I knew this was a sign…a week later the email arrived with a booking link! The next thing I knew was that I has clicked, committed, and paid up! I have the task now of raising £4,000+ for the charity – the Lyoness Child & Family Foundation…first up my Goal Setting Event 2012 (http://www.aleptiscoaching.co.uk/events/goal-setting-event-2012/ )

Next task was the simply enormous kit list – no worries as a lovely friend has lent me everything apart from shoes. Don’t you just love it when life is in ‘flow’…

So I have tried on several pairs of trekking shoes and am down to a choice of two…sleeping on this for a few days, as this has to be right.

After that comes the fitness and lots of walking!

I’ll keep you up to date with my progress!

Sophie

So what have I learned? What have I changed for this coming year? And what drives me forwards? These are the questions I get asked a lot!

The biggest ‘learning opportunity’ I had cost me quite a bit of money and I don’t mind saying – pride too! I now know more strongly than ever to trust in what I know myself to be right, even if I am being told otherwise by seemingly more knowledgeable people. Don’t get me wrong here I strongly believe in having mentors, guides and coaches to bring out the best in you, challenge you and help you be the bigger person – but not at the cost of your own inner intuition. Sometimes you need to hold fast to your beliefs, and see that journey through. So on one hand you could say I lost several thousand pounds, over six months of time and some pride….

…I prefer to say I had the chance to gain a new perspective on my own life and abilities, space to support two people very close to me on their journeys, and opportunity to meet a colleague who showed me a business that has changed my life forever. Not bad I recon!

What else did I learn last year? Well as a ‘Big picture’ person I also found where my boundaries were with regards to Focus equals Results; I love the flexibility to do different things and 2011 certainly gave me that. Possibly at quite a cost though as my health suffered badly with simply doing too much.

What will I be doing differently this year? The first thing i have done is LET GO of a lot of different projects and got back to basics.

Who am I? I am a Coach, Trainer & Wealth Creator.  What does that mean for 2012? I am only doing two things (which are completely linked): I am coaching and I am building a passive income through a company where I also have the opportunity to coach and train. Does it get any better? Yes, I have the chance to climb Kilimanjaro and change the lives of impoverished children across the planet, by raising funds for the Lyoness Child & Family Foundation charity.

My Goal for 2012: Financial Freedom.

What drives me forwards? Simple. My passion for living the dream, inspiring others to do the same and being a role model for my two incredible daughters!

Let me know your plans/goals for 2012…

And I was asked that dreaded question: What is it you do again? Well that got me thinking and in a light-bulb moment I realised that possibly he’s not the only person wondering that. I went home, racking my brains as to how to be much clearer with my branding; after all I love that fact I am doing SO much! But I’m no use to you if I can’t communicate what we have to offer!

It’s all linked of course, as it all comes down to my desire to assist, motivate and inspire people to live the best most wonderful life that they can. So Aleptis (my two businesses Aleptis Coaching & Training and Aleptis Property) does this by offering in a nut-shell:

• Coaching – to help you move forwards with your life and business

• Training – to assist with more specifics like time management, marketing, and business growth

• Wealth Creation – to inspire you with education on how to start out making money from property (and how to start without using your own cash – beginners welcome)

So, what do I do? I help you close the gap from where you are today, to where you really want to be in your life! Simple.

We also provide a series of Free Webinars, Free 2 Hour Event and the new Networking Event: The Wealth and Property Networking Meet (a great place to start finding out what making money from property could do to your bank balance!)

So if you’re reading this and are not on my mailing list and would like to receive news of articles, videos, webinars, events etc that could benefit you and your business then please go to my website and sign up (there are various things you can chose to be on to avoid endless emails – pick what is relevant to you): www.aleptis.co.uk – then chose Property (this is where the sign-up form currently is).

You will also have spotted I have an Art Website – that’s my next project…

I hope this answers what it is I do!

Sophie

Well I’ve got news for all of you in this category – Firstly, in my opinion if you are expecting someone else to “do this for you” then you have a long wait for success! You need to take total responsibility for your own actions, or in-actions, and decide if you want to do what you need to, to succeed; and then get on with it!

Secondly, people often confuse a ‘mentor’ with a ‘coach’ and are often looking for some accountability for their actions. Let’s get clear here; a mentor is someone who has already achieved success in the area you want – a coach can assist you to get wherever it is you want to get with powerful questions, accountability and whatever other coaching, NLP or skills they may have. A mentor often doesn’t have coaching skills and a coach might be a great coach, although not necessarily have ‘product’ knowledge in your desired area. If you want both – then get BOTH.

A great example of this is my second coach knew nothing about the property world, and it’s because of his great questioning that I made some decisions and am where I am today – now I have another coach and two property specific mentors as well as a number of people I can call on for help and support.

If you have set yourself some great goals and are ‘not getting the results you want’ – there is only one reason…YOU – Get Out of Your Own Way and Take Action! Stop the blame – Take full responsibility for yourself!

It’s not about the mentors, it’s about the actions you are willing to take, the belief systems you are running at an unconscious level and the motivation you have for getting there.

Some ideas to help:

• Chose a mentor in the area you want
• Find a great coach to hold you accountable and start on your journey to where you want to be.
• Model your mentor, as well as those people that really inspire you
• Read some great books (vast list on my coaching site: www.aleptiscoaching.co.uk/reading-list/ ) – not in priority order!!
• Support your learning by listen to cds/webinars etc.
• Join a mastermind group, or start one yourself
• Take Action!!!

Have fun and enjoy!

I have to confess though it’s just too cold right now for me, so I have been concentrating on getting my office space more organised and working better. We will be back out as soon as it’s bearable. Going up too are postcards looking for leaflet distributors, as I plan to get this up and running as a small going concern.

I am in the throes of making some organisational decisions, so things are moving about between my two offices! Now I have a system, and properties viewed go straight into this rather than scribbled on bits of paper, or the dreaded backs of envelopes never to be seen again! Now they are filed in the correct draw and the next action taken!

Yesterday we viewed a three-story house in a terrible state, but with so much potential to convert and do up. The owner is away, planning is at the planning office and now there is another offer on the table…Next week will see if we get this or not. Exciting as the figures at this stage look interesting!

I have also been building my connections with other investors, and moving towards some possible JV partnerships. If this is something that interests you then please do get in touch.

We attended recently the Wealth from Property event in London again, and met some very interesting people there. Lots of fun too, and I managed to get myself up onto the stage only twice – disgraceful!!

I feel that my small amount of time is being much better used now, and progress is being made.

On Friday we view the most exciting possible HMO yet – will the vendor be open to extending the terms? I have a good feeling…

You may have noticed that sometimes I say ‘we’ and sometimes ‘I’ – I do have a silent partner; more to be revealed in good time!

Till next time,

Sophie