Testimonials
Maria Olivares
“I came to coaching with Alex in a moment of my life where I had a lot of information and insights about myself, but I needed the transformation and the action to move forward with all of it.
For a year, he guided me on a journey about values, goals, discovering and overcoming limiting beliefs and implementing small, and big changes that have had a meaningful impact on all areas of my life.
Alex has also been the catalyst for the two biggest shifts of my life: being able to recover my very stranded relationship with my brother and, therefore being able to be an active part in my niece’s life, who I absolutely adored.
And the second one, he saw my own inner abilities and potential to help, uncovering for me a true sense of what my life mission is and how I can hone into those abilities to empower others.
I truly believe I couldn’t have done any of these with any other coach. Alex is awesome. He is immensely patient, observant and his humanistic approach to each session creates a space where thoughts and possibilities flow very naturally.
I am forever grateful for the time we worked together and the positive ripple effect that my coaching with him still has in my life, nine months after we finished!”
Helen Ol’leary
Owner, Complete Pilates
“I started working with Alex towards the end of 2021 when my life was shifting around quite a bit and my focus for the business and the environment I wanted to create changed. I was feeling in limbo and wasn’t sure how to create or embrace the role I wanted within my career.
I have previously worked with coaches and had always fallen off the bandwagon as I didn’t feel it gave me the strategies I needed to make the changes in my life. Running my own business means that work is a huge focus, and I do a lot of it, but I wanted to be able to make some time for my personal relationships.
I dived head first into working with Alex and within the first month I noticed the change in myself. My goal was to be able to find my calm and patience, even on the most stressful days. I also wanted to find boundaries so I could have more of a personal life. I wanted to be more fulfilled. By 3 months I was actually making time to cook properly and eat better. Within 6 months I had become consistent in the gym and found a community around my new area. All this may sound small but it was something I hadn’t done in over 7 years and was making a genuine change to my own quality of life.
I filled in the wheel of life twice and the difference was stark. But more than that, I felt it in myself. I wasn’t getting as tired or even wound up by the little things and felt like I was able to deal with the big things much better. I was consistent in my approach to my own health, and I started to pass this on and into my own working environment with my team. All this I believe is helping me to strengthen the environment we have.
I would strongly recommend working with Alex if you are looking to create change in your life or need help finding your own fulfilment. It is a commitment. However, because I can see, and feel the change, I can honestly say it is time worth finding.”
Rachel Sutton
“I have been working on a feature film script for a couple of years but always found excuses for why I didn’t have enough time to write it and get stuck in. I had the long term goal but I didn’t feel like I had the motivation or plan to achieve it. Working with Alex has really refocused me and reignited my passion for writing again. We set out short term goals to ensure I could schedule in writing each day around my job and keep focused throughout the process. My new routine feels like the norm now and everyday I look forward to writing and moving closer towards my finished script.
Alex’s coaching sessions have boosted areas of creativity in my job as well as my script writing and made me feel much more confident overall. I felt really comfortable talking to Alex and knowing that he was always listening and there to support and guide me and I am truly grateful.”
Jenni Nichols
Coach
“Working with Alex has been the perfect start to guiding me through some huge changes in my life. He has allowed me a safe and confidential space to explore every option available to me as well as ones I did not know existed within me yet. Alex’s calm and purposeful approach has left me feeling empowered and more confident in my own abilities than ever before. He has an innate ability to build rapport and offers absolute sincerity in the time he dedicates to the coaching session and your progress. I would highly recommend Alex to anyone seeking guidance for any goal in life and my biggest takeaway moment from our sessions together is the art of patience!”
Josh Winterton
“I had five sessions with Alex, all of which were extremely unique, discussing some of the main relationships in my life. Topics I wanted to explore. I don't think I'll ever forget the second session we had. We discussed my relationship with myself. It was a really profound session and at the end I was left with a feeling of confidence, self-admiration and more energy for further persistence.
There are a lot of life coaches out there. But most of them don't leave you with the feelings I felt after my second session with Alex.”
Faith Jones
“I started coaching with Alex during a period of real uncertainty and transition in my life. I was trying to decide where to live and how to start working in the field I wanted to be in. In our sessions, Alex was able to draw out the specific goals I had when I was stuck wading around in generic possibilities. Alex’s combination of balance, understanding and drive is what ultimately supported me to get my dream job in my ideal city. Alex is simply a one in a million coach!”
A note from Alex
“As much as I appreciate the time that my clients take to show this level of gratitude towards the coaching they have with me, testimonials are more about them. What speaks so clearly to me about the time I had with Faith was her level of commitment to the process.
Faith and I went through our Yoga Teacher Training together back in 2018/19. Right from the very start, what really stood out in Faith was her willingness to share her journey and experiences to help others. In a crowd of unfamiliar people we shared this trait of being the person putting our hand up to tell our story and share our insights. I saw a level of openness and dedication to self exploration right from the start. Faith lead by example and the group was so lucky to have such a person at its helm.
When Faith reached out to me at the beginning of lockdown for some guidance on things I was excited to work with her as I knew how focused she was in life. She had a plan, a goal and some big aspirations. Yet still she was a little unclear on how to navigate all these things. We had several sessions together which mostly focused on slowing things down and looking at each of her goals specifically and what actions needed to be taken to move closer towards that. Two of Faith’s goals were to move house and land her dream job within a year.
We kept in touch on and off for a year and not only did Faith manifest and achieve both of those goals, there was near perfect alignment in the time frame she put on them, Synchronicity at its most beautiful self.
I received a text from back in January with the news that she “Had landed her dream job and thanked me for helping her zoom in on what she wanted” (and yes, ‘Zoom’ was indeed how we did these sessions!).
That's the power of connection and coaching people. It all started with one conversation and progressed on to her living out some of her dreams.
If this sounds like something you would like to explore then please do DM me and we can set up an initial call.
Thank you for reading this and have a great day
Much love and gratitude”
Hannah Aykroyd
“At the outset I was quite sceptical at the concept of coaching but Alex's ability to ask all the right questions to elicit responses which made me really take stock and think was so worth it. It's all done in a gentle, guiding way to encourage you to make big changes which often I hadn't really realised I'd implemented until we next sat down together. I can highly recommend Alex - he is personable and really cares about helping you achieve calm in a busy life whilst realising your goals and ambitions.”
Hannah Leach
“At the end of 2022, I was at a stage in my life where I was feeling a little stuck. I was wanting to progress my career (both with my NHS role and private physiotherapy business) but felt unsure about what to do next. I share these thoughts with a colleague, who highly recommended Alex and kindly gifted me a complimentary session with him.
From our first interaction, Alex was very empathetic, open and curious about me and my aspirations, which gave me immediate confidence that he was the right person to help me to gain clarity about how to progress in my career.
I met with Alex regularly between January and May. Our sessions were dynamic and diverse; Alex used various written and verbal exercises and activities, including role play for mind-maps, dream weekly timetable, financial calculations, elevator pitches, networking lists, interview prep, etc. Some of these were familiar and comfortable, while others encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone, challenging my status-quo and prompting deeper self-reflection. I felt this way of thinking start to spill into my day-to-day between sessions. Alex would keep in touch between sessions and share thought-provoking writing with me that was relevant to the work we were doing.
I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Alex. Since the start of this year, I have gained a clear vision of what I want from my career and my life in general. I have a realistic plan for my private business with a steady stream of clients, paying a higher rate than I was charging before I started working with Alex. I have progressed within the NHS into a Band 8 role, which was not something I imagined I would achieve at the age of 30! I have also made some other significant life changes, such as getting married and moving out of London after 10 years. It has been a big and busy year and I feel starting 2023 working with Alex helped me transition from feeling passively pushed and pulled by life, to proactively pushing my life in the direction that I want!
I would recommend Alex to anyone who can relate to my experience, who is looking for a dedicated, kind and challenging coach who will care about your goals as much as you do! Thank you so much always Alex!”
Jane Baker
“There is always a time in a career when you question what you are doing and why you are doing it? Are you living a life in balance, are you fulfilling your purpose, what do you want going forward.
I’ve been a physio for over 30 years and these are questions that I’d asked myself many times throughout my career, from 2 years NHS, 11 years working in the US, 5 years with veterinary physio practice, 2 masters degrees and more recently ( last 15 years) as a specialist foot and ankle physiotherapist. As life changes; relationships change, lifestyle and goals change and this can have an impact on what you are doing as a profession.
I’d always been in a clinic environment - every permutation of full time, extra time, part time, home visits, and found myself questioning- do I want to do this the rest of my working life- there has to be something more, but I wasn’t sure what that more was. It certainly wasn’t more time in clinic trading time for money and fighting the cycle of overworking, getting exhausted and needing to take time off to recover. I wanted to be more expansive, reach more patients to help them with their foot journey but I knew I couldn’t do it alone.
As we came out of lockdown, I started having a couple of chats with Alex Manos ( coach- fill in title here). We were just chatting but he asked some very thought provoking questions. I’ve been on a personal development journey for years and I know the huge benefit of having a coach or a mentor or therapist. People come into your life at the right time; and the time to work with Alex seemed right.
I signed up for a period of I believe 6 months - We started with a couple of sessions then Alex suggested a deep dive- 4 hour session. Seems like a long time to work one on one with someone but it was actually incredibly effective and we went to a much deeper explorative level than we could have done in a one hour session. We followed up with weekly sessions and did one more deep dive before ending at the agreed time.
He used some very effective tools, along with his knowledge, intuition and ability to ask questions which disrupt your perhaps blinkered thinking allowing me to see outside the box as well as the potential that I couldn’t see in myself, but guided by my values and passions. As a physio himself he has the innate knowledge of being in this profession and all the challenges it can present.
This lead me to making changes in my practice, reaffirming healthy boundaries, self care, networking, and ultimately putting into reality an online course I’d had in my head for 4 years, along with .
I’m very grateful for his dedication to growth and human development and his ability to translate that into practical down to earth realistic material and I highly recommend working with him.”
Helen
SLT Group
“I started using Alex personally over 3 years ago and noticed the difference I was making to my working practice. During this time my business was going through a big transition and I was hiring a senior leadership team for the first time.
Once this team was in place I felt like Alex would be able to help us work together and grow as not only a team but as individuals so I committed us to working with him, both as a group and for 1:1 sessions.
We have now been doing this for almost 2 years and the change to the team has been brilliant. This group has become a cohesive entity that supports one another in difficult decisions but has also given people the confidence to step into a role where they feel they can make change. It has helped individuals deal with their aversion to conflict and consequently has made the business as a whole a more transparent and open place which is constantly striving for better.
This coaching has helped my senior leadership team develop the necessary skills to be leaders and thrive in their roles”
James Trottman
“Alex has a vast wealth of experience and knowledge working in professional sporting environments. His passion, integrity and work ethic are second to none and I have happily referred tennis professionals his way!
A comprehensive support program tailored to any individual's specific needs. Anybody serious in fully recognising their potential should be looking to build a tailored approach and Alex’s experience and expertise in a one stop space is essential”
James Ward
“I hired Alex to be my full time Physio back in 2017 when I was struggling with a chronic knee injury and couldn’t play. He worked with me for a year full time and in that time quickly got me to see the best people to diagnose and treat the injury, which together with his rehab allowed me to return to competitive tennis for 3 more years. We have continued our professional relationship but also became close friends in that time and since. I know how committed he is to his new career and this work with elite athletes and I have no doubt his coaching and holistic approach will improve the lives of many athletes in the future.”
Dougie Freedman
“I have had the privilege of knowing Alex for over twenty years in a professional capacity. He has significantly contributed to my well-being alongside my personal development. I would characterize Alex as a trustworthy and empathetic practitioner who consistently strives to maintain his high standards and is willing to go the extra mile.”
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