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Spotlight on Dan O’Connor Dan has spent more than 28 years as a manager, leader and strategist in the corporate world, which involved leading projects, developing strategies and solutions; together with supporting individuals and teams. He is a life coach, hypnotherapist and founder of Clock and Compass Coaching. In this interview we find out what makes him tick and what drives his passion for helping people.
What was your journey that brought
it’s very much about working with
lives: career change, confidence, self-
you to where you are today?
the individuals, the connection, the
belief, motivation, project planning,
I was born and brought up in
rapport and the relationship.
fitness, well-being and improving
West London, the youngest of six
During those two years, I not only
work life balance. I know from my 28 years in the corporate world, my work
children. So quite a big family, four
learned a hell of a lot about coaching
older sisters and a brother. All my
and counselling, I also learned so
childhood schooling and my first 10
much about myself. Learning about
years of my work life, were all based
my personality: why I do what I do,
in the hustle and bustle of London.
my values, my beliefs, and just so
Do you think every business should
I moved to Northamptonshire in
much more. It was a really deep and
have a coach? And if so, what do
the late 80s and joined Snap-on
valuable journey of self-discovery.
you think the benefits are of having
Hypnotherapy has become an
someone that coaches you through
Incorporated in early ‘89, which would turn out to be the last
life balance was pretty much all over the place.
important aspect of my business as
your business?
well. I work with individuals, either
I didn’t have a coach while I was in the
through coaching or hypnotherapy
corporate world. I’m a firm believer
spending more than 28 years with
on areas where my clients are looking
that everybody would benefit from
the company until I decided to take
to make a positive change in their
having a coach. I have my own coach
company I would work for. I enjoyed a successful career,
the leap of faith and left them in 2017 to become a full-time student with the intention of starting up my own business. I studied for two years with The Coaching Academy, where I qualified as a professional personal performance coach. At the same time, I also studied person
Create a life that you don’t need a vacation from
centred counselling, which again was very important for me because
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