Made of Steel, Heart of Gold…”

says Nicky Pattinson, Business Consultant UK

Barbara Hofmeister, who is known today as a best-selling author, a renowned international speaker, trainer, and a certified Master Coach, pushed uphill for much of her life. That is why she got so deeply involved in the topic of personal growth and development and is set on making it easier for the people she works with.

As a child, Barbara learned the hard way that freedom is not free, that you have to make sacrifices if you really want to live your dreams. She learned that you constantly make decisions – good and bad ones – that can change your life’ path, even if you are not always aware of them. She learned that not all “friends” are true friends and that some males think their superior physical strength gives them permission to violate a woman or child…

At age 8 Barbara had to become independent literally overnight, as she suddenly found herself alone in a small attic room in the middle of a big city in West Germany. Her family had just escaped from former Communist Germany with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. They were now refugees. No friends, no relatives, not even parents as her parents worked literally day and night to make her father’s dream of becoming a successful business owner come true. It was tough for little Barbara who had no-one to turn to – except herself but she survived and learned her lessons.

However, these horrific experiences made her into who she is today; more resilient, more determined to help and more aware how important it is to have a dream and follow it. We are all here for a reason, our life has a purpose that is outside of growing up, getting a job, having a family and retiring. We want to add value and need a reason to get out of bed in the morning. We need a real WHY – why we should go that extra mile!

In 1978 a friend gave Barbara a book called “Your Erroneous Zones” by Dr. Wayne Dyer and it started her on her journey of personal discovery and lead into the study of human growth and potential. For her, this is a never ending journey she is still on today as she keeps studying and learning for at least an hour every day.

<p “=””>Since 1994 Barbara teaches what she has learned from her 39 years in the field of Personal Development and the University of Hard Knocks. Her extensive travels and own life’s experiences have created an understanding and connection with people rarely accessed by others. For her coaching is not so much a business. She feels it is her mission to help people get out of whatever unsatisfying situation they might find themselves in and into living the life they really desire.

The documented experience of the thousands of people who have walked out of her live events, mentoring and coaching programs, having found exactly what they needed, may be the reason you have found this unique lady today.

Barbara became interested in her own personal growth in 1978  and has not stopped studying the topic since. Nearly three decades later she got upset while reading yet another so-called self-help book that told her WHAT TO DO but NOT HOW TO DO it and decided to write down all her learnings and share them with the public.  Three years later her book “To be or not to be – the Choice is YOURS!” was published and became an Amazon bestseller. It uses a practical step by step approach to getting you from where you are today to where you want to go in your life. Check out the reviews on Amazon.com

Barbara moving the crowds

Barbara considers it her mission to help as many people as possible to rediscover their dreams and to gain the confidence and belief in themselves to actually make them come true. Barbara is a passionate advocate of constant learning and reinventing oneself. No matter whether you are in one of her coaching groups or go to her workshops, you will always get drawn in by her never ending enthusiasm and passion for helping you succeed.