Ensure your lifecoach is experienced.  I have been mentoring and coaching people as a career since 2001.  At this time I would describe myself (and my clients would say!) that I am a very experienced life coach who has worked with many people in many situations.  I also coach Life Coaches!  Allow my experience to help you make changes to your life situation, today! 

How do I find a life coach?  How do I know which life coach to work with?

In a word resonance. Listen for to your body telling you that "I could work with this person" or "this person gives me the creeps"... and make your choice accordingly!  You may find the following information will tell you that you are in safe hands!

I am not a conventional life coach offering readymade classroom solutions. Take a look at My Background, where I have shared some peak achievements and underpinning attitudes.  I am not a Doctor, do you need a doctor? If you have explored my website this far, then you are probably very interested in the opportunity of engaging with a life coach. You may well be trying to ascertain if I am the right coach for you, and rightly, you would be considering my background, life experience and coaching experiences to make that decision. You may also be interested in what other clients have had to say.  Hopefully, you now have enough resonance with the information published on this website to make an initial contact! I have found that what really matters is an initial face-to-face discussion about your needs (no surprise really).  Only then can you really ascertain if I am the right coach, and only then can I start to ascertain if I can help you on your journey.  Let's meet to discuss!

Some more background and my very unique aptitude for life coaching

I have led a very eclectic life, travelled widely, lived in several countries, achieved a great deal, lost a great deal, learned a great deal, loved a great deal, been exposed to an extraordinary number of professional disciplines at some depth.  I have interviewed (with a view to employing them) thousands of people; gaining a great deal of insight into what makes people tick.  As a life coach I use many tools, exercises and disciplines to help my clients learn who they really are.  I too have used these methods to chart my own life of success, fulfilment and balance. One interesting personal analysis that I would like to share that relates to coaching, I have ascertained that my fortified signature strengths are as follows:

• Perspective (wisdom) - My friends value my perspective on matters and turn to me for advice. I have a way of looking at the world that makes sense to others and to myself.
• Creativity, ingenuity, and originality - Thinking of new ways to do things is a crucial part of who I am. I am never content with doing something the conventional way if a better way is possible.
• Curiosity and interest in the world - I am curious about everything. I am always asking questions, and I find all subjects and topics fascinating. I like exploration and discovery.
• Capacity to love and be loved - I value close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. The people to whom I feel most close are the same people who feel most close to me.
• Humour and playfulness - I like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to me. I try to see the light side of all situations.

Why am I a Life Coach?

I have done the money-centric successful entrepreneur path and it was time to get people focussed. I love people. I was drawn to life coaching initially because friends told me that I was already doing it!  .. and that I was good at it.  Helping others with insightful, warm and intelligent words. Delving deeper I realised that my coaching talents evolved from the confluence of two life journeys, being both a dynamic entrepreneur as well as a highly attuned Intuitive. I draw on both of these sources when working with my coaching clients and people tell me that I am highly effective. Helping other people is my gift to the world, and I enjoy my work.  If I can influence one person to change their outlook on life for the better -- I know they too will influence their loved ones, families, work mates, friends and people in the street. A cascade approach to making life worth living!  I am also a qualified yoga instructor.

Life coach accreditation

The methods, processes and techniques that I use are the heritage of direct experience with hundreds of clients rather than scholarship; they have evolved from live coaching rather than university study. I have synthesised a dynamic coaching style from many sources, teachings and wisdom traditions -- not a weekend training. So far I have not sought "training" or accreditation from an outside coaching organisation.  There is no official professional body for life coaching.  Those that purport to be, are in fact great money making businesses! -- performing the function of training people up to be a coaches and bandying around logos so that people feel better about themselves. I believe that the ability to coach people on the subject of life-skills is an innate ability, not a taught one. I have been on a rich personal journey of personal and spiritual growth, healing and development over the past ten years. I have studied dozens of the pre-eminent texts in the field of life coaching, personal development, spiritual transformation and human potential. I walk my talk. Most of the material that I use with my coaching clients comes from a synthesis of all that I have learned over the years from various paths, methodologies and wisdom traditions.  In addition I have had a rich life in the real-world of business, entrepreneurship and action. I have had successes and failures. This is not the kind of coach training that you can pick up over a weekend. My coaching style is always evolving and I have been keen to create my own diverse collection of worksheets, tools, meditations and methods for use with my clients.  Everybody is different, and my coaching methods are adaptable to those differences. I may not be the right kind of coach for you, a coach who has done a course might be more your thing! If you need a "certificate" or accreditation, then there are dozens of coaches who have them, please contact them! If you are interested in experiencing an utterly unique style, then get in touch. In your search for a lifecoach, you will have noticed many organisations offering to train you to become a life coach. You pay them money, and a few weeks later you are a accredited life-coach!  Buyer beware!

At this time I prefer to listen to my clients for accreditation... only they can really tell me if I am doing a great job. I would be interested in hearing from you if you would have considered working with me if I was accredited by one of the many accreditation businesses, let me know your thoughts!

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My Life coaching capabilities are utterly unique.  My coaching style is not tempered by an out-of-the-box, one-size-fits-all hobby-farmer approach.  I design custom programs for each of my clients.  I am experienced and have worked with many people with many different life-challenges. My work is very effective. I coach face-to-face.  I coach you at a location of your choice.  I am very flexible.  No demanding binding contracts.  I blend entrepreneurship, yoga-philosophies, meditation, empowerment techniques, laughter, listening, a razor sharp mind and love in my work. If you are serious about changing your life for the better... why give yourself anything less?

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