Live Life. Love Work: Book Extract

This is a book for real people with real lives: people like you and me who actually need to earn a living and also want a great life. It came about because I dreamt of escaping to a beach house where life would be idyllic, and then work up to see that wouldn’t be so much fun. The escape plan missed the point.

What became more attractive was to live a rich and full life that included mental challenge and interesting work, the friendship of colleagues, the satisfaction of making a contribution to others’ lives. At the same time, to live this life and love work in a calm, healthy and sustainable way, having fun and spending time with those who matter.

The heart of this book explores the question: ‘How do we stay sane, healthy and optimistic without chucking in our jobs, selling up our businesses, leaving friends and family to head to the beach, the mountains or the other side of the world?’ The answers are not always simple, nor do they lie in one-off choice. Instead getting to a place of satisfaction with life is a continual process of gathering information, making decisions, choosing a direction to follow and taking action as the world around us changes.

To read the customer reviews or buy the book, visit www.kateburton.co.uk

What a fantastic summer...

...we’ve had so far and I hope this finds you well. A couple of years ago, a coaching friend invited me to consider what I wanted more of in my work and, slightly tongue in cheek, I answered that I’d love to work in amazing places – in the mountains, by the sea or outdoor spaces with great views. That’s happening more and more for me. So I feel exceptionally blessed to have come back from two weeks in Italy where part of that trip was co-leading a group retreat in the mountains of Abruzzo, part was working on my next book, and part was pure holiday. Lakes, mountains, great people and blue skies proved a compelling combination which I can recommend wholeheartedly.

Just now, I’m enjoying early morning views of the garden as I write my fifth book, ‘Coaching with NLP for Dummies’ to be published next year. Researching and writing it has brought extra benefits that I’m able to pay forward to others. I’ve found new strategies to keep focused avoiding my natural procrastination and also re-discovered coaching tools and concepts I’d forgotten all about, which re-new my work with clients.

I hope that you’ll give yourself quality time out over the summer to consider if there’s something more you’d like in your life. Do let me know if I can support you on that quest.

All good wishes

Kate Burton

An afternoon to re-focus, re-energise and relax

How do you stay healthy in mind and body? The Clear Mind, Clear Body workshops in Sandhurst, Berkshire with Kate and Bob Burton offer a friendly Saturday afternoon with like-minded people who enjoy the mix of gentle yoga stretching and breathing, creativity and coaching exercises plus guided visualisations and relaxation.

We all have times when we get a bit 'wobbly'. So our theme for this session is 'Questions of Confidence,' and will include material from Kate's best selling 'Building Self-Confidence for Dummies.'

Places are limited by space and priced at just £49.99 per workshop or £74.99 for two people. Here's what a few people have said about recent sessions:

''I loved the exercise where we looked back on 2010 and reflected on where we wanted to be...what a wonderful, positive, relaxing way to spend a Saturday afternoon.''

Fiona Grant, Nutritionist.

“I was delighted to be able to make the last one that they ran on ‘Letting Go’ - it was a fantastic way to rejuvenate the mind and body. Bob runs the yoga session while Kate facilitated the creative part ..very gentle and at the same time extremely useful.” Eleanor Yearwood, Managing Director.

Join us for the next session if you like to find ways to stay healthy – in a comfortable and relaxed setting. Each workshop brings fresh new content. Just bring yourself with comfortable and loose clothing. Mats are provided as well as refreshments.

• Gentle yoga stretching and breathing
• Creativity and coaching exercises
• Guided visualisation and relaxation

For further information, mail kate@kateburton.co.uk or click here to book now