Poesis
Life & Career Design
About Me
My name is Gentiana, and it is my wish to empower your path to success and fulfilment.
I am an Innovation Strategist by day, swimming gracefully in corporate waters envisioning human centred futures for Fortune 500 companies; an artist, mentor and life designer by night and weekend aiming to empower and support individuals at crossroads, just like you, in navigating the murky waters ahead towards a more fulfilling life.
“Never let a crisis go to waste” is one of my guiding principles.
Having lived in three different continents, I have learned to embrace and celebrate change. The boundless potential of chaos became my inspiration, and envisioning bright futures my compass. I awakened to the truth of who I am, what I am, and what I'm meant to do, accepting that my nature is equal parts humble soup and inexplicable joy. In this wholeness, I discovered my power. Reinvention is my niche. And now I am dedicated to empower others to do the same.
This is an Invitation to You:
Live boldly in the brilliance of your life - untamed, unrepented, unapologetic. Stop shrinking to fit in.
Burn brightly.
Be an invitation for others to rise!
My Journey
My active self enquiry journey started in 2017; I had been dipping my toes in the space since graduating from university though. The intellectual chase (the Stanford GBS Distinguished Scholar) and the successful corporate career were no longer feeling nurturing and fulfilling. I identify myself as a Platonist and as such I intend to dedicate my intention, attention and energy to "the true", "the good" and "the beautiful".
Understanding the true nature of reality and helping perpetuate the above triad with every decision I took proved to be undeniably challenging. Often intent guides actions, and I used to think that constant and conscious alignment with good intent was bound to derive the desired manifestation. However, our world is complex, and often the right intent isn't sufficient. Our actions, although well intended, have unintended consequences and externalities, and the incentives society, business and culture project upon us often derive undesired results.
Cause is Because!
This realisation guided me to delve deep into systems thinking, sustainability, circular economy, neuroscience, NLP, hypnosis, human development, Human Design, BG5, Jungian psychology, shamanic training, the mysteries, and decentralisation. It was my greatest hope that a consciously architected blueprint and elegant dance of these diverse disciplines held the key to the beautifully balanced world I envisioned.
The process was revelatory; I learned a great deal about myself and my perpetual, unhelpful unconscious patterns rooted in my childhood, our society and the unprocessed shadows we project onto others, and the bumpy waters of consciousness we all swim in. I transformed my outlook and redirected my life’s expression and work. Only now I understand that I am finally living my design, Pioneer - Messenger; or as a friend recently highlighted, my design is living me; a comforting thought indeed. As a Pioneer I learned a lot of hard lessons through experimenting with what works and what doesn't; and as a Messenger I'm here to share those teachings, so others can learn and grow in gentler, more compassionate ways.
In the bardo of what was and what will be I find refugee in my newly discovered talent of painting, and I find purpose in offering a helping hand to those questioning and heading down the exciting self discovery path.
If you find yourself at the crossroads and my journey resonates with you, feel free to reach out. I would love to hear from you! ​​
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