Get to know ACSIS Life Coach - Simon

Simon – Top Life Coach | Hampshire

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Hi, I’m Simon.

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Facing a professional or personal challenge — like stepping into a new leadership role, leaving the Armed Forces, or simply questioning what comes next — can unsettle even the most capable people.

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Coaching provides something we rarely give ourselves: the opportunity to pause, think clearly and explore the decisions that will shape our future. That is what I enjoy helping people do.

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Over the past decade, I have coached people at every stage of leadership, from junior Service personnel preparing for their first leadership roles to Commanding Officers leading under significant operational pressure. More recently, I have worked with senior executives in the defence and technology sectors.

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Having recently left the Royal Navy after 28 years, I also understand first-hand that transition is about much more than changing jobs. It can involve identity, purpose, relationships, confidence and creating a meaningful life beyond an organisation that has shaped you for many years.

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My Coaching Philosophy

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I don’t believe coaching is about giving advice. Most people already possess far more of the answer than they realise. My role is to create the conditions in which those answers can emerge.

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Through careful listening, thoughtful questioning and appropriate challenge, I help clients explore different perspectives, think more clearly and develop greater confidence in their decisions. I work alongside people to find solutions that are authentic, practical and sustainable for them.​​

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How I Can Help

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I work with people facing leadership challenges, periods of transition, or important decisions about what comes next.

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My core areas include:

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• Leadership Coaching: helping new and experienced leaders build confidence, navigate complexity and lead effectively under pressure

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• Executive Coaching: supporting senior leaders and executives with decision-making, relationships, performance, resilience and difficult professional challenges

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• Military Transition Coaching:  helping serving personnel and veterans navigate the move from the Armed Forces into civilian life, including questions of identity, purpose, career and confidence

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• Career and Life Transitions:  supporting people at professional or personal crossroads to explore their options and make decisions that feel authentic and sustainable

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• Purpose, Balance and Fulfilment:  creating space to think about what matters, what may need to change and what a meaningful next chapter could look like

• Coaching Through Challenge and Uncertainty: providing a confidential, thoughtful and appropriately challenging space to work through complex decisions when the answer is not immediately obvious​​​

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Alongside 28 years of leadership experience, I have undertaken professional coach education and continue to develop my practice through supervision, reflective practice and continuing professional development in line with EMCC standards.

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Ready to Find Clarity?

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Let’s have a friendly, no-pressure conversation about the challenges you’re facing and the future you want to create.

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Together, we’ll create the space to think clearly and move forward.

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