What do we do? Put simply, we help people create what they want in their lives or businesses.

At an Enlightened Response Life Coaching session or Management Development workshop you are likely to experience a diverse collection of ideas and principles from Buddha to Blanchard, Taoism to Taylorism or Tai Chi to NLP - techniques to improve your leadership and communication, speed your learning, increase your profits or slow your metabolism. The Enlightened Response approach is about combining the wisdom of the Olde Worlde with the revelations of the New Age. No matter what the source of the information, if it enhances understanding, cooperation, communication or development we will probably consider its inclusion in one of our programmes.

Why work with us? Here are some words clients use to describe our style.

Life Coaching and Executive Coaching

An Enlightened Response life or executive coach will help you to clarify your personal visions and goals as well as assisting in the development of the strategies to achieve them. They will guide and enthuse, act as mentor and motivator, and be there at the forming of each step of your plan. They will encourage you to set the direction at the start and be there to celebrate at the finish line. A life coach won't tell you what to do, just simply assist you to plan what you need to think, feel, do and be to achieve the results you want.

Your ER Life or Executive Coach will use various models and tools, such as the Holistic Wheel of Health and the VISTA Coaching Model to establish where you are and where you want to go. Click here for your FREE wheel and find out where you are right now.

Group Life Coaching
Discover the power of creating your life plan within the synergy of a group of fellow goal-seekers. These workshops involve both individual and team process and can be a great introduction to coaching. Workshops of differing length are available to suit your needs. Contact us for dates and venues.

One-to-one Life Coaching and Executive Coaching
Face-to-face, one-to-one coaching at a mutually agreed location. Email or telephone for more information or to arrange your first session. Telephone 0844 734 9744 (UK) or +34 96 647 2498 (Spain).

One-to-one telephone coaching
Similar to face-to-face coaching except that contact with your Enlightened Response Life or Executive Coach will be via pre-arranged regular telephone conversations. Email or telephone for more information or to arrange your first session. Telephone 0844 734 9744 (UK) or +34 96 647 2498 (Spain).

How does it all work? 

Using the VISTA coaching model, your ER Coach will assist you to ensure your goals are:

V isualised - What is the mental picture you have of success. What does it look, sound, feel, smell and taste like? In this imaginary scene, who is there, what is happening and most importantly - how does it FEEL emotionally?

I nspirational - This aspect is a result of the scene you have visualised. Is it powerful enough to move you into action?

S pecific - What exactly are the specific steps or stages you need to pass through before you match your vision. There may be just one major picture of success you have in mind, or several smaller achievements that combined will give you your all important 'feel good factor'.

T imebound - Place deadlines on each specific step, as well as the final outcome. Goals are most effective when they just far enough out of reach to give an eventual sense of accomplishment, but not so far as to demotivate.

A ssessable - It is imperative that there be points at regular intervals where your progress is noticeable. Knowing where they are, imagining how it will feel when you get there, acknowledging and celebrating that their

And the logistics?

No two contracts or client/coach relationships are the same, but following is a rough draft of a typical coaching outline. Although clinically mapped out, this process may seem a bit ‘dry’, don’t be fooled - this is an exciting time for both coach and client!

Introductory Session
Initial 2-4 hour session with the purpose of:

• Developing an inspiring vision and setting specific, timebound and assessable objectives that are based on this vision
• Contracting the coaching relationship and establishing mutual expectations between client and coach
• Assessing development needs and generating understanding of the behavioural/skill changes required to achieve the vision

Creating ownership, commitment and motivating factors to bring about change, then identifying priorities, barriers and the methods to achieve the vision.

Six Month Coaching Programme

•  Month One - one two-hour session fortnightly.

This frequency kick starts the coaching plan. Actions are positioned at the top of the client's priorities and are kept firmly in focus in order to facilitate the initial phase of behavioural change. A month into the coaching the client should begin to feel comfortable using some of the new approaches/skills and will begin to behave differently. They will especially be encouraged to improve their ability to:

self-observe, so as to gain

self-awareness, in order to

self-feedback, self-correct and self-coach

•  Months two to six - one two hour session monthly

This is about embedding and deepening the skills and behavioural changes so that the client begins to become more habitual and automatic in order to facilitate permanent behavioural change. The process of self-coaching really kicks in at this stage. This enables the coach to close the coaching relationship at the appropriate point without bringing the client's self development to an abrupt end.

A minimum of three months is recommended for coaching of this nature

•  Final 2-4 hour Review Session

This final session is to assess progress against the vision and objectives, address and explore any outstanding coaching topics, generate a self coaching action plan, and/or re-set further coaching needs if appropriate.

Typically, a total of two x 2-4 hour sessions and 7 x 2 hourly sessions comprise a six month coaching programme

And what does life coaching and executive coaching cost?

As mentioned earlier, no two coaching contracts are the same, but a typical 3 month Life Coaching programme - say, 2 x 3 hr sessions and 4 x 1 hour sessions - would start at between £750 and £1000

Executive Coaching fees are negotiated on a client to client basis.

Coaching client feedback 1

(Names withheld in line with confidentiality agreement)

Background

I started working with my ER Coach in October 2001. At the time I was 18 months into my role as European Finance Director and was responsible for 15 businesses across 9 different countries. Whilst I was coping well with the technical demands my job, I was so busy that I had no perspective or balance. I also struggled with management and leadership issues across the diverse business cultures in which I was operating. As outlined below we worked on a variety of areas. I felt my coach's contribution was so valuable that when I changed organisations to work in a similar role, I continued the relationship.

The key areas we focussed on were:

Whilst I felt I was doing my job well, I was very unhappy when I started the coaching process. My coach helped me to identify that this was largely because I was so busy rushing around Europe that I had no time for my own life. Also I didn't have time to look at the role and team with perspective. They helped me look at my life in terms of living my values rather than just giving lip service. This helped me to be much more self-aware. It also helped me realise how task focused I was and the importance of balancing the task and the people in order to achieve the best result. I learnt the importance of developing trust and rapport across the businesses in order to influence more effectively.

My previous lack of self-awareness meant that I had given little thought to the impact I had on others. We used a behavioural style model to help me understand and value different viewpoints and ways of interacting with the world and those in it. Through working with my coach I developed my leadership skills and in particular those related to people orientation where I needed a lot of support.

Coaching also helped me achieve a strategic focus. I began to create a 'helicopter' view of the business and organisational processes which removed the stress and emotion and allowed more objectivity.

During my last 6 months at -------- I went through some difficult issues. In particular I was struggling to get balance in my life and deal with the demands of the job. My coach's support and life coaching (as distinct from executive coaching) through that period was invaluable - it helped me work on a life plan which led me to decide on a career break for a few months, before taking on the new and more challenging role.

The Bottom Line

Coaching allowed me to develop an extremely warm and powerful relationship with my coach and altogether it was an incredibly valuable and rewarding experience for me. I can highly recommend it to anyone trying to create. more of whatever it is they want in their life.

Coaching client feedback 2

(Names withheld in line with confidentiality agreement)

I used to be the type of person who took action before thinking things through. It got me the reputation of being an aggressive, scary person. Since my coaching I am pleased to say I am growing as a person and my behaviour is changing for the better because of this. I know it is not an overnight transformation and that it is only me that can do the changing. I can now say that I am more of an assertive person rather than aggressive person. Of course I have lapses but I hope they are becoming less and less.

Values

My coaching path was not straightforward and included many twists and turns that made me look at myself in ways that I hadn't before, which I sometimes found tough.

Values! This I had never looked at before. I knew I had things in my life that were important to me but they had never been categorised. Now I know them as my values.

I then looked at how these affected my life especially in the decisions I made. I found this hard as I had to come to terms with the fact that what I thought was important to me was not as important as I first thought. For example my family are in my top 10 values but not at the very top as I first thought they would be. This upset me to begin with but when I thought about it, it didn't mean I loved them any less and I also understand that my values change according to what's going on in my life.

Goals

Having looked at my values this then enabled me to set goals, give me direction. For example I used to plod along with my job thinking the only way I could better myself was if I got a lucky break. Now I am changing my job into a career. Doing courses to better myself. I no longer look out for lucky breaks but make my next career step up happen. I am now planning that with the confidence and knowledge I have gained from this experience I can apply it to other areas of my life such as personal relationships!

Communication

One of the biggest differences coaching has made to my life is the way in which I handle difficult situations. I used to suffer a lot with speaking/acting before thinking. My actions made me feel better in the short term but did not have lasting effects. Through coaching this is changing and I think a lot more about long-term effects and solutions. For example I am being harassed by my neighbour in the flat below mine for the noise that I make (T.V on loud, playing loud music etc). In my days before coaching I would have retaliated with the same abuse I am receiving. ('Give as good as you get' syndrome). Now the situation is turning in my favour due to the fact I have stopped and thought about how a solution can be found long term, instead of arguing the rights and wrongs which has you going round in circles.

The Future.

I have really benefited from coaching and the people around me - family, friends and work colleagues - can see it too. Because of all these benefits and improvements, I feel much happier with my life and so I plan to continue with my coaching for a while yet.

Coaching client feedback 3

(Names withheld in line with confidentiality agreement)

Thank you for your time again today.  I really enjoy the sessions I am
having with you and I do not want you to underestimate how helpful I am
finding them in managing my personal state at the moment!  I really feel
that they are helping me to keep focused and on track at work while I sort
out my personal situation. 

I agree with you that I would probably still have done a lot of the things we have talked about, but I can assure you I would not be feeling as confident that they were the right things to be doing.  I would have just been "going with my gut" but not actually understanding why and I am sure I would have been tempted to waver and may have lost my resolve in recent weeks.

Thank you. 

Every achievement starts with a clear vision.
Contact us to find out how an Enlightened Response
coach can assist you to realise yours

Management Development

Employing dynamic and interactive 'En-Lightning Learning Techniques' © as well as Experiential Learning, Brain Gym, NLP (and especially humour!) all coaching sessions, workshops and seminars are designed with participant involvement and personal/team/ company objectives as their primary focus. Whether we are exploring inspirational management techniques, dramatically improving learning speed and retention or relishing the ancient delights of Meditation or Tai Chi, an Enlightened Response event will keep you fascinated and involved. (And we usually have a whole lot of FUN too!

Workshop titles include:

The length and content of all seminars or workshops can be modified to suit your needs. Individual topics within workshops can be expanded and covered to a deeper level depending on the requirements or the existing knowledge and experience of the participants.

Also available: 1-2 hour workshops and motivational speakers for instant results

Short and high impact using the latest ER techniques - learning at the speed of light! Sessions include:
Improving Your Memory, Enlightened Communication Assertiveness Training, Personality Assessment, Lifestyle Balance, Personal Responsibility, The Power of Goals, Learning Style Assessment, Advanced Questioning Techniques, Handling Conflict and many more.

An Enlightened Response would be to call us now to discuss your needs.

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