Made of Steel, Heart of Gold…”

says Nicky Pattinson, Business Consultant UK

Barbara Hofmeister escaped from behind the Berlin Wall at 8. At 16 she craved real freedom and ran away to London. Her parents found her and they made a deal. She promised to study a profession and then they would let her go. By 19 she was again in London – washing dishes 16 hours a day — no money, no work permit. It was hard. But for the first time in her life, she was free! Every single choice was hers. That hunger for freedom has never left her. It has taken her to travel the world and work in over 20 countries across all continents, taken her onto stages across Europe, Asia, former Soviet Union, Africa and America.

For 30+ years she has coached accomplished women who have everything on paper but keep asking themselves “is this it?” She is known as the Life Designer and Freedom Coach. Freedom for her is not a brand — it’s the reason she’s still alive and kicking at 75.

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 we constantly make decisions – good and bad ones – that can change our life’ path, but often we are not even 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 entrepreneur 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 and she will give you that!

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. 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.

Since 1994 Barbara has been doing the one thing most coaches never dare — telling accomplished women the truth. Not what they want to hear. What they need to hear. Thirty years, six continents, thousands of women later, her reputation is built on one thing: she makes you see your own cage in a single sentence. And once you’ve seen it, you can’t unsee it.

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. The Foreword is by T. Harv Eker. 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 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.