I had always thought that life coaching was for wimps –  for people who just haven’t quite got it together rather than those with successful lives. Life coaches sounded like airy-fairy sort of people who offer a soothing voice, tissues and a nice cup of herbal tea. I was fairly certain that Crystals would probably be somehow involved too.  And yes , I realise at this point  I  probably sound like an intellectual prig!

Enter Sian Jaquet.

Sian is an extremely savvy lady with a great sense of humour and a big heart. She has that rare gift of being able to swiftly connect with her clients and communicate with them in a style they are comfortable with. (Mine is a short black with no sugar please!)

There is no hiding with Sian either. She quickly identified the pressure points in my life and the issues holding me back. Frankly my life was full to bursting and I was seriously neglecting my husband – something that was the cause of several rows at home.  At this point ‘intellectual prig’ is seen running for the hills and I am desperately looking round for the tissues!

The tools Sian uses are simple but effective. For example, by re discovering my core values and thinking about how my life would look if I lived by them I realised just how far off track I was.

Then the fatal blow – Sian asked me “if I could magically transport myself into a new career – what would that be?” I blurted out the answer within seconds and that was it- a seed was planted. Now there was no going back.

Later on I will talk some more about some of the other things I have learned from Sian. As to the life coaching process itself, I wouldn’t say that consulting a life coach is essential to try and deal with aspects of your life that arent working – but the tools and support you can gain during the life coaching process are superb.  Without Sian’s input I would not have reached inside and pulled out that part of me that had been lost.

The key is finding the right life coach to suit you and in my book, Sian ticks all of the right boxes. But dont take my word for it – check out Sian’s web page www.sianjaquet.com and see for yourself