Ko e meʻa ke faí:

Naʻe hā ngali fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻ: ko ha ngāue lelei ʻi ha kautaha lelei, ko ha kaumeʻa fefine, mātuʻa ʻofa, fāmilí mo ha kaungāmeʻa tokolahi feʻunga. Ko e fakatātaá ʻo hangē ko ia ne u faʻa fakakaukau ki aí ʻi hoku ʻatamaí. Mahalo ko ha kiʻi meʻa fakatuʻasino mo fakangalingali, ka ko e founga ʻeni naʻe ʻikai ke faʻu ai au ʻe hoku ngaahi ʻātakai fakasōsialé.
Ko e kiʻi palopalema siʻisiʻi pe ko e… Naʻá ku loto mamahi ʻi heʻeku moʻuí. Kuo mole atu ʻeku ongoʻi tauʻatāiná. Kuo pulia, maumauʻi taʻe kau ai ʻeku ʻiló. Naʻe ʻikai ke u lava ʻo maʻu ʻa e ongo ko ia. Naʻá ku fie mavahe mei he kautahá, kiʻi mālōlō mo e kuohilí, ke taʻofi ʻa e lelue runaway ko ʻeku moʻui. Ke hoko ko ha taha faʻu tohi, ke ʻalu ki ʻĪtali pea fili e ʻōlivé: ha faʻahinga meʻa pē ʻe fai!
Meʻamalie pe he naʻe maʻu ʻe heʻeku ʻetivaisa HR ʻa e founga ʻaki haʻaku talanoa ki ha faiako. When I saw my coach I had reached the climax of my internal conflict.

Ko hono ola:

Getting to know myself from scratch and realising what my life was about: being free. For someone else this could easily have been a glorious career, becoming a father, or writing a book. For me this was being free. I had never expected this ten years ago. I would finally be following my heart!

Ko e lesoni:

My coach’s strength is that he let me make the journey myself, which means I can still use what we learned in a particular lesson every day. My failure turned into a brilliant experience, with a lovely outcome.

He also taught me to truly follow my heart instead of just listening to what my social surroundings are directing me towards. My coaching journey has been one of the few events which has changed my life. Why? I am free again! I have regained my energy and am enjoying life.

Since then I have been back at work with a lot of energy and enjoyment in a job where I can benefit from my freedom and riches to the maximum. All of this still with the same company!

Toe Fakalahi Atu:
Later on when I am old and grey, I hope to have lived a rich life. Rich in all senses: emotionally, physically in good health, and with many loved ones around me. And yes, also with sufficient financial means to be able to fulfil part of my dreams in any case. Luckily for me, I don’t need much money for what is dearest to me: to be free in my thoughts. That is my “thing” – to be free with my thoughts, to be able to dream about faraway places, new inventions and a better world.