‘Life coaching is really simple...Lisa provides a safe environment, then challenges you like crazy to dig deeper, to uncover your passions and skills, and to remove the blocks that have been holding you back. 

Life coaching with Lisa has literally changed my life...I truly understand what makes me tick, and now I go for it wholeheartedly. I've done things I was scared to even dream about....I  have an amazing new job using my creative skills, I've reignited my passion for sports, and have the confidence to be who I really am, without fear of being judged.  I look and feel completely different, friends who haven't seen me for a year can't believe the transformation.'
 
-- Emma, Ideation Manager, Global Drinks Company

‘I’m a grounded person – I guess we all are – and I smile when I recall first phoning Lisa. I was sure that I didn’t want to make the call and was quite determined that even if I did it wasn’t going to work out. Well now I want to stop strangers in the street and tell them all about life coaching with her! With her skills I made changes in my career and life that I wanted to make but had been resisting. She helped me to rediscover the abilities, the passion and the enthusiasm that were inside me all along (they really were!), and to I realise that it was only me that had put limits on my ambitions for life. She’s one special, caring and talented individual.’

-- Ian Rowlands, Director Speyside Wildlife International

‘Looking back over several months of coaching, I cannot believe how much my view of my life has changed. I now have goals and aims that I believe will help me feel happy in my life, and will let me do things I enjoy doing - regardless of whether I "succeed" or not.

The coaching process for me has been literally a life-changer, and I would recommend it to anyone who is unhappy or uncertain about their future.’

-- Deborah, IT Manager, Financial Services

‘The crunch point for me came when I realised that despite watching the weather forecast every morning, the only weather I really saw were the shadows thrown by the sun against the blank wall opposite my office window. There had to be more to life that this - but what?

I can vividly remember my 1st life Coaching session with Lisa, I told here I wanted to change my career, but didn’t know what to change it to. I then proceeded to tell her the vast number of things that I didn’t care about: my job, my career, my social life, where I lived etc. After about 45 minutes I realised I’d used the phrase “ I don’t care” at least 30 times. No wonder I didn’t know what to do with my life – I wasn't interested in anything – how long had it been like that?

With Lisa the focus has been re-discovering what I really am passionate about – Using a series of exercises, covering everything from what I enjoyed in my childhood through to my top 10 imaginary jobs, we were able to uncover my values and aspirations in a way that didn’t just reference the traditional world of work.

Through-out the process Lisa has been a coach and a friend, encouraging me to lift my horizons and believe that I can have a life where I am happier, more bubbly and more awake, more me really. But the real use to me of a life coach has been having an outsider who can recognise those self-defeating thoughts that trapped me into my way of thinking. Those voices that say that I’m not talented enough, lucky enough, brave enough or just good enough to do anything different.

Since beginning coaching I have given up my marketing job, I’ve been travelling to Southern Africa (sun sun!), and completed a summer drama course. Recently I have become a scout assistant, which just goes to show you can even find a use for personal skills like being childish and an advanced ability to muck about – (although I’m sure I don’t put it like that to the parents!)

Do I know what I want to do with the rest of my life? Sigh, no not yet. The career where I can raise lion cubs, while using my real life magical powers for the good of mankind, is still strangely elusive. But I have realised that perhaps I don’t have to sort out my life-long ambitions before making some of the changes that are going to make me much happier.

Now the focus of our coaching is on tackling the emotional issues that make me nervous of making changes in the 1st place. This way I can make sure that I don’t get quite so stuck again.

-- Kate, Category Development Manager, Major UK Retailer

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