Workshops - Paul Swift Coaching - Realising Choice Through Dialogue

Towards a Meaningful Life

Finding your way forward

Finding Your Way Forward
an exploration of meaningful living

We can all experience periods in our lives when we feel “stuck” :

- unclear of our direction
- confused about what is important
- fearful of committing ourselves
- no longer sure about what we stand for or who we are

This two day workshop explores what it means for us to make sense of these dilemmas. It is an opportunity to take some time out for yourself and reflect on what it means to be you: where you have been in your life, where you are now, where you might be trying to get to; and what gives you a sense that you are finding the way forward that feels right for the person you are.

What are we trying to create with this experience…

Quite simply, an environment where people can explore their own challenges and dilemmas and widen their perspectives on themselves and their world. With this experience we hope to help you understand a bit more about you – and in particular to help you find a way forward in determining what can make life meaningful for you.

Who attends?

Simply put, this workshop is open to anyone who wants the time to take stock of themselves and what’s going on with their lives.

We have found that this workshop really works for people who may be questioning where they are going in their personal and professional lives, either because they have come to some sort of crossroads in their lives, or they are coming to terms with a significant life change,- or simply because they most need just some time out to figure out what is important to them. This is an opportunity therefore to take stock, reflect on what is really important, and explore ways of moving forward.

During the weekend we will explore with you:

where you are, where you have been and where you are trying to get to, the beliefs , values and insights that you understand about yourself , where they came from, and how they are helping or hindering you now what brings you alive and makes you great about who you are and what you do what limits you and how to acknowledge and work with those limitations how to develop new insights and intentions in areas of your life that are important to you.

This weekend experience is about you, and we work with where you are and what you most need. Our intention is to create an environment where you can work, in confidence and with trust, on those things in your life that matter most to you. We are limiting attendance to no more than six participants, and we work in small groups, trios and individually throughout the weekend.

Time is given for reflection on your own as well as working with others in helping them make sense of their challenges as well as your own. During the two days we will invite you not just to use this time for some mental reflection but to engage in some active reflection too – so we will take in a few walks (weather permitting) as well as some exercises, just as to bring both mind and body together in one go!

Dates for 2010:

5 - 6 June

18 - 19 September

Further dates available on request.

All workshops are held over a weekend, beginning at 9am on a Saturday and finishing around 5pm on both days. They are non-residential. Location:

For these workshops, we will be working in residential premises in Dorking, Surrey. Whilst our venue is not set up as a setting for more traditional programmes, it is cosy, snug, in the middle of nowhere, and perfect for a bit of get-away-from-it-all reflection and planning. It is situated on the National Trust site of Holmwood Common, and has plenty of opportunity for a few gentle walks if weather – and intention- allows

Fees:

£ 170 plus VAT, inclusive of refreshments and catering during the two days.

Your facilitators:

Paul Swift.

Paul is an experienced leadership development coach and consultant with a considerable number of years spent working with people in both private and public sector companies in the UK. For most of his career he has been interested in helping people understand themselves better and make more informed choices about what they want to realise for themselves, in their lives at work, and in their lives out of work. He is also a psychotherapist and works with clients privately in Dorking and in London. His way of working is influenced primarily by existential philosophy: he believes this to be the most honest way of working with people and it underpins how he operates as both a coach and a therapist.

Dan Geoghegan.

Dan is a qualified personal trainer whose primary role during these workshops is to help participants explore their own assumptions about their own health and fitness and support them in undertaking some active exercises that help bring mind and body together. Dan runs his own business in personal training, and works with clients not only in terms of improved physical fitness but also in terms of overall health and well being. His focus on these workshops will be on both providing exercises that help people connect with themselves physically as well as giving people a sense of what they might need to do to improve their approach to their own well being.

Contact: If you are interested in booking a place please contact Paul as follows:

Mobile: 0044(0)7774 192776 Email: pauldswift1@aol.com