it’s finally here!
Guess what guys, my business is finally here.
It's taken time, blood, sweat and tears (or great conversations, creative outbursts and a journey of self discovery) but it's here.
How Donna Preece Academy came to be...
It starts in the middle of the pandemic. I'm lying in bed, unable to sleep. Thoughts racing through my brain. Not unusual for me as I struggled with anxiety for quite some time.
This time it was different. Instead of my stomach tying itself in knots, I started to feel excited.
I was running through conversations I've had, phone calls and texts from people who had reached out to me for advice and guidance. I helped with moral support, practical advice and tools to help get them through their issues:
Unemployment during the pandemic: how to maintain a sense of self-worth, optimism and direction.
Being overwhelmed by the feeling of needing to work all of the time. The feeling like you are missing something in your life and are not getting anywhere.
Thinking about creating an awareness support group at work. Feeling like it's a considerable task, overwhelmed about where to start and how to get people on board.
Being in a job that they hated and wanting to start their own business. They didn't understand how they could get out of their job, or what they wanted to start up.
For me it clicked, there were clear deeper similarities. These people ALL struggled with a lack of confidence and conviction. The lack of confidence and conviction was in what they were doing and where they were going in their life.
These people reached out to me because they were in turmoil, they knew I understood. My excitement came from a palpable feeling of knowing that I could help them with all of this. That there was a real need for this support. I knew I was creating something big. I gave up on sleep and got out of bed to investigate my thoughts further.
I mapped out the relevant conversations I had. What I created is now my new training opportunities; GROW, DEVELOP and CONNECT
I have since piloted the courses with great success. I've drafted a team of like-minded people, set up great support resources and events for individuals to really develop themselves in a supportive community. I am introducing the Donna Preece Academy.
Training | Events | One-to-One’s
The theme that underpins the courses and support we offer is "Authenticity". Authenticity is the active choice of you, being real to yourself.
This comes from your understanding of what makes you tick. Understanding why you do what you do? What do you need from life and why you need it?
We tend to plod through life, not even thinking about what we are doing and why. We find ourselves burnt out, quietly resentful without a real understanding that it was our choice to be that way! We never asked ourselves what we want from life, or why we do what we do.
With our training, we help you understand you. We help you to identify your barriers and create maps and tools for you, to overcome them.
You become a more confident you and sure of your life trajectory. Your self-awareness builds an understanding of your mental health from day-to-day to your career choices. You become a more resilient confident person who is ready to ask for what you want from life, resulting in a happier more content you.
You can live a life that you choose, not a life that is just expected of you. You can control your life rather than your life controlling you.
And that is why I am excited to get out of bed in the morning.
What is holding you back?
