Cake, Coffee and Coaching

Coaching the artist.

I love my work training people to become personal or business coaches. One of the perks of the work is hearing about the successes of past students. I was particularly pleased to hear from Ruthie who was on our very first course.

Ruthie told me about 2 of her coaching clients. She wrote about A.H. whose number one goal identified in an introductory coaching session in 2009 when she joined Positiveworld Studios was to show her work in a Cambridge gallery outside of university. Months later, A.H. has enjoyed a solo show in an empty shopfront, appeared on local radio talking about her work, sold numerous paintings to new buyers, and achieved her goal of exhibiting in a leading Cambridge gallery, with publicity from The Guardian. The coaching not only helped Alice identify exactly what she wanted, but made it easier for  the studios to help her achieve that

 

Women to write home about!

Recently I was asked to write an inspirational article for a new on line magazine.

I was amazed by the lady who has started the magazine to “give readers a positive feel in their lives ."

 Here’s her story in her own words :

 Dare to be different!

 “When I came up with my idea of starting Inspirational Magazine nothing was going to stop me. I knew I had something in me, a great passion and desire to inspire people and was not letting anything get in my way.  

What I always tell myself is because I have dreamt it, I can achieve it.

It was a challenge to start Inspirational Magazine, with a three and half year old boy on his summer holiday, a two week old baby girl and my husband.

 I got in touch with different people. Some were NO's but that didn't stop me. I had to make sure the website was top-notch because quality to me is a must. I continuously set myself challenges.

 The 1st issue came out on the 13th of October, my daughter was 9 weeks old, my son was back at school so that included the school run, and my husband had to come home to a hot cooked dinner. My family didn't suffer; I made sure I used my 24 hours in a day wisely. I made sure my kids and husband had their quality time. I let nothing stand in my way.

So often we fail to attain our true potential because we don't believe in ourselves. We tend to have so much fear that it overtakes who we are and often determines what we can or can't do.

What kept me going was the fuel of passion set within me. No matter what negative talk anyone said it did not change my dream.

I love to inspire, I live to inspire. I am working on my 2nd issue now and I am aiming higher and higher.

I have set up Positive Stamp, a non profit making organisation that aims at helping pregnant HIV women in the southern region of Africa. It supports them through pregnancy aiming to reduce, in fact prevent, HIV transmission from mother to baby.  Many babies are being infected with this disease when something can be done to prevent it so I have taken the project on to. I want to make a difference that cannot be erased.” 

Article written by: Lisa Mundembe Founder and CEO of Inspirational Magazine

 Founder of Positive Stamp (Not-for profit making organisation)

www.inspirationalmag.com

I dare you

Welcome to my blog.  I've finally decided to write a blog, I'm told that airing my views, writing about my rants and openly revelling in my passions (coaching, theatre, books and being a grandmother) will not only feel entirely and deliciously indulgent but will also act as a bridge between those who 'would love to' and those who 'couldn't dare'.  For those who 'couldn't dare'...go on...I dare you. 

Follow me as I aim to inspire, to rationalise, to rant and to put the world to rights, then you might decide 'you'd love to'!