September 16, 2014 by Maggie Currie

The SELF workshop – the aftermath

The SELF workshop went very well. There were around 26 people in the room and all seemed to learn something, whether that was about themselves, their situation or their future plans.

I had some wonderful feedback too and will share this with you. I asked people to write on a post it note at the end of the workshop what they felt about it, and to stick it on the door as they left. All comments were positive which is very gratifying for me as I had put a lot of work into this workshop.

The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. I got to chat with every single one who came along, and after a little while they really began to get into it and were coming up with answers and experiences.

As we worked through the workbook, there were a few people who started to realise that they hadn’t been thinking about what they needed in life, they had been too busy pleasing other people. We talked a lot about energy, emotional energy spent on worrying, stressing etc. And we found ways that we could reduce this.

We also talked about life and how although we exist, we shouldn’t just exist we should live our lives with vigour.

We talked about freedom and giving ourselves permission to live our lives as we want for ourselves. There was a general feeling that often we didn’t allow ourselves to be who we are because we can hide behind a persona in some way or another, whether that be the role we have at work or how we think we are perceived.

And then we created vision boards of how we want our lives to look and what goals we want to achieve. They were excellent with some people knowing exactly what they want, and some not quite so sure.

All in all a good time was had by everyone, including myself. Some of the attendees shared their vision boards and explained what it meant to them, others wanted to keep theirs private.

I am looking forward to the next one now with even more excitement.

If you would like to attend one of my workshops, or would like to coach with me, get in touch today.

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September 8, 2014 by Maggie Currie

S.E.L.F. – Strength Energy Life Freedom

It is now only one week until the workshop and as of this moment there are just 4 tickets remaining. I am so pleased that so many of you have booked to come along and learn the secret of SELF.

As a special gift to all who attend on 15th September I am offering each of you a FREE half hour consultation where we can chat about you have learned about yourself on the workshop and how you would like to take action to move forwards in your life.

You have three choices following the workshop. The first of them I really hope you don’t make and that is doing nothing. I hope I will have inspired you to make some changes in your life. The other two choices are that you may want to have one-to-one coaching with me, or you may want to take my ‘7 Stepping Stones to Confidence’ programme.

Life doesn’t have to remain the same. It is never too late to start reaching your full potential.

Click here if you would like one of the remaining tickets.

I am really looking forward to meeting you all.

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August 24, 2014 by Maggie Currie

Are you really conscious of your thoughts?

You are constantly barraged, from the minute you open your eyes and ears in the morning until the minute you close your eyes and ears at night, with information – facts and figures, fiction, half-truths, music, news, stories, half-heard conversations, pictures and images. This information comes from parents, siblings, relatives, newspapers, magazines, school, college, university, colleagues, television, radio, advertising posters, books, magazines, films, fellow passengers, articles – the list is endless. And this has been happening since the day you were born.

You would be surprised at how much information you absorb each week.

To prove just how much information you absorb each week and from how many sources, make a list of all the publications you read, the television programmes you regularly watch, the newspapers you subscribe to, the radio broadcasts you listen to and so on.

Are you surprised at the length of your list?

How much of that information that you have listed do you think is having a positive effect on your life?

How much do you think is having a negative effect on your life? Again, make a note.

I bet the second list is far longer than the first.

You filter all the information you receive (whether you realise it or not) and you think you either store it away for future use (you believe it) or discard it as useless (you choose not to believe it). But, unbeknown to you, your subconscious mind will store all the information away, just in case, whether, in your conscious mind, you think you believe it or not. Your subconscious mind has remembered everything you have ever seen or heard since the minute you were born. Your subconscious mind has very kindly done this for you without you even knowing.

Think about it, you see a poster flash by you and the information on that poster is absorbed into your mind in an instant. You may not even have realised that the information has been registered. So what you believe today could be entirely based on something you read on that poster this morning. Alternatively your beliefs could be based on something that is hidden deep down in your subconscious mind that you thought you had forgotten about, but in actual fact it has been lurking there for many years, thanks to your subconscious mind.

This is an excerpt from my book “What you believe creates your reality”. When you want to learn more, buy it, read it, take action – change your life. Click here to make your purchase.

If you’re ready to take control of your life, you have two ways you can work with me to solve your problems and regain your joy of living: One to one coaching, 7 Steps to Self Confidence Programme.

As a result of coaching with me you will grow into a new you. You will grow in confidence, self esteem and self belief. You will become self-reliant and you’ll begin to trust and value yourself.

You will discover how to bounce back when life knocks you down and how to gain the valuable lessons from all of life’s experiences.

You will start to live the life you really want to live rather than one forced upon you by other people and circumstances.

Does that sound like something you’d like to experience?

I know that coaching and mindset changes work to change your life which is why I’m willing to guarantee my coaching. If you feel your life has not changed for the better as a result of working with me then I will refund your investment.

You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Call me today (+44) 1983 754 666 and let’s start your life transformation.

Maggie Currie

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August 19, 2014 by Maggie Currie

S.E.L.F. – F – Freedom

What does freedom mean to you?

The dictionary definition is: ‘The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants’. It also says ‘The right to follow one’s own beliefs in matters of religion and morality’.

We all deserve the freedom to be who we are, which includes acting, speaking and thinking as we want, without fear of criticism, chastisement, ridicule, admonishment and anything else people can throw at us. We are all free to believe in whichever god we choose, or not to believe. We are all free to implement our own moral standards without judgement by others or of others.

We are all free to determine what we will wear, whether we will wear make up or not, how we like our hair to be done etc. Without that freedom we can very easily become slaves to the views of other people and lose sight of our own identity. Come along to my workshop and find out more about how you can achieve your freedom.

Remember, you don’t need anyone else’s permission to be you. Be proud of who you are, stand tall and don’t hide in the background – that is not where you are meant to be.

In September I am presenting a FREE workshop and freedom is one of the topics included. Click here to book your ticket today and learn more about the secret of SELF.

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August 11, 2014 by Maggie Currie

S.E.L.F – L – Life

What does life mean to you?

The dictionary definition is “The existence of an individual human being or animal”.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to just exist, I want to live my life with vigour and energy, to enjoy being in existence and to live my life to the full.

How can we all do that? We can do that by choosing our thoughts, as they affect how we feel and in fact affect our whole body. How, you may well ask?

Well, the smallest unit of life is called an organism. Organisms are composed of cells. And our bodies are made up of millions of cells, each and every one of them attuned to what we are thinking, feeling, saying, hearing etc.

In fact, when we are thinking that we are feeling weak, all our cells in our bodies respond by being weak. However, when we are thinking that we are feeling strong, all our cells in our bodies respond by being strong. Likewise, when we are feeling tired, full of energy, miserable, happy or any other feelings you can imagine, our cells are responding in the same way.

So the state of our lives is dependent upon making sure that every one of our cells in our bodies is working to our benefit and that is where feeling positive, confident and happy with our lives makes such a difference to our whole being, from the inside out. Be aware of what you are thinking and feeling, it makes a huge difference.

In September I am presenting a FREE workshop and life is one of the topics included. Click here to book your ticket today and learn more about the secret of SELF.

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August 4, 2014 by Maggie Currie

S.E.L.F. – E – Energy

What comes to mind when you think of energy? Getting fit, running a marathon or something just as energetic? Well, that is one meaning, but I am referring to the energy we expend in our daily lives doing what we normally do.

The dictionary definition is:

the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

In our daily lives we spend a lot of emotional energy worrying, decision making, hiding behind a persona we have created that we think other people want to see, and a million other activities that in themselves aren’t energetic, but use up a lot of emotional energy. So much so that we feel tired, get irritable and, at the end of the day, wonder what on earth we have been doing to feel this way.

But do we need to waste our emotional energy on some of these activities? No we don’t. Some of these activities are, quite frankly, futile and others are a bad choice. But there is something you can do to save your energy so that you don’t end up frazzled, tired and irritable. Come to my workshop and learn what you can do for yourself to ease this situation.

In September I am presenting a FREE workshop and energy is one of the topics included. Click here to book your ticket today and learn more about the secret of SELF.

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July 31, 2014 by Maggie Currie

Australia Trip – Learnings and Reflections

It has been five weeks now since I landed back in the UK after visiting my good friend Heather in Melbourne, Australia. I have been thinking about the trip and what it has taught me.

The flights in themselves were uneventful. Although each flight was about six hours, and there were three flights to get to Australia, and another three flights to get home, I was entertained with films, tv, music, snacks and meals. On reflection it seemed to take less time to get to Australia than it did to get home. I think it felt that way because of the anticipation and excitement of flying all that way for the first time and meeting Heather in person that made it feel that way.

And it seemed to take longer coming home because I had only landed in Australia six days before and therefore I was travelling thousands of miles in a very short space of time.

I learned that it doesn’t matter what time it is, I can eat noodles in mid air. I learned I can cat nap on a flight, but not sleep properly (although I presume if I had gone business class I would have been able to sleep relatively well).

I learned that travelling all that way to support my friend made her feel better, which in turn made her husband Geoff feel better. I found it very humbling to receive the thanks of Heather and Geoff for visiting. It is something I wanted to do, and if I hadn’t done it I know I would have regretted it.

I learned what true friendship is and how it works both ways. I learned how friendly the Australian people I met are. Every single one of them that I met welcomed me into their lives, into their homes and wouldn’t allow me to contribute any money for anything. That too is humbling. Heather’s friend Susan drove us around to visit a couple of local towns. This was very kind of her and I felt really grateful to her for giving up her time for me.

Heather and I with Alfred the Bear

I learned that I can travel on my own, and that I can find my way around an airport, locate the baggage reclaim and find the exit. I learned that I am capable of travelling literally half way round the world on my own, of organising the trip on my own, sorting out currency to take with me and changing sterling for Brunei dollars at Brunei Airport so I could buy a cup of coffee.

On coming home I learned how much I had been missed by Kelvin, and how much I missed him too. This is the first time we have been apart for longer than a day or two for many years.

I had been invited to a wedding reception in the evening on the Saturday after my return from Australia. I thought to myself, do I really want to go to Rookley on my own (Kelvin was working), a journey of about 15 miles. I said to myself ‘I have been to f***ing Australia on my own, I am sure I can get to Rookley’ and off I went and had a very good time seeing my friend Laura and her new husband Jamie. If I can fly to Australia on my own, I am sure I can do an awful lot more now. My comfort zone has expanded dramatically and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be. In fact, I only wish I had been able to break out of the comfort zone sooner.

Kelvin told me he is very proud of me, not only for doing this, but for arranging it all on my own. That makes me feel really good and it is wasn’t until he said that and explained that it was a really huge thing to do that I realised just what I had achieved. I am feeling very proud of myself as well as privileged to have met so many lovely people in Australia.

I know that I achieved what I set out to achieve and that is supporting my friend Heather. The bonus is that I achieved several firsts for me and now maybe there is no limit to what I can achieve in the future.

If this resonates with you and you would like to step out of your comfort zone but are not sure where to start, contact me and we can have a chat about how I can help you.

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June 27, 2014 by Maggie Currie

Stepping well out of my comfort zone

I have many friends, some of whom live locally, some who live under 100 miles away, and some who live many thousands of miles away. I keep in touch with them all on a regular basis. There are some friends who I have never met in person, but chat to every week via Skype.

All my friends are important to me and I love hearing about their successes, their plans, their daily lives. I have one friend in Australia who I have known for about four years, and we chat regularly each week via Skype. Heather lives on a farm in Wangaratta, about 350 miles from Melbourne. She is a coach, teaches the Romany language, is an artist and an author. We spend a lot of our time laughing when we chat, and it makes a great start to my day and a good end to Heather’s day (Melbourne is 9 hours ahead of BST).

In April Heather told me that she had been to see some specialists and she has a recurrence of melanomas. The doctors had told her she had probably got around five months left to live. Heather of course told them she intended to be around for another thirty years, so not to write her off yet.

She began a course of chemotherapy and I decided to offer my support to Heather in person. That meant I would fly to Australia to be with Heather for a few days.

This decision was not easy to make since I have never travelled anywhere on my own, the furthest I have flown is to Italy (about 2 hours), but it felt right to me. So I booked my flights out of Heathrow to Melbourne, via Dubai and Brunei. I was leaving on 15th June at 5.50pm and arriving in Melbourne on 17th June at 4.30am. Phew! What had I done? Stepped right out of my comfort zone. But it still felt right.

The preparations began. Because it is winter in Australia I had to sort out jumpers and a coat that wasn’t too heavy. I was only allowed 20 kilos in baggage. I also collected lots of brochures and magazines about the Isle of Wight since Heather is planning to come over here in 2016 and these will help her plan what she wants to do when she gets here.

Everything was packed, checked, double checked. Passport, currency, travel insurance, itinerary, tickets. Time to go.

Me at Heathrow Airport

So, there I was at Heathrow airport, having been driven there by my lovely hubby Kelvin. All checked in and waiting to go through security. And so the real journey began. I boarded the Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner, found my seat and then we took off. The cabin crew were lovely and brought round drinks and food at regular intervals. 6.5 hours later we landed in Dubai. A quick trip around the airport whilst the plane was refuelled, restocked etc and then we were back on the plane and heading for Brunei. We landed in Brunei 6 hours later and stopped off for 2 hours. I wanted a cup of coffee and they only accept their own currency, so I had to change some sterling in Brunei dollars. Then back on the plane for the final leg to Melbourne. 6.5 hours later we arrived, in the dark in Australia. The baggage was unloaded very quickly and I sailed through customs and immigration.

I bought a cup of coffee and waited for Heather’s husband Geoff to collect me. He had volunteered to drive me to their home in Wangaratta, 350 miles away and had got up at 3 in the morning to come to Melbourne to collect me and drive me back. What a star!

Geoff found me and in about three hours we were in Wangaratta and I got to meet Heather in person. It was as if we were carrying on a conversation, rather than meeting in person for the first time. We know each other and nothing was strained. We hugged and the chatting began.

Heather

Heather was half way through her course of chemotherapy and was feeling very tired and weak understandably. We sat and chatted whilst Geoff prepared meals. Heather’s friend Susan kindly volunteered to drive us out for an afternoon. We went for afternoon tea to a place called Beechworth, where they have a wonderful shop that sells honey. Not just honey, but hundreds of different flavours of honey. Of course I had to buy some to bring home. Then to a cafe to have coffee and scones. Yummy.

Beechworth

The following day Susan took us out again for afternoon tea to Glenrowan. I had my photo taken next to Ned Kelly, an Australian bushranger who was apparently very controversial. We had scones with cream and jam again. It was lovely to see Heather outside, even though she had to tow her oxygen cylinder with her.

Me with Ned Kelly

Heather’s house

On the Friday we all set off at around 7am to drive to Melbourne again to the Alfred Hospital for Heather’s appointment for her third round of chemo. We arrived and she was seen by the doctors who were pleased to see her, even though one doctor did express surprise that she was well enough to attend. (I did think he could have kept that thought to himself). I sat with Heather and chatted whilst the treatment was going on, ably assisted by Alfred bear.

Heather and I in the Chemo Unit

That night we stayed with Heather’s son and daughter-in-law just outside Melbourne. We were fed and entertained by Rhys and Sonia on Saturday too. Heather was very tired after her treatment and we just sat and chatted, or she dozed in the chair. We watched a couple of dvds and in the evening we had Chinese takeaway.

Sunday morning we set off again at around 7.30am to go to Melbourne Airport to drop me off and for Heather and Geoff to drive back to Wangaratta. We said our goodbyes and I began to the check in process at 9am. I found some breakfast at McDonalds and then went through immigration and security to the departure gate to await my flight.

The first leg of the journey set off from Melbourne to Brunei and took 6.5 hours. We had a 2 hour stop over at Brunei and I was grateful to be able to walk around and stretch my legs.

Model of Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Brunei Airport

The next leg took me to Dubai, another 7 hours.

Dubai Airport – Costa gets everywhere!

The next segment of my journey took me to Heathrow Airport where I landed at 6.30am on Monday morning. I had to wait ages for my case to appear on the carousel, but it eventually arrived. I then went through the nothing to declare channel. I was stopped by a customs official and asked where I had been, had I bought any drugs or alcohol, was I carrying anything for anyone else. All the usual questions. I said I had bought nothing but some honey. They seemed to be ok with that and I went through into the arrivals hall to be met by Kelvin.

Kelvin drove home via Lymington, the Wightlink ferry and home. I was really happy to be home, but also really pleased that I had made the trip.

I had stepped right out of my comfort zone, but had enjoyed the experience and thoroughly enjoyed meeting Heather and being there for her to support her in some way. I am looking forward to her coming to visit the Isle of Wight in 2016.

I learned that I am capable of a lot more than I thought I was. I am so pleased that I made this trip.

If you would like to be able to step out of your comfort zone, but are not sure where to begin, contact me for a free chat on how I can help you.

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May 27, 2014 by Maggie Currie

Can life coaching help me sort out my life?

Yes, I believe that it will help you sort out your life. Coaching draws out rather than puts in. I find it is reactive, flexible and enabling. My coaching style is non-judgemental, helps people to develop and grow in a variety of areas.

My approach to coaching is to get the very best out of someone and giving them the confidence to make decisions that will improve their life.

When my clients experience being coached, their motivation comes from working with me who is an upbeat, positive role model. I want my clients to reach their full potential and when they do it gives me tremendous job satisfaction. Helping clients discover where they want to go and then helping them to get there is so rewarding to me.

What makes me a great coach?

I like people and want to bring out the best in them
I want my clients to do something more fulfilling in their lives
I enjoy personal and financial freedom
I have natural ‘people’ skills.

Interestingly, a great deal of the life coaching and personal coaching I do is carried out on the telephone. Some of my clients I have never actually met in person. For several reasons coaching is just as effective over the telephone as it is face-to-face. In fact, many of my clients prefer to speak over the telephone. It is very convenient for both myself and my client, and it offers greater flexibility since we all have busy lifestyles. Coaching over the telephone offers other obvious advantages:

coaching can be conducted wherever I and my client happen to be – anywhere in the world
there’s no travelling time or travel cost involved
I don’t need offices, meeting rooms, staff or other expensive overheads

Having said that, I enjoy face-to-face coaching too, as I love the personal contact and appreciate the one-to-one feel of the coaching session. I meet my clients at a mutually agreeable venue, a quiet corner of a café, in their client’s home or office, in my home or office or wherever is convenient.

My coaching sessions are typically sixty minutes, though sometimes longer.

Some of the things I practice in my coaching:

Listening to what has been said, and what hasn’t been said
What motivates people must be understood
Everyone is capable of achieving more
Finding solutions not creating more problems
A person’s past is no indication of their future
People’s beliefs about what is possible for themselves are their only limits
I always provide full support
I can’t provide the answers, but I can draw them out of my clients
I never criticise my clients
All my coaching is completely confidential
Some people’s needs cannot be met by coaching, and I recognise clients with these needs and refer them to a specialty that will help them

So, to answer the original question “Can Life Coaching help you sort your life out?” Yes, I believe it can. Life coaching is what you make it. If you wish to set and achieve goals, accept yourself and become everything you are capable of becoming then working with a Life Coach is for you.

I also offer a money back guarantee. If you don’t change something about your life when coaching with me, I will give you your money back.

Contact me today to have a free chat on how my coaching will help you to sort out your life.

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May 21, 2014 by Maggie Currie

My workshop – ‘the afterglow’

I facilitated a workshop last week entitled “Confidence for everyday life” and, even if I do say so myself, it was a huge success!

The time flew by and before I knew it, the whole thing was over. I loved every minute of it, meeting the attendees, sharing my expertise, watching the vision boards develop and the interaction with each other.

There were some ‘aha moments’ as someone realised that all the pictures and words they had stuck on their vision board referred to family and it wasn’t until that moment they realised just how much family meant to them.

Here is some of the feedback from the attendees

I had taken a lot of time and trouble to prepare the workbooks for the workshop. I included a recommended reading list, information on how to construct and use affirmations, all the exercises and some homework.

The homework exercise is to write 50 good things about yourself. This can be done by writing 3 things a day until 50 are reached. It is then a good thing to be able to read all the lovely things you have written about yourself and remind yourself just how good you really are.

My next workshop will be on Monday 15th September 2014 and will be about your relationship with yourself. Keep an eye on my website for sign up details.

The attendees achieved a lot in a very short space of time, just imagine what they will achieve over a few months of coaching. The possibilities are endless.

Contact me today to have a free chat on how my coaching will help you to change your mindset.

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