Ian's clients particularly value his natural intuitive ability to connect with people recognise their strengths and inspire them to overcome whatever is holding them back in both their professional and personal lives.
Paul McKenna
 Born at the beginning of the swinging sixties to parents who encouraged him to be a free thinker and explore life, Ian's endeavoured to remain at the forefront of new ideas, concepts and advances in the field of psychology, human potential and personal development. His work in the field of personal development, emotional intelligence and spiritual awareness, as a motivational corporate trainer, inspirational teacher and intuitive life coach is gaining more and more recognition both in the UK and internationally.
 Ian's coaching expertise has been featured on ITV's 'This Morning Show'; BBC's 'Bank of Mum & Dad'; along side Pete Cohen on GMTV's 'House of Fear' & 'The Life Coach' and is BBC Radio Cumbria's phobia expert. Ian helps hundreds of people every year overcome phobias and provides Success/Life Coaching that helps people establish more balance and purpose in their lives from clinics and venues in Gloucestershire and the Lake District.
 Ian is a chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Development (FCIPD) and a licensed Neuro Linguistic Programmer and NLP Trainer/Coach trained by NLP's creator Dr Richard Bandler himself. Ian also worked and trained with celebrity hypnotist Paul McKenna's and NLP business consultant Michael Breen providing NLP solutions to business and individuals in the 1990s.
 Having set himself a personal goal of establishing himself on an international basis, Ian now works throughout the UK, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates delivering powerful training programmes to enhance the effectiveness of business leaders, managers and their teams.
In 1997 I made the most courageous decision of my life!
I chose to stop trying to live my life based on the expectations and values of others and start to live my life based on my values and my expectations. Ten years on and I have faced overwhelming challenges from life and received exceptional support from inspirational teachers.
This combination of challenge and support enabled me to develop high levels of confidence in other people, confidence in the world around me, confidence in my future and most importantly. It has given me the confidence to be myself.
I now dedicate my time & energy to helping others do the same whether in their professional lives through work, or in their personal lives.
Ian Banyard
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