Being creative is important to me

In my soul I am a creative person who enjoys seeing people develop their potential and fortunately through life's ups and downs, and there have been a few, I have always worked in areas where I have been able to honour both these values.
I bring a wealth of experience to our coaching practice not only from the world of work but also from my life.

I enjoy creating things, sometimes I say that my hands think for themselves; currently I am working on a stained glass window for our front door. I love to cook for friends and enjoy having a really good laugh about silly things, but I also like "me" time and simple things bring joy, just sitting with my cat on my lap or noticing something naturally beautiful like a sunset.

Getting the right balance

I haven't always had a good work life balance, often trying to fit too much into too few hours, what with the pressure of a full-time job, caring for my mother and my step children and, trying to find quality time with John. I wasted precious energy on getting annoyed over trivial things and I was constantly running to keep up.
But surviving breast cancer closely followed by the death of my mother and John having a serious motorbike accident made me realise there was more to life. It was a turning point. Initially I lost my confidence and lost direction, I knew things had to change, but wasn't sure how. I was scared to take control of my life and waited five years to find the answer. It was at this time that I experienced the power of coaching and found the courage to commit to a better life.

Work life balance

Coaching had such a beneficial influence that John and I decided to train together to become coaches so that we could share what we had gained. We chose the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and I am glad that we did we have met some amazingly dedicated people and in 2005 we founded "Future You" our coaching company. I now have work-life balance and it is my mission to bring Co-Active coaching to you so that you do not waste precious time as I did.

Who would have thought that in my late fifties I would find such a satisfying new beginning and work life balance.

Please don't wait too long to fly.

Find out more about Sara by following this link and see how her creative background led to management at the National Gallery.