Give Your Life Wings

"You must learn one thing:
the world was made to be free in.
Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong
..... anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
 is too small for you."  *
 What Does 'Being Free' Mean To You?
And What Brings You Alive?

People decide to work with me for many different reasons  - but underlying all these reasons is the longing to be happier, more at peace with themselves and to experience their life as meaningful. They are looking for the world to which they 'belong'. They want to feel alive.

Sometimes people feel they know what will lead to this (although it may change during the coaching journey) - but are struggling to overcome the perceived barriers (both external and internal (more info...) to achieving it.

Sometimes it  is hard to distinguish what you really want, what is right for you, from what you think you 'should' want or from what others (family, friends, society) tell you you should want. Maybe you feel you 'should' be happy, should be satisfied - but somehow something is missing.

Sometimes all people  know is how they want to be, how they want to feel, but don't have clarity about what will create that for them. And sometimes people are in a dark place and can't imagine being able to find their way out.

Coaching works in all these situations. It helps people  to identify, clarify and achieve their goals - and to learn how to coach themselves in the future if their goals change.

For me the most valuable thing that coaching offers - that I care so deeply about that it brings me alive - is that, in the midst of all the busyness and pressure and demands and constraints of our everyday lives, it provides time and space to pause, take a deep breath, look around and explore. What is really important to you? What do you care deeply about? What, in the poet Mary Oliver's words, is it that "you plan to do with your one wild and precious life"?

Coaching is like going on a journey of exploration with your own personal guide. Sometimes you know exactly where you want to go - and I help you to get there; sharing skills, knowledge and ideas that I have learnt on my own journey. Sometimes you feel lost, or stuck, unsure which way to turn or where to look for the answers you seek - and together we will thrash about in the undergrowth for a while until a path appears.

I own a little Romahome camper van and on the bonnet is written "Its just the gypsy in my soul" (a line from an old song). From time to time we take to the road together and explore 'out there'. But the journey that really excites me is the journey to inner freedom. This is a journey that can be taken no matter what your circumstances or responsibilities are. What that means to me and what that means to you will be different.

It is said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
If the journey to greater freedom, aliveness and happiness is one you wish to take
why not take that first small step and contact me for 
a free Introductory telephone (or face-to-face) session. 

 * from Sweet Darkness by David Whyte