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Success Stories
Imagine if you too had all the resources you needed to create the life you wanted - a great life that is truly worth living!
The results that Mind Matters have achieved for hundreds of our graduates speak for themselves.
After 13 successful years of facilitating Performance Alchemy, Catherine Connolly & Rex Urwin are developing a new format for this program. Join our email list to keep informed of progress. Mind Matters are also creating new higher level programs to give graduates and people who have reached a certain level in their development the next level of education. Ancient Wisdom is the first of these programs.
Here is what other people have to say about Mind Matters...
“Masters Program has been far more than just an extension of my learning from level one. It has been both a thorough integration of the skills, and more importantly it has been like applying the finishing coat to a beautiful piece of wooden furniture – providing depth, longevity, beauty, protection, meaning and identity to a previously raw, sometimes splintery base.”
P Barr
“The Masters Program opens your eyes and your mind to a whole new world of possibilities and choices. It provides you with the knowledge that enables you to achieve anything you can dream. The most exciting part about it is that the life you've always wanted starts now, or whenever you choose it to. I believed that my past experiences, mistakes and inherited behaviours determined my future. I now understand that my present and future is determined by the choices I make. Masters has given me too much information to allow myself to get in the way so I choose to set my sights on exactly what I want. My dreams are now my goals and I know that I will achieve them and so much more. Thank you Mind Matters for changing my life!”
J Jordan
“Thankyou so much Mind Matters for your effortless work and care for this skilful work that has changed my life beyond my wildest dreams of happiness.
Having done a few courses which don't offer personal coaching and mentoring, I found this service during the course, to be invaluable as it complemented all the learning's seamlessly, allowing me to integrate themany processes that we learnt.
It was through Mind Matter's approach and the way they worked their craft that allowed me to get to the root cause of so many underlying issues which can easily go unnoticed if not picked up. Mind Matters manner, approach and rapport were very inspiring and uplifting.
Mind Matters are amazing mentors and inspirational coaches whose genuine warmth and passion for this work has helped me deal with a lot of issues that I have encountered in my life and reframe my perspective for the better.”
C Pabari, Marketing Manager
“One thing that I found to be very significant in my experience through Mind Matters and Performance Alchemy was the discovery and the incredible growth of my spirituality. Finding that I had this inside of me built up my self-esteem in a totally new way to anything that I had ever experienced.
“I could tell that there was something that really needed to shift in me in order to find clarity in my life. In the moment during the course of Alchemy where it shifted during some process work, I found my courage had increased, and a whole lot of negativity dissolved – and my life did become clearer.
“Alchemy gave me so much confidence in myself that I never used to have before the course. It has been so important to me in my life, because my fear of getting up, going out and getting things done is now dissolved, which has removed limitations. This has been a benefit to me in all areas of my life, because now I'm climbing up the ladder instead of down. I get a sense of accomplishment in my life… the path before me is unfolding nicely as I move towards my goal. I look back to where I was living back then, and where I am living now, and I know I have progressed.
“I decided to do Alchemy as a result of some coaching that I experienced prior to the course. I realised the huge benefits that even just basic coaching would have for me in my life, and I began to wonder about the other possibilities. I began Alchemy on my 38th Birthday, so the timing was divine. Through the influence that Mind Matters has had for me, I have given up smoking, which is huge. I feel enthused for life, and I am elevated. I no longer create unnecessary struggle for myself.
T Gleeson
“When I started Performance Alchemy, I had recently broken one of my legs, and it had opened up some time in my life for me. It was a hard thing for me to learn – to sit still. Alchemy turned up at the perfect time, and I was able to take the time out to just stop. My life was unnoticeably going down hill. Because of the separation from my wife, combined with my job relocations, I really didn't have a grasp on my life at all – I was just sort of going with it… Mind Matters was the saviour from the direction I was heading – without Alchemy my life would have gone much further down hill.
“Working on myself through Mind Matters, I realised finally that I am important, something which I had never considered in the past. For me, it was always, always about other people never about me – this way of living had stopped me from realizing myself. My sense of self was almost non-existent. I was always pleasing other people and shutting out all of my own emotions.
“The benefit of finding myself through Alchemy was realising my personal needs, my goals and my values. It was like finding substance for myself – I have taken a whole new perspective on the world, and Mind Matters held the space for me to stop in my life, raise my awareness and get a whole new view to live with. It makes life clearer.
“I have a better understanding of personal space, and I have been enabled to relax about my interactions with other people, understanding who they are and what they are doing.
“Before Alchemy I used to tap into this incredible energy when I played sport – I would use the energy back then to create amazing results in the physical world. Through Mind Matters, I have now re-tapped into that powerful energy, and I have been able to know myself and hone my skills to be able to apply that energy to create excellence in all areas of my life. I have expanded in every area of my life, from falling out of bed in the morning to falling asleep at night.
“Through Mind Matters I have tapped into my personal power and strength – a feeling which I hold in my chest. I have learned to know myself and how I operate, and I feel more connected and able to resolve every challenge as it arises now. I feel more connected, and my learning has been enjoyable. I am able to use my understanding of how my energy works to be more decisive in all areas of my life, and know what I want. It has also helped me to clear procrastination.
“Rex and Catherine work exceptionally well together in the course. Rex will treat each person equally, and when speaking to him you are made to feel you are most important. Rex connects with people on a level deeper than anything I have ever experienced. Catherine has amazing perspectives and her different views can help you to put yourself back on track and gather learning… together they make the whole Mind Matters experience mind-blowing.
“Connections through Mind Matters have been amazing. I feel like I could take anyone out of my group away with me, and have the most in-depth, realistic, and authentic conversation about things that are meaningful to myself and the person… I have never connected so deeply with a room full of people.
“Performance Alchemy is by far the best investment I have ever made in myself personally. To sum it all up... Alchemy is the best gift I could ever have given myself."
M Brown
"I am a trainer by profession and Mind Matters NLP skills have enhanced my training capabilities 100 fold. I am now more able to reach people through appropriate language skills and pace their resistance to training by presenting in ways that achieve acceptance. Through the use of NLP techniques when training, I am able to align the management team with the organisations values to eliminate non supporting values and beliefs."
"NLP has been an invaluable tool when negotiating with any level of management. I am able to utilise skills to influence with integrity and achieve positive outcomes for all parties. People within the organisation ask for assistance with finding strategies to help them deal with difficult people in more effective ways."
T Brumby-Cameron, Training & Development Officer, St Vincent's Community Services
"The most important thing that the Program skills have given me is the confidence and belief in myself that I can use the knowledge and skills to work with the people I come in contact with professionally. I now have a greater belief that the skills and processes learnt through training can be used effectively and elegantly to provide choices for people that they were not aware were available to them previously."
G Wyatt, Personal Performance Coach/Social Worker
“Flexibility in the approach, and a total focus on client outcomes allows Mind Matters to enjoy a strong, long term relationship with our organisation. We look forward to future projects.”
G Somerville, National Sales Manager, Tourism Queensland
“. . . An exceptional quality program, with the highest standards of professionalism and ethics. An extremely valuable and powerful program for anyone in communications - Media, Education, Sales, Marketing, Psychology or any field where interpersonal and communication skills are paramount."
D Coory, Channel 10 Sydney, Broadcast Journalist/Presenter
“Catherine has been working as my personal coach throughout the year and has provided me with a whole new insight into the way I view and understand what I do and how it effects me. With the regular coaching program I am developing strategies to embrace this understanding of myself into my personal and professional life. I can see and feel that I am on the path to realising personal performance and value standards that I have always searched for.”
J Perlinski, Director, DAIS
“The one-on-one coaching changed my whole life as it finally dispelled the obstacle that was stopping me from running my own business – fear of failure! I now can honestly say I feel no fear of anything – it's almost scary! I am just completing my first year of running my own business – have seven staff and a turnover of $2.5 million. Not bad for someone who was too frightened to do it 18 months ago.”
C McGinty, CEO, McGinty Recruitment
“Approaching Mind Matters has changed my life. Rex and Catherine have helped me to truly believe that you can have your dreams, not just wish them. Through private coaching, Mind Matters has helped me to focus on what I want from my life, not stay pre-occupied with what I don't want. They have provided me with mind strategies to see situations from new and empowering perspectives. My career, prosperity, friendships, outlook and future have changed dramatically, in a direction I once could only wish for. Friends and colleagues have commented on the change. Indeed, some now use Mind Matters themselves.”
M Davis, Education Consultant
"The most powerful thing about being in Bali was that Igot a good strong metaphor for life that I really connected with, and I now live with it. We arereally just passengers andwe just need to be aware and listen. When I say passengers, Imean passengers of our own destinies. The goals we want to achieve don't need a whole lot of effort,we just need to listen to ourselves and act when told to...and never forget to look around and enjoy it. Ancient Wisdom consolidated everything that Ihave done in my life."
G Williams
“Well, I feel like it's changed my life, it's given me the tools to set goals and to actually see myself achieving them. Also, I really appreciated meeting all the great people, and to have my whole family open up, especially as we had just moved to Brisbane. It's given me another modality to work from in the healing profession. All of the stuff that I've learnt helped me to build rapport with clients. It doesn't just stand over your career, but all areas of your personal life as well.”
P Maxted - Massage Therapist
“The combination of Alchemy and Ancient Wisdom to me has resulted in an ongoing transformation. Transformation in the way I see the world, the environment, other people, and myself. The programs that I have experienced through Mind Matters have allowed me to grow as a person, to become aware as a person, and to see my world in a totally different light to that which I experienced prior to Performance Alchemy. Thanks to the Mind Matters team for their enthusiasm, awareness, support and vision, for not only myself, but for many others.”
S Atkins - Artist & Teacher
“The journey of Ancient Wisdom took me from some of the deepest, lowest places in myself to the highest of highs, and then through to inner peace. I learned that things are always okay. I learned that we need to live life. I found higher intention in Bali. I now have a strong sense of being connected to everything and everyone. This began to truly emerge in the stunningly beautiful surroundings, and I carry that very same knowing with me all of the time, deep in my heart.”
K Hallifax, WorkCover QLD
“The combination of Alchemy and Ancient Wisdom to me has resulted in an ongoing transformation. Transformation in the way I see the world, the environment, other people, and myself. The programs that I have experienced through Mind Matters have allowed me to grow as a person, to become aware as a person, and to see my world in a totally different light to that which I experienced prior to Performance Alchemy. ”
S Mendl, Educator & Comedian
“Ancient Wisdom allows you to be totally centred in a heavenly place. It brings a deep harmony which holds the space for you to live from the virtues of life. The amazing lifestyle of the Balinese people reinforces these wonderful virtues, and it's there to see in their culture, every day. Watching them go about their lives in perfect simplicity and balance taught me an inner belief that life is not about possessions … it's about connection with the world on all levels.”
R Antony, Entrepreneur
“There is no better way to open yourself up to possibility and potential to achieve whatever you want or need to achieve to live completely and wholly. Rex and Catherine are like no one else that we have ever known. They know and understand people, and they know how to hatch a person's personality and potential – again, like no one else that we have ever encountered.”
R & M Perriman, Mark Perriman Landscapes
“Thank-you for the magical lessons that you have shown me, and the entire group, through both the Performance Alchemy and Ancient Wisdom programs. Thank you especially for your kindness, support and understanding. It truly is the best money I have ever spent, and for all that I have learned through Mind Matters, no amount could repay it. You have helped me to get my business back, and prepared me to be ready to soar.”
K Power, CEO Rejuvenators
“Performance Alchemy for me has been life changing. I have indeed been very fortunate – I have life skills and amazing tools that I can utilise and take with me anywhere and everywhere, and yes, even when I am sleeping. It has made such a difference in my life being able to say “No” and mean it – I now say no regularly which keeps my life healthier. I meditate every day. I have Values, something which I have never really had before – and I truly enjoy the uniqueness of me… I have peace… I have spirituality… I have true contentment with the new me, because me IS new… well and truly. I have happiness, I have new friends who allow me to be myself just as I am. I have old friends who like the new me… and some who don't because I say “No” and enforce my boundaries now… but they are coming around to fill in around me now.
“Ancient Wisdom was a whole other kind of beauty and learning… there was a divine fusing of the masculine and feminine energies, inner powers, metaphors, voice work, meditation… and all in the beauty of Bali. Words truly fail me to describe the sacredness. Opulent surroundings, succulent cuisines – and truly one of the most amazing experiences of my life time… There was an authentic tapping into the Universe, and a learning of spirituality and lessons in the virtues that all humans should be aware of.
“I am always learning, always integrating, and I am even more curious to know more. I am a much calmer, centred, evolved, rather evolving me. I always have awareness more than ever before.
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