BILL BURRIDGE

Hi there,

I'm Bill Burridge, owner of New Insights.

I'm really grateful you found your way to our website. Thank you. 

Since my introduction to life coaching, I've come to understand the Law of Attraction and appreciate the important role it plays in our lives. 

Today, I'm a firm believer that we get drawn to things for a reason. Even if we are not consciously aware of it, we get presented with those opportunities that match our growth and development needs at the time. 

I wonder - could it be that this is why you have been drawn to New Insights?

Look, I haven't always been a proponent of this so called Universal Law. 

I was originally trained as an engineer and was pretty sceptical of anything that didn't pass the test of logicality and rationality.

But that all changed for me when I was exposed to life coaching. 

If you'll bear with me, I'd like to share a little of the relevant part of the Bill Burridge story in the hope that some, or all of it, may resonate with you.

Bristol icon - The Clifton suspension bridge

My roots are in the UK.

I was born in Bristol, England, to British parents, Wallis and Eleanor, and emigrated with them to South Africa at the tender age of 11. 

Many years later, my corporate working life was to take me back to the UK, together with my wife and two children, where I spent a total of six years working at the London headquarters of my multinational employer.

Big Ben and London north of the Thames

The relevant part of my story begins in 2006 in London.

At that point I had been in employment for 27 years. 

The first 6 were spent working as a civil engineer for a construction company in South Africa. Then followed 21 years working for a giant British multinational company, 

During most of this time my family and I lived in Cape Town, South Africa. But I landed an assignment back in my country of birth, and my family and I relocated for the final 6 years of my life working as an employee.  

Though my corporate offices were in London, we chose to settle in the country, to the south of London, where the lifestyle was slower and more relaxed. That made for a happier time for my wife and my two schoolgoing children.

The sacrifice, for me was a long and pretty exhausting commute.

London commuters at Liverpool Street Station

Occasionally, perhaps while waiting at a train station, I would reflect on this crazy time and energy sapping routine and how countless millions of others had to endure the same exhausting lifestyle. 

"Bill Burridge, you're one of the luckier ones," I used to tell myself, as I had a fixed-term assignment in London. After those six years I was at least guaranteed a change, even if that would bring with it some uncertainty.

For many others, the exhausting daily commute and disconnect from family represented a long-term sacrifice in exchange for the prospect (but no guarantee) of a reasonably comfortable retirement!

It is fair to say that my life has never been the same since.

The New Insights coaching programme that Sharon exposed me to, transformed my outlook on the world and re-ignited my passion and enthusiasm for life.

I was taken aback to find that what I gleaned from those sessions was simpler yet more powerful than anything I had learned from the past 27 years attending numerous corporate training programmes.

Sharon could see how impressed I was and quickly encouraged me to become a coach and share the tools and techniques I had learnt with others.

Despite an early bout of nerves, I soon found myself, in my spare time, actively coaching people from all over the world. It was an energising, inspiring and fulfilling experience.

I was doing something I loved, I was helping to change a few people's lives and I was making some great extra money in the process!

Have you ever considered that serving others may well be part of your life's purpose?

If, like me, you crave a meaningful and rewarding career that gives you freedom to work the hours you want, then life coaching may very well be exactly what you are looking for.

Life coaching is a career of the heart, rather than the head. 

You don't need academic qualifications and a high IQ. You do need a passion for people, a high EQ and exposure to comprehensive, broad based, reputable training.

And that's precisely where New Insights comes in.