“It has been an absolutely awesome experience for me to go through your program and has given me options that I had not even considered up until now. I was hurtling along at a million miles an hour but with no direction in mind and was happy to just see where I ended up. But in truth that was definitely not making me happy and your program has given me some, much needed direction. I consider myself very lucky to have stumbled across your name through a friend out in the desert and truly believe that you have helped me to change my entire outlook on life. My heart felt thanks for a job well done.” Jaren – Major, the Army ‘The benefit of the programme has been to really make me think about what I actually want to do in the future. As a result I now have a plan and clear path with my career moving forwards.” Rachel – Director, Surveying Business “The program has helped me to understand the why - rather than what - I should know in order to achieve the best I can. In determining my values and motivations, I see more clearly what I should be doing and believe in it. The MBA was only the start of the journey - this program has helped me realise my dreams and achieve happiness as well as success - I think of it as finishing school.” Felice – Marketing Group Account Director and MBA graduate “I am currently at a crossroads in my life where I want a career change from my current job as an Army Officer. The coaching sessions outlined to me the values that were most important to me in life and the strengths in my character. With these in mind I could now look for a career that I would receive maximum satisfaction from. The sessions also prepared me for interviews. Thanks to Jon’s help I start my new career later this year.” Charlie – Captain, The Army "Jon Mitchell’s career programme gave me a methodology to determine my values, my motivations and, ultimately, a completely new career path. In addition, Jon’s intelligent and insightful comments kept me on track and guided me through a period of considerable soul searching" Ian – Management Consultant “The programme Jon uses really gets you thinking and it forces you to ask yourself some searching questions. For the coaching to be truly beneficial a lot of hard work and honesty are required, but this will ultimately be rewarded. Jon is an extremely professional, personable and enthusiastic coach who will ensure you meet your objectives.” Ian – Teacher “You were very positive, pro-active and focussed throughout the process. It has helped me to be the same. The coaching process has helped me look very closely at my values, understanding myself better and in so doing it has helped me make better decisions about my career and the future of my business. Some of the work made me feel uncomfortable because I was touching on a lot of very personal issues and challenging myself all the time, something I had not really done properly for many years. It also felt very rigid, frustrating sometimes but in hindsight absolutely necessary to keep on track because it is easy to get off focus. What has become evident is that the end of the coaching process is the beginning of an exciting future for me - but only if I do not fall back into the ‘zone’ in which I have been trying to escape. The on-line Myers Briggs was unbelievable – it was like looking in a mirror. It helped me to understand who I was and gave me insight into why I think and act like I do. Bloody diamond geezer. (you can edit that out if you like, but it’s true)” Paul – Managing Director, Marketing “For the last four years I have been following my goals. It was easy to know where I was going. After winning medals on the world stage for rowing, I wanted to go to the Olympics. I nearly achieved this. Sadly I didn't go fast enough in 2004 to represent Great Britain in a sport where every female athlete that went to the Olympics came back with a medal. To pick myself up and refocus on my life and career has been quite challenging. I had no idea where to begin when I knew I could do almost anything. I tried books, friends, career adviser and even went to an inadequate life coach who seemed daunted by my achievements. Thank goodness I have started the programme with Jon. It is now week 5 of the programme. I can already see more clarity in what I enjoy doing and what is important in my life, even if it is Jon who has to prize it out of me. He quietly guides and supports to achieve a greater focus. I am now more in touch with my core values and am astounded by how much I have learned about myself.” Jane – Teacher “Jon delivered what he had promised to deliver. He was accommodating, supportive and encouraging at each stage. I always looked forward to our conversations and am sure will continue to do so in the future. I am very much indebted to him for the direction and belief he has given me. “ Dave – Marketing Manager “I found the programme extremely useful and have now landed a great job at a very high level in an international organisation. I am grateful you stayed the course with me – the thought that someone understood and who I could bounce ideas off was of considerable comfort and very appreciated.” Adrian – Major, The Army “It has already been a really useful process in helping me focus my thinking about both my professional and personal abilities and priorities and has accelerated a thought process into action in terms of a 'personal and career audit'. I believe it is helping me not only to clarify and consider my options to enable me to make more 'positive' choices (and influencing my actions) but is also positively impacting my belief in my abilities and therefore my confidence in my decision making. This has been apparent in several relationships at work, both with peers and senior colleagues. I've found some of the exercises quite challenging, and others fun, with a net result that I feel in a 'better place' professionally.” Fiona – Board Director, Marketing "Jon provided clear and concise advice on various careers matters and allowed me to focus my mind much more clearly. He gave objective views in a very friendly and professional manner." Ian – Company Secretary & Director, Financial Services Organisation ‘Working with Jon has helped me identify my own set of personal values and apply them particularly to some difficult ‘life decisions’. The opportunity to talk openly about various personal and professional situations and have someone put some structure to what they mean to me has been extremely beneficial – both in terms of drawing on some objective reasoning and having a release valve to ease some of the inwardly directed pressure.” Cyrus – Board Director, Marketing