Change is unavoidable in life and business but growth is optional.

Are you striving or thriving ? There are such things as professionalism and keeping your personal life private, but there is a huge difference between striving and thriving. And that shows everywhere you go and in everything you do.

Personal growth and professional development can be many things.

We approach personal development from the perspective of social emotional skills and see them as a progressive process; Understanding Self and how the human mind works, becoming more aware of own awareness, makes it possible to influence own reactions, stress levels, disturbing thoughts etc. The ability to read what goes on in a social interaction requires that you know what springs from your own mind and how to keep that from coloring the way you hear and approach others.

Understanding Self also helps to better understand that others may have one of many logical reasons and motives for acting the way they do, and that you might be inclined to interpret it all in one way but not necessarily the right way. Think of a granny going into a forest to pick berries and running into a bear.. now think of a nature photographer seeing the same bear… Being able to consciously tune in on others and hear their messages the way they want you to, and to have compassion, are at the core of great social skills. And the so gained inner balance and social competence enhances your ability to make sound decisions based on all the relevant information available, instead of just reacting from own sub-conscious motives, and to control the human brain that by nature tends to jump into conclusions and react before thinking.

In practice, you will tell your coach only what you feel s/he need to know. The story is just an expression and a consequence of the various elements influencing us “below the surface” ; e.g. messages behind emotions, beliefs and attitudes, thoughts and reactions, needs, and hopes and fears. And they all stem from our histories, what we have learned in interactions with others and the environment. More often than not, the same elements and dynamics play up in our lives in different incidences until we understand ourselves better and can make the changes we want in own thinking, beliefs, and emotional reactions.

Making a change requires that you know what you need to work on, have sufficient support, and can tolerate some anxiety related to all changes. The human brain does not like changes even when they are good. We think about changes as a river one needs to jump over. The tough part is often the bit where you are in the air, not able to go back but not knowing if you’ll make the distance and what you will face on the other side.

Knowing what you want to develop is crucial but you don’t have to know it from the start. Actually, it usually crystallizes in the first sessions into something different but logically related to your original thought. But that is a good thing! If the TV is broken fixing the toaster in whatever multiple innovative ways won’t help. Consequently, you evaluate our progress every session. If you aren’t getting the results you want, we are probably fixing a toaster or not challenging you enough. Often toasters are more pleasant to work on but your coach’s job is to make it easier for you to work on the things that really benefit you. And to help you get results!

We offer:

Personal EASEL® coaching and therapy sessions are based on your needs and questions – Self, work, work affecting home, interpersonal challenges at work and relationship conflicts, change, stress, future..

Held how and where you want – ET’s facilities, your work place or home, a cafe or a walk… by phone, e-mail, Skype etc.

When and as frequently as you want – set weekly session times or appointments within three days for sudden acute situations. One session or several.