Returning to work with Development Coach Victoria Brennan

Today we are talking with Victoria Brennan who is a personal and professional development coach who we met at one of the many amazing networking events that take place all over Huddersfield and the local area regularly.  We mention often how we both have attended these events and every one is different so if you do go to a 'networking thing' and hate it then give a different format a go and find your own tribe.  We did, it is where we found each other and we haven't looked back. We find from Vicky's ice breaker questions that there was a catalyst that made her decide to make a change in the form of a holiday and it seems this is not unusual and also happened to Michelle, we wonder how many other people have had their light bulb moment whilst having some down time?   Having worked in the charity sector for years and years in various different roles, all enabling people to evolve it is a natural step for Vicky to become a coach and she recently made the leap from employed to self employed.  So, for all those wondering - what do you study at school/university if you want to be a coach?  Theatre Studies and Creative Arts!!  Say whaaaatt???  Yes, Vicky is yet another one of those people who didn't go on to make a career out of what she studied. It happens! A lot!  She tried a few things before she hit upon the idea of a career helping people with a little push from good old Mum!  So let's just take a moment here to say to anyone who might be reading this who is being pressured into deciding what you want to do with your life in 10 or even 30 years time - IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU CAN'T DECIDE, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU GET IT WRONG, WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU ARE HAPPY AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING SOMETHING YOU DON'T ENJOY YOU CAN (AND SHOULD) CHANGE IT! We talk about how being coached is becoming a lot more popular and people are being more open about using coaches and other such services which in turn helps make it more popular.  There are not many people on this earth who wouldn't benefit from being coached in some area of their lives at some point in their journey and as Vicky says, finding the right coach for you is massively important. We all know how important it is becoming in the workplace for businesses to offer more than just a salary and the standard benefits to it's employees, and coaching would be an amazing benefit for employers to offer.  One area where Vicky is passionate is helping people returning to work after a long term absence such as maternity leave.  Everybody who has ever taken a break to have a child has a story about their return to work and many are not positive, many worry the last few weeks of their leave away rather than focusing on their time with their child, and many worry that when they get to work something will have changed and the job or the place may be different.  Add that to the logistical nightmare that you are about to experience and it is no wonder we get overwhelmed.   Well guess what, a coach can help you with that and the investment in yourself is sooo worth it. Find Vicky using her Sunday best name on her website here, on Facebook here, and on Linked-in here and make that investment in yourself or even better, your employees.