My Story

It All Started at School

I’m dyslexic (I just had to look that word up. Thank God for spellchecking!).

Back then, schools weren’t very understanding of dyslexics. I was put into special classes, which I hated, and my classmates would laugh at me (kids can be so cruel!). In the end I lost interest in learning.

I recently dug out my last report from school. Here’s a quote that sums it up nicely:

“Toby is limited in academic skills, but he does little to help himself by adopting a lethargic and uncommitted approach in most subjects.”

I love the language here. It’s just a nice way of saying “Toby is stupid and lazy”. Lol!

Well that’s the way I took it, and when enough people in authority tell you that you are stupid, you tend to believe it and take it on as your identity.

I did pass one exam, though. I managed to get a B in Business Studies! Even then I had a flair for business.

But at that point I gave up on education and took a job in a cardboard box factory.

I became fascinated with this understanding. I had met many people in life who had more potential than I did, yet I saw how their own limiting beliefs were holding them back. I wanted to help them.

Helping Business Owners

I was now working in an accounting firm, I loved working with business owners and really enjoyed my studies. Then I went to my first business seminar.

As I listened to the speakers at the seminar, I knew I had found my calling. This was it. This was how I could help people. I could help business owners change their mentality and improve their business.

Starting your own business is a huge step in taking responsibility of your own life. I wanted to help people who were willing to take that step.

15 Years of Coaching and Growing

During my career, I have become an NLP Practitioner and continued to study business success, devouring hundreds of business and personal development books and spending thousands of dollars on personal development courses.

I have now spent the last 15 years working with business owners from many different industries and have helped them grow their businesses in ways they didn’t think possible. Here are just a few examples:

• Helping grow Clarke’s Design & Construct, a commercial builder, from completing 2 or 3 projects a year to completing over 15 projects, and developing a management team to run the business which allows the owner to take time away.
• Working with Eco Superfoods, a business that manufactures and distributes fitness nutrition brand PranaON, to manage and continue their rapid growth and develop their management structures, sales team, supervisors and leadership team.
• Working with a mid-tier firm of accountants, MWM Advisory, to help them create a new style of firm to support their clients, support their growth and develop their team of accountants and leadership team.

I would love to do the same for you too. If you would like to find out more about how we can help you, then have a look around our website or give us a call on 1300 300 746.