Our Story - Your Story?
We recognise the confusion many people have in discerning the direction their life should take, the meaning they can make and the purpose they can pursue - especially in times of life transition. This confusion becomes more insistent at the close of one chapter and the start of the new. So which direction should your story take? The new chapter of your life hasn't been written yet. Now is the time to ask - what do I want to be in it and which direction do I want to go?
These questions of life direction and purpose fuflfillment are bound up in the deeper questions of identity and the struggle to define who you are and the shape your life is to take. What you do next, is, in part a response to the unique road you have travelled, the way you've been formed through the pressures of life and the unique opportunities that lie ahead. Our mission at Emerge is to guide you on this journey and to empower you to make your own courageous choices going forward.
The Road to Masca - A Life Metaphor
The road to Masca has become a life metaphor for Richard and I. This picture is the one we took en-route. The village is a mini machu-picchu perched like a jewel on the hillside. You have a distant view of where you want to go, but the road is hard and unpredictable. It doesn't always feel safe, yet the journey and destination is so worth the struggle to get there.
As we've navigated our own journey through life, we've come to realise that the purpose of the journey is the journey, not just the destination. The more we understand our values, passions, dreams our own unique personality, and the lessons of life hidden in the journey of our life, the easier it is to see the purposes of our life yet to be fulfilled and the direction of travel we've yet to embrace.
You have one life - you owe yourself and the world more than 'just a job'. Your potential is immense and meaningful purpose is yours for the finding, but the weight of life's struggle tends to hide it. Careful excavation will reveal it. Now is the time to make the most of the time you have and live your best life possible. The Emerge Life Direction Programme is bespoke to our partnership. It's designed to get to the heart of who you are and what you're about. Join with us to forge your own path and live your best life now.
Some BackStory
Richard and Cathy have been married for 32 years, and have two adult children. Richard is the founding partner of the Coaching Dynamic (since 2008) and author of the Emerge Life Direction Programme. This programme is amongst a number of coaching programmes and books that He has written specifically to empower his audience into the next season of their life. Tested in its early form the Emerge course received rave reviews.
Richard’s experience of working in leadership positions in charitable settings, together with his depth of understanding of coaching provides unique tools and a carefully-delivered approach to help those seeking new and clear direction in life. His clients have made genuine and life changing discoveries about their potential and their route to a fulfilled life. He is a qualified personal performance coach, coaching author, public speaker, ordained minister, certified NLP practitioner, qualified teacher and the founding partner of The Coaching Dynamic. A range of his books are shown below.
Catherine is a partner in the Coaching Dynamic. Her background blends education with coaching. she is a learning and development adviser, qualified teacher, personal performance coach, facilitator and coaching supervisor. She is certified in NLP; MBTI (Myers Briggs Personality Consultation; SDI (Strengths Deployment Inventory) and AEM cube team productivity. In addition to contributing to the structure of the programme, Catherine supports Emerge in the area of personality and self awareness.
Catherine is married to Richard, and is a partner in the Coaching Dynamic. Her background blends education with coaching. she is a learning and development adviser, qualified teacher, personal performance coach, facilitator and coaching supervisor. She is certified in NLP; MBTI (Myers Briggs Personality Consultation; SDI (Strengths Deployment Inventory) and AEM cube team productivity. In addition to contributing to the structure of the programme, Catherine supports Emerge in the area of personality and self awareness.
Our Body of Work
The Emerge
Life Direction Programme
8 Content Filled Modules inc Videos
and Workbook
emergelifedirection.com
Amazing! This is a very helpful course. It asked the right questions which I realised we don’t ask our selves. I've now a clearer picture of what's important to me and I can use that in my job. Definitely do it! It's a life changing course" S. Davies.
"The exercises help to focus on important issues relating to possible life or work direction changes or to improving your existing situations by under standing your self better and under standing your career, calling & specific interests." M. Wright. Retired corporate trainer and director.
"This course helped me reassess my values and skills and helped me think about what I want to do at this stage in my life. It’s reminded me of my God given talents and how I need to use them. The programme's very well thought out giving great positive instruction helping you understand dreams can be fulfilled and we can live life without fear. I recommend it." C. Webster
"Loved it all. Others will find it invaluable. It will help you recognise your individuality, passions, values, skills and life experiences and how they shape you. It will enhance your confidence in your identity andclarify your vocation." C Walker
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The 5 Senses of Self
Coaching Framework
A Coaching Framework for
Personal and Team Development
Not currently available - being revised
"This book is a very useful addition to the teaching armoury for those involved in leadership and management training and an excellent work for its application and relevance as a tool for self development...
The work has both intellectual depth and breadth… The material is organised in a most user friendly way. Its text is neatly punctuated along its course by useful boxes in the text containing learning points that reinforce its principal messages. It is conceptually comprehensive and its diagrams are illuminating, plentiful and serve as valuable metaphors for what the author is advocating…
As someone who is involved in teaching managers, I see this as a breath of fresh air that I would commend to all of them most strongly".
Prof Peter L. Bradshaw: Professor in Health Care Policy (At the University of Huddersfield) and External Examiner for the NHS National Management Training Scheme UK
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Empowering Students
in Transition
Year 6 to Year 7 A Study Book for Teachers
Not currently available - being revised
"This book designed for teachers, challenges those charged with the responsibility of transition to consider the issue from the standpoint of empowering students through the process.
The book is well researched and well written posing questions and then providing answers that will help and support teachers who are working with children as they are journeying along the road of transition.
Practical ideas are suggested to develop the themes considered, and there is much that will stimulate the thought and methodology adopted, to ensure all students gain much from the process as well as laying down a firm foundation for further development within the school and later into adult life.”
Review from Mr J Wood, Head Teacher St Aidan's Church of England High School. Harrogate, UK
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The Power Up
Transition Programme
Transitioning Year 6 to Year 7 PC / Ipad / Tablet
Not currently available - being revised
"PowerUp! is very valuable: and is definitely something we have been missing. It is an all-round package, good value for money." Belmont Grosvenor School Harrogate
"Power Up! was definitely worthwhile. Pupils were much more enthusiastic about starting secondary school as a result of Power Up! They wholeheartedly participated in discussions that the programme generated." Sutton Craven Community Primary Keighley
“Its nice to know other children are in the same boat as you…It was good to unders tand how high school works & that I shouldn’t be worried.” Yr7 Student Abbey Grange C of E Academy
“The questions helped me to prepare. Having more under standing about high school meant I was less worried. It was useful to let your feelings out. I didn’t have to bottle them up.” Yr7 Student Abbey Grange CofE Academy
More...
Our Body of Work
The Emerge
Life Direction
Programme
8 Content Filled Modules
inc Videos & Workbook
emergelifedirection.com
“Amazing! This is a very helpful course. It asked the right questions which I realised we don’t ask our selves. I've now a clearer picture of what's important to me and I can use that in my job. Definitely do it! It's a life changing course" S. Davies.
"The exercises help to focus on important issues relating to possible life or work direction changes or to improving your existing situations by under standing your self better and under standing your career, calling & specific interests." M. Wright. Retired corporate trainer & director.
"This course helped me reassess my values and skills and helped me think about what I want to do at this stage in my life. It’s reminded me of my God given talents and how I need to use them. The programme's very well thought out giving great positive instruction helping you understand dreams can be fulfilled and we can live life without fear. I recommend it." C. Webster
"Loved it all. Others will find it invaluable. It will help you recognise your individuality, passions, values, skills and life experiences and how they shape you. It will enhance your confidence in your identity andclarify your vocation." C Walker
More
5 Senses of Self
Coaching Framework
A Coaching Framework fo
Personal & Team Development
Not currently available, being revised
"This book is a very useful addition to the teaching armoury for those involved in leadership and management training and an excellent work for its application and relevance as a tool for self development...
The work has both intellectual depth and breadth… The material is organised in a most user friendly way. Its text is neatly punctuated along its course by useful boxes in the text containing learning points that reinforce its principal messages. It is conceptually comprehensive and its diagrams are illuminating, plentiful and serve as valuable metaphors for what the author is advocating…
As someone who is involved in teaching managers, I see this as a breath of fresh air that I would commend to all of them most strongly".
Prof Peter L. Bradshaw: Professor in Health Care Policy (At the University of Huddersfield) and External Examiner for the NHS National Management Training Scheme UK
More...
Empowering
Students
in Transition
Year 6 to year 7
A study book for teachers
Not currently available, being revised
This book designed for teachers, challenges those charged with the responsibility of transition to consider the issue from the standpoint of empowering students through the process.
The book is well researched and well written posing questions and then providing answers that will help and support teachers who are working with children as they are journeying along the road of transition.
Practical ideas are suggested to develop the themes considered, and there is much that will stimulate the thought and methodology adopted, to ensure all students gain much from the process as well as laying down a firm foundation for further development within the school and later into adult life.”
Review from Mr J Wood, Head Teacher St Aidan's Church of England High School. Harrogate, UK
The Power Up
Yr 7 Transition
Programme
Transitioning Yr 6 to Yr 7
PC / ipad /Tablet
Not currently available, being revised
"PowerUp! is very valuable: and is definitely something we have been missing. It is an all-round package, good value for money." Belmont Grosvenor School Harrogate
"Power Up! was definitely worthwhile. Pupils were much more enthusiastic about starting secondary school as a result of Power Up! They wholeheartedly participated in discussions that the programme generated." Sutton Craven Community Primary Keighley
“Its nice to know other children are in the same boat as you…It was good to unders tand how high school works & that I shouldn’t be worried.” Yr7 Student Abbey Grange C of E Academy
“The questions helped me to prepare. Having more under standing about high school meant I was less worried. It was useful to let your feelings out. I didn’t have to bottle them up.” Yr7 Student Abbey Grange CofE Academy
More...
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