Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devon. Show all posts

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

A Wee Time Out.......



First of all let me say that by the time you read this Burn's Night will be but a memory (probably a very fuzzy one, if your night was anything like the normal ones we have).

However I need to apologise because this week there is no "official" post, my good Lady is having an operation on Wednesday, and since it is "up country" from where we live I am unsure about internet connectivity.  Therefore I think it is better to put the planned post on hold until next Wednesday (2nd Feb).

Just to give you an bit of an update on some of the events coming into the world of Altered Image Coaching.

Along with my great friend Tom Armstrong I am soon to be launching The Altered Image Podcast and apart from talking about things relevant to coaching and personal development, we will be holding discussions on other subjects.

We are hoping to kick off the discussions with looking at a very emotive subject -namely the  loss of a baby during pregnancy.  We feel that there are many instances where this is something that is not talked about openly and that part of the recovery / healing process should be face to face conversations - which can be very difficult but in the long term, undoubtedly cathartic.

Keep an eye open for full details being posted on the blog and our other Social Media.


Something else that is nearing completion and but for the hospital visit I mentioned earlier is the 2022 Altered Image workbook.  It is now looking like we will be launching the download version in about 2 weeks (again dependent on the progress Mrs B. makes).  Here is a glimpse of the cover:-



To reserve a copy of the book please feel free to email me and then I can add your name to the growing list of friends who have already reserved their Priority Copy.

Hope that you have a great week and all being well I will post again next week.

DAve x

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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives.  

Certifications

I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-

Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)

Music Therapy (Diploma)

Crystal Therapy (Practioner)

Reiki (Practitioner)

Dementia Awareness

In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 

Introduction To Mindfulness

To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

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Workbook

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Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"

Friday, 24 December 2021

Compliments Of The Season.

 Welcome to the Altered Image Coaching Blog and thank you for being here!


Well the season of Mayhem, Merriment and Madness is practically upon us and I don't know about you but it has crept up all of a sudden during the last few days.

The last couple of weeks have been really hectic with getting the new products ready for launch in early January.  These include:- 

The Magickal Unicorn - a set of Affirmation Cards that I have created especially with younger people in mind.


The 2022 Workbook - the annual workbook - this one is / will be bigger and better than previous incarnations and containing a lot of new content.  I am looking to have this available as a digital download in early January (details will be announced)

 



Later in the year a revised 2022 version of the Take Off The Mask (and be yourself)! course will become available.  There is a slight change of format making this 1-day seminar ideal for mixed audiences.  (Full details will be announced as soon as they become available).

During the day we will be looking at some of the various issues that face both men and women in the 21st Century plus we will look at some of the strategies that we can all use to help us boost our confidence in this ever changing world.

So keep an eye open for more information


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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives.  

Certifications

I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-

Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)

Music Therapy (Diploma)

Crystal Therapy (Practioner)

Reiki (Practitioner)

Dementia Awareness

In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 

Introduction To Mindfulness

To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:

Wytchwynd Photography:

Pinterest:


Workbook

Scan This QR Code for Free access to the 2021 Altered Image Coaching 90-Day Workbook


Subscribing To The Blog

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

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Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"


Wednesday, 15 December 2021

15/12/21 How Life Coaching Works


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Hi and thank you for joining me on the blog as we begin the run up to the big holiday weekend.  I appreciate that it is a big event in the majority of people's lives - don't worry I am not going to begin any form of discussion about the event itself.

However, what I am going to say is that this post is about putting something in place ready for the New Year should you wish to do so.

So with that in mind let me ask you a question

Do You Know What You Want?

I would not be surprised if many of you could tell me lots of things that you don't want and let me list a few that spring to my mind:-

a)    I don't want to work for...............!

b)    I don't want to be unhappy!

c)    I don't want to be stressed!

d)    I don't want to be like that!

e)    I don't want to be unhealthy!

I am certain that you can add many more things you don't want to that list.  It is very easy to list the things we don't want - BUT it is often quite hard to write down a list of the things we do want......

.....and this is where I (and people like me) come in because that role we adopt is that of someone who helps you to get past the things that you don't want and make advances towards attaining the things you do want!

Sometimes we often find that the path towards what we do want may not be direct and oftentimes there are things that are hindering or even blocking your progress towards the things you have identified as being what you want.

When such things happen our role (the coach) is to help and assist you to get past the difficult points.

So in a typical session (or sessions) we often work to prepare a "roadmap" that identifies the route past the difficult / awkard situations, helps overcome the obstacles and thus reach you goals.

These sessions will include self discovery (identifying the real you), building your inner strengths, eliminating limiting beliefs and working towards creating and achieving those "Big Things"

Working together we can plan a route to navigate through change (or create change), plan a career, manage stress, work towards "wellness", goal planning and setting and as a result of these steps make improvements to the quality of your life.

Put simply:-

I will help you to identify your goals

I will help you to move towards them

I will help you to create a plan and a schedule for these movements.

Finally let us identify the 8 Steps Of Coaching model that I use

  We work towards building a relationship that is based on trust

  We work to identify what you want to achieve - your goals

  We look at what is happening at this present time - your reality

  We look at what you could do - your options

  We look at what you will do - your plan of action

  We look at the tactics you will use - what you will do and when you do it

  We look to making habits - how you will sustain your success

  and finally - you (and I) celebrate your results!

So what comes next?

If you feel that by using the above method you can achieve positive results - great! 

The next step would be to schedule a face to face chat (the ice breaker) so that we can get to know something about each other, discuss how everything works:- fees session schedules etc. 

Once this has been completed and we each feel comfortable with everything, the terms of engagement would be compiled, signed and the first coaching date put into the diary.

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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives.  

Certifications

I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-

Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)

Music Therapy (Diploma)

Crystal Therapy (Practioner)

Reiki (Practitioner)

Dementia Awareness

In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 

Introduction To Mindfulness

To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:

Wytchwynd Photography:

Pinterest:


Workbook

Scan This QR Code for Free access to the our latest tool the Altered Image Coaching  90-Day Workbook


Subscribing To The Blog

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

Inspirational Phrases

In addition to the above I am able to send out a daily email containing an Inspirational Phrase. 

To ensure that we comply with the relevant regulations this is a subscription only service and to  be included please send an email using “add me” as the subject to:- 


Once you have subscribed the phrases will be delivered to your mail box every day at no cost to you whatsoever.

Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"


Friday, 29 October 2021

28/10/21 Decisions, Decisions!



Hi it's Dave and thank you for joining me on the Altered Image Coaching blog.

This week's post has been somewhat delayed for various reasons and although I had written the post I had intended to use, it simply did not feel right. Despite many changes I could not get it to flow properly so in the end it was simply "hit delete!" and come back tomorrow after a good night's sleep.

Quite simply I made a decision!

Making that decision prompted me to use that as the subject for the post you are reading now!

In a nutshell there are several points that you need to consider before making any decision.

If your decision is likely to affect a marriage or a partnership then a number of points are called into play, namely:-

Make sure that you are thinking and acting in a way that is not just based entirely around your own desires.

Put simply - Don't just think of yourself!

                  - Don't just think of your partner!

                  - Only think about the US not just the me or the you!   

Be inclusive!

Never act in haste

Never act because you are angry or upset - judgements are always affected by such emotions and it is quite possible that decisions made here will be flawed!

Never make a decision out of stupidity -  take time to consider whether or not the decision is rational and beneficial.  Gather information about the subject so that the decision you make is appropriate.

Never make a decision out of fear - it is highly likely that a decision taken at a time when you are fearful will not benefit yourself and your partner.  Take the time to consider appropriate actions not knee jerk reactions.

All that being said there are some points that I will outline that have the ability to help with decision making process:-

a) there is no such thing as a "wrong" decision - there is only a decision! The actions you take after making the decision make it "right" or "wrong"  

In my own case 20 plus years ago my wife and I made the decision to move to North Devon.  The decision was made one sunny afternoon and we had no idea at the time whether it would prove to be a "good" move or a "bad" move.

Despite the family calling us mad, crazy, uncaring, selfish - here we are all these years later, very happy with the move, and it so happens that all of these people eventually moved to live in North Devon! 

Therefore the decision was a "right" decision for us both.  That said my brother moved here and for him it was a "wrong" decision in a lot of respects and now he has moved on to somewhere else.

b) when you look back you can never say "if" because you don't know what would have happened if you had made a different choice.

c) remember you can never change what you did in the past, you can only make a new decision and so having made that, move forwards with the new decision and in Freedom!

I contend that the "past" is a hinderance and it is my recommendation that you "don't live there"  You learn from the "present" because this is where life happens.  If you adopt this way of thinking and stop worrying about the things you did in the past you free yourself to create new adventures in your life "IN THE NOW!"

And finally a few words of advice

"Do not allow anyone to steal your happiness and peace - you have that choice!"

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About Dave   I am a personal development coach; a therapist; speaker; and  radio presenter.  A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives.  

Certifications

I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-

Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)

Music Therapy (Diploma)

Crystal Therapy (Practioner)

Reiki (Practitioner)

Dementia Awareness

In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 

Introduction To Mindfulness

To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe").

By way of a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:

Wytchwynd Photography:

Pinterest:


Workbook

Scan This QR Code for Free access to the our latest tool the Altered Image Coaching  90-Day Workbook


Subscribing To The Blog

To subscribe to the blog please go over to the right hand side of this page and click the button that says “Follow”.  Once you do that you will be added to our list of subscribers.

Feel free to share this and other posts with your friends and associates

Inspirational Phrases

In addition to the above I am able to send out a daily email containing an Inspirational Phrase. 

To ensure that we comply with the relevant regulations this is a subscription only service and to  be included please send an email using “add me” as the subject to:- 


Once you have subscribed the phrases will be delivered to your mail box every day at no cost to you whatsoever.

Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"



15/11/23 Making My Way Back…….

  Hello and Merry Meet After what seems to be an absolute eternity I feel that I am now getting into a position where I can begin to reboot ...