When James and I first started coaching session together, I was struggling with my new role at work as the Head of a Primary School. I was experiencing a lot of self-doubt, struggled to find the strength to get through the year and felt extremely out of my depth.

My sessions with James helped me look at myself in a much more positive and reflective light. From our first session, I was able to shift my own narrative from a negative one, to really believing that I had the strength, knowledge and capability to complete the academic year. Over the course of our sessions, I was able to use tools and methods James had suggested to help shift my attitude and in turn, made my experience at work a lot more bearable and on same days even enjoyable - something that felt impossible at the beginning of the year. I faced some tremendous hurdles throughout the year but had learnt to only focus on what I had the power to control. The ability to let go was something new to me and I would not have been able to learn this skill without James.

I have now left the job and now have a much healthier ‘work-life’ balance, and I know that that’s Ok…it’s not something I feel guilty for, which I may have done a year ago. James taught me that I don’t need to prove anything to anyone anymore, to tune into what makes me happy and that it’s ok to make choices without thinking about others. This is not only through the sessions we had, the questions he asked and the guidance suggested but who James is a person. His peaceful energy, sense of calm, genuine care and warm heart. I will always be grateful for having the opportunity to work with James and look forward to how he helps me continue to develop and grow