For Individuals and Teams

Unleashing Human Potential

Shaping leadership, strengthening teams, and unlocking human potential by tapping into the power of neurobiological systems.

I help individuals and teams explore their true life purpose and how they can and already do make their fullest contribution. By first creating a space of safety and trust, I guide clients to courageously look deep inside of themselves as they ask questions such as:

• What legacy do I want to leave?
• Am I doing the work and activities that matter most to me?
• What is missing from my life and/or work?

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” Joseph Campbell

As a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and a spiritual intelligence coach with over 30 years’ experience helping individuals, executives and leaders flourish, I take an holistic approach to all my coaching and consulting engagements. I use a variety of assessments, where appropriate, combined with a process of non-judgemental inquiry to help people:

• Increase self-awareness and awareness of how mind-body connections influence decision-making and relationship building
• Sustain and deepen a state of internal peace and contentment, where inner and outer lives are in balance

“Cues of Safety and Danger

I am appreciative of this tool for cues of safety and danger because it allowed me to understand why my feelings and emotions change when I am amongst others. The breakdown of co-regulating with others made perfect sense and gave me in depth knowledge of how “energy” works and affects me on a regular basis. The thing I found the most useful has been identifying the four cues: balance, movement, challenged, and needing change. I can sit in any given moment, reflect, and identify which cue I am in, if not a couple. Yesterday was a prime example of when I had used this cue. I felt immense anxiety after my professor spoke with me. It was a bit of an odd conversation which put me in the fight or flight (challenged) state, and I left the classroom quickly. I did not identify the feeling of anxiety until an hour or so later, and I was able to talk it through with my sister and bring myself back to balance (ventral vegal). It is powerful understanding that I can be conscious and be in control of my surroundings and not allowing the energy of other to co-regulate with me especially when the person is in the challenged or needing change state. 

Thanks Martin!”

• Increase the quality of relationships with colleagues, direct reports and others within and outside of their organization
• Become compassionate, healthy and wise leaders who help create and strengthen impactful organizational cultures
• Move from a ‘fire-fighting’ reactive mode of doing toward a thoughtful mode of being that is aligned with their core values and envisioned future

Similar to the work I do with whole organizations, my approach to working with individuals and teams is based on them moving towards an Envisioned Future where their values, passions and gifts are fully lived every single day.

When you work with me, through reflection and conversation, you will learn to identify those actions that excite you, make you feel at ease and at your best. You will then learn how to weave these into your everyday lives and activities so you can live a life filled with energy, insight and joy.

Below are some of the ways I work with people through coaching and consulting. Contact me to discuss your situation and how I can help you reach your growth and development goals. You can also discover more about my services for organizations, leaders and teams here.

Strategies and Actions

• Coping with life and work complexity
• ‘Your Compassionate Life’ – individuals, couples and teams
• ‘The Arc of Your Life’ – from purpose to destiny

Finding Your Essence

• The intersection of body, brain, mind and spirit
• Shaping your life experiences by controlling your state of being and your relationships with others

To read more about spiritual intelligence, my interest in and experience working with neurobiological systems as well as the positive impacts of coaching for individuals and leaders, please visit My Thoughts page.