About Annalisa
Born and brought up in Italy, I made my way to London in 2001 following my career in Banking.
I now consider London my home and the place where all the big decisions in my life have grown wings. In 2009 I distanced myself from my financial career and I dug into my creative side for two years designing and producing one-off pieces of handbags and jewellery (a passion of mine!), but my professional career found another way to blossom in 2011 when, becoming fully aware of my talents and trusting and following my heart, I chose to establish and develop a new profession as a Personal Life Coach.
I'm an enthusiastic life-lover: I love growing and challenging myself with something new, I love travelling, exploring and meeting new people, I love reading and learning and becoming more.
I'm a very curious woman and I like being active, taking good care of my body through regular sports and exercise, feeding my mind with good reading and cultural interests, nurturing my soul with travel, new people, relationships and experiences.
I can't live without good music, good books, good friends and a good laughter every day.
Experience
I established my Coaching practice in 2012 following Coaching training with The Coaching Academy in London and since I've chosen to work as a solo-entrepreneur so I can keep my flexibility and freedom.
Previous to that I was a Senior Executive in the Financial Market, working for almost 20 years with big Financial Institutions in the Foreign Exchange market as a Currency and Client Specialist.
I got my accreditation as a Personal Development Coach in December 2012 and that has been followed up with further CPD training in Stress Coaching, DISC, MBTI Coaching, Confidence Coaching, Motivation Coaching, Holistic Coaching, and Quantum Coaching.
As a Coach I work mainly with individuals and small groups and I'm very passionate about supporting people through change. Change has been a constant aspect in my life: I moved abroad following my job, I got divorced from my husband after 15 years of living together and I changed my professional career completely. Every change meant passing through doubt, pain and confusion till I understood how to cope peacefully with it because I found the right resources inside myself.
I came to understand that Life is movement and change and only by embracing it with love and understanding do you stop making things harder for yourself.
Coaching style
I love helping people blossom. This means supporting them in strengthening their confidence, overcoming their blocks and tapping into their limitless potential.
Working with me means stopping complaining and feeling like a victim and becoming aware of the unique potential you own so you can start building on it.
I know that if you believe "you can, you can", but sometimes "believing" is the strongest obstacle you face and first of all you need to work on that to be in the position to create different results for your life.
I was also focused on building confidence and skills in my previous career and I can proudly say that I have never failed in empowering people: those who have spent time with me have always learned how to become aware of their talents, strengthen and leverage their weaknesses and learn a new way to become more productive, effective and engaged.
My clients and my friends describe me as a great motivator. That's quite natural to me because I'm eager to live fully and I learnt very early not to settle for things that don't represent who I am.
I want you to be fully yourself and I will guide you in this process; this means understanding and becoming aware of who you are and finding the best way to express you through your work, your relationships and your experiences.
In my personal experience the building blocks to become a better version of myself have been: finding a new clarity regarding my life, allowing myself to unfold my passions, boosting my self-confidence and my motivation, learning to balance my bright mind and my intuitive heart and mastering the art to make decisions with a light heart.
When you are well equipped with all of the above making things happen in the way you want is a natural consequence: you have just to take action in the direction of your dreams.
This is what you can expect to master for yourself if you are committed to spend time with yourself and with me.