Testimonials

Over the past 4 months I have undergone business coaching with Leslie Berry which was offered to me by the company I work for and, to be honest, it has been quite an eye-opener. I had many preconceptions about coaching, however I was most pleasantly surprised once we had scratched the surface. Leslie has always maintained a professional, systematic and friendly approach. The coaching sessions were always geared around my needs and areas where I felt I was struggling. I felt completely at ease talking through my challenges with Leslie and didn't feel like anyone was judging me and this allowed us to constructively work together and really identify my main areas of development.

The real value of coaching comes when you allow yourself to be completely open with yourself, your challenges, your weaknesses and even your own personal expectations. I was surprised to see how easy it was to talk to Leslie about all this stuff. It was really insightful, productive and above all great to have an unbiased opinion. To be honest, I really enjoyed talking about myself, my needs and even some of my frustrations. I very rarely get the opportunity to talk about myself and how I feel so the coaching gave me some real good quality time for me. I would certainly recommend professional coaching; the experience has helped me at work and even in areas of my personal life. An excellent service.

I found my 6 week coaching sessions with Leslie invaluable and have maintained the changes that I made to my life during that time. It really helped to take a step back and look at the causes of the stress in my life and what I could actually do to make changes, and I found that coaching really helped me to treat these changes with the same commitment level that I apply to other areas such as my business. Now when I am starting to feel out of control I reflect on the discussions we had and try to prioritise the stressors and what I can do to reduce them.

Leslie helped me to see options I hadn't previously considered and by making a few small changes I soon began to feel the benefit. For example, it wasn't until the coaching highlighted it that I found the commitment to make sure I get enough sleep and this has made an enormous difference to how I feel. I also leave work early at least twice a week; delegate or postpone tasks and still get some 'me time' at the gym.
Actually, the time at the gym isn't selfish as it not only keeps me physically fit and healthy but it's a great stress reducer and so I'm better able to cope with everything and so make the time with my family more relaxed and positive.

Being coached by Leslie is like being in the eye of the storm, when all around seems chaotic and you've seemingly lost sight of the goal, Leslie's effective and calming coaching style left me in no doubt at all that my goals would be reached. Thanks, Leslie, you're a superb coach!

I have been impressed with Leslie's life coaching programme, particularly the concern he brought to our sessions in gentle but focused questions and comments about my own path to personal development. I found his approach most useful in fashioning a springboard for my next phase of life