About Me
Every superhero has a great origin story, here's mine...
The background
I’ll try to keep it as ‘light’ as possible in the background story. BREATHE IN and let’s go...
Born and raised in England, I was adopted at 10 months and grew up with five siblings. After navigating the ups and downs of school (including some good old-fashioned bullying), I went on to study Psychology (BSc), driven by a fascination with human behaviour and then continued to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a teacher.
After a challenging first three years of teaching, I found myself in Thailand, where I met a wonderful Swiss woman in a bar. Four years later, we left, travelled around the world, and settled in Switzerland, where we’re now happily raising our two daughters.
Part 1: How it was
There was a time when I was constantly saying ‘yes’ when I meant ‘no,’ overthinking everything, sabotaging good relationships due to fear, thinking I was never worthy of love, not expressing my needs and feeling like I was just going through the motions in life. Sounds lovely, right?
I wanted to feel more confident, more in control, more at peace—but instead, I was stuck in negative cycles of self-doubt and frustration, with only moments of happiness.
Techniques, ideas, reading and distractions would work for a short period of time, but inevitably the same old patterns would rear their ugly heads again.
Part 2: Time for a costume change
For a number of years I went through the motions and thought I just needed to “push through” or “be more positive.” So I invested time, energy and money into what I thought would be the solution: moving house, a new partner, going to the gym, not speaking to people, basically things outside of myself.
But the more I tried to fix things externally, the more I realized something deeper internally needed to shift. My relationships felt strained, I was battling my own inner critic daily, and honestly? I was exhausted.
The question was.......what to do and how to do it?
Part 3: Enter the coach
Luke Skywalker had Yoda, and I had Stacy McPherson showing me the ways of the Force. Stacy coached me using the Happy Life Results (LLC) methodology and through this process I made changes that I didn't think were possible.
I completely changed how I saw myself and everything in my own life, especially my relationships, mindset and communication.
I stopped waiting for things to change outside of me and started looking at what was in my control. Through coaching, self-inquiry, and some necessary mindset shifts, I discovered that:
✔️ How I perceive the world can be changed to ways that serve me.
✔️ My emotions don’t control me—I get to choose how I feel.
✔️ I can bring the joy to how I live my life independent of other things or people.
These concepts alone were enough to make HUGE transformations in my life.
Part 4: The rise of the superhero
I would be lying if I said this was a short process, but every day I had an action plan and I could see results - not being defensive when arguing with my wife, not feeling guilty if I said 'no' to someone, being more direct in my communication, a significant decrease in stress, a deeper connection to myself and bringing more joy to my everyday existence.... to name a few.
Like Superman at times living this life feels like I'm flying, even indestructible, although sadly no laser beam eyes.
And now the transformation I've made I want to share and give to others. I'm PASSIONATE about guiding others to where I am now............this is my life mission!
Part 5: The end?
Why This Matters to You:
If any of this sounds familiar, here’s the good news: you can change and LEVEL UP your relationships, mindset and communication just as I have.
You CAN take back control, and I’d love to guide you through that journey.
What’s Next?
If you're curious (and I hope you are), here are some suggestions for you....
- Check out my FREE PDF and work through how to start this process. It will for sure give you some value.
- Book a VIRTUAL CONSULTATION and we can talk about where you are and where you would like to be.
- Find out more about Simon Burleigh Empowerment Coaching and HOW we would do it together by clicking here....
