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“Thank you so much for a fantastic New World Leadership course, it was incredibly interesting, insightful and brilliant fun to boot! I didn’t expect to have so many ‘Aha’ moments during the day! I feel so much more confident in my abilities and self-belief than before I spent the day with you and came away with renewed focus and a clear set of short, medium and long term goals to keep me on track!” Carolyn Baillie, Marketing Consultant

“The event was exceptionally well facilitated. Rachel enabled me to think what, why and how I could create, develop and start my own vision. I now have a practical tool kit for life, that with confidence will enable me to achieve my ambitions both personally and professionally. I have already started to see the results from attending the workshop and I am challenging my current way of thinking which is embedding the routes for a prosperous future.” Gregor Megson, SME Business Consultant

“Working with Rachel has given me a lot more confidence about my future plans and vision for my business. The workshop helped me to create an action plan that I can apply immediately. It was exactly what I needed to increase my focus and look at specific details, as well as the bigger picture. Excellent ideas and strategies!” Jamie Lindsay, Managing Director, Sitting Pretty

“When I first met up with Rachel, I was struggling to balance being a mum and partner, while working part-time and running a business. I had lost my enthusiasm, energy and motivation. Together we took a holistic look at my lifestyle and then focused on the areas, which I was most concerned about.
Rachel enabled me to set my own goals by challenging and questioning me while at the same time providing gentle guidance. She has a great ability to listen, understand and encourage and her calmness instantly makes you feel comfortable enough to discuss in confidence both personal and professional issues.
By breaking down my aims into manageable steps, I was able to achieve my outcomes, become less stressed, more balanced and in control of my life. She provided a ‘toolkit’, which will be useful for life and she also helped me to realise my own potential. With an enthusiastic, positive approach, added to maturity and life experience with a measure of refreshing humour, I can strongly recommend Rachel’s invaluable support if you want to invest in you.” N.P., Business owner.

“When I heard about Rachel’s coaching sessions I leapt at the chance to take part. I felt that I was at a crossroads in my life, trying to decide whether to take up full time employment or whether to concentrate on my artistic endeavours.
Meeting Rachel was like a breath of fresh air. She talked me through a series of questioning processes by which I was able to determine priorities and goals to help me with my decision. I was impressed by her questioning technique and Rachel always managed to help me get to the root of each topic.
Rachel was always very well prepared for each session, which seemed to follow on in a logical progression and at all times she had a very caring and supportive manner. I found it easy to talk to her, even when we explored delicate issues. I felt that she went out of her way to help me.
Thanks to her goal-setting programme I embarked on a comprehensive series of actions which helped me to understand exactly what it was that I wanted and needed to do. As a result, my horizons broadened and my progress has been greatly speeded up.
My output at the end of eight sessions has been fantastic and the improvement in my work has been marked. I am very grateful to Rachel for the confidence she has given me to step up and accept my role as an artist and it has been a privilege to work with her.” Christine Davies, Artist.

“Rachel is an intuitive and creative coach. She cares deeply about her clients and this is very evident in her listening and questioning. During our sessions she provided valuable insights into how I am motivated and what is holding me back. Rachel has a wealth of knowledge and her coaching introduced to me an array of very useful tools and exercises that are allowing me to push through my old habits and insecurities. For helping me to see what I did not see and for your invaluable support and humour – thank-you.” Dr E Hoey, Research Scientist and Podiatrist

“The opportunity to work with Rachel was very enlightening. It was fun but with a serious intent to improve my professional performance and life goals. Her approach was to question your current state and create a vision of where you would like to be. Various techniques, therapies and resource materials were then used to support you in achieving an improvement. It was very successful for me in reducing my stress levels and changing my perception of what is successful. Many of the techniques I continue to use on a daily basis and have changed my way of working and living so ensuring future success.” Andrew Gorvett, European Programme Co-ordinator, Ahlstrom Ltd

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