Eleven years ago this week, I officially started my own business. Back then I didn’t know exactly the shape it would take – I just knew it was time to go out on my own.
I’d start by doing what I knew, which was internal communications with a focus on employee engagement and training managers to be better communicators. I added coaching to the mix, and soon realized it was specifically career coaching that I loved.
I’d witnessed and heard of too many dis-functional workplaces burning people out and unskilled managers doing so much damage that the idea of empowering people to take charge of their work lives to improve their whole lives, really appealed.
So (with the appropriate re-training) I shifted from helping make organisations better places to work, to helping people make better work choices and live their best lives.
Fast forward to today – I can honestly say I’m walking the talk. I feel like this was the best work choice I could ever have made and am living my best life because of it. My values are in line with what I do, and it’s given me the freedom and flexibility to live and work in a way that suits me (especially with all clients sessions going online post pandemic lockdowns).
The best part is helping hundreds of people to do the same. I’ve spent thousands of hours now, helping people who are feeling lost, stuck in a rut and burnt out, to feel clear about who they are and what they want, confident in their work choices and about what they offer, and brave enough to follow their heart, based on their own definition of success.
Where to from here?
From here, I’ll keep doing online one to one client sessions, but to reach and help even more people, I’m going to build an online version of my coaching programme. This will be in the form of a series of short courses, the first of which will be launched before the end of the year.
If you are interested in hearing from me as the short courses are available, send me a message and I'll add you to the notification list. If you’re a past client and you are happy to provide input (feedback on the content, testimonials, share your story, etc) please get in touch.
I’d love to hear from you!
