April Edition

Hello,

April is my favourite month. Not only because it's my birthday month, and I am a Taurus, but because the weather is getting warmer, and we are moving into summer. As a Taurus, I am (allegedly) not shy to roll up my sleeves and work hard to earn big rewards. It's true though. Have you explored your star sign? Is there any truth in the description? Do you believe in it?

On 23rd of May we host our 2nd live event for Man Up / Man Down.

Get your ticket here!

What your mind can do when you start believing in something is truly amazing. Mindset is everything. When I was a boy, I read in my horoscope that I won't have a cold that winter. And, believe it or not, I didn't get a cold. Was it the star constellation or my belief system? I bet you it was the latter and I replicated it since then. Goal setting, believing in something, manifesting it, and then taking actions towards that goal...it is most often a winner. I do that with most of my coaching clients: Starting with the end in mind. Visualisation helps, and future driven questions. A methodology called solution focused brief therapy used in therapy. There is always an overlap between therapy and coaching, not from a clinical point of view, but NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is the best example of utilising therapy in coaching.?

This month I share a picture from a lovely night out eating tapas at a local restaurant. I enjoy a good night out, a glass of red, the indulgence, my horoscope talks about ;-)?

It's the work-life balance that is key, and making time for loved ones. During half term, we tried to do that and spend some more time with the teenagers. Admittedly, they prefer to sit in their room playing on the Xbox than spending time with their parents.

On another note, thank you all for the glamorous and honest feedback on the change of the newsletter. Hopefully a few tweaks will help to get it perfect for everyone. If perfectionism is the goal??

It was nice to hear from you and connect, which is one of the main objectives of this newsletter.

After my website for Obnatus went live, I also got some positive feedback. Again, thank you!

My ONE ask this month: If you know anyone interested in in-house coaching programmes or leadership workshops, please put them in touch. I hope to be able to reveal more info on my planned leadership programmes in the next newsletter.

Besides believing, imagine you put yourself in the situation you want to be succeeding in. The interview maybe, the marathon or a conversation with your partner. You could live this situation in your head, going through the scenarios, playing it forward, backwards, making it bigger, smaller, black and white vs. colour. You can feel how the situation unfolds and how you edge closer to the achievement, and it feels so real!

As you play it in your mind, the mind doesn't know if it is real or fake; are you doing it or are you just living it in your mind? Incantation is the label used by Anthony Robbin for living through scenarios in your mind, feeling them. It helps my coaching clients to propel forward, achieving more and getting more done.?

Try it for yourself.

Until next time,?

Volker

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Supercharge your Sales Game with AI. LINK?

Podcast news

Man Up Man Down - a podcast which focuses on middle aged men and mental health, and all the things to do with that. I am hosting it with my friend David Pawsey . Sponsored by Welldoing, a platform to find your perfect therapist.

In April we published an interview with Jerry Colonna, the coach with the spider tattoo. He was on Tim Ferriss' podcast twice, and I remember listening to his episode during lockdown. And we got some good advice on the right nutrition for us middle agers.

Visit us on our Man Up / Man Down's revamped website to find out more about our next event on the 23rd of May in London! Book tickets here.

Listen to it on any podcast outlet (Spotify, Apple) or here.