As a Business Coach in Bristol, I help people who want to disrupt the(ir) status quo.
If you are facing challenges in work then, through business coaching, I can help support you and increase your self-mastery, so you feel confident in your direction and leadership.
How can Business and Career Coaching Help?
Is this you..?
Are you feeling stuck; with a lack of clarity?
Struggling to find the time to think and gain perspective?
Overwhelmed with decision-making and need help getting out of your head?
Would you like..?
Support with talking through your work problems (and the impact they have on your wellbeing).
Guidance and tools for your work (and yourself!)
Help with visioning, strategy and taking action.
Personally…
In my professional life, having to navigate complex and challenging situations, independently, had a huge impact on my performance.
Decision-making, direction for my team as a leader, the fear of failure and letting down loved ones compromised my enjoyment of work and really dialled up my stress levels.
This is when I first reached out and explored coaching – 16 years ago.
“James created a clear thought space that was outside of work, and outside of the limitations I had placed on myself. Working with James helped me to break through to my authentic values, see strengths where I hadn't seen them before, and showed me ways of thinking and operating that took me from an anxiously propelled mindset to one that helped me create opportunity and trust in my own ways of working.
James helped me to articulate perspectives I hadn't given enough time to shape properly before our sessions. Over time, I came away clearer, more composed, able to cope better under pressure, and to make decisions in a better informed way. It stopped me thinking of myself so much as fulfilling a role, and more about what I wanted to bring to the world, to a workplace, to those I work with.
James had me visualise where I wanted to be in the next three years. A house in the country, with animals, with a kitchen table covered in books (I didn't have a kitchen table at the time) because I was studying, something new and something that I could use to help people. Three years or so later, I've moved to the country with my fiance, we have two cats (still waiting on the goats) and I'm studying again. The kitchen table is always covered with books.
James helped me find vision and focus when I couldn't see the wood for the trees, and at that time in my life made me a more functional and efficient thinker. Years later, the outcome I had hoped for has come to pass. Highly recommend James, I'm very thankful for the time we had which has continued to have a positive ripple effect years after those sessions.”
Jennifer Brabbins, Founder of Unite Experience
1-2-1 private & personal Business Coaching or Career Coaching.
I offer private and personal coaching, dedicated to you and your work life, spotlighting the areas we need to work on together, so you can then feel good achieving your goals…
So, what is Business Coaching / Career Coaching and how do I deliver this?
Coaching with me not only helps unlock your work issues it also helps you capitalise on your unique strengths and increase self-mastery so that you live a life with more headspace and freedom.
Business / Career Coaching will help give you:
Clarity
Confidence
Direction
Purpose
Support
Emotional Strength
Peace
Self-Understanding
Companionship
Working with me as a Career and Business Coach, we’ll…
1. Unpack where you’re at
Dive into your day-to-day to understand where you’re stuck. We’ll get you going with some practices that will help you regain a sense of balance and flow in your life.
2. Understand & Celebrate who you are
In parallel with the above, I use all the content that you bring … your hopes, fears, frustrations, past fails and successes to uncover who you are… after all “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” -Aristotle
3. Unlock your Future Focus and take Action
A session with me wouldn’t be complete without some time dedicated to the ‘what next?’. This might have a short focus to get you through the next days or it could be a 5+ year vision or the creation of a strategy that falls somewhere in-between.
Areas I work on as a Business and Career Coach…
Leadership.
“Now that the company has grown I’m not sure I can lead this many people...”
Growth.
“Should I recruit for this key role and if so what type of person do I need?”
Stuck.
“Should we head in this or that direction?”
Struggling.
“What should I do about this employee who isn’t working out?” “Covid took it out of me, my Mental Health isn’t what it used to be…”
Motivation.
“I’m just not feeling it anymore…”
Investment.
“Should we take on investment?” “Raising is brutal, how can I keep buoyant?” “How best to manage the investor relationship?”
Vision.
“I need to get clear on where I want the company to be in 5 years (or when I retire)…”
Communication.
“How can I communicate this vision to the team, suppliers, world?”
Transcend.
“Help me get out of the detail?” “I want to wake up out of ego and live my life in present awareness, help?”
Testimonials
Had Armitstead, Leadership & Change Management
Real Care
“James listens and then feeds back in a succinct and helpful way but more than this he asks the questions with real care and at the right time that move me forwards. And the best part is that he gives me space to really think about it. The lights came on during our session!”
Luke Errington, Founder & MD: Swoop Patagonia; Swoop Antarctica
Fundamental Change
“[working with James] isn’t about short term ROI, it’s about fundamental change in your personal vision, company direction and management of your team”
Ronal Shah, Founder: FinTeXec (Removing Fear From Trading)
Wide or Detailed
"Excellent business coach. Has the ability to see a business at a wider or detailed level as needed. Combines a great understanding of business and of people. Highly recommended!"
Business Coaching & Career Coaching Blog
The Power Behind My Career and Business Coaching…
I’ve noticed over the 8 years I’ve been coaching that there are 2 foundations that bring out the best in my clients - being present and understanding. In my experience, it is these 2 foundations that set us up for success.
The Power of Presence…
“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.” — Eckhart Tolle
Through my coaching, we learn to harness the power of presence. Being present gets you out of your head and detached from your problems. Too often, we find ourselves stuck in our heads, and troubled by our thoughts & emotions. Being present in the moment is a true gift to give to someone (and yourself).
The Art of Understanding…
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle
In our sessions we deep dive into exploring who you are - When we truly understand ourselves, our strengths and weaknesses, what makes us tick, what drives us and inspires us, this helps us align authentically with our ambition and goals which ultimately gives us peace.
What’s good…
The good thing about working with me is that in parallel with working on the challenges you face in work as a founder / career-driven individual —together— we unlock problems and navigate complexity as a team, enabling us to understand who you are and gain a fresh perspective.
"I feel really privileged to be sharing that journey with such an empathetic and insightful human as James" — Nicholas Hemley (1-2-1 client)
Take Action!
Coaching will make a profound difference to you. And to your business.
Yet all the words in the world won’t be able to describe just how exactly.
Reach out so we can Book in a Discovery Session and you can experience for yourself the difference I can make. 😀
Nothing ventured…
Will they be committed enough to contact me? James wondered.