Pilot, as an explorer of the human and of life
I am a long-haul airline pilot with Swiss International Air Lines. Flying means stepping back and setting out to discover the world, but above all oneself and what we are. Flight naturally encourages reflection on life.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, pilot and writer, expressed this beautifully: for him, the aircraft was not an end in itself, but a means of confronting what is essential. It is this dimension of the profession that has always inhabited me and that directly nourishes the way I accompany my clients. Distance allows us to place the present moment and the preoccupations of life within a broader perspective.
This profession has also taught me something fundamental: one cannot deceive oneself when in the air. We are confronted with reality and with the consequences of our decisions — an observation that applies just as much to life in general. We live the consequences of our thoughts and our actions, and we may as well become aware of them and take responsibility for them. This rational and measured approach, combined with trust and a positive attitude, then allows for take-off — in the air as in life.
Who I am and why I am a coach
Life’s big questions have accompanied me since a very young age. As a teenager, I would already observe the night sky through my telescope.
I became a pilot to gain the distance necessary for reflection. I began my career as a military pilot to explore the third dimension, before becoming an airline pilot to explore the world. I realised that this exploration was in reality an exploration of the human; which is why I read widely among the philosophers.
It is through my studies in psychology — I am currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology in Switzerland — that I found the scientific framework my curiosities had been missing. Philosophy had taught me to question, aviation to observe and to measure myself; modern psychology now offers me a rigorous and profound understanding of how we function as human beings. It thus constitutes a structured path, parallel to that of aviation, which directly nourishes my coaching practice.
Feeling a growing desire to help others and sensing that the time had come to do so, I chose to become a coach. Coaching allows me to put my knowledge at the service of concrete and effective support, when practised well. I obtained my Executive Coach diploma at IMD — International Institute for Management Development — in Lausanne, a comprehensive programme that taught me to work with ethics and rigour. Through it, I discovered an activity that I am passionate about and that brings me deep satisfaction: I came to realise how transformative coaching can be for those who experience it, and how much it can contribute to making society more human. This training naturally requires significant work on oneself, which continues throughout a coach’s entire career — something I particularly appreciate, as it is a journey that is never complete. I am currently pursuing accreditation with the ICF — International Coaching Federation.
I also practise endurance sport at my modest amateur level — running and cycling — because movement, effort and nature are for me essential elements of life and inexhaustible sources of inspiration and learning. I integrate their lessons into my coaching practice.
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