As they say “Many paths lead to Rome” and that has certainly been true for me in discovering who I am, what I really want to do and how best to share and grow my talents & gifts that have been given to me in this lifetime.

I came across Coaching in my role as a Change Management Consultant in a company that I have helped to shape and grow over the last 6 years, Antony Consulting (AC). AC’s philosophy has always been to create positive, sustainable change for organisations using a holistic consulting perspective by integrating the hard (strategies, systems, processes) and the soft factors of change (relationships, leadership, values& beliefs).

It is rewarding to work with management teams and leaders that are committed to making positive changes happen, yet it can be challenging to break through traditional roles, old way of doing things and politics within organisations. It takes time, persistency and constant effort to reach the tipping point where positive changes manifest, especially in the organisational culture.

From this work grew the desire to work more intensively with individuals on a one-to-one basis to anchor changes quicker and help people to overcome fear and resistance and open them up to new possibilities. While I supported selected managers as part of organisations’ leadership teams, I was interested in expanding my focus to more than just professional and leadership challenges: Life’s challenges.

The difference between “ordinary” people and “successful” people is that the latter set their direction, create their own conditions and ground rules and take setbacks as feedback for further growth and development; while ordinary people succumb to “live as is” and ignore the little voices and signs that show them that they have choices and can get in control of their lives.

Positive changes happen because individuals make conscious choices in the way they think, feel and act in everyday situations and in important moments of life.

Yet, our consciousness is often clouded by negative experiences from the past, suppressed feelings and desires, neglected childhood needs, society’s misguided norms and expectations and the daily distractions & little pressures resulting from the environment.

Through experience I realized that coaching alone cannot overcome deep, unconscious blocks to success. Yet, focusing on healing alone falls short of providing goals, (mental) strategies and actions for the person to move forward.

And that’s what prompted me to set-up Flow & Balance and define a niche which I call “Holistic Coaching”. It is an avenue for me to integrate my diverse experiences and skill-sets from a variety of disciplines, business & corporate contexts as well my own journey of life.

Flow & Balance is about empowering people to realign with their true self to achieve personal and professional well-being, success and growth. I believe that conscious and happy individuals and leaders will help humanity to evolve naturally.

Thank you for being part of this journey as a reader, client, colleague or friend.