Surround yourself with people who are good for you, who give yourself the best chance of achieving your dreams and overcome your challenges. When I say good for you, I don't necessarily mean people who are nice to you - read on.

Is your best friend your best coach? Is your dad the best person to ask for financial advice? Would you hire a plumber to decorate your lounge?

For example, I wouldn’t talk to my brother for advice about my business decisions. It’s not that I don’t trust him, but I don’t feel that I get the best advice in this situation, from him. So I have a different network I go to for honest feedback in this specific context.

Do you consider who is the best person for you in every situation?

Our friends are such an important part of our lives and we value them immensely. I know I couldn’t get through life without the support from my friends.

There are times though, when I don’t go to my best friends for advice. And that’s because I know some find it really hard to tell me the honest truth if that might hurt me. And sometimes, we need to hear the the hard truth to be able to grow and learn. So being prepared to be able to deal with hearing the truth is also important.

This is something my dad tells me if I ask for his advice or his opinion. He knows that sometimes I can handle am honest opinion but other times I need a confidence boost and I just want him to agree with me. I love that - thanks dad :-)

Good question! Consider who has YOUR best interests at heart. Sadly some people feel jealous if their friends or family members get opportunities and may discourage you from going for it. Who wants only success for you?

If I need advice I ask the people who are brave enough to tell me the truth, and I also make sure that I check in with myself that I’m ready to handle the truth before I ask. I always value honesty, even if it hurts - does this dress suit me? I’d rather be told an honest no, than yes out of kindness so I can consider changing my outfit and look fabulous.

And for everything else, I ask my dad!  

When I work with clients I don't offer advice. My job is to 'coach' them through their own thinking, navigate all the different corridors of their mind, support them in looking inwards to seek congruence with the decision or action and the client's values and beliefs.

Coaching is very much about the client finding their own way, and I will them them to their own conclusions through open questioning, NLP techniques and connecting with their unconscious. If this sounds interesting why not get in touch and book a consultation?