Executive Coaching

Executive & Performance Coaching

As an entrepreneur, consultant and business owner, who has also spent time in the corporate environment heading large teams, Christine clearly sees the challenges facing executives and leaders in positions of great responsibility, and the pressures they experience. Her strategic thinking capabilities, creativity, compassion and vision lend powerful insights to the coaching and mentoring experience she offers.

She believes in the vital importance of effective communication, openness, authenticity, and in identifying values, meaning and purpose in life. This enables her clients to gain clarity, build better relationships, have greater engagement, and live in richer more fulfilled ways so that they can express their potential, love what they do, and enjoy the successful and well-rounded lives they desire.

Coaching for Authors and Writers

As a consultant, coach and publisher, and an author, poet and editor of renowned ReSource Magazine, Christine Miller has a wealth of practical experience both as a writer herself, and in guiding other business people, students, bloggers and writers to make their work the best it can be.

She has worked with top authors ranging from Deepak Chopra to Malcolm Gladwell and Tony Buzan, and with new writers who she has assisted in being published for the first time. Christine loves and knows writing inside out, from business articles and reports, to poetry to esoteric texts, and most things in between, and with a first degree in linguistics, she is no slouch on the technicalities of language use. She has successfully used reflective writing techniques for major research projects and for self-development, achieving distinction and First Class Honours in her work.

She has judged poetry competitions and been resident poet for a TV channel, writing 100 poems in two days to support a Love Letter event for Valentine’s Day. Christine has been described as magical, graceful, inspiring, ‘a poet of her times’, and has delighted those she works with through her subtle ability to edit their words whilst retaining their unique style and meaning.

Christine offers:

Support with proposal preparation, submission and book writing
One to one coaching by phone
Half & Full day workshops
Mastermind support group coaching
Publicity and media symposium London
Full package with media/interview coaching

Writing Workshop – please see HERE.

How to Build Your Self Worth

“Dear Christine,

Progress in my life has been dogged by very low self esteem – always as a child put down by my mother and lately by my husband.
Do I have to go through life like this? Help!”

PJ, London, UK

Dear PJ,

First of all, I’d like to commend you for writing to ask for help. That’s an excellent step towards taking charge of your life now, and becoming more confident in asking for your needs to be met.

Also, acknowledging that sometimes you feel less good about yourself is another healthy step towards building your self worth and love for yourself. And, be assured, if you decide to do so, then you can certainly change the way you go through life.

Now I’m going to make an assumption that since you’re asking for advice, you have decided that you want to make changes in the way you are going through your life. I’m also going to assume that you’re prepared to consider the suggestions that may be offered to you – and when you choose, to take action on those suggestions.

As I can’t ask you directly how you would define self-esteem, then let me describe what self-esteem means to me both professionally and personally.

It’s the way you feel about yourself. It’s how much you feel you are worth, (which is why I prefer to call it ‘self-worth’), how prepared you are to accept yourself as a human being who, by definition, is not perfect. How easily you can experience yourself as “okay” and “good enough” – even when you make mistakes or have uncomfortable emotions and experiences. Perhaps even accepting that it’s fine on occasion to have emotions such as anger and sadness – because sometimes family life has imposed conditions on us which have led us to suppress one emotion and substitute it with another – anger masquerading as resentment, for example.

Many of the patterns we live in our lives we learn as children, and some we acquire later in life. The good thing about this is that having learned these responses, when we begin to notice they no longer serve us, we can also unlearn them, and acquire new ways of dealing with our lives. All these decisions and beliefs about ourselves are created within us – and from within, equally, we can recreate new, more appropriate ones.

PJ, since you are becoming more aware of yourself in relation to others, perhaps it’s time for you to develop a different image of yourself, one where youare in control of yourself and make choices based on your needs, desires and interests. Where your past experience of your mother and your present experience with your husband diminish in the influence they exert over your feelings towards yourself, because you have taken charge of your own responses. And where you can then value yourself as the unique, fascinating being that you already are, and celebrate the potential you undoubtedly have to develop still further.

So how might you achieve such a change? There are, of course, many ways open to you in the self-help arena. Books, tapes, seminars, coaching, counselling….whatever you do, the only thing that will bring results is taking actionon and with whatever you read, hear, see or experience.

I believe that an important first step might be for you to create for yourself an inner retreat, a place where you can calmly consider yourself and rediscover a sense of your own potential – a “resourceful state”.

So, find yourself a peaceful room where you won’t be disturbed for a few minutes, turn off the phones, sit down comfortably and feel the chair beneath your legs, the floor under your feet. Then close your eyes, relax, take your shoulders and shrug them up to your ears, then let them gently fall back down, allow your head to rotate gently on your neck a couple of times. Now, think of one of the most wonderful moments in your life, a moment when you were really excited, when you knew you could do anything….Really get the feeling, be there having the experience, see what you saw, hear what you heard, notice what you noticed…..Then step outside and take a look at yourself, make the image just perfect for you, in sights, sounds and feelings, then step back inside again and experience the feelings. Now remember to mentally note that wonderful feeling. Enjoy it for a few moments more……

When you open your eyes again, notice how calm you feel, and how you are able to control that inner landscape of your mind. Practice this resourceful state often: at least once a day. Many people have found it helps them to identify what they want in their lives, and to feel stronger and more empowered whilst they decide. Remember that you can feel wonderful, and if you can feel wonderful in one situation, you can feel the same in another – take that sense of your self-worth with you, and build the life you want for yourself, knowing that growth and change are yours.

Love and Good luck on your journey….

Christine

Response

Dear Christine,

Firstly thank you for the excellent service I have received. You have achieved what I thought would be virtually impossible on the net – a personal one to one feeling that you were there just for ME.

Your reply has helped considerably, I have already been able to make some significant changes and move in a better direction in my life. For the first time I feel an inner strength and confidence growing to enable me to move forward.

My grateful thanks to the you – I will certainly be recommending Christine Miller and the Resourceful State to my friends.

Yours sincerely

Coaching & Mentoring

Resourceful Coaching & Mentoring with Christine Miller MA FRSA

With a varied and successful career across a range of roles and sectors over 25 years, Christine Miller now focuses mainly on developing leadership, encouraging personal growth and fostering untapped potential in others.

A coach and mentor for almost twenty years, Christine has trained extensively through various disciplines in human potential, coaching, leadership development and psychology, including Solutions Focused, Transpersonal, Clean Language, NLP and Person-centred, ultimately developing her own Resourceful Intelligence (RQ) methodology and programmes through a two year Masters degree in Psychology which was awarded a distinction.

This variety and rigour means she can offer a comprehensive approach which covers any issues clients may have in their business and personal lives, and she is committed to and passionate about helping people achieve their true potential.

Her breadth of knowledge, experience and empathy enable her to carefully elicit and understand her clients’ needs. From there, she rapidly creates a fertile space of trust and caring where they explore their current state, future outcomes and essential actions for personal and professional growth and achievement of their desired goals.

Christine acted as Principal of Erickson College in London for three years, bringing their Executive Coaching and Leadership Development programmes to the UK in 2004. She is currently working with the Centre for Progressive Leadership at City Business School, London, where she is a Fellow, on advancing the agenda for transforming 21st Century Leadership and Management.

Please contact Christine for an initial exploratory chat via the schedule or contact forms below.

What People Say About Christine Miller

“Your questions provoke many new thoughts and creative ideas, you are an ‘agent provocateur’, and in our conversations you are able to reach parts no-one else does.”
Tony Buzan, Multi-million bestselling author of over 90 books, speaker and inventor of Mind Maps, the world’s foremost expert on thinking visually, and a leading lecturer on the brain and learning.

I spent an inspiring afternoon with Christine, and her magic for me is that her guidance appears effortless – to the point I felt that I was coming up with all these wonderful visions on my own. In fact, it was Christine’s caring and intuitive guidance gently taking me to a place I would never have reached without her. Those who know Christine already will understand me when I say that with Christine’s help I have seen a realistic vision of my own future. Thanks Christine – and I look forward to working with you for a long time to come.
Richard Flewitt, Business Video Producer, New Edge

Christine is seriously well connected to leading humans all over the world.
Hugely progressive individual: Well informed, insightful.
She listens with care and she offers wise words after deep thought.
I can’t recommend her enough.
Thomas Power , Chairman, Ecademy

I had a wonderful coaching experience with Christine. She rapidly created a safe, trusting space with ease which felt very connected, from there anything was possible. It was both a connection of spirit, almost beyond words and time, while also being very grounded, staying with real issues. This allowed me to be able to access my knowing and find my own solutions. It was a really spiritual experience and, in my experience, one that is all too rare!”
Tiffany Gaskell MBA CPCC, Executive Director, Performance Consultants International

Christine is a remarkable and effective communicator who is able within normal conversation to draw the very best of me out. Through the simple use of inquiry, gentle challenge and feedback, she proves to be incisive and directive towards my better understanding of self and situation. Each time we talk, work together or enjoy the other’s company, Christine always delivers the beauty of a well-trained intellect and systems aware thought process; she is one clever lady!
Benn Abdy-Collins, Medical Herbalist | Well-Being Facilitator | Mentor & Coach | Speaker | Facilitator | Writer

Thank you for your warmth and insight, your words brought tears to my eyes and allowed me to see what I can do to change the issues which have been haunting me for so long.
A.P., Coach, London

Over the past several months Christine and I have engaged in meaningful life and business related conversations. Enlightening and inspirational, Christine’s style of coaching and mentoring is creative, intuitive and futuristic. She is ethical, has integrity and respected by colleagues worldwide who seek her wisdom and viewpoint. Christine’s understanding and knowledge of the intricacies in global business is exemplary. I highly recommend Christine Miller as a Mentor and Consultant.
Alana Mitchell, Mentor, Business, Life & Executive Coach, Consultant & Inspirational Speaker

It’s scary having conversations with some people at some times, in part because of the subject and in part because of what you discover about yourself or your business. But it’s also highly enlightening to find someone who both appears to have capability, and actually can. What you will find when engaging Christine is an all-round ability, and one which will focus but which can move between her broad and diverse capabilities. We have never yet talked about the other side of her interests, but in business her people focused centre and base training, combined with practical business running experience and strategic insight, has brought me both personal and business value. I thoroughly recommend that if you think Christine might be able to help you or your business, that you pick-up the phone sooner rather than later – you will not be disappointed!
Ian R. McAllister, MBA, Recruiter and Professional CV Writer

I’ve learned that I’m very important. I’m not just somebody who walks around everyday doing nothing. I’m really important. That as well.
K.M., 10 year-old coaching client

The time I spent with you was really valuable and useful – I’ve seen a lot of coaches and therapists, and what we did together was a real eye-opener for me – I learned a lot about myself.
K.A., Journalist & Broadcaster, London

In half an hour with you, I’ve moved further than I had in hours of therapy before, you have really made a huge difference.
M. P- B., teacher & bereavement counselling client, Kent

Thank you for helping me to break through, it was a truly profound experience, I have worked with a number of therapists, and never really got to the heart of what was holding me back.
Beverley J., coaching client, Hertfordshire

I left you feeling lighter and clearer, and the experience of dealing with the feelings about my childhood seemed to let me really be myself, maybe for the first time in 15 years.
Charles B., coaching client, London

Christine has not only quality in her work but every ounce of her being is designed to make human potential increase. Very few people have this gift. One in a million.
Nigel Risner, CEO, Nigel Risner, Britain’s Top Motivational Speaker, Winning Business Magazine; Academy for Chief Executives Speaker of the Year

“Helping people to grow into their potential and have a balanced life is one of my major passions.
I always say, though, that only you, yourself, can choose to make the changes needed to achieve what you want.

I’m there to help and support, and if you come to work with me you learn quickly that you are the one in charge of your own life!

That way YOU hold the power to be, do and have whatever you desire.”

Please schedule an appointment below to talk about the options available.

Strategic, Executive and Business Coaching

For professional and personal development.

Small Business Coaching and Training – The Resourceful Entrepreneur

Designed to liberate the very best in you so you can become who you want to be in your business and life.
Based on Christine’s ‘Resourceful Entrepreneur’ book

Career Coaching – The Resourceful Candidate

For you if you want to start your career or change your job and find your ideal role but aren’t sure how.

Special Coaching Programmes for Children & Young People

Based on Christine’s extensive research and practice and featured in The Economist Guide to Coaching & Mentoring. (PDF)

For all coaching and mentoring enquiries, please fill in the contact form below or click on the button to schedule an appointment.

Comments or questions are welcome.

About Us

The Resourceful State is led by Christine Miller, M.A.

Christine has a first degree in Linguistics and she is also a qualified teacher. From teaching, she moved into a career in industry as a research consultant to use her languages and to travel, for which she developed a continuing passion. She has lived in France, Greece, Scandinavia, Holland and Australia, developing an understanding of cultural difference and an awareness of the challenges posed by frequent change.

Christine has held senior management posts in marketing and training, for major UK public companies, where she discovered that her skills and passion lay in helping people uncover their potential to perform at their best, to experience personal development, and true “emotional intelligence”.

Having discovered this strong interest in coaching and counselling, she decided to retrain as a therapist, and she has continued to attend training to develop her skills and knowledge throughout the past six years. She has recently completed two years research for a Master’s degree in Counselling Practice, for which she was awarded a distinction. This study explored the effects of resourceful states of mind on the outcomes of counselling and the relationship between therapists and their clients. The research will be published as a book later this year.

Working in private practice as a counsellor, coach and mentor to children and young people, with clients ranging from Primary age to University level students and adults, Christine deals with a variety of issues from bereavement and loss to self-esteem and learning difficulties. She will also offer counselling online if preferred.

Additionally, she runs ‘Resourceful State’ seminars and workshops in personal growth and development, and trainings for other therapists and counsellors in the techniques she has developed. To quote Christine:

“Helping people to grow into their potential and have a balanced life is one of my major passions. I always say, though, that only you, yourself, can choose to make the changes needed to achieve what you want. I’m there to help and support, and if you come to work with me you learn quickly that you are the one in charge of your own life! That way YOU hold the power to be, do and have whatever you desire.”

Resourceful State also works in affiliation with a group of highly qualified and experienced trainers and therapists with a range of specialisations from Hypnotherapy, Brief Therapy, Performance Coaching, Clean Language, Metaphor and Storytelling to Emotional Intelligence, Special Needs and Whole Brain Learning, who contribute their skills and knowledge as required.

Married with two children, Christine is based in the UK in London, although she travels internationally to train others and to give workshops and seminars.

Welcome to the Resourceful State

Just imagine…..

having the ability to access an empowering state of mind to call on whenever you wish, when you are under pressure, experiencing emotional challenges or considering life-changing decisions

The Resourceful State offers an innovative approach to therapy, personal development and self help utilising resourceful states of mind. It is a concept based on the idea that we can activate resourceful states of mind to enhance our self esteem and emotional intelligence.

Based on extensive research, and carefully developed and tested in her practice by Christine Miller, MA, these ideas and strategies will be useful to everyone whether they are working with clients or wanting to make changes in their own lives.

What is a Resourceful State of mind?

A calm awareness, giving an ability to reflect before acting, an increase in choice in response to any situation in life, an acceptance of the validity of any emotions, combined with an acknowledgement of their appropriate expression at any given time—a combination of creative impulse and logical thought..
Christine Miller

Resourceful states of mind are based on an ability to reflect on and in action, to operate from a chosen response rather than an impulse, and to have an inner mental sanctum, a reserve of strength to draw on when needed. Being able to reconnect to a positive and powerful experience can give confidence and build self-esteem, empowering a person to believe in themselves and in their potential.

How can I find out more?
Come to a Live training. Read more here. Chat with Christine.