In my life, I have suffered a lot of burnout, stress and anxiety from events in my life that seemed positive but were taking their toll on me, such as:

·       seemingly successful career and business decisions that brought more mental burden

·       a lack of early-life education confidence

·       a lack of general confidence and imposter syndrome

·       a lack of well-being awareness and maintenance

Because of these ups and downs, it’s taken me time to find my stride, confidence, and calling in life.

I eventually learned to understand my uniqueness, what my brain craved to process the world more profoundly, and how to communicate effectively to enable people to understand me. These main elements of realisation have changed my life and enabled me to create universal, pragmatic, and effective education and training.

I made a lot of unnecessary mistakes. In retrospect, these mistakes and my courage to stand up for myself have made me who I am.

I wanted to consolidate everything I learned and develop a fun, creative, practical educational legacy to empower people. The type of support I couldn't find when I needed it the most, with practicality, well-being and compassion woven into all the activities.

Training and events that:

• takes into account individual needs and approaches

• incorporates dynamic teaching/event methods that make boring subjects more approachable with a practical call to actions

• offers compassion and well-being through mentorship and coaching

• brings people together to support one another so you can benefit from everyone in the space and feel less alone

• nudges you out of your comfort zone and builds your confidence

• includes consistency and accountability

• makes you feel valued as an individual

That is how the Donna Preece Academy was born.

In this hustling world of overwhelm, my vision is to create a developmental oasis of personal development, well-being, understanding, connection, and critical thinking. I aim to nurture a responsible and self-aware collective of leaders, ready to guide a world of greater well-being and resilience to take on what the future holds.

My mission is to teach, lead, and connect people so that they can creatively be empowered by authentic understanding. To achieve self-sustainability, well-being, and outstanding results in their lives and careers.

The academy values…

• Transparency and authenticity; to support people and organisations willing to understand themselves and step into uncomfortable truths, to find resolutions to what is happening with them and around them.

• Effective education and critical thinking; to support people to continue to learn and question whether the status quo serves us

• Clear and open communication; to cultivate and promote an effective level of authentic connection.

• Emotional awareness; well-being is essential. Cultivating, working and living within a conscientious and caring environment is our aim.