you really are where you belong»
🙌 «Working on the self, that is what holistic therapy is; it's up to me to offer the opportunity to go further. The more I progress, the further I can take people. It is a quiet ambition, but it is a real ambition—and one that is far more exciting than being John Galliano’s therapist»
🙌 « Having my practice on the ground floor, and being barefoot, is no small thing — the more grounded I am, the more you can lean on me, and the more I can be at your service. And the less I will suffer from the trials and tribulations of everyone else's lives, too »
If you’d like to find out more about what I call Creative Management, I dedicated a full episode to it a few months ago.
Today, I would like to take a closer look at one aspect of Creative Management: team-building.
What exactly does it involve?
What are the benefits?
I also share a great example, as well as a counter-example, from my own experience as an employee.
And bonus: I talk about my favourite sports coach, Ted Lasso. (no spoiler as I haven’t started Series 4 yet).
If you're interested in offering your team a workshop / team-building / training session, do drop me an email! lbm@lilibonnet.com
I can organise and facilitate almost anywhere in the world 🙂
I’ve known Fabien for over 20 years, back when he was a graphic designer.
We worked together on a project and have stayed in touch — partly because it’s something I enjoy doing, of course, but mainly because I’ve always admired his entrepreneurial spirit.
Even when he enrolled at art school, he didn’t know what he was going to do later on; he just had a fairly broad vision of his future:
– getting up whenever he wanted;
– not working for a boss;
– and living in a loft.
Today, that’s exactly what he’s doing.
He’s the owner of UNSEEN, a vintage shop in Brussels, but he’s also a designer, a carpenter…
it’s clearly impossible to define him in a single word, as he has developed and put to use a wide range of skills.
And it’s quite fascinating to see how much this multi-potential individual needs to free himself from the constraints that a single skill entails, to allow himself not to be confined to just one profession. Not to limit himself. And that is precisely the driving force behind everything he undertakes.
this episode, we also talked about:
– pop culture,
– imposter syndrome,
– mental health,
– and identity, thanks to his recent reconnection with his country of origin, Vietnam.
