about
My path
Before running the successful Coaching and Training business, Inspire Coaching GmbH in Basel, I profited from nearly 30 years in global corporate organisations, mostly in the pharmaceutical sector, including BioTech. Starting in Sales and then Marketing, I moved in to Internal Communications in 1998.
A move away from the hustle and bustle of sales and marketing in to one that gave me deeper insights into other areas of the business like, R&D, late stage Chemical Development, and Global Supply.
My first foray in to the coaching world started with the Gallup StrengthsFinder assessment which had a profound affect on my life. It was here that I realised that I really was in the wrong job. I got so much more energy from the informal coaching that I had been doing and the report from Gallup spelt that out. So, when the opportunity presented itself I retrained as a Psychological Coach and started my own coaching practice.
Since then my studies have helped me understand Emotional Intelligence (RocheMartin), and I became the first Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach in Switzerland.
In 2012 I became an NLP Master Coach and in 2014 Certified Trainer and Coach Trainer for NLP too, and now run NLP certification courses for others at the Centre for NLP. My most recent, and potentially most fascinating tool for use with clients is the Integrative Enneagram.
These days my coaching is far reaching as I help my clients gain their own deeper insights into what stops them from getting what they want. Anything from getting on board a plane to landing their dream job or promotion and particularly moving people, teams, and organizations from Stress to Strength.
Martin has the amazing ability to get the best out of people on the short term but at the same time make his inputs go deep into one’s personality and last in time.
Mission
My mission is to help clients to evaluate their lives across several domains (i.e., work, home, emotional, and physical well-being) and to develop positive coping strategies, feel more in control through our powerful programmes.
Vision
To be the leading centre of expertise in the World specializing in Stress Management by delivering our effective programmes.
To help improve relationships and empower individuals to have healthier and happier lives.
Values
The value of self-reflection and self-awareness is well known. The exhortation from Socrates to “Know Thyself” reverberates across the history of philosophy, as a reminder to reflect on our life’s mission and the strategies we use to attain it. Gaining clarity on core values and a philosophical worldview, helps individuals develop steadiness in the face of stressful events.
the purpose of my programs
Exploration of the meaning of Stress and Resilience through words and imagery
Stressors and current ways of coping using the Multimodal-Transactional model of stress, coping and performance
Developing a stress-free relationship with our self through examining thinking errors
Understanding personality types and locus of control
Maintaining a resilient self
Increasing our resilience level
Focusing and taking action on what is important
Taking care of our self
Using our inner coach
Choosing our reaction to things
Key learning and action planning
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