The times we live in challenge us. Now you might say: yes, that’s always been the case. That’s true, but it seems that—more so than in many decades—we’ve entered a period where so many certainties, fundamental truths, and core values are being shaken up. And where, then, should we find our focus, our salvation, and our joy? A higher power, a worldly power, ourselves, one another? How do we ensure that we not only survive, but truly live? These are certainly not simple questions, but they are important. We will have to search for the key. And it may be closer than we think. Let’s go find it!

Jakob van Wielink is a leadership coach and grief counselor. He is a founding partner of The School for Transition in the Netherlands. He is also a faculty mentor at the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition and a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. Jakob works internationally as an executive coach for leaders and their teams and is an educator and trainer of professional coaches. Following three previous books with the same publisher on leadership, coaching, and grief, the first volume of his trilogy on leadership, ‘The Five Pillars of Leadership During Transition’, will be published in 2026 by the British publisher Routledge.

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