May Newsletter

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May has been a busy month.

3 bank holidays, a coronation, and I started my course my course to become a Hypno-Psychotherapist in the next 4-7 years. Hence I wanted to share an article on how Psychotherapy actually works .?We often talk about therapy, and I bet most of you know someone who has therapy, but we don't often understand it. Or you might have therapy yourself. Hopefully this article helps understanding it a bit more.

I also ran my first webinar on limiting beliefs, and it was a huge success. You can watch the recording here, you just have to fill in the registration form. I had lots of enquiries afterwards from people and companies to engage me for sales- and leadership coaching. Sometimes you just have to put yourself out there. Feel free to forward the recording to anyone who might be interested, as I have capacity for new clients and would love to do more sales coaching. On that note, I am also looking for a new 2-3 days per week role and I appreciate any introductions or discussions.

On the note of training and development, I managed to also run workshops and ongoing training on sales for start-ups.

That usually means, that I run half day workshops in order to teach and coach (tech) founders on how to position themselves, how to sell and how to promote the company. It's fun and I follow that up with more coaching and development afterwards.

I will develop a more specialised course for interim and fractional leaders soon, so stay tuned.?In the meantime this part of the business, coaching fractionals, is growing.

On the personal front, with the weather being better, the BBQ came out for the first time, and we had some quality family time sharing some meaty and non-meaty treats. We decided on a holiday in Scotland again for the summer, so no beach body needed for me this year ????

Also, David and I visited the Podcast Show this month, promoting our podcast and meeting lots of interesting people. It's so nice to hear that our work is appreciated by middle aged men and their wives! It helps couples to understand each other better, and raises awareness for mental health and men's mid life issues. Thanks for everyone involved, and if anyone has interesting contacts in the podcast industry, I'd love to meet more people there.

Let's hope June is the month the weather hits 20 degrees more regularly. There is hope summer will eventually arrive in the UK. We have been spoiled the last few years, so maybe this year is a bit of a downer. Hopefully not.

With best wishes, and thanks for your help.

Always happy to return the favour.

Volker

BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP-?subscribe for the full version .

• An article on psychological safety in the workplace, a topic we don't hear enough about recently. LINK
• Hybrid working and self-awareness for leaders. A fascinating read! LINK

SELF DEVELOPMENT-?subscribe for the full version .

• Why we crave! LINK
• Stoicm and ancient philosophy. LINK

SALES and GROWTH-?subscribe for the full version .

• Coaching middle performers. LINK
• Top 5 skills for sales directors. 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.

Last month we published a podcasts on bereavement, mental health, and a men's coach. Tune in and let us know what you think.?

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