These last few months have been exceptionally busy for me and I am pleased to say that all my hard work has paid off!

My goal for the first quarter of the year was to study and complete an Autism Awareness Diploma. I finished the work over the Easter holidays and last week I received the fantastic news that I had passed. What a lovely feeling it gave me, one which had a positive, uplifting and energising effect on my working week.

My second goal is to do The Moonwalk in London on the 14th May 2016 to raise funds for Breast Cancer. I will be walking the London Marathon route of 26.2 miles overnight. My training plan is going well and I can walk just over 2 miles in half an hour which means I should complete my Moonwalk in around 7 hours.

My aim is to raise as much money as I can by passing over the finish line on Sunday 15th May 2016.  Having been through a Breast Cancer biopsy, I want to make a difference to the lives of others that may have to go through the same experience.

By staying focused on my training plan, measuring my progress, being realistic in what I am capable of plus lots of determination and perseverance I will achieve my Moonwalk goal. If you would like to support me in raising as much as possible for Breast Cancer then please go to my fundraising page. Have an outstanding week, stay focused and let’s all get some great results.

It is amazing how quickly time flies and the holidays soon pass. It’s already time for me to go back to school and see what my coaching students have achieved over the Easter break.

A large part of my break was spent studying for an Autistic Awareness Diploma. I am pleased to say that I was very productive and managed to complete all nine modules which have now been submitted for marking so fingers crossed!

The timing for completing my course aligned with World Autism Awareness Week which ran from Saturday 2 April to Friday 8 April 2016. Raising my own awareness and understanding of Autism is so important when symptoms and behaviours are presented during my coaching sessions. Being able to identify Autistic behaviours means that I can:

• Alter my coaching approach to communicate effectively in an autistic map of the world
• Understand what causes challenging behaviour
• Develop specific strategies and solutions to enable clients to deal with particular situations

Autism awareness is on the increase but still more needs to be done. If you would like to assist in getting the word around then please do feel free to share my post.

Have a great week and if you know of a young person who is struggling and would benefit from coaching then please contact me.