We live and we learn!
Life will teach you lessons whether you like it or not.
So, why not set your own agenda?
Two heads can be better than one when you are trying to get from A to B. That’s the essence of personal development coaching. It is is a collaborative professional relationship where you, the client, sets the agenda and the coach provides the expertise, tools and techniques to create personalized, intensive, solution-focused, goal-directed development programme. The coaching process includes:
- Assessing where you are in life, including your strengths and values
- Clarifying your ambitions and goals and creating an action plan
- Understanding the factors that underpin your motivation and goal achievement.
- The support of a dedicated learning and development specialist.
You may have a strong idea of where you want to be, such as acheiving better work-life balance, improving performance, building confidence and esteem, improving personal and professional relationships, study skills or staff development. You may just start with a vague sense that things could be better. Coaching can be applied to any aspect of your life and people from all backgrounds benefit. The main things they have in common are goals and a personal investment in taking action to achieve them. If there are no goals then it isn’t coaching.
Chartered Psychologist Dr Gary Wood combines exemplary credentials in psychology and adult learning with substantial expertise in the application of evidence-based methods in coaching. Gary is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society’s Special Group in Coaching Psychology and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy. He has over 15 years experience teaching psychology in UK universities and over ten years coaching experience. His approach is best summed up by the phrase ‘It’s your life, so take it personally’, from his personal development book ‘Don’t Wait For Your Ship To Come In. . . Swim Out To Meet It!‘ Combining aspects of Performance Coaching, Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, and Brief Solution Focused Therapy, he keeps up to date with new developments with regular professional training.
He offers coaching courses (from four to ten sessions) primarily by telephone or Skype. Face to face sessions are available in Birmingham, Edinburgh and other locations by arrangement. These may be in formal consultings rooms, visits to your work place or if you prefer a more informal approach, over a coffee.
To discuss how coaching with Gary Wood will benefit you or your organization: Contact
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