After many months of design, copy and html coding, it has finally arrived. The new look website for Longhope Coaching and Consulting -LCC.uk.
If you have to to this blog via the website, perhaps you had not seem the rather poor attempt of my first self created website which plagued the www for the past 18 months. The information was there, we it sort of was, and at least it was a presence on the net.
Did it do a lot for me and the organisation? well to be honest, I doubt it. While the intention was there it had not real impact or statement to make. It was a set of banal, this is what we can do stuff. What it did not say was LONGHOPE is the place to go.
Well hopefully the new design and content will change that. Not only does it look better, it also provides more information about the work we do, as well as the new services that we provide.
The development of the Wellbeing MOT is a new part of our service and one which is proving to be very popular. To make it even more accessible we are currently developing an online system for people to check out their own wellbeing. Currently it is being market tested and will be available for use in the next few months. Sign up for the newsletter, or contact us, and we'll send you more information when it goes live.
Longhope, as a group of associate coaches is also in the process of signing the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter. If you have not heard of it, then please have a look at www.mindfulemployer.net.
Please pass on any comments you may have, especially if you find any of those annoying glitches.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Pain Coach - How it started
The idea behind the Pain Coach has been developing over number of years and in reality is always developing based on ongoing coaching relationships.
Why a Pain Coach?
Well in truth it is a response to my own need, as it often is in these situations. In 1980 I suffered from an attack of Transverse Myelitus, which at the age of 18 was a little devastating. For six months I was at the beck and call of people who would wheel me around in a wheel chair. Exciting for the first10 minutes, but then realised I couldn't juts get out. After 6 months I had managed to recover well enough, but always with pains and aches which never really went away.
Life carried on.......marriage,...... family.......mortgage......etc........
In 2008 something happened, and i was suddenly struck down again with the same symptoms, but more pain, less mobility and the beginning of a depression which haunted me. by 2011 things had not really improved and I was aware that physical work (as an electrician) was not at all a good idea. I started to look at something new to do and Life Coaching seemed a good bet.
That was step 1.
Step 2 came from a different source. As my pain was not very well controlled by strong pain killers, I attended the local Pain Management Course. I was perhaps very sceptical, but it was good to meet other people who were in pain..... we could form an alliance of pain defiance.
As with most things, I found the whole experience very challenging and liberating. And so the thought process started to form.
I now had 2 skills which I could see would be beneficial to others in a wide range of ways.
Step 3 was perhaps the most difficult. Here was a concept, but could it, should it, would it work in reality.
I researched the limited amount that there was, I spoke with other professionals, I checked out the ideas, and most importantly I started to try it with Coaching Clients.
As I honed my skills the Pain Coach slowly emerged, not just through my belief but through people making major changes in their lives regardless of pain and chronic illness.
and all I did was to see the possibility..........and it is very good.
Why a Pain Coach?
Well in truth it is a response to my own need, as it often is in these situations. In 1980 I suffered from an attack of Transverse Myelitus, which at the age of 18 was a little devastating. For six months I was at the beck and call of people who would wheel me around in a wheel chair. Exciting for the first10 minutes, but then realised I couldn't juts get out. After 6 months I had managed to recover well enough, but always with pains and aches which never really went away.
Life carried on.......marriage,...... family.......mortgage......etc........
In 2008 something happened, and i was suddenly struck down again with the same symptoms, but more pain, less mobility and the beginning of a depression which haunted me. by 2011 things had not really improved and I was aware that physical work (as an electrician) was not at all a good idea. I started to look at something new to do and Life Coaching seemed a good bet.
That was step 1.
Step 2 came from a different source. As my pain was not very well controlled by strong pain killers, I attended the local Pain Management Course. I was perhaps very sceptical, but it was good to meet other people who were in pain..... we could form an alliance of pain defiance.
As with most things, I found the whole experience very challenging and liberating. And so the thought process started to form.
I now had 2 skills which I could see would be beneficial to others in a wide range of ways.
Step 3 was perhaps the most difficult. Here was a concept, but could it, should it, would it work in reality.
I researched the limited amount that there was, I spoke with other professionals, I checked out the ideas, and most importantly I started to try it with Coaching Clients.
As I honed my skills the Pain Coach slowly emerged, not just through my belief but through people making major changes in their lives regardless of pain and chronic illness.
and all I did was to see the possibility..........and it is very good.
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