Mary McNeil
I've been involved in the self development world for over 10 years now. First as a seeker on my own journey and, for the last 6 years, as a professional life coach as well.
As a singer and writer myself, I've found over the years that I get the best coaching results and have the most fun when I work with creative clients. We don't just play with creative ideas, we get down to some very practical planning too. I love to roll with the inspiration, but am gently ruthless at pinning my clients down to action!
My professional skills have been built up through hundreds of hours of one-to-one coaching, mainly over the telephone with individual life coaching clients. This follows on from 15 years experience as a flight planner and senior manager in the travel industry.
It's my belief that we are each the artist of our own life. Having been through burnout a number of years ago, I now aim to design my life with as much originality and eccentricity as I dare. Fortunately I'm also a natural born planner, so my creativity and coaching tend to be quite well structured!
Credentials and memberships
I'm a credentialed member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) as an Associate Certified Coach. I believe it's very important for coaches to hold certification which is both internationally recognised and independent of their coach training company.
I am proud to have achieved this.
Other active memberships include Cumbria Coaching Network
and Lakeland Businesswomen's Network
Training
I hold a BA in languages (German and Russian) from the University of Bath and am a graduate of CoachU, one of the most widely respected coach training companies worldwide.
I'm also a certified NLP Master Practitioner, trained by Robert Dilts at NLPU, University of California Santa Cruz.
Mary McNeil - Create a Space Life Coach
