Laurence knott

Professional Coach

Is there something you want to create, develop or grow?

Is there something holding you back?

Are you feeling stuck and don’t know what your next step could be?

Are you struggling to achieve balance in your life?

Are you transitioning between different stages of your life and are looking for a new direction and a sense of purpose?

Do you fear not fulfilling your potential?

I love my work as a coach, to which I have made a lifelong commit to mastery, learning and growth. Coaching is part of my life’s purpose, creating magic through powerful conversations and partnerships with clients who inspire me.

I work on Zoom and phone, in person at my home practice in Chorlton and I also meet clients in Central Manchester.

My work focuses on supporting clients to grow in self-awareness and to create a powerful new narrative for their lives, transcending and moving beyond what is no longer serving them. I am solution and future focused and I support my clients to step into their full power as leaders of their own lives.

My work is guided by a wide range of theoretical models and concepts and I follow my intuition in bringing what the client in front of me most needs in order to experience insight and a fresh perspective.

The core of my coach philosophy is grounded in the belief that we all have access to an infinite source of creativity, wisdom and resilience inside of us that we are both born with and that which never goes away.

As a coach I am guided by my dominant values of:

Curiosity
Enthusiasm and energy
Kindness and generosity of spirit
Optimism and future mindedness
Playfulness

My coaching is guided by the code of ethics and core competencies of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) (www.coachingfederation.com). My job is to uphold and promote the standards and values of the profession of coaching. My purpose is to transform lives through the power of coaching, whilst acting as an advocate and ambassador for the value that coaching can bring to all areas of society.

I have a lifelong commitment to personal and professional mastery, and I recognise there is always more to learn and new ways to grow. As a lifelong learner I am fully committed to learning new skills and gaining knowledge that help me become an even more impactful and effective coach.

My coaching is founded on the following principles:

You are unique, there truly is no one else who thinks and feels the way you do.
Your experiences, challenges, traumas, stories, highs and lows, and personal history may have shaped who you are today, but they do not dictate is what is possible for you now and in the future.
You have access to an infinite source of creativity, resourcefulness and resilience inside of you, which is only ever one thought away.
The outside world cannot control how you think, act and feel.
Words like impossible, difficult, scary, stuck, confused, uncertain are all made of thought and are not fundamentally true.
When our thinking changes, our reality and what becomes possible for us changes.
The more we fall down, the quicker we learn to get up. There is no failure, only information and feedback.
Action is where we learn, where the rubber meets the road, where results are created.
An open mind, a state of curiosity, a growth mindset and a thirst for learning all make for a good life.
We are all Kings, Queens and Sovereigns in the making. We have control over our own destinies and the shape of our inner and outer kingdoms, we simply need to choose into and not fear our powers.
Honesty, humility and kindness are the values of true leaders.
Self-awareness, taking absolute responsibility and truly owning yourself are the master keys to personal transformation and evolution.

I am an ICF accredited Professional Coach and qualified Cognitive Hypnotherapist. I have been coaching for over 10 years and use a wide range of approaches to help you create the change you want in your life. I have worked in Harley Street London and at the Body Holiday wellness resort in St Lucia as the life coach and therapist.

It was in my previous career as a town planner and regeneration and business development consultant that I realised how much I loved deeply connecting to people and helping them both achieve their potential and access their hidden strengths. Whether I was supporting entrepreneurs to access learning or funding, setting up and developing new teams, or interviewing single parents that had overcome adversity, the common theme was how much I love engaging deeply and supporting people one to one..

From here I began my journey into coaching and therapeutic change work. As an experienced coach I draw on my extensive training and knowledge in Pure Coaching, Positive Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Jungian Archetypes, Neuroscience, Transactional Analysis, Human Givens, Cognitive Hypnotherapy, NLP and the Inside Out understanding (aka the 3 Principles).

My qualification and certifications include:

Certified Narrative Coach (Moment Institute)
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF)
Coaching Diploma (125 hours) (Optimus Training Academy), accredited by the ICF
Licensed Firework Firework Career Coach
Facilitate This! practitioner
Certified Culture Talk Jungian Archetype Personality Profiler
Certified Clarity Coach (trained by Jamie Smart)
Diploma in Cognitive Hypnotherapy (Quest Institute, trained by Trevor Silvester)
NLP Master Practitioner (trained by Andy Barton)
Innate Wellbeing Facilitator (trained by Rudi Kennard and Jenny Anderson)
iHEART Facilitator (trained by Terry Rubenstein and Jon Scott)

I see myself as a reflective and evocative coach that offers a safe and inclusive container for clients to explore what matters most to them. Through presence, deep connection, and embodied leadership I create a powerful space for my clients to ascend to their full potential. Through my wholehearted commitment to my clients, I seek to inspire greatness and draw out genius.

What is it like working with me?

I bring presence, connection, wisdom and peace to our conversations, my state of being evoking a sense of calm, quietness and space for clarity of thought
I create a safe container for you, to be listened to like you have never been listened to before.
I meet you where you are at, I honour your uniqueness, I respect who you are in the fabric of your being
I will celebrate you, challenge you, provoke you all in service of bringing out the best in you.
I will be endlessly fascinated by how you think, act and feel the way you do. I am in your corner, I am on your team.
I will invite you to step outside of your comfort zone, to be daring, to be bold, to no longer fear your shadows.
I will be unerring in my belief in you.
I will bring love, respect, humour, joy, artistry and magic to our coaching relationship.
Thorough pure coaching conversations, visioning, visualisation, journaling and stories our work together will create the foundations for your success.

My dominant archetypal energies are Explorer, which drives my curiosity and presence, Magician, which guides my intuitive and imaginative side and Hero which focuses me on fearless action and being resilient – these all shape how I coach and how I seek to bring out the best in my clients.

“If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.”

Sydney Banks

“Come to the edge,” he said. They said, “We are afraid.” “Come to the edge,” he said. They came. He pushed them. And they flew.

Guillaume Apollinaire

All we are is peace love and wisdom, and the power to create the illusion we’re not.

Jack Pransky

You’re always feeling your thinking.

Dr Keith Blevens

I wanted to extend my heartfelt appreciation for the transformative impact your coaching has had on my professional and personal journey. Your guidance has been instrumental in providing the clarity I needed to hone in on the specific areas I wanted to focus on. The sessions we’ve had were not just informative, they were enlightening and empowering.The insights you shared and the thoughtful questions you posed helped me navigate through the complexities of my goals, bringing a level of clarity that was previously elusive. I feel a renewed sense of purpose and direction, leaving our sessions on a tremendous high. Your expertise and dedication have equipped me with not only the understanding of my focal point but also the tools to sustain and enhance this newfound clarity.

I want to express my sincere gratitude for your unwavering support, encouragement, and the positive energy you brought to every session. Your coaching has been a catalyst for positive change, and I am truly grateful for the impact you’ve had on my growth.

Thank you once again for being an exceptional coach.

Chris BuggieSenior Technology Leader

“Laurence and I have worked very closely together over the last nine months and I’m very grateful for wide ground we covered. I clearly set out my intended areas of development and after ordering them by priority we tackled them one by one and I’ve really been reaping the rewards of this.It’s no coincidence to see the opportunities that have surfaced for me both personally and professionally during that time and I’m very glad I made the jump to work with Laurence. It’s something I didn’t have any second thoughts about doing.”

Jack PalmerHolistic ADHD Coach /Musician

Laurence and I worked together over a six month as part of a life coaching package. Whilst much of it revolved around work, we inevitably touched all aspects of my life and how it plays into a bigger picture. I’m not someone who would have engaged with a coach in the past, attempting to take “control” over much of what I do myself but after feeling stressed for a number of years I thought it would be worth a try and, as a result, I wasn’t disappointed. In my experience over 12 sessions we built a close relationship of trust and I was able to confide in Laurence on all manner of challenges I was facing. Rather than trying to overcome many of the battles I found myself in, he helped me to realise there are other ways to handle challenges and to take a different view on things.

Over the 12 sessions he’s helped me to rewire my thinking, giving me time back in my life to appreciate what I/we have as a family and the joy that can be found in the things we do, not just moving on to the next thing. As a result it’s given me reduced stressed and a whole and that and has improved my quality of life immeasurably. I’ve probably put off going to a coach for a couple of years but after spending time with Laurence I wish I’d done it sooner.

Thanks for all your help and support, your wisdom is invaluable.

Ant HollandTechnologist

WHO I WORK WITH

BUSINESS OWNERS & ENTREPRENEURS

You’re passionate about your business and making a difference. You are inspired and inspiring. You’ve got energy and ideas galore. You want to grow something, or create something new. But you may struggle to juggle everything and achieve balance. Other people can frustrate you. I love committing to the partnership I create with my clients, offering a safe space and an independent voice to help my clients find the clarity and focus for creating the results and impact they desire.

What’s been holding you back until now? How productive are you really? Is there something you need to let go of?

IIs stress getting the better of you? Do you struggle with life / work balance?

PROFESSIONALS & GRADUATES

I love working with ambitious young professionals and those keen to develop their career. You may be eager to develop your leadership skills, or want to take things to the next level, but there’s a missing piece to the jigsaw. You can feel hampered by negative self-talk and lack the confidence you desire. I love creating a space with my clients where their intellect combines with their innate wisdom and creativity to generate insights, ideas and committed action.

What is your greatest fear? What do you want to achieve and why? How does your mind limit you?

INDIVIDUALS

I have worked in Harley Street as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist and at a spa resort in St Lucia as the in-house therapist. For some of my clients anxiety or depression limit their capacity to enjoy life or experience that sense of freedom they once had. Or for some, it has been a life tempered with an underlying feeling that they’re not worthy of love or not good enough. I love helping my clients to regain their inner balance, to connect to their wisdom and let go of the past or their excessive thinking about the future.

What is peace of mind for you? What would life be like for you, free of the ‘baggage’ of the past?

How useful is much of your thinking about the future? What is the variable that determines whether life looks good one day, but not so rosy the next?

COUPLES

I also help couples reignite that spark, to experience the intimacy that brought them together. I work with couples who still have strong feelings of love for each other, but something is getting in the way. We are less in a relationship with the other person and more in a relationship to our thinking about the other person. And realising this is a first step to transforming your relationship. With my support you can move from resentment to compassion and from distance to intimacy, rediscovering the love, joy and fun you once had.

Are you rooting for your partner? Are you on their side? Do you see the separate reality that they are living in?

ATHLETES & SPORTS PROFESSIONALS

My journey into coaching sprung from my curiosity about the mind, and how we can use it to achieve peak performance. I love sports and my passion is golf. Sport always offers up moments of drama, and the difference between winning and losing is often about how we show up in those clutch moments, and whether we ‘stay in the game’. And when things don’t turn out our way, the key to success lies in how we bounce back, tapping into our innate resilience and capacity to learn the lesson and move forward. I love helping my clients realise where peak performance really comes from. The results don’t lie. When clients tap innate their innate capacity to be focused and ‘enter the zone’, techniques, tools and rituals no longer seem as important.

How much joy and freedom do you experience when performing? How quickly do you bounce back?

Corporate

I run a variety of workshops and trainings for businesses and organisations that cover:

Resilience and wellbeing
Productivity and being your best
Personal mastery
Communications and relationships
Coaching skills

I can design bespoke programmes that include one-to-one and group coaching to meet your needs. I also facilitate workshops and team development days.

I also offer support to organisations on a longer-term basis as an associate coach. Coaching for teams, managers and leaders is increasingly acknowledged as generating a significant ROI and key to creating healthy high performance cultures.

I am also a certified partner of Culture Talk, a brilliant personality testing system based on 12 human archetypes. It is a fantastic tool for team development and I use the tool with all my one to one coaching clients. As a tool I find it much more insightful as well as enjoyable to work with than DISC, MBTI, etc. You can find out more here:

TRIBUTES

Thank you once again for being an exceptional coach.

Chris BuggieSenior Technology Leader

Laurence and I have worked very closely together over the last nine months and I’m very grateful for wide ground we covered. I clearly set out my intended areas of development and after ordering them by priority we tackled them one by one and I’ve really been reaping the rewards of this.It’s no coincidence to see the opportunities that have surfaced for me both personally and professionally during that time and I’m very glad I made the jump to work with Laurence. It’s something I didn’t have any second thoughts about doing.

Jack PalmerHolistic ADHD Coach /Musician

Thanks for all your help and support, your wisdom is invaluable.

Ant HollandTechnologist

I wanted to build my business and yet have balance with my family life – something that I felt was unachievable. Laurence’s coaching enabled me to see this as a real possibility, and guided me on how to approach what I perceived was impossible. Enabling me to view the world very differently.

Vicki YoungOwner, Nalla Design

I met Laurence in 2015 in St Lucia. He is a very good listener and a sentence or a word he said, really helped me on my journey of change. He has still kept in contact with me on an adhoc basis via email or phone which is lovely, to see how my life is progressing. If you feel you need to talk to someone or need guidance for your future growth, Laurence is your port of call…

Paul GladstoneManaging Director – MrMemory.co.uk

I have had the pleasure of knowing Laurence in a personal and professional capacity for over 20 years. From my own experience I can attest that his calibre as a coach and mentor, for both personal development and in the business world is exceptional.

Jo UptonTechnical Director

I cannot thank you enough Laurence, your coaching and guidance has and still is staying with me as I sit here at home – a far cry from The Body Holiday, but, only one thought away. I feel so much lighter and yet stronger. I will continue with my quest for clarity and personal mental strength, your guidance has started me on this in a very powerful way and I am truly grateful to you for this.

HelenHealthcare Professional

I have been working with Laurence during lockdown. It has been a incredible experience helping me to understand how my own mind works and how we build our own life experience. We examined a number aspects of my life both professional and personal in a very calm and thoughtful way. I can definitively recommend him.

Harmesh JassalStrategic Manager Planning and Building Regulations at Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Working with Laurence has been a fantastic experience for me. He has helped me both for Sports Performance and also for Business development as well as general self improvement. His way of thinking and depth of experience has really helped me focus on being calmer and being far more in control of my environment. I highly recommend Laurence and his coaching.

Peter ArmisteadSouth Manchester’s top residential Property Developer

The last 12 months have surfaced challenges in every aspect of my life, from parenthood to business direction, with my values and leadership tested on a moment to moment basis. Laurence has helped me to utilise this experience to deepen my commitment to leadership and to further my search for authentic self . Laurence is helping me to develop the clarity and perspective that facilitate the journey of self mastery – he is an essential partner on the journey to being a better Director, Dad, partner and human being.

John KennyCEO of Valeo Management Europe

Laurence’s coaching has enabled me to gain a much higher level of self-awareness, confidence and resilience. He is very perceptive, asking the right questions to help you take action. The coaching sessions with him have been extremely insightful and helpful for my professional development.

Maria Rodrigalvarez Trapero Senior Account Executive, Enterprise at BigCommerce

I have been privileged to work with Laurence (on and off) for a few years now. Laurence has mastered the skill of listening to the unspoken words we all say and his ability to alert you to these words and usually hidden feelings, is possibly the best quality I could have asked for from a coach! His ability to help us seeing our limiting beliefs simply as they are and to peel off all the layers we create around us have been crucial for my personal growth. Laurence makes the “getting out of our comfort zone” a fun and enjoyable process. His curious, attentive, empathetic and fun approach has always helped me to see the challenges ahead with a lighter heart and realise the growth process although sometimes overwhelming, it can also be fun and exciting. Laurence’s caring nature allows you to indulge (very briefly) in the bullshit you chose to tell yourself sometimes but his “cut to the chase” and professional approach quickly brings you back to who you really are. He is the most respectful, gentle and non-judmental “teller off” I have had in my life, and that has been priceless. Thank you Laurence!

Fernanda Ferrer Property Manager & Entrepreneur

CONTACT ME

If you are interested in working with me lets arrange a conversation.

Contact me at info@laurenceknott.com or on 07540 845 390 to set something up on Zoom or phone.

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