There are few things more important than mental health, and social discussion is key to the journey of combatting this social stigma. Ohlala delves into the world of MARK COLLIN, Founder of The Hero’s Academy to discuss how we can all benefit from life coaching and unlock our unlimited potential.
So let’s jump right in, who can benefit from life coaching? Why?
Life coaching is for anyone that knows within themselves that they wish to change up their lives and start living in a more powerful way, one that’s true to their purpose. We all have a dream within us, but for many it stays as just that, a dream. I’ve set up my coaching practice to help people feel confident and able to create the life they’ve always desired.
You’re based in London yet have a strong following of notable clientele in The Middle East. Why do you think this is?
I’m asked this all the time! I have a huge affinity with Middle Eastern culture and travel often, and many of my clients have a close connection with London which is such an electric and amazing city. Often, I work with clients over Skype/Zoom from their homes and when they’re in London we work at one of my clinic spaces in Primrose Hill and Marylebone.
How do you help individuals close the gap between where they are and where they want to be?
The magic key to it all are your belief systems. 95% of our thinking is subconscious and many of our internal programmes are created in the first seven years of our lives. It’s why we repeat the same patterns over and over. My number one focus with clients is realigning limiting beliefs with enhanced ones, which create changes in our lives from the very first session. Once we believe deeply that we are worthy of success or love as examples then the results we see change massively.
“My number one focus with clients is realigning limiting beliefs with enhanced ones, which create changes in our lives from the very first session.”
Staying indoors and mindlessly scrolling through social media can affect our mental health. What top tip(s) do you wish you could share across the world to combat this?
Social media is a wonderful way to connect, but it can also limit us especially as far as ‘FOMO’ is concerned. It’s important for us to live consciously and become aware of when we are checking social media and why we are doing it. Often, it is due to boredom or feeling empty and it’s in these moments that we can take back our power and choose activities that are more productive and increase our energy levels.
“It’s time to walk your Hero’s journey” is at the core of your vision. Tell us more about this mantra and its importance.
The Hero’s Journey is the most important journey we can go on. It’s the call to adventure that is born within every human, to live the greatest vision of our lives. My role is to help my clients, to find their purpose in the world and start living it. For some it’s launching a global brand and for some it’s truly becoming confident in the world or even finding a deeper sense of self-love, which is so important.
Now more than ever we are utilising online video platforms to connect with others. How do you incorporate this within your work?
The great thing with seeing clients on Zoom or Skype is that we can connect from the privacy of their own homes at any time that suits. It opens up the possibility of having powerful coaching sessions anywhere in the world and as many of my clients are often travelling, we can always keep in contact. What’s great is that the sessions are just as effective over video platforms as they are face-to-face in a clinic, which is ideal.
Tell us an interesting fact about life coaching that isn’t common knowledge.
So many clients want to know what their purpose is. Purpose is what gives life a deeper meaning and, in most cases, will mean a far greater possibility for success. In session we’ll look at much more than what you want to create but why, and it’s the why that holds all of the magic! Purpose is almost always connected with service to others and when we find a way of helping people or the planet while we are building our dream, then life becomes much more exciting as we are living our true calling in the world.
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