About John Nolan

Sooner or later, if we decide to work together I'm going to find out a lot about you! I think it's reasonable therefore, for you to find out enough about me to at least make that decision straightforward!

I'm not the kind of person who believes that hard work and a good education will solve all my problems and make my life happy. I'm pretty sure that it won't work for you either!

However, I do believe that if you study that which fascinates you, interests you and captures your attention, and you put your energy and focus into it, you can turn it into a lifelong passion that can provide you with a very healthy living!

AND you will have a lot of fun, make all kinds of great friends and experience things that you would never have considered even in your wildest dreams!

How can I be so sure? Well, I speak not only from personal experience, but also from the experiences of the people I have had the privilege of working with over the years. I can help you discover that for yourself too!

So here's the short story on me and my life. If you have any questions…ask away!

I share my life with two fabulous females; my partner Joy and Millie the Wonder Dog. When we're not working we love spending time with friends, walking in the countryside or experiencing interesting parts of the world.

We live on the pretty west-side of Sheffield, with a panoramic outlook over a beautiful park with clear views across the valley to the start of the Peak District. From here I can walk through the woodlands by the river, either into the city, or the other way out to the Peaks - some of the most stunning countryside in the UK.

Working for myself and running my business from home gives me some great options. For example, I can choose to go walking with the dog whenever I feel inspired. I love walking, it's a great form of healthy exercise, and being and staying healthy is important to me. My goal is to stay fit, healthy, active and useful until the day I die. It doesn't matter what you know, or how much money you make, if you don't take good care of yourself, you won't be around long enough to enjoy any of it!

Many years ago I was employed in the computer industry, but I was far more interested in people and health issues. People and long-term health has always fascinated me. It was exploring that fascination that led to me choosing, in 1993 to leave my employee position in computing and work for myself helping people improve their health. I studied the things that interested me, followed my passion and started my own business.

My business has evolved, much like life itself and I now work as a professional Personal and Business Coach, and yes, the health focus is in every element of that too. As a business owner and entrepreneur I've found a way to earn a living doing rewarding work that uses my strengths as a consultant, teacher, mentor and educator. My passion is teaching people how to live the life they love so they never have to 'struggle to work hard' again.

I love the freedom of choosing when I work, who I work with, and on what. It makes me happy to work with good people who have a passion for life. I believe we should all be happy and useful in life.

Given the opportunity and a reasonable amount of time, I will gladly share with you everything I know and everything I've learned, and I'm confident that in doing so, you will discover your own happiness and usefulness in life.

Education: I started training in health related disciplines in 1993. I began with counselling, then psychotherapy, then went on to do extensive study in NLP and Hypnotherapy. I then undertook professional training in sports massage, reflexology and the Spine-works technique. I’ve undertaken extensive coaching training at both UK and USA training schools.

I choose to study continuously in order to keep my knowledge up to date and my approach fresh. The subjects I study include various approaches to Health and Nutrition, advanced communication, Integral Leadership, Accelerated Learning, Tai Chi, Sedona Method, Meditation and Self Healing.

Work Experience: After a successful career in IT, I retrained in health related disciplines because I wanted to work one-on-one with people to help them improve the quality of their life. I started full-time in private practice in 1994.

In 1999 there was a natural progression to include Personal Coaching whereby I have been able to help people make significant changes on their life, either through career change, relationship challenges, or mindset issues that have produced a better family life, a better work life, a even a better spiritual life.

Business Coaching inevitably followed, initially with a substantial Health & Nutrition company, and later with small business and work from home entrepreneurs.

Areas of Specialisation:

Personal Coaching

If you would like to live a more fulfilling, prosperous life and don't want to wait 20 years while you figure it all out on your own. I can help!

Sometimes it's hard to work out what you really want, right? I can help!

Even if you have figured out what you really want, getting it is a whole different issue! I can help!

Do you know what you DON'T want, but can't figure out how to leave it all behind? I can help!

Business Coaching

Running your own business has its own unique challenges!

Sometimes we get too close to the forest to see the trees! If we are fully engrossed in our business we can overlook both warning signs and opportunities.

I can help!

Sometimes we have challenges to deal with that seem insurmountable. I can help!

Sometimes we need contacts, or strategies that we don't readily know. I can help!

Health Coach

I can guide you to finding the most likely healthy habits that will stick for you. I’ve learned many “fail-safe” techniques over the years that promise to deliver lasting change for everybody but in reality only work for a few people. Different people process information in different ways and so need different tailor-made solutions to ensure they minimise stress and protect their health.

Who do I work with?

The clients I enjoy working with most are intelligent, creative, action oriented people. I have also found that a good sense of humour goes a long way to speed up the learning process.

Because of my breadth of experience, from corporate to self-employment and my ability to think outside the box, I'm confident I can guide you to finding things that work for you to get the results you want.

When I’m not working:

Travelling! We live on an amazing planet, so far I have visited over 20 countries from Indonesia, to America and from Sri Lanka, to Egypt. I really like personal development, reading good books, having great conversations with interesting people and making great friendships. I like to keep up to date with science, health, the spiritual side of life, camping and adventure holidays (white water rafting, snorkelling, volcano climbing, tandem riding (that way Joy and I can be sure of reaching the top of the hill together) Cooking for both friends and family.

What makes me happy?

Knowing I’m doing a good job inspiring others to make good changes to their lives. I love spending time with those people who are important to me as well as meeting new interesting people. I enjoy learning new things as well as constantly improving myself and what I can offer.

My Personal Motto:

"There's always something you can do to make life even better."

My Favourite Quotes:

“We are where we are in life, not because of where the past has left us; rather it is because of where the future is drawing us.”

“The key programmes of human behaviour are habit and imagination as they are far more powerful than logic and willpower”

What About Network Marketing?

I came across Network Marketing in the 90's. What a fascinating concept!

As with everything I do, I took a very close look and started exploring. I discovered that the success rate was really very low, and there were more disappointed people in it than happy people.

When I looked at why so many people were not having any success, there appeared to be a common sense solution. Stop doing the things that don't work or make you feel unhappy, and start doing only do the things that do work for you and make you feel good.

I applied the principles myself and quickly found myself with a business that was far easier and much more enjoyable. It's really a very simple business solution that I have used before.

I can show you how to apply it yourself according to the way you like to work, and in a way that makes you feel good about it.