DIANE WAGG
Professional Coach
for the Arts & Creative World

 

"A dream is just a dream.  A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline."

Harvey Mackay

Hello - whether you intended to land here on a fact finding mission or arrived by serendipity - you’re very welcome!  

I’m a Professional Coach and I specialise in coaching individuals working in the Entertainment industry, the Arts and Creative environments.  I work on a one to one basis with my clients focusing on life balance issues encompassing career, personal and lifestyle development.

My career in the Entertainment industry spans 25 years working closely with, and in many cases managing, artistically minded and talented people.  I’ve also run several successful companies.  I understand the ambitions, energies, hopes and fears which drive my clients.  I know the elation of standing at your winning post and I know the frustration of facing obstacles and hurdles on the way.  I understand the chaos that your journey can bring to family and life-style.  Most importantly, I know how to help my clients find and set goals and then plan their route to achieving them while keeping life balanced and fun. 

In addition to my  experience in entertainment, I trained for a year with the Coaching Academy, am a member of the Association for Coaching and have an NLP Diploma.  I have a Coaching Practice and an Artist  Management company - both of which are based in the UK although my clients’ careers and homes can be internationally based.

There’s a section which explains what coaching is in general on this site if you’re not familiar with it and it’s really worth having a look.  Coaching is very powerful and is a profession which is growing at a fast pace.  It’s changing the culture of enlightened international corporations and also enhancing the lives of individuals all over the World.

 My Background & Coaching Philosophy

In the Eighties I was Director of a company whose high profile clients included, amongst many others, David Bowie, George Michael and Bob Geldof.  Just starting out in my career and being curious about everything, I watched with fascination the psychology and practice of the personalities who were achieving success and how this set them apart from those who weren’t. Time and again over the years that followed, I noted the same characteristics in people who set out to Live their dreams as opposed to those who, like so many of us, just ….…dream.

What set them apart?

They knew what they wanted and believed it was attainable ie they had a specific overall Goal and developed a plan (which was varied and adapted along the way to make the most of opportunities or circumnavigate obstacles) which led to its achievement.

They had over-whelming passion for what they were doing and a natural curiosity about everything to do with it!

All plans were undertaken with 100% commitment, motivation and focus.

They jumped hurdles put in front of them and went in through the window when the door was locked. Though they may have felt fear or self doubt, they pressed on anyway.

And, invariably, as soon as they’d celebrated the success of a Goal, their creativity, energy and curiosity got them looking around again and off they’d go, fired up with enthusiasm for the next part of their journey.

They weren’t doing anything different to people in all walks of life, in all parts of the World, with all kinds of plans and dreams.  The same principles apply.  We can make life better for ourselves and those around us by having a Goal, a plan and the desire and motivation to make it happen. 

What often holds us back is that we are unsure of where we want to be, or we know what we want but don’t have a clue how to get there!  Only 3% of us ever make a goal and a plan – the other 97% of us spend our lives talking about the life we would have had if we only had more time, more money, less responsibility etc.  Often our dreams are attainable if we set a goal and make a plan. 

This can be hard to do by yourself – particularly if you have grown up with beliefs which undermine your confidence and limit or sabotage you along the way.  We also need to know and understand what our values are in life so that we live a life which feels balanced and is true to ourselves. 

The missing link can simply be having an experienced, skilled and trained supporter to walk with us along the way, who has no agenda other than to help us develop a plan, keep us motivated and on course, and celebrate with us once we reach our goal.

My Coaching Practice

My clients include performers of all kinds, musicians, songwriters, record producers, DJs, literary writers, artists, designers, dancers, business entrepreneurs and professionals working in creative areas.  I also work with people who are developing creative interests for personal fulfillment or as additional income streams.  A diverse range of lovely people with creative minds and needs in common!

Diane Wagg
Telephone: +44 (0) 7771 861054
Email: diane@dianewagg.com
London, UK
 

If your train's on the wrong track, every station you come to is the wrong station.

Bernard Malamud (1914-86) American novelist

"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly."

Buckminster Fuller

"Perhaps it would be a good idea, fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone, stop every motor and halt activity for an hour some day to give people a chance to ponder for a few minutes on what it is all about, why they are living and what they really want."

James Truslow Adams
(1878-1949) American historian

 

You don’t need a coach but you deserve one.

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