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Leslie Currie
I met Colin in November of 2006, I liked him immediately; I was so intrigued and awed by his passion for what he does and how it was helping people move toward change that I wanted to know more.
Being coached by Colin has allowed me to release a whole lot of my 'stuff' that I had carried around for years, all the while thinking I was sorted already! My ability to suppress things was brought out in the open in a caring and gentle manner - I almost didn't realise it was happening, and during our 'chats' I would be aware that my outlook was changing. I was quite literally gaining a new perspective and those problems that had been so enormous, are really quite insignificant and manageable. I look forward to change; it no longer fills me with dread and I'm gob smacked at how differently things look to me now that I am willing to trust myself and to believe that I can
Adele
I have always had a somewhat pessimistic outlook on certain aspects of my life, especially regarding my ability to gain the certain skills I need to become successful in my job.
I realised that with Colin's help through NLP all I needed was some self belief and confidence.
Colin helped me reach a 'good place' in my head which allowed me to look upon other things with a different and more positive perspective.
My whole life has changed now, from planning skills at work to my relationship at home with my partner, life is good and I have a much more optimistic view on everything I
approach. Thanks for the help and motivation I needed to believe in myself Colin.
Claire
After a bit of searching on Google, I decided NLP didn't pose any major fears, wasn't a cult, or some sort of magic and anything was worth a try. So I set aside a weekend to paddle and if the NLP improved my paddling than that would be an extra bonus.
I was a little apprehensive before the NLP session and only having met Colin a handful of times I didn't know what to expect. Colin immediately put my mind to rest. Colin managed to help me explore why I believed I couldn't confidently achieve my goals and helped change my belief to one of being confident in my own skills and abilities.
Immediately after the NLP session my mind was quite unclear as to what had just happened, not at all unpleasant. It was a relaxed quiet feeling that stayed with me all day. During the day I found that I could focus on each task as it appeared in a confident manor, which helped me enjoy every moment and learn extremely quickly.
Before the session, I was always the paddler who sat at the back of the group and therefore my confidence in river reading and leading never developed. The skills were there but I never practised them as I was always hiding behind the more experienced paddlers.
Since the sessions there has been a dramatic change in my paddling (and unexpectedly other sports and areas of my life). I'm more confident to ask to go first, or to voice my opinion that I'd like to look at a drop even if it does mean getting out of boats. I'm happy to plan my line to view the river better by eddy hoping and confident to commit to my line by reading river features. I'm more relaxed in making my decisions and sticking with them, even when that decision is not to run something. The tools Colin used alongside his excellent coaching skills seemed to help me relax, focus and deal with the section of river that I'm on rather than panicking about the rapid that's 4 miles away. The best coaching session I've ever head.
As a result of the session I'm enjoying paddling more, taking a more active role within the group and find that I'm setting myself challenges going down rapids that I'd normally be following someone down.
Colin is such an easy person to get on with and an excellent Kayaking coach. I would thoroughly recommend his approach to anyone who doubts their ability or wants to build their confidence. You won't believe how much you can change!
As a result of the session I'm enjoying paddling more, taking a more active role within the group and find that I'm setting myself challenges going down rapids that I'd normally be following someone down.
L. Belk.
I am generally dubious about new things, but when I heard Colin talking about how he could help me change I was intrigued. He was so positive that when he asked if I would like to have a go I jumped at the chance.
Although I will generally have a go at most things, I do have a massive confidence issue. This affects my performance and attitudes in sport, work and in life in general.
Colin's first session with me had a massive impact. We isolated my limiting belief and worked on it. It was amazing. A situation that was giving me stressful emotions, to even think about, was now a calm experience. We then isolated the feelings specific to kayaking and worked on these. That night the most bizarre thing was lying in bed thinking 'I am brilliant!'. This is coming from someone who never thinks in that way, ever.
The next day on the river we had a brilliant day. My caution was still there but I handled situations confidently and attacked big waves and stoppers (my main issue) with ease. Instead of negative panic talking in my head, I was filled with a calm confidence and positive approach.
We did more work that evening and then paddled the next day on big water! It was great. There were times when I was leaving my comfort zone, but I enjoyed everything and was in control of my emotions and therefore my paddling. Colin's tuition on the water was a match for his ability to coach my mind and my skill developed enormously.
I would love to do more work with Colin on other areas of my life, as the approach he used has improved my paddling dramatically and given me more confidence in general.
Colin set me at ease and helped make the most of the sessions. He is someone you are able to talk to and I think this is essential for this kind coaching to work.
I would recommend him to anyone who has a wish to progress in his or her chosen area or to feel more confident about any aspect of their life.
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