Impact Coaching International

I believe in the power of intention.

At the beginning of this year I set some intentions.

On that list was to study the science of leadership because, as you know, I'm ever so slightly obsessed with leadership & high performance.

I also think the lawyer in me needs to get deep into the detail & see the hard evidence 👀

Something funny happens when you set an intention.

You give it your attention.

You start actively pursuing it - and your algorithm very quickly catches on & starts putting aligned things in front of you!

This morning I woke up to an email from saying I had passed The Science of Leadership certification - with a score of 100% 🥳

If there is something you want to do, experience or achieve, set an intention.

Write it down (doing this alone makes it 42% more likely to happen!).

And go after it.

I've seen this so many times for myself & my clients, if you are intentional you really can do anything.

I set an intention to throw myself out of a plane, I did it - twice.

I set an intention to swim with sharks, I did it.

I set an intention to compete in a solo , I did it.

I set an intention to quit law & start a business, I did it.

Next on my list is becoming a speaker...

I would love to know, what's on yours?

It's not because leaders don't care.

Every leader I know cares so much about their team.

But sometimes we still miss things.

So here's some leadership hills I will happily die on that have shaped me as a leader.

📩 If you want actionable advice on how to be a great leader, click the link in my bio & I will send it direct to your inbox.

High performance isn't complicated.

It's actually really simple.

The high performing leaders I work with don't do anything crazy.

They have just got really good at consistently doing very basic things that they know work.

👉 Which one could be an easy win for you if you chose to focus on it?

Dan contacted me after winding down what had been an incredibly successful business.

Market shifts & economic pressures had significantly shifted the landscape in his industry & his confidence in his ability to lead & be successful had been knocked.

In just three months we:

👏 Restored his belief in his ability to lead - & to lead boldly.

👏 Evaluated the options for his next business move.

👏 Got clarity on the direction he wanted to head in.

👏 Created a clear strategy for taking his vision forwards.

👏 Assessed his network & began having conversations with key people to test the viability of his vision & proposed business model.

👏 Registered domain names & made his first sale.

The biggest hurdle in all of this was rebuilding Dan's confidence & this is something I see all the time.

We did the work behind the scenes using neuroscience backed tools but true inner confidence is only built by taking action & proving to yourself that you can do the thing you want to do.

The mistake is to think you need confidence to start.

You don't.

You need courage.

And Dan had that in bucket loads.

He made moves before he felt ready.

When there was still doubt, uncertainty & unknowns.

At the end of working together I asked him how confident he felt to take this forwards & he said confidence was a total non issue.

He knew he could be successful again because he had already proven to himself that he could 🥳

April looked like...

📍Hosting a Directors roundtable & 1:1 leadership coaching for the senior leadership team .

📍Joining the board of trustees & attending my first board meeting.

📍Evenings & weekends spent studying the neuroscience of leadership with (this has been so interesting, what every leader should know if they want to be high performing - will be sharing all of this with you!).

📍Hosting an executive coaching masterclass for coaches teaching them the strategies, tools & techniques I use with clients.

📍Being invited to private dinners with some great leaders & great conversations (including being treated to hospitality by the lovely & , thank you).

📍Meeting with the judging panel for the Devon & Somerset Law Society Awards to go through the nominations.

📍Planning the launch of my new free membership for leaders.

📍1:1 coaching sessions with my incredible clients & receiving a voice note from one MD saying hiring me was the best decision she ever made for her business 🥹

📍Hanging out with my gorgeous friends in business including the lovely & .

In between all of this there have been cuddles, school runs, dog walks, mornings at the beach & gym sessions (only light ones though while my hamstring tear repairs - thank you for helping me with this!).

And too many coffees to count 😉

Very grateful that I get to spend my time with fabulous humans doing all this good stuff 🙏

Excited for another month & more of the same 🙌

I am very proud to have just joined the board of trustees 💜

They are an incredible charity who are there for families who have suffered baby loss, providing support that the NHS is not able to offer, like nursery redecoration & getaway breaks.

Having lost a baby myself, & having seen the feedback they receive from families, I know how impactful this work is.

Providing strategic support to their fabulous CEO, , over the past few years & seeing them expand into Cornwall, grow to a team of four, substantially increase their revenue & help even more families has been such a privilege.

I can't wait to get stuck in playing a more hands on role in the decision making & helping drive their plans for further expansion so they can reach more families.

What I won't be doing again, though, is throwing myself out of a plane for them 🤣

If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a way to give back & truly make a difference that matters, please chat to me about Lunas Fund & how you can get involved. You can have my spot in the plane if you like 😉

If a leader isn't respected by their team, it's usually because they have committed these sins.

BTW I'm Jess. I help great leaders become exceptional. The kind of leader a team actually respects.

On 7 May I am launching a FREE MEMBERSHIP for leaders where I will be teaching the same leadership & neuroscience backed tools I teach my clients.

There will also be high impact group coaching & leadership hot seats to deepen learning & ensure real, meaningful growth.

Plus a network of ambitious, like-minded leaders for you to connect with & learn from.

👉 Click the link in my bio to join the other 50+ leaders on the waitlist.