Our Coaches
Each Month we shine the spotlight on one of our Wonderful Coaches. This month we introduce you to one of our new Coaches Eilidh Graham.
Eilidh, Tell us a bit about your background.
I’m born and bred in Glasgow, Scotland. I believe I am a positive person and I always see the bright side of things. My laugh is astonishingly loud and I am known to take the Mickey out of every situation. I have a beautiful son, Connor, who is 3 and my Fiancé Phil, to who I’m getting married next year.
I have an incredibly tight knit family and always have growing up.
My dad passed away when I was 19 and I overheard my mum tell my brother that he could make our Dad’s passing the reason for everything he did, or the excuse. I liked that and I always keep it in mind.
Tell us about your career so far.
I left school at 17 and had no real plans so I took a gap year working in Tesco and the rest is history. Since the age of 20 I’ve been a manager in both Morrisons and Tesco, mostly specialising in customer service and people. For the last 3 years I have been a Customer & Community coach at Morrisons helping our colleagues grow and encouraging them to put their customers and communities at the heart of everything they do.
Tell us why you joined Wonderful Life Academy.
I joined Wonderful life Academy after attending a session with another of the coaches. The content and philosophy really resonated with me and I loved the idea of being able to help other people be at their best.
Tell us what your passions or hobbies are.
I am very much interested in energy. I love meditating and feeding into the energy around me. I am a big fan of crystals and enjoy Yoga and going to the gym (when its open!). I manifest my dream life daily and I practice gratitude every morning.
I love being out in nature and going for walks in the countryside. Spending time with my friends is really important to me, and not being able to do this is what I’ve struggled most with during lockdown. I get the biggest buzz from seeing people grow and feel more comfortable in themselves
What interesting facts would you like to share with us?
I’m massively competitive!
I’m an empath and feel the emotions of others around me and feed off that
As already mentioned, I have an obnoxiously loud laugh.
We have a new wee puppy, a border collie called Cassie.
Tell us what you love.
I love having fun.
I love drinking wine.
I love getting dressed up and going out.
I discovered last year that I love climbing mountains – and am doing Nevis in June!
Tell us what else you want to achieve.
Qualifying as an NLP Practitioner and using that to help as many people as possible.
Travel the world and see as many places and cultures as I can.
“Everyone loved it and found it very beneficial"
I wanted to thank you for carrying out the well-being session with some of my staff yesterday. Everyone loved it and found it very beneficial. Everyone who attended indicated that they would like to have another session at some point. The next group are looking forward to it next week.
'Vicky'
Latest News
Welcome to our new Well-Being Coaches.
Thanks to the generosity of National Lottery Players and our grant from the National Lottery community fund we have been able to recruit and train a team of 6 new Well-Being Coaches. This brings our Coaching team up to 9 people. Over the coming months we will provide a spotlight on each of the new coaches in future newsletters.
Our ability to reach even more beneficiaries has now been transformed. We have Well-Being Coaches in Scotland, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Kent and Bournemouth. We have spent the last 2 months making sure all of our new recruits are trained to deliver the best possible Well-Being coaching in our own Wonderful way!
Helping even more people improve their Well-Being!
Our new team of Coaches has enabled us to offer our FREE services to even more groups of beneficiaries. With the continued restrictions due to Covid-19 more and more people have found themselves out of work due to businesses struggling or failing altogether. We now offer our FREE Well-Being Coaching to anyone who finds themselves out of work due to the Pandemic. THis includes team members from Some of the major retailers such as Debenhams and the Arcadia group and anyone unemployed from the hospitality industries. We haven’t forgotten the Entertainment industry either! We have extended our offer to the Film, Theatre and Television industries. Believe it or not workers in this industry are not all mega rich celebrities.
We have always offered our services to the armed forces, after all it doesn’t get much more ‘Frontline’ than this. Now we have a bigger team of Coaches we are able to offer the same service to veterans of the armed forces too!
AS we continue to grow we aim to offer our Well-Being services to as many people as possible. All of this depends on funding so watch out for our next fundraisers and support us in supporting our beneficiaries.
Motivation Collection
Takeaway
Write A Letter To Yourself!
From Bucketlistjourney.net
How (and Why) to Write a Letter to Your Future Self
“Dear me, I am writing this letter to remind you of the most important things to do: to fold the best in the world paper airplane, jump in the puddles, run up the down escalator, kiss a prince…”
This is a part of a letter that a seven-year-old Margarette sent to her future self. Now she’s a successful businesswoman in her early forties. She is not happily jumping in puddles of water, because there is not a minute in her schedule that is not planned.
Think about how powerful it might have been when she read this letter back to her future self. It could be a reminder of who she was versus who she wanted to be. It would be a little kick in the butt to make sure that she was heading in that direction and in order to limit life’s biggest regrets.
Is there anything you want to always remember? Why would you write a letter to your future self? Does it seem silly and childish? Actually, this exercise can bring much value to your life and to your Well-Being.
Want to Know Yourself Better? Then Write a Letter to Your Future Self.
Why is it a good idea?
Reality check. As we live, we tend to forget about many decisions, promises, and other valuable things. Sometimes we make mistakes which we don’t want to repeat, but eventually, forget about them and step on the same rake. This letter will be a reality, helping you to raise some essential questions and see if you are moving in the right direction.
Self-reflection. Most really prominent and successful people had a journal. They engaged in self-reflection a lot, drew conclusions, and changed their lives. You can follow that example and you’ll be able to get yourself on a new personal level.
Time-machine. Your diaries/letters are like time-machines. Years pass, and the moment you read them, you immerse into that past reality. You are suddenly that young, less mature, happy, silly, and very real past YOU. And you will see how much you have changed since that time. Whether it makes you laugh or cry, it will definitely be a precious experience.
Reminder. To remind yourself of something really important and valuable. Life can be hectic a lot of the times. And the most meaningful things and dreams to people might slip out of our minds—being pushed to the back burner. This letter will help you remember what is important to you.
How to Write a Letter to Yourself
You would like to write a letter to your future self, but don’t know where to start? Let’s break it into steps:
1. Ask Yourself Some Questions
What lessons have I learned up until this point? Life will definitely have given you some precious knowledge… help yourself verbalize it.
What goals have I achieved? Who helped me on the way? How did I thank them? Sometimes we are so committed to achieving the next goal that we forget to both enjoy your victories and thank those people who helped you reach the pinnacle. Gratitude and joy are extremely important.
Am I happy? Perhaps, one of the most important questions. We all want to be happy and sometimes we forget to stop for a second and enjoy it. Enjoy our healthy body, enjoy our partner, enjoy our kids, enjoy this beautiful morning, and a cup of orange juice and here are 100 other things to be thankful for.
What is important to me? This question will make you redefine your values. Important things might change over time, so it is a useful idea to reflect on this.
Am I living this life true to MYSELF? If you try to meet everyone else’s expectations, you might be drifting far away from yours.
Am I spending enough time on things that matter? This question will help you see if you pay enough attention to the essential things in your life. You’ll see if the constant flow of events didn’t carry you away.
Do I take enough care of my health and myself? Some people treat their bodies just like containers to transport their minds without realizing that your body is like a vehicle. If you knew that you are going to have this car for the rest of your life, how would you treat it?
2. Share Your Current Beliefs
Tell your future self about your principles and beliefs in such areas of life as:
Family. If someone in your family made some mistake you want to avoid, tell your future self about it. You wanted your dad to work less and spend more time with you? Then, tell your future self to prioritize family time.
Friends. Describe your friends and why you are close to these people. Write about some funny situations or about some precious moments, when this person really helped you.
Health. Tell your future self about how you maintain your health. Give yourself some reminders about the way of life and lifestyle habits you should be sticking to.
Relationships. What’s important in your relationship? What type of partner are you attracted to? What traits of character do you want to see in your future partner?
Career. Share your career goals and plans. Tell yourself about what you are currently doing for work and what your ambitions are. After this, you might want to analyze this passage now and create a step-by-step plan on how to actually reach those goals.
Spirituality. What are your spiritual principles? What do you believe in? How do you support your spiritual practice? In hard times, this is our communication with God that actually helps us out. So, remind yourself of your values and principles.
Finance & Money. Share with your future self some beliefs about money and your current financial situation.
3.Define Things You Want to Change in the Future
This is the most important part of your letter, which will help you process your life experience and become a better version of yourself.
What should I remember?
What are my goals for the future?
What habits should I start to be healthier?
What relationships need more attention and what ones need to be dissolved?
What should I exclude from my life? What should I add to my life.
It’s perfectly okay to type your letter or use a simple piece of white paper, but to make it a little more special you can also buy a pretty paper and envelope set or a beautiful leather journal.
Store your letter in a way that you will not be tempted to read it before its time, but also in a way that it will not be forgotten. The best way is to put it into a sealed envelope with the open date boldly marked on it. Then, you can set a reminder on the calendar of the exact date you want to open it (and the location where you hid it!).
How long should you wait to open your letter? That depends on you. I recommend at least one year, but five would be even better. You could also make a plan to write a new letter every five years.
Next Issue:
- Focus on Our New Group Coaches
- Latest News– 2021 Fundraising
- Takeaway– Anxiety and Havening
