Many years ago, back in my mid 20’s I decided to commit suicide. The plan was to jump in front of a train. Obviously, it never happened, and you would think having the great epiphany and not following through would be the start of something special.

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You would think the realization would bring huge improvements to my life. Nothing could be further from my experience. The real nightmare was about to begin.

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The problem!

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It wasn’t just the events in my life which led to the spiral, it was my reaction and the destructive thinking which followed. In fact, it was all about my mindset.

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My thinking was destructive, and I’d acted on the beliefs this thinking had created. Toxic relationships, self-sabotaging behavior, a path of carnage which led to an arrest and bankruptcy.

I could never have anticipated how I would be saved.

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An impromptu writing class led me to a chance meeting with an occupational therapist who needed a care worker/ mentor for an aggressive male adult who had suffered a life changing head trauma. This chance meeting became my new occupation. A new career helping vulnerable adults rebuild their lives.

With my personal experience of losing everything I understood their fears, I understood the pain, the vulnerability, the loss of hope and how powerless it feels. I understood it can literally feel like it will never stop and there is no way out.

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Because I had come through all of this, I was able to explain how I moved forward, how I overcame the challenges. I was a living blueprint of what could be achieved and how it can be achieved.

Together we worked out the obstacles, how to overcome them, and for the first time. I saw the difference I could make.

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And now, I coach people from around the world.