Achieve Your Greatness

Achieve Your Greatness Are you interested in personal or professional development? Please message us to find out more.

If so, then we would love to share NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) with you via certified training in Essex, enabling you to achieve your greatness.

Would you like to become a professional coach?Would you like to add a professionally recognised coaching qualification t...
14/09/2026

Would you like to become a professional coach?

Would you like to add a professionally recognised coaching qualification to your toolkit, while developing skills you can use every day?

If so, then I am opening the waiting list for my next: ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring. Delivered online via Zoom, in partnership with Inspiring Cultures Limited (ICL).

This isn't simply about learning a collection of coaching techniques. It's about developing a deeper understanding of how to coach effectively, how people think and respond, and how to help others move forward.

You'll develop practical coaching and mentoring skills, gain confidence through practice and feedback, and have the opportunity to apply your learning to real-life situations.

And there's an added bonus... You'll also become a DISC Practitioner, giving you another valuable tool for understanding behaviour, communication and individual differences.

The waiting list is now open. Once I have four people registered their interest, we will start the course.

If becoming a qualified coach or developing your coaching skills has been on your list for a while, then perhaps now is the time.

Message me to register your interest and I'll send you the details.

The comparison that leaves you nowhere to go ...Here's the final part of our little exploration of the 'Comparison Filte...
11/09/2026

The comparison that leaves you nowhere to go ...

Here's the final part of our little exploration of the 'Comparison Filter'. We've looked at comparing yourself with yourself and comparing yourself with others. However, there is another form of comparison that I find particularly interesting: Comparing other people with other people.

Imagine your partner has run a marathon. And you find yourself comparing their time with someone else's ...

They ran it in 4:30.

The other person ran it in 3:45.

Suddenly, you might find yourself thinking: "Why can't you run it like them?"

And here's the problem ... You don't control either person.

You can't change your partner's legs!

You can't change the other runner's training.

You can't change their pace, preparation, motivation or ability.

So the comparison can leave you feeling frustrated, irritated or even despondent ... with nowhere useful to go.

This is where understanding your thinking patterns becomes powerful. The goal isn't to stop comparing. The goal is to notice: “Is this comparison useful?”, “Does it give me information I can do something with?”, “Is this within my influence?”**

If the answer is no, perhaps it's time to change the comparison. Because sometimes the most useful question isn't: “How does this person compare with them?” It's: “What can I actually influence here?”

And that little shift can make a surprisingly big difference.

If you'd like to explore how NLP can help you understand your own patterns of thinking and behaviour, I'd love to have a conversation with you.

You can book a free chat with me to explore what's happening for you and whether NLP could help.

Comparison can teach you … or torture you!Let’s continue our little exploration of the 'Comparison Filter'.On Monday, I ...
09/09/2026

Comparison can teach you … or torture you!

Let’s continue our little exploration of the 'Comparison Filter'.

On Monday, I asked whether comparison is actually a bad thing. The answer? It depends what you do with it.

Imagine you've run a marathon and someone else has completed it much faster than you. You have a choice. You could think: “I'm not as good as them."

Or you could get curious: “What are they doing differently?” Perhaps they trained differently. Perhaps they paced themselves differently. Perhaps they fuelled differently. Perhaps there is something you could learn.

Now comparison has become 'information' rather than self-criticism.

This is one of the things I love about NLP. We aren't necessarily trying to change the outside world. We're becoming more aware of the patterns we are using to interpret it.

And once you can spot the pattern, you have more choice about what you do with it.

So, when you compare yourself with someone else, are you using the comparison to learn … or to judge yourself?

Because those two things can look remarkably similar from the outside. But they can feel very different on the inside.

Friday, we'll look at the comparison that can leave you feeling completely stuck...

Is comparison really the thief of joy?We’re often told that comparing ourselves with others is a bad thing. But is it?Ye...
07/09/2026

Is comparison really the thief of joy?

We’re often told that comparing ourselves with others is a bad thing. But is it?

Yes… and no.

Recently, while training the first module of my NLP Master Practitioner, we explored Advanced Meta Programmes. There are more than 70 of them, and they help us understand some of the patterns we use to think, process information and behave.

One of the ones I find particularly fascinating is the 'Comparison Filter'. Because comparison itself isn't necessarily the problem.

The more useful question is: "Is the comparison useful and serving you?” For example, comparing yourself with yourself can be incredibly useful.

Perhaps you ran a marathon a few years ago and have just completed another one. You compare the two experiences and discover you've achieved a personal best.

That's comparison being used as feedback.

You aren't asking:

❌ “Am I good enough?”

You're asking:

✅ “What has changed, and what can I learn from it?”

Same comparison. Very different outcome.

So this week, start noticing: Where does comparison show up in your thinking?

And perhaps more importantly... What are you doing with it?

More on this Wednesday

Perhaps It's Your Turn?We're very good at looking after everyone else.The family.The team at work.The clients.The people...
04/09/2026

Perhaps It's Your Turn?

We're very good at looking after everyone else.

The family.
The team at work.
The clients.
The people who need us.

And sometimes, without quite noticing, 'we disappear from our own priority list.'

So perhaps September is a good time to ask yourself:

'What about me?'

Not what do I need to achieve?

Not what does everyone else need from me?

But...

'What do I need?'

What would it be like to quieten some of the noise, let go of some of the things you've been carrying and reconnect with the person underneath all those roles and responsibilities?

That's at the heart of 'Core Transformation'.

It's a gentle but powerful process for exploring what sits underneath our patterns, behaviours and reactions, and discovering the deeper needs and values that are driving them.

Because personal development isn't always about becoming a better version of yourself.

Sometimes it's about understanding yourself more deeply.

And perhaps, after spending so much time focusing on everyone else, 'it's time to make some space for you.'🌱

Next course 17th & 18th October 2026 - message me to find out more.

September: What Are You Learning for You?The school bags are packed.The uniforms are ready.The summer holidays are drawi...
02/09/2026

September: What Are You Learning for You?

The school bags are packed.
The uniforms are ready.
The summer holidays are drawing to a close. 🎒

And suddenly, there is a little more space in the diary.

For years, September may have meant helping everyone else get organised, settled and ready for the year ahead.

But what about 'you'?

What would you like to learn?

Perhaps there is something you've been curious about for years.

Perhaps you want to develop your confidence, understand people better or become a more effective leader.

Or perhaps you have discovered that one of the things you really enjoy is 'helping other people grow'.

If that's you, our 'ILM Level 5 Coaching & Mentoring qualification' which I deliver in partnership with ICL could be worth exploring.

It's not simply about learning a set of coaching techniques. It's an opportunity to develop your understanding of coaching and mentoring, deepen your own self-awareness and gain a recognised qualification that can support you in helping others professionally.

Because learning doesn't have to stop when the children go back to school.

Sometimes, September can be the beginning of something that's 'just for you'.

So, what are you curious about learning this year?

Bank Holiday Monday...A day when the emails can wait.The alarm might be switched off.The diary has, temporarily, lost it...
31/08/2026

Bank Holiday Monday...

A day when the emails can wait.
The alarm might be switched off.
The diary has, temporarily, lost its grip. ☕🌿

And perhaps that makes today a good day to ask yourself a slightly bigger question:

'What are you actually working towards?'

Not just the next deadline.
Not the next promotion.
Not getting through the next busy week.

But what do you want your work, your relationships and your life to 'feel' like?

Because success isn't simply about achieving more.

Sometimes it's about getting clearer about what matters.

Sometimes it's about having the confidence to say 'no' to things that no longer fit.

Sometimes it's about changing the way you think, rather than changing everything around you.

And sometimes the most productive thing you can do is absolutely nothing productive at all.

At Achieve Your Greatness, much of the work I do is about creating those moments of pause and perspective, helping people understand themselves better so they can make better choices about what comes next.

So, this Bank Holiday Monday, here's a question worth sitting with:

'If your life looked exactly as you wanted it to in three years' time, what would be different?'

You don't need to have the answer today.

But it might be worth asking the question. 💭

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