pause, and bring grace to life at work
Pause for an hour or a day: New series from September to December 2023 book here
Hello, thanks for stopping for a moment to read this. I’m Belinda Smith and I specialise in coaching people through a period of transition. I’m based near Winchester, where I have a fabulous space for coaching conversations. The very location helps people to gain perspective as it’s peaceful and calm. I work with a wide variety of clients who are in a time of transition. This ranges from senior leaders in the corporate world, particularly as they take up director or CEO positions, to entrepreneurs setting up their own businesses, to others who are returning to work after an absence for all sorts of reasons - parental leave, sabbaticals, sick absence, and those who are planning for the transition into retirement. I work across all sectors too, but have particular experience working with people in professional services, and charities and churches of all denominations. I generally start any meeting with a few minutes’ quiet, and find that the power of the Pause, as well as other techniques, helps us focus and enables my clients to change the climate around them.
coaching for community
Before the pandemic, along with two other locally-based coaches, Jo Ibbott and Sarah Jones, we set up the coaching collective; a face-to-face coaching service for local individuals and businesses. We have always believed that coaching should be accessible to all, so this was our offering to the community we love, and it worked like that for a while.
The pandemic changed everything for us too; Jo has gone on to focus on Menopause Coaching which has taken the idea of coaching in a community to a whole new level. Sarah found her community on-line and works with women world-wide. I have returned to in-person meetings and am often found at Open House Deli in Winchester which has become a community hub in many new ways. If you are local to the area, and want to find out if coaching is for you, then please get in touch to start the conversation in a relaxed environment over a cup of coffee.
Belinda Smith, Jo Ibbott and Sarah Jones at Open House Deli, Winchester