Why am I the right person to coach or train you?

With nearly 20 years, of the ideal career path within a blue-chip corporate organisation.  Carrying out 14 different roles, being promoted from Graduate to Director giving me 10 years experience at Senior leadership level. I gained skills in many areas, including training, coaching and developing people. I was a fair, honest and supportive ‘human’ leader and I knew how to get the best out of people even when they were at their worst.

I am a career woman with true entreneurial flair, however I never forget that people are at the heart of our progress. I am married, have 3 children, one a set of twins, so I have had a wealth of practice at balancing both work and home.   I have worked damn hard for my success and to treasure time with my kids but I haven't always got it right.

The turning point

I travelled all over the UK, left the house at 5am some mornings and didn’t get back until after the children were in bed. I missed out on some important firsts for the kids and I can clearly remember crying on the motorway, because I was so tired and just wanted to see my kids before bed.

I can honestly say that I have worked with some of the most driven and strong individuals throughout my career, however I saw some of these amazing people driven to the brink of being broken, burnout, stressed, unclear of their paths - their control taken away through immense pressure.

The last time I went through a restructure was when most of them were cleared out of the business, I was lucky enough to secure a promotion and I was supposed to feel excited about the future – yet I felt numb. I took the job and I still felt numb, I sat in Senior leadership meetings and I felt numb. I listened to the Managing Director talking about ‘passion’ and how we could get more drive from our people and I felt numb.

I realised their values just didn’t fit mine anymore. I found their approach too robotic, it lacked feeling and care and that just wasn’t for me – I didn’t want to be a robot! So I planned my next step!

So what Next?

I asked myself a very important question, ‘Would you have any regrets if you died young? ‘. My answer was ‘yes’, I wanted more time with my children, family and friends, BUT I still wanted a career!

I was burnt out and I needed to learn how to get my passion and excitement back. Building on my own experience in Business and Career coaching, I then gained certifications in Wellbeing coaching, Mental health, Mindfulness, reducing stress through meditation and visualisation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

I wanted a career where I felt in control of my future, to put in the hard work for my clients, to build a company that has strong values, so I made the decision to set up Progressive minds a training and coaching company that helps people to progress in their work , career and home.

Training

I quickly realised that many of us get to times in our lives where we find we don’t have the skills and tools in own self-help kit bag to know how to help ourselves.

Aswell as building on my own qualifications, I sought out experts in their fields to help me put together a mental health and well-being programme to give people the skills and tools to know how to truly look after themselves. The programme as well as tackling wellbeing, focuses on growth mindset, change agility, resilience and confidence. 

Due to the success of this programme  I was asked to co-write and Lead train the First Aid Industry body (FAIB) Mental Health and Wellbeing courses .

I have also been selected as the Mental health and Wellbeing trainer for the North Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.

Coaching and mentoring

I believe that everyone has a right to a balanced and fulfilled life in their career and at home. I help professionals and organisations to take control of how they manage their mental health, wellbeing and performance by helping them to find solutions and as part of mentoring I share coping strategies and skills for life.  I do 1:1 and group coaching and mentoring both to individual clients and within organisations. I coach in Career, home and wellbeing and over all progress. 

Progressing 

I love supporting my clients to develop action plans new skills and strategies that will help them to readdress their balance to become more productive or achieve a better overall well-being. My aim is to help my clients fulfil their true goals and purpose, by tackling stress, preventing burnout and by increasing their focus, 

If you would like more information about what I do and how it could help you or your organisation, head over to my services page here.