"Everyone has a right to discover who they are, what they want out of life and get it. To achieve their own win in life." - Lynn Shaw

I am passionate about people knowing that they can take responsibility for their own successful lives.

For me coaching is about discovering what makes you happy and what you need to do and learn to make sure that you have the best possible life for you.

I believe that the only person who really knows what makes you happy is you, though how often do we listen to ourselves or take time out to make sure that we are winning at life - whatever winning means to you?

How am I qualified? I believe my most important qualifications are personal:

I know about lack of confidence
I know about low self-esteem
I know about feeling alone
I know about struggling with depression
I know about feeling suicidal
I know about abuse
I know about feeling bad about your body
I know about being at war with food
I know about fear
I know about addiction

I know about stress

I know about hitting the glass ceiling

I know about being an over-achiever

I know because I've been there

I also know about developing my own confidence
I know about discovering and making strong my self-esteem
I know about being successful
I know about balance
I know about liking myself
I know about being OK with my body
I know about looking after myself
I know about survival

I know because I'm here and that's where I am staying.

I also know that you need to have confidence in my ability to give you the best coaching service possible so my professional background is:

Working within the IT services sector of a blue chip organisation as a Human Resources Manager and Project Manager and then as a Project Management Consultant for an international IT Services organisation managing multi million pound projects.

I have designed and implemented many functions and processes within businesses. I have been responsible for the development and performance management of up to 125 staff, recruitment, effective team-building, management of disciplinaries and redundancies. I have many years experience of training, mentoring and coaching; covering self-esteem, confidence, relationships, communication, problem solving, personal development and business skills. I am also a trained facilitator.

My main strengths in business have been to empower my staff to take responsibility for achieving their potential and resolve their own performance, behaviour and communication problems.

I have also spent many years performing voluntary work with addicts, mentally handicapped children, dysfunctional teenagers, schoolchildren and fundraising for charities.

I am a professionally trained coach through Coach University USA. I am passionate about the ethics and standards of the industry and am both a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the most rigorous independent professional body, and the Coachville Schools of Coaching.

My business is driven by one thing:

My passion that everyone deserves the right to believe in themselves, and be happy.

Naive? Possibly. Unrealistic? Definitely not!

People who develop a strong core belief seem to be able to tackle any issue in life. That is my belief based on the experience I have had to date.

As a human being I feel that is the greatest gift I can give to any other person.