Rachel Leigh

Supporting the Youth Coaching Academy I am so blessed to meet and be surrounded by so many inspiring people, both young people and adults. To be able to train and coach other people who go on to enlivening and bringing out the best in others and helping them to reach there goals is something we are very proud of at Youth Coaching Academy.

This week I met a very beautiful and inspiring young lady. Her presence and confidence was clear to see from the moment I met her, she also brings an abundance of fun and adventure within her cheeky smile and soul! She has amazing stage presence and captivates her audience at every moment. So I’m sure you are surprised to hear, as I was, that she was a child that before she had reached double figures in her life had been bullied at school and the bullies had even turned her friends against her. As we all know this can often impact someone’s self-esteem and self-believe…….. well only if you let it! No not this time! Did I mention that this lady is 10 years old, yes that’s right 10 year’s old.

 Meg says, “we have one life to make the most of so we can enjoy it. I want to learn, I want to have fun, I want to grow and I want all of you to do the same. For us to do this we must all shine. The stronger we unite together, the brighter we will shine and the brighter our future will be.” 

I feel so blessed and honoured to have met Megan and those she meets will certainly blossom from being in her presence. Thank you Megan for shining so brightly!

 Megan has a blog and website for those that would like to know more about the very magical and inspiring goddess…… or follow her on twitter!

 www.daringtoshine.com

 Thank you for letting me share this with you and I look forward to sharing more magical stories with you in the future.

 Love, Magic & Adventure

Princess Rachy

I’ve recently returned from Brasov, Romania along with Harry Singha, Michelle Pyman and Mark Coker.

Wow……. what an awesome weekend! Myself, Michelle and Mark went along to Romania as the Community Coaching Programme Champions for The Youth Coaching Academy. Harry delivered the One Day Youth Coaching Skills Course …….. and it was as AWESOME and INSPIRATIONAL as always. The morning began with 175 young people entering their school hall rather sheepishly (might I add the school hall didn’t look anything like the one I had at school, v v v beautiful room) on a Saturday (I’m sure there was many other places they had thought about being) morning.

Ramona Pintea opened the day by sharing HER STORY with the young people. We were sat in the school that she had attended! 20 years ago, just a few days after communism had ended, a man came to there school to deliver Bananas. Romona has never tasted or seen a banana before this day. The gentleman that delivered them didn’t want or ask for anything in return and this touched Ramona. Ever since, it had always been her dream that one pay she would pay the gift forward and this event was her gift to the school. Already many of the people (including me) were in tears and it was only a little past 10am!

Harry went on deliver an awesome event. The most magical moment for me was seeing the change in the young people throughout the day. They entered the room in the morning with there goals, dreams, smiles, vision, passion still sleeping. (I ask myself how long they had been asleep for? Had they ever been awake?). Throughout the day their smiles grew wider, their chins and heads tilted upwards, their shoulders lifted, their backs straighter, their height taller, their expressions clearer, their eyes wider, their dreams brighter, they laughed louder and expressed more confidently! To watch this transformation in just one day was pretty remarkable…….. I’d say unbelievable but I already knew that when Harry Singha was in the house then anything is possible and believable.

At the end of the day, each of the young people wrote a letter to share with the sponsors of the event what they had learnt throughout the day and what they would take away with them! Later that evening we spent 4 hours over dinner reading each and every letter out aloud to our group of 6……. I’ve known for many years that my purpose is to positively impact young people but to hear the comments that were written in each of the letters….. Wow……. my WHY just got a million times strong. The letters talked about how this was the best day of their lives, how they would use what they had learnt in their relationships with friends and family, how they knew that using these skills would change the world. One letter talked about how their self-worth had developed through being at this event! A very beautiful evening for which I am very grateful for and that I will remember for the rest of my life!

We also visited Count Draculas’ Castle…….we all wore scarves to protect are necks and I had a large bulb of Garlic in my pocket……. Just in case….. lol!

Thank you so much for letting me share this with each of you.

Love, Magic and Adventure

Rachel xxx