My Story
🔥 My Story – Koen Huygebaert
🔥 My Story –
Koen Huygebaert
For 20 years, I played by the rules. Corporate rules. Societal rules.
“How it’s supposed to be” rules.
And for a while… I was good at it.
I worked my way up - from machine operator to assistant production manager - leading teams, building systems, hitting targets.
On the outside, it all looked like success.
But inside, something was slowly eroding.
Not because I was broken. But because I was becoming disconnected
from who I really was.
For 20 years, I played by the rules. Corporate rules.
Societal rules.
“How it’s supposed to be” rules.
And for a while…
I was good at it.
I worked my way up -
from machine operator to assistant production manager - leading teams, building systems, hitting targets.
On the outside,
it all looked like success.
But inside, something was slowly eroding.
Not because I was broken.
But because
I was becoming disconnected from who I really was.
Then came a turning point.
My wife Joke, an ER doctor, was pursuing her path with fierce commitment.
We had our daughter, Jara, and I started asking deeper questions. About impact. About presence.
About what it means to truly lead - not just at work, but in life.
In 2018, I walked away from the corporate treadmill.
Not because I had all the answers - but because I was finally ready to ask the right questions.
Who am I when I strip away the titles?
What do I value when no one’s watching?
How do I build a life that feels aligned—powerful, present, and peaceful?
That’s when The Happy Harmony Framework was born.
Not as a polished “system” from a textbook. But as a lived experience. A daily practice.
A radical return to what truly matters.
Then came a turning point.
My wife Joke, an ER doctor,
was pursuing her path
with fierce commitment.
We had our daughter, Jara...
I started asking deeper questions. About impact. About presence.
About what it means
to truly lead - not just at work, but in life.
In 2018, I walked away
from the corporate treadmill.
Not because I had all
the answers - but because
I was finally ready
to ask the right questions.
Who am I
when I strip away the titles?
What do I value
when no one’s watching?
How do I build a life
that feels aligned:
powerful, present and peaceful?
That’s when
The Happy Harmony Framework was born.
Not as a polished “system”
from a textbook.
But as a lived experience.
A daily practice.
A radical return
to what truly matters.
🛠 From Burnout to Blueprint
🛠 From Burnout to Blueprint
I’ve walked through the fire of disconnection.
I’ve witnessed what it does to high performers.
Especially those who care deeply, give endlessly, and forget
to include themselves in the equation.
I’ve also learned how to turn that fire into fuel.
Today, I help entrepreneurs, parents, and high-achievers
reclaim their energy, their clarity and their unique rhythm.
Not by asking them to do more, hustle harder, or fix themselves
but by guiding them home to who they really are.
Harmony is not about balance.
It’s about alignment.
It’s about building a life that works for you—from the inside out.
I’ve walked through
the fire of disconnection.
I’ve witnessed what it does
to high performers.
Especially those
who care deeply,
give endlessly,
and forget to include themselves in the equation.
I’ve also learned
how to turn that fire into fuel.
Today, I help entrepreneurs, parents, and high-achievers
reclaim their energy,
their clarity
and their unique rhythm.
Not by asking them to do more, hustle harder, or fix themselves
but by guiding them
home to who they really are.
Harmony is not about balance.
It’s about alignment.
It’s about building a life
that works for you—
from the inside out.
👨👨👧 Who I Am Outside of Work
👨👨👧 Who I Am
Outside of Work
I’m the husband of a powerhouse woman.
A dad to a radiant daughter who teaches me more
than any book ever could.
A storyteller, a former theatre actor,
a metalhead with a soft spot for long nature walks.
I’m the husband of
a powerhouse woman.
A dad to a radiant daughter who teaches me more
than any book ever could.
A storyteller,
a former theatre actor,
a metalhead with a soft spot
for long nature walks.
A gamer, a relentless book-devourer and long nature walks.
And a believer in the power of presence.
I don’t pretend to be perfect.
But I show up every day : raw, real and radically committed to helping others rise.
A gamer, a relentless book-devourer and long nature walks.
And a believer in the power of presence.
I don’t pretend to be perfect.
But I show up every day : raw, real and radically committed to helping others rise.
A gamer, a relentless book-devourer and long nature walks.
And a believer in the power of presence.
I don’t pretend to be perfect.
But I show up every day : raw, real and radically committed to helping others rise.
A gamer, a relentless book-devourer and long nature walks.
And a believer
in the power of presence.
I don’t pretend to be perfect.
But I show up every day :
raw, real and radically committed to helping others rise.
✋ If You're Still Reading...
✋ If You're Still Reading...
You’re not here because you’re lost.
You’re here because a part of you refuses to settle.
And maybe… just maybe… you’re ready to build something different.
A life that actually fits.
A rhythm that actually works.
A purpose that actually matters.
If that sounds like you, then we’re already speaking the same language.
Let’s create your harmony - on your terms.
The journey home to yourself starts right now...
You’re not here
because you’re lost.
You’re here because
a part of you refuses to settle.
And maybe… just maybe… you’re ready to build
something different.
A life that actually fits.
A rhythm that actually works.
A purpose that actually matters.
If that sounds like you,
then we’re already speaking the same language.
Let’s create your harmony -
on your terms.
The journey home to yourself starts right now...