Participants' Feedback - Ireland Spring 2009

"I didn’t find teachers, but masters. This was important to me. This difference makes sense in my language. When I say master, I mean a vehicle of transmission of wisdom. "
Anna Márcia GALLAFRIO

"My experience on the course has been deep, meaningful and powerful – and it has given me an opportunity to change my life. The programme created a strong, caring and challenging space for me to learn, discover, realise, revisit and change who I am as a person –and gave me the skills to help bring growth and change to others’ lives as well."
Brian MCINTYRE

"I felt I have been equipped with a marvellous skill through the programme. It has far exceeded all my expectations. I enjoyed the pace, content and structure. It created a fantastic learning environment, and I am honoured to have been part of it. It is unique and very special. "
Claire CUSACK

"A deep, enriching, supported learning environment was created in the context of delivering a meticulously well-planned, thoughtful, necessary course material. The course is run highly professionally, covers a broad range of skills and techniques (and) sets them in practical terms so you leave the 20 days ready to coach – ready personally. A life enriching, professional enriching experience that I would recommend to anyone "

Clodagh McCARTHY

"This course has been a wonderful experience. Not only have I learned about coaching, I’ve learned so much more about me, my strengths, opportunities and limitations. My self awareness has gone to a whole new level. The quality of the training was second to none."
David MADDEN

"I have over 11 years of full time/part time 3rd level education and (this) programme has been the best learning experience by far. I feel that I have developed a gift where I can help others to achieve extraordinary results in their business/personal life, and this realisation really excites me. "
Eamonn O’FLYNN

"This programme gave me the opportunity, the support, the space and the courage to investigate, discover and reveal the core of who I am, what I am about and how I want to be, in every area of my life. In turn, this awareness affirmed for me the power of the process of coaching and trusting in it and by allowing this to happen to me, it allowed me to be ….enlightened, content and at peace. This programme was a magical experience, something so powerful it is beyond words, manifested within this group and creating a life changing experience. "

Emer DOYLE

"This course is different to any other course that I have done before, in that the teaching experience touches on emotions at a very deep level. The trainers create a safe, supportive and clear learning environment that makes learning a pure joy."
Fiona BROWNE

"Inspirational. I’ve evolved far beyond anything I would have thought possible mentally and emotionally. In the coaching context, I come to the course in search of “the process”. I found it and leave with confidence in my skills and abilities as a coach. I’m now proud of calling myself a coach. "
Frances O’DRISCOLL

"My experience of the whole programme has been amazing. This course is a very clear, clean and valuable programme which allows not only for the learning of a coaching method/style, but also allows personal development and self-awareness. My experience has been one of personal growth and self acceptance and of being treated as an equal to everyone on the programme. "
Glen JOHNSON

"I can say that the course has impacted me both personally and professionally – more than I could possibly have imagined. The breadth and wealth of experience (the trainers) have is awe inspiring. Their delivery is always animated, concise and relevant – the flow of the programme they have put together really works. The content is so varied, and the differing exercises really ensure that your attention is held at all times – I can honestly say that I didn’t lose interest in the course at any stage. "

Janine BURNETTA

"My experience has been way beyond my original expectations. This was a special group that had a tremendous desire for learning, were open and honest with each other – and had great fun together. The whole programme was a life changing experience, which I will cherish and respect for ever. The trainers are among the best that I have ever experienced. They were all professional, caring and above all very approachable. They knew their stuff and there was no judging. Every question was answered until the questioner was satisfied with the explanation. They are all very passionate about coaching and this is very evident in their teaching. "

John CONDON

"I came to gain a certificate in coaching to use as a marketing tool for my business, but I am leaving as a real coach and not simply in name. In becoming a real coach, I have also become a real person and not a role player. I am now a coach and not simply a person that does coaching. "
John RYALL

"It is with careful consideration that I use the words “life changing” to describe my experience of the course. While we have focussed on developing (quite considerable and powerful) coaching skills, the course has simultaneously given me the tools, processes and environment to make huge shifts in my own beliefs and understanding of myself. It has, on a personal level alone, had more impact in the short few months than years of personal and professional development. And, I feel equipped to facilitate my clients to make their major breakthroughs and shifts through coaching in both their personal and professional lives. Philip, Colin, Dani and Ailbhe are individually skilled trainers and collectively create a powerful environment for deep learning. They embody all that they teach on the course and have given great guidance through their input and coaching demonstrations. We have experienced training at a very high level. "

Karl HAYDEN

"This programme is one of the best examples of training I’ve ever experienced. It delivers exactly what it promises – Coaching Skills – and doesn’t promise anything that it doesn’t deliver. At the end of the programme I feel totally affirmed in my coaching work. I’ve developed personally and professionally and I have the confidence to continue my journey to PCC and beyond. Above all else, each of the trainers conveys an absolute belief in the ability of each of us to learn and to become competent. The relationship with ‘students’ is one of absolute respect, integrity and equality (adult-to-adult). "

Lily MURPHY

"An exceptional learning opportunity – Rich, relevant, exciting, memorable, insightful. (It) will provide a lifelong compass for me as a coach and as a person. "
Linda McLOUGHLIN

"Rich! Full! Pure coaching! I feel totally prepared when I coach now, and have done so since Mod 3! My confidence has grown in parallel to my personal development. I’ve found that coaching is not a “dogma” but is for life – to be lived! This course is a living breathing example of this. Exemplary. (The trainers are) deceptively skilled and wonderfully creative human beings – varied in style and approach but united for a single purpose: to do all in their individual and collective power to facilitate my becoming a coach – the most creative and effective coach I can be – seeds were sown and a harvest is on its way, folks! "

Michael LANIGAN

"A wonderful journey of professional and personal development. It was not just a ‘training programme’, but more of ‘life changing’ process that has embedded itself deep in my ‘being’. Probably the most professional and dedicated training team I have ever met. "
Niall HEENAN

"I experienced huge learning and growth on this course. I went out of intellectual curiosity and a desire to explore myself. I found a whole new way of thinking, of relating to people and a new profession. "
Pat HOLLAND

"The words sound (a) cliché, but I am now a different person as a direct result of this programme. My experience has been challenging, enriching, enlightening, exciting, frightening, fun, educational, expanding. My awareness and growth truly astonishing because of the people I met and the way that this course has allowed us to interact. I have attended many other courses and the level of commitment, professionalism, authenticity, and generosity of the trainers I have never before experienced and I would aspire to duplicate! "

Regina RYAN

"I have never witnessed this level of trust or connection in any training and I have done a lot, including another coaching diploma so I thank you very much for that. Keep this up guys – you really make a difference. Superb, outstanding, cleverly thought out, refined, engaging"
Siobhan O’NEILL

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