"So it comes to pass that, when we
pursue an inquiry beyond a certain
depth, we step out of the field of
psychological categories and enter
the sphere of the ultimate
mysteries of life"
Bruno Schulz

"Do not wait for life. Be aware at
every moment that the miracle
of life is in the here and now."
Marcel Proust

"It is only with the heart that one
can see rightly. What is essential
is invisible to the eye."
Antonine de Saint-Exupery

"Use your senses to seek the
answer outside yourself, not
seeing it is within you all the time."
Huang Po

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."
Pierre Teilhard de Chandin

"In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first
and basic agent of change."
Lyndon B. Johnson

"It often takes a crisis to breakthrough
our usual models of the world. A crisis is
a gift, an opportunity, and perhaps a manifestation that life loves us, by beckoning us to go beyond the dance
we presently perform."
Leslie Lebeau

"We cannot become what we want
to be by remaining what we are."
Max Dupree

"What lies behind us and what lies
before us are tiny matters compared
to what lies within us."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Learning is not compulsory,
but neither is survival."
W. Edwards Deming

"Human beings do have a hgher
nature. By really knowing and appreciating ourselves in all our parts,
we can reach that higher nature."
Virginia Satir

"Person to person, moment to moment, as we love, we change the world."
Samabria Lyte Kaufman

"There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so
many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them
for reality and never allow the world
within to assert itself."
Herman Hesse

"Goodness is esier to recognise
than to define."
W. H. Auden

"Treasure this day, and treasure yourself. Truly, neither will ever happen again."
Ray Bradbury

"For things to change, we must
change. For things to get better,
we must get better."
Heidi Wills

"Changing one small thing for the better is worth more than proving a thousand people wrong."
Anthony Pivec

"There will come a time when you
believe everything is finished.
That will be the beginning."
Louis L'Amour

"A leader is anyone willing to help, anyone who sees something that needs to change and takes the first steps to influence that situation."
Margaret J Wheatley

"Wherever our edge of understanding has been established is the very place we should look intently, but it is also the very place that fills us with the most fear."
David Whyte

"We are part of a world system - each os us here for but an instant in time. So we owe it to our children and descendents to be good stewards and act wisely."
Dame Anita Roddick

	Melanie Dewell - Community Services Manager
	". . . working with Steve has been an inspiring and informative experience. With his help I have been able to build my confidence as a manager and achieve challenging goals for myself and my team. He has given me the guidance I needed to build trusting relationships and secure promises that deliver excellent results from others. I found his partnership style very empowering."
	Ravinder Bains - Knowledge Manager
	" It has been a privilege to know you. You genuinely see only the highest and best in people. Working with you has enabled me to understand myself better. I can honestly say that I enjoyed everyone of our meetings. Even when I procrastinated you made me feel valued and found something important for me to work on. Accepting help has always been hard for me, but you adopted an accepting and nonjudgmental attitude that certainly helped me talk through my goals and my barriers to change. I now have an improved sense of where I need to go in order to grow."
	Linda Collis. Principal Community Development and Local Services Manager
	"Steve's support enabled me to look at life and work from a different perspective. My self-belief, confidence and approach to problem solving have been transformed as a result. Steve drew me out at a comfortable pace to face the behaviours and beliefs that have been holding me back. He put me at my ease and enabled me to lose some hang ups about self-reflection. He has an encyclopedia knowledge and repertoire of techniques which he practices with great skill, especially in removing negative attitudes. Steve is now a trusted confidante and critical friend, but most of all I feel I know how to keep my dreams alive and work towards them."
	Ashfaq M Ashraf - Business Development Manager
	" . . . I couldn't have a found a more fantastic coach and a great person. I felt there was mutual respect and real understanding. I was going through a rough patch at the time and needed to rebuild my confidence and self-esteem. Steve was brilliant. He worked on my spoken language and written skills, body posture and emotional strength with great effect. I am now much more confident in meetings and making presentations. I am now feeling really positive about the future and what I must do to realise my dreams."
	Richard Billingham. HR - Policy Manager
	"Steve is great to bounce ideas off. His questions seem to get right to heart of things. He challenged my thinking and helped me understand what was going on around me. He made me clarify why I do, think and feel as I do. I felt understood, as if he genuinely wanted me to grow as a human being and be my very best. Our conversations always seemed to flow easily, yet they were purposeful and productive. I now realise how he cleverly uses innocuous questions to get across serious messages. Steve really got me thinking about things at a deeper level."
	Jesse Gerald - Senior Community Coordinator
	" . . . Steve was prepared just to be there for me as I unpacked my ideas and concerns. He listened with empathy and kept me thinking about possibilities before allowing me to move to action. This was really helpful as I so often wanted just to get on and do things before fully considering the options and consequences. Steve encouraged me to make myself promises to myself and checked in to see if I was following through on them. He was always challenging and appreciative of my efforts - nomatter how small"
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Local Private Clients
	Glyn Matthews - Training Manager - now Property Developer - Hereford
	"Steve, thank you for working with me. You are true catalyst. I still chuckle to myself remembering how I approached you looking to improve my interpersonal and facilitation skills and received so much more. You helped me build my website, create a communications strategy and develop a business plan. We explored aspects of integrity, trust, presence, attraction and speech elegance to name but a few. The foundation of distinctions that I've created for myself through our conversations became the springboard to launch myself from a corporate employee into an entrepreneur. You are a true master of empowerment. With you as my coach my eyes were opened and my life transformed. I am more than happy to recommend you as a coach - unreservedly"
	Julia Brand - Chartered Accountant - Worcester
	". . . I didn't think I needed a coach, but without your help I don't know how I would have put my life back on track. Even after our first conversation I knew you could help me. I must say, I now feel I am living in a completely different world. You believed in me, and for that I will be forever grateful. I have been able to let go of my attachment to many of the things that were holding me back. I have moved into new offices and business is booming. Many thanks Steve. I wish you every success in your coaching work, you deserve it."
	Ruth Kelly - Contact Centre Manager - Leicester
	" . . . the coaching sessions have definitely shifted the negative feelings I had towards my team. Getting to know them better and showing an interest in their lives is beginning to get the results I had hoped for. Thanks for helping me develop my goal setting rapport skills. I now understand how seeing things differently holds the key to effective change."
	Sara Duncan - Publicity Manager - London
	" . . . I just wanted to say thank you for agreeing to work with me. The last few months have been a revelation. Without your help I don't know how I would have found the courage to deal with all the conflict and backstabbing going on at work. I feel much more positive now and in control of my emotions. Your 'new observer' technique made all the difference. My husband says I am the person he fell in love with. I can't thank you enough."
	Graham Fletcher - Youth Justice - Birmingham
	"Steve has given me a new lease of life. His helpful, supportive and constructive interventions have been timely with just the right amount of pressure and challenge. He is particularly receptive to individual needs and able to link process to personal circumstance. I have benefited enormously from his approach and commitment in helping me through a tough and uncomfortable stage in my work-life journey. I would recommend him to anyone who is serious about wanting to make the most of the situations that trouble them and to see the opportunities for growth that lie ahead."
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International Clients
	Winston Moore - International PR Consultant - London UK
	"It has been a privelege and a pleasure to know you. I am always inspired after reading your emails and having a conversation with you. I feel encouraged and supported to push the boundaries to find my true potential. With your guidance I have greatly improved my confidence and communication skills, improving relationships at work and at home. I am now getting more meaningful work in South America and better paid too. Thank you Steve for taking me on this winding road to greater fulfilment. I don't feel I would be where I am now without you. "
	Michael Gayer - Projects Manager - Ohio USA
	"Until we spoke it irked me that I could not find anyone who would do more that analyse my problems. I was almost ready to quit my job when I approached you. I didn't really know what to expect, but you made me look forward, even from our first conversation. It was neat to discover so many practical benefits from learning to 'accentuate the positive'. I love your radical approach to getting at solutions - fast. You helped me to observe myself while thinking and doing what was working for me and then finding new ways of doing more of it. Thanks Steve. Cheers !"
	Richard Hazlehurst - IT Consultant - Aukland NZ
	"When my father suggested I contact you, I was nervous to say the least. But you were brilliant. You put me at ease and listened without judgement. As a result of our conversations I have received training in the art of Non-violent Communication which has transformed my life and made me much more confident in dealing with conflict situations at work and my life generally. If it wasn't for you I would not have had the confidence to pursue coaching as a career option. I know that you are incredibly busy, but would you be willing to act as my supervisor?"

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