Step outside the noise and give important questions room to breathe.
An intimate career clarity & identity workshop
The Next
Aligned Career Move
See the value you have built. Define your next level of success.
Look at your experience differently, reconnect with the value you create and explore what greater success, meaning and contribution could look like now—without assuming you need to change careers.
01 — Why now
Your experience is more than a list of roles. Can you see the value running through it?
Experienced professionals rarely lack capability. What they often lack is protected space to look beneath titles and responsibilities and recognise the patterns, judgement and expertise they have accumulated.
When a proven success formula no longer feels sufficient, the question is not necessarily “What career should I change to?” It may be: “What is my next level of success—and how can I build it from the value I already hold?”
A note from Ana-Maria
Capability is not the problem.
Seeing what it makes possible may be.
Too many conversations with highly capable professionals follow the same pattern. They have knowledge, judgement and years of experience, yet cannot clearly see what their next level of success requires. They remain in positions that are comfortable enough to stay in, but slowly drain their energy.
When something no longer feels right, it is natural to look outside: at the market, the organisation, the role or the opportunities that do not appear. But that outward search can become so loud that we miss the invitation to meet ourselves—to understand what has changed, what we now value and what our experience is uniquely preparing us to contribute.
Many careers are built through competence and technical knowledge. Those qualities still matter. But the next level often depends on connecting the dots: judgement, self-awareness, communication, trust, courage and the capacity to create meaningful human connection. These skills are not “soft” in their consequences; they are central to how value is recognised and brought to life.
As more of the doing becomes delegable to AI agents, our opportunity is not to become more machine-like. It is to return to what cannot be outsourced: discernment, imagination, relationship, meaning and the ability to meet another human being.
I created this workshop to help experienced professionals pause, meet themselves again and recognise the unique value they are ready to bring forward.
Meet Ana-Maria
A more personal introduction
to the work behind the workshop.
02 — Claim the time
Your career deserves your best energy—not whatever is left at the end of the day.
This workshop takes place in the heart of the working day on purpose. It creates two and a half protected hours to reflect, experience and think about what matters—away from the noise of delivery and without any screaming urgency.
Yes, claiming those hours can feel like a daring act. But meaningful opportunities rarely appear in a convenient gap in the calendar. They are created by people willing to make room for themselves, their vision and their next chapter.
Reconnect with your values, unique talents and what matters now.
Give yourself permission to imagine—and create—a career that fits your next chapter.
The setting
A thoughtfully chosen space
for a different kind of conversation.
A glimpse inside the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa—an elegant setting in the heart of the city, selected to help you step outside the everyday and give your next chapter your full attention.
03 — What we’ll explore
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You need better questions.
The identity you have proven
Notice which professional labels, expectations and definitions of success are still shaping your choices—and which may no longer fit as they once did.
The possibilities you edit out
Listen with curiosity to new motivations, emotions and body awareness—and to less familiar possibilities before your analytical mind dismisses them as unrealistic.
The next intelligent experiment
Consider the people, environments and small actions that can help you learn through experience—without demanding certainty or a dramatic transition.
04 — What you will carry with you
Pause. Listen.
Write. Commit.
In the final 30 minutes, you will write on beautiful artisanal paper: turning thoughts that normally remain abstract into the beginning of a vision you can revisit and develop through the end of 2026.
Your words become a physical reminder of the time and possibility you claimed for yourself.
- ✦ A clearer view of the value accumulated across your career
- ✦ Language for describing your expertise beyond titles and tasks
- ✦ Your own definition of the next level of success
- ✦ Criteria for recognising opportunities that fit
- ✦ A written vision, meaningful experiments and intentional commitments
- ✦ Stronger foundations for a future CV, LinkedIn profile or career conversation
- ✦ New connections—and the possibility of an accountability partner
- ✦ A 45-minute group follow-up call within 30 days to revisit your commitments (October date to be confirmed)
05 — Is this for you?
This room is for you if...
✓ You have substantial experience, yet find it difficult to articulate the value you have built beyond job titles and responsibilities.
✓ You are asking what the next level of success means now—not simply how to repeat the formula that brought you here.
✓ You feel caught in narratives such as “I am too experienced,” “the market is difficult” or “I should be grateful for what I have,” and want a more useful perspective.
✓ You are not necessarily looking to leave your role or profession, but want greater influence, visibility, purpose, contribution or fulfilment.
✓ You want to explore opportunities from a grounded understanding of your value—not begin by trying to make your CV sound more impressive.
06 — A confidential, co-created space
You decide what remains on the page—and what is spoken out loud.
Respect for privacy and confidentiality is expected from everyone in the room. You will never be forced towards an outcome, a disclosure or a statement you are not ready or comfortable to share.
The workshop is interactive, but each participant can work individually on their own reflections and plan. Sharing is always optional—and gently encouraged, because hearing ourselves speak can reveal something new. This may be the first time you give words to thoughts you have carried silently for a long time.
07 — Not necessarily a career change
Your next level may be
closer than you think.
Your next aligned move may be a promotion, a more visible contribution, a broader mandate, a new way of using your expertise, a collaboration or renewed meaning in your current work. It may eventually become a new role or direction—but that is not the required outcome.
A CV is one of the last things to work on, not the first. Before translating your experience into a document, you need to understand the deeper value behind it: what you know, how you think, the problems you solve and the contribution you are now ready to make.
Career transition& leadership
08 — Your facilitator
Ana-Maria
Nazare
Leadership, Executive & Career Coach · EMCC Accredited Practitioner
After 19 years across international tax, professional services and leadership roles, Ana-Maria understands both the credibility of an established professional identity and the courage it takes to question it.
Having built her own coaching practice in Luxembourg over the past four years, she works with high-achieving professionals who want to move forward without abandoning everything they have already built.
Connect with Ana-Maria on LinkedIn
A possibility worth creating
Create a professional life that supports you—not one you constantly have to chase, maintain or prove yourself within.
Your next chapter is about thriving—and no longer being shy about the value you contribute or the impact you are capable of making.
We look forward to seeing what you can create when you first allow yourself to believe it is possible.
09 — Choose your next step
Ready to enter the room
Join the inaugural Luxembourg edition
23 September · 10:30–13:00 · Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa · €165 VAT includedIncludes a 45-minute group follow-up call within 30 days. Lunch is optional, paid separately and confirmed closer to the workshop.Begin registration Your details are recorded here before secure payment through Stripe.
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Bring your questions to a conversation
If you are unsure whether this workshop is right for you, book a short call with Ana-Maria.Book a conversationRegistration
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23 September 202610:30–13:00Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa€165 · VAT included
Beyond Luxembourg
Interested in an
online edition?
If you are not based in Luxembourg—or cannot join us in person—add your name to the dedicated online waitlist. You will be contacted when the first online edition is ready.