Steve Errey
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Based out of the UK, I trained as a coach in 2002, have learned every day since then and have specialized as a confidence coach (under the moniker of The Confidence Guy) since 2007. To say I love being able to work with people on their self-confidence is an under-statement. I adore it.
I’ve learned a heap about what real, natural confidence is from both my coaching work and my own life. But man alive, have I made some major screw ups in my life…
I spent a year on anti-depressants when I was 20 and a cocktail of anti-depressants when I turned 30. Having spent way too long forcing myself into a professional role that didn’t fit me I had a breakdown at a level I didn’t even know was possible. I didn’t talk for 3 months because conversation made no sense to me. Time became elastic. I lost my smile.
It took me 18 months to pull myself up, piece myself back together and figure out who the hell I was. And that’s where I started making my own changes. I trained as a coach. I became responsible for the huge debts I’d built up. I made choices that reflected what mattered to me the most, not the stuff that didn’t matter a jot.
I came down with CFS/ME in 2008 (it’s your basic incurable, debilitating, chronic illness) and it’s with me every single day. I’ve sought treatments and solutions, and on that journey have found some things that will benefit me for the rest of my life. I will not permit the illness to win, and I’m confident I’ll beat it.
And here I am today.
I’m not a guru. I don’t have it all figured out, and I’ll always be something of an idiot. I laugh at the most inappropriate and politically incorrect things. My flippant and facetious sense of humour regularly sees me putting my foot squarely in my mouth.
At heart, I’m a geek, physical clutz (seriously, I dance like Ernest Borgnine leading a jazzercise class), big dufus and a bigger kid. But I’m always looking to better myself, and what I do here is simply sharing some stuff that I’ve found to work, for me and for my clients.
So if you’ve made it this far then I owe you a big THANK YOU – time is the one thing they’re not making any more of, so I appreciate you spending some of your time right here.
I hope you won’t be a stranger – it would be great to see you around here, and I’d love to hear your story.
So let me know what’s up with you. I wanna hear what you’re busy with. I wanna hear what struggles you face. I wanna hear about you.
Drop me a line at steve@thecoec.com, and if you give me your email below you’ll get an email from me right away so we can start to chat.
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Go Beyond Fear
I used to work in the corporate arena, traveling around as a project management consultant. I went into companies at all levels of seniority and had to engage them in the right way to ensure that there was rapport, respect and trust. I haven’t been inside an office for around three years now, ...
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Three F's and a Challenge
It’s no secret that life is a tricky animal to understand and it’s even harder to tame it so that it delivers what you want. But from my work in the world of personal development I've figured out three simple things that can transform any situation, any problem, any issue...and any life. Three ...
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Get Thoroughly Worn Out
I remember when I was around 17 or 18 years old, I was so upset because I wanted my life to be about something and feared more than anything that it wouldn't be about anything. I knew that I had potential and that I wanted to use all of it, and it felt like I was flapping my wings against the ...
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5 Ways to Make a Cracking Career Move
Something that comes up time and time again when people come to me for help is ‘What’s my next career move?’ There are so many choices out there (which is part of the problem) and it can be tougher than a bag of hammers to figure out what to do and where to go next. That’s why I want to share ...
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3 Simple Strategies for Never Losing Out Again
Life is full of ups and downs and sometimes has a few sideways thrown in too. When things go wrong or don’t go as planned, or when something happens to throw us off balance and doubt ourselves it can be tough to deal with. After all, we all want things to go well and to end up as ‘winners’. ...
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5 Steps to Make the Rest of 2005 Extraordinary
So here we are in July. Where did the first half of the year go? It only seems a couple of weeks ago that I was drinking festive egg-nog, wearing my Christmas sweater and humming 'Sleigh Ride' too loudly in line at the supermarket. It's kinda scary to think that there's just six months of 2005 ...
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5 Good Reasons to Get Out of a Career You Hate
A lot of people don’t enjoy their work. A lot of people come to hate what they do for a living. I used to be one of them, and left it way too late to get out of what I was doing. I was off sick with stress and on a cocktail of anti-depressants when I was made redundant and hit rock bottom. ...
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Top 5 Tips for Being Fulfilled
1. Be You Being you is just that - being you, no matter what is expected of you. It’s taking all that you are – your values, beliefs, talents, skills and passions – and making them live in the real world. Being you is not about living your life according to the roles that the world expects of ...
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How to Change Anything: The Chain Reaction of Action
You know what really gets me fuming? People in queues who start to dawdle around once they get to the head of the queue, not really knowing what they want, what they're there for or what to do next. I mean, why are they in queue if they're not ready to be served or don't know what they're doing? ...
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3 Keys to Boosting Your Inner Confidence
I've been coaching for a few years now, and the biggest thing I've learnt - both for me and for my clients - is that inner confidence is the key to it all. There are all kinds of strategies, ways of thinking, patterns of behaviour and practical tips for improving your life and feeling better ...
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Getting the Confidence to Be Your Best
Nearly 3 out of 4 of us (73%) would love to be more confident but don’t know how to go about it, a recent study shows. The sheer quantity of choices and opportunities for thirtysomethings is greater than ever before and for the people polled, seeing through these opportunities and finding ...
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Is There Such a Thing As Your “Dream Job”?
More than four out of ten thirtysomething professionals want to change careers, but feel trapped and don’t believe that they will, a new study shows. More thirtysomethings than ever before are feeling disillusioned with their careers and openly acknowledge that they’d like to move into ...
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25 facts about Steve
- I choked on a grape when I was 9 and nearly bought the farm. Mum was shaking me up and down by my ankles while I turned a nice shade of blue.
- I was born in a small town in East Sussex in 1971. I’m a 70’s child but still not quite a grown-up.
- I accumulated about £60,000 worth of debt in my 20’s as I went around the world thinking that I had all the money in the world. I’m still paying it off.
- I don’t understand sport at all.
- My favourite karaoke tune is ‘Over the Sea’, and I sing it darn well.
- Good food and drink are my favourites, so it’s a miracle that I’ve weighed 66 kilo’s ever since I was a teenager.
- I’m a bit of a romantic, and I’m still looking for that someone who can be my partner in crime (although we won’t be committing any actual crimes). The thought makes me smile.
- I had a Kalashnikov rifle pushed in my face as I crossed the Romanian border in 1989, when I refused to give the border guard my walkman.
- My Dad is the strongest and funniest man I know.
- I have knobbly knees.
- My favourite alcoholic drink is a vodka martini (dry). It’s like drinking an angels tears.
- My all time favourite TV shows include Moonlighting, thirtysomething, Seinfeld, Twin Peaks and Masterchef.
- I’ve written a novel called ‘The Kissing Stopped’, which I’m currently rewriting ready to send out to agents.
- I was in an advert for a yoghurt drink in Morocco.
- I love being around people and am in my element when socialising. I also love my own space, watching my favourite show or playing a little PlayStation 3.
- I have 2 older sisters who amaze me with how much more they know about life than me.
- I love vanilla. My favourite deserts are New York baked vanilla cheesecake and crème brulee.
- One of my ambitions is to live half of the year in the UK and half in the US.
- When I was 5 years old I made up a joke. Wanna hear it? “Yes I do want an apple, no I don’t want an apple“. Such a grasp of irony at such a young age…
- I love laughing, and consequently humour is amazingly important to me.
- The best steak I’ve ever eaten was in the Waldorf hotel in New York City at a friends wedding. It still makes me smile.
- Alongside my coaching I freelance as a Project Manager for ad agencies in London too. Consequently most of my spare time is spent coaching or writing, which is tough. Sometimes I just wanna schlep around a bit.
- I have 3 nephews and a niece ranging from 2 to 18 years old, and they’re all flippin’ brilliant.
- In my 20’s I had a big alcohol problem. Got to the point where I’d be having gin & tonics for breakfast and couldn’t function without having alcohol in my system.
- I’m a bit of a control freak, which I’m constantly doing my best to, erm, control.
Contacting Steve Errey
I’d love to connect and hear your story (although if it’s gory, a little heads up would be good).
So feel free to let me know what’s up with you. What you’re busy with. What struggles you’re facing. Whatever you wanna say or get off your chest is peachy with me.
Use the form down the page or the other places below. Go right ahead; I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Email: steve@thecoec.com / Twitter: @steveerrey / Skype: steve.errey