Paul Burden

“Paul’s time management training, which he delivered for our whole team, exceeded all expectations. Not only were there some powerful tools and techniques for better task and time management individually and as a team, but Paul also explained the psychology behind how we are motivated, what can block us and how best to facilitate more productive thought processes. The team have been so enthused by the session that they have been discussing their new methods of working since the training and we are imbedding many of the techniques into our organisation. Paul involved the whole team into the training so, firstly, we are all more aware of each other’s struggles and, secondly and crucially, the whole team is now bought into the strategies we are implementing – key to making this a long-term success. I can’t thank Paul enough – who knew that 2 hours could have such a lasting impact!”

“10/10. The structure, team and culture of the business have all moved in a massively positive direction. This has enabled strong growth of our business. Working with Paul has been a great experience, and has enabled me to develop more straight line thinking as well as providing clarity over what can be achieved by training yourself to think differently. Paul brings a wealth of business experience and insight but most importantly he knows, in-depth, how best to lead the most important assets of our business; our people. Paul has helped me transform my leadership capability. I am more effective in how I steer and encourage my team. A lot of my stress has disappeared. I can think clearly and enjoy a healthy work life balance. As a result, the team is dramatically more engaged and everybody is working towards a common goal. Thank you for the valuable support!”

“I believe we unconsciously set limits for ourselves, which are quite often well below our capabilities either today or in the future. Through some fantastic coaching techniques, Paul helped me to resolve internal limitations to create a clearer, more direct pathway to my long term goals - in both my career and as a competitive runner. Progress has been above expectations and feels permanent. Paul is a true master of his profession. He has deep knowledge of psychology and an incredible understanding of our core operating model, which he can articulate in a simple way to help us all better understand the ways we think and act. A world class teacher.”

“I've been working with Paul for over 7 years and I have to say his professionalism and work ethic is fantastic. Over the years he has helped me reach my potential in the top end of my sport at the Olympic games and we are currently on to our second games together. 😁 Covering both the sport side but also he helps me over come mental blocks on non sport related topics, which in turn helps me to be a better athlete. Top recommendation for Paul.. everyone should have a Paul in there life. 👍”

“2020 was a year like no other. I, like everybody else had new challenges and difficulties which seem to pop up week on week. Juggling childcare whilst trying to direct a construction business and bring a new product to market through an unprecedented lockdown was something that wasn’t in the script. It was also something that I or none of my employees had planned for. Working with Paul allowed me to learn the skills and develop the mindset to face the challenges head on while still thriving in my professional and more importantly (to me) personal life. I developed a resilience and focus which I didn’t have before. Without this I don’t think I could have completed my largest project to date. Especially considering the fact I was working on a limited budget and timeframe. I thank you for that Paul. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the current situation and can’t see a way-out Paul will be able to help. Before working with Paul, I was directionless and found myself easily distracted. I have now implemented everything I learnt, have completely transformed my business and entered new and exciting markets. The skills I have learnt will last me a lifetime and I’m so glad to have made contact with Paul when I did. My only regret was not making contact sooner! Thanks Paul.”

“Paul is incredibly easy to work with, professional, personable, and never failed to amaze me by offering a unique and fresh perspective to my areas of weakness. Through working with Paul, he has brought clarity to areas that were otherwise hazy, and I’ve noticed improvements in effective time management as well as vastly increased motivation in both work and personal pursues. Through this motivation, I’m as busy as ever yet still have the time to strike a work/life balance, relishing the challenge and striving towards an even higher level of performance. Simply put, Paul has helped me organise my thoughts and break down subconscious barriers to elevate my performance to levels beyond my initial expectations. I also find myself happier in general, knowing I am working effectively and training well. From my first conversation with Paul I was confident he would be able to help me, but I’ve amazed at just how effective his help has been. If you feel like you could do better, but are unsure of how to get there, I whole-heatedly recommend investing in yourself, and speaking to Paul. ”

“I've consulted Paul on occasion over a number of years to find ways of turning personal and work challenges into successes. Paul's positivity is incredibly energising. His business know how and understanding of behaviour are a powerful combination. He's helped me learn more about myself, how I look at the world and how this shapes my choices. He's helped me to see challenges as sources of fulfillment rather than stress. He's helped me to improve how I understand other people and build successful partnerships with them. He's also pointed me towards useful business, organisational and personal strategies. He has the key quality of a great teacher in that he doesn't give you the answer - he helps you to learn how to work it out for yourself. I consult him less often now because I don't need to. I reflect on our past conversations and that's usually enough for me to work it out myself - and a sense of fulfillment follows.”

“Firstly, I'd like to say what a huge difference Paul has made to me, I am much more confident speaking in public. Paul was recommended to me by a friend as I had some public speaking events coming up that I felt uncomfortable about. I wanted to feel less anxious about them and also wanted to look forward to such opportunities rather than been filled with a sense of dread - would I dry up, forget what I wanted to say. It was very short notice before the events, but two focussed sessions with Paul helped me see what was holding me back. It was a challenging experience but I trusted him and felt remarkably better after the sessions. I have been able to deal with my anxiety and now enjoy - actually enjoy events. Thank you Paul ”

“I approached Paul Burden from PerformWell with a business performance issue after he had presented at a recent networking event in Bristol. He covered a number of business models that really made me think about my own business. We had three coaching sessions at the Berkeley Centre. In the first two sessions Paul really investigated the performance issue and asked some very stretching questions to uncover the root cause of the problem. The third session “reprogrammed” my thought process to provide a solution to my problem. Paul really helped me to clarify the situation and gave me confidence to move my business to the next level. Paul is an excellent performance coach and I will be definitely using him again as part of my own personal development as my business grows from strength to strength. ”

“I benefited from an executive acceleration program with Paul in 2014. I want here to highlight the step change Paul enabled, opening new opportunities. I wanted to increase my performance while coping with chaos in large and complex projects. Clear strengths in my profile such as “work hard” and “be perfect” were in effect hindering me from stepping back. In the frame of my carrier development I decided to turn it into an opportunity to learn and improve. Paul guided me, and eventually increased my ability to focus on success beyond project setbacks and gain work/life balance. I developed as well my capacity to turn difficult situations into win-win situations. I definitely recommend working with Paul for anyone willing to increase his efficiency and performance. You’ll also appreciate his coaching style. Thank you Paul. ”

“Paul kindly spoke at our YENA young networking event this year and I have to say, was fantastic. Everyone in attendance expressed verbally that he was one of the best we've had speak, to date, offering advice on personal development, belief systems, and goal setting. The feedback was so great, in fact, that Paul was in high demand and our members we're asking after his services. We are currently looking to build Paul into our membership packages by offering his services to our remit and look forward to working with him again in the near future. I can't recommend Paul highly enough for his speaking services, and can only presume this follows through into his other work also.”

“I worked with Paul on an issue that had affected my time management as a physiotherapist and osteopath for many years. After only one session Paul was able to help me completely resolve this and effectively give me back around 3 hours a week which is allowing me more quality time with my family. To me this is so important in a busy working week, and for this I can not recommend Paul highly enough.”

“The poet Henry David Thoreau once wrote: "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." If you don't want to be like most men, or women, choose a different path. Contact Paul Burden. He is an expert performance coach. Wherever you are in life. Stressed, anxious, frustrated... he can help. Even if you are mightily successful and your focus is on maintaining your motivation, Paul will support you. There are no half measures with Paul. He is going to go deep with you. Look at some of the influences and experiences that have shaped you. Study them. Challenge them. Free you from limiting beliefs and behaviours. Paul works with top professionals in business, the media and sport. He gets results. He will help you achieve great results in your professional and personal life.”

“I worked with Paul to look at ways to improve my business confidence and better attain my goals. I found Paul to be insightful and he helped me to become more aware of my behavioural patterns, the underlying reasons for them and then ways to tackle them. With greater awareness alone I was able to make some noteworthy changes. By continuing to work with Paul, I developed the confidence to go for goals I’d previously thought were out of my reach. I’ve already seen an improvement in my business, but also I now feel more relaxed and able to ‘switch off’. He also gave me relevant exercises to carry out and was encouraging during our sessions Whereas before I’ve made excuses for not taking action, I’m now raring to go. I have a list of things I’d like to try and I’m steadily ticking them off. We also uncovered my passion for writing (outside of work) which I kept putting aside. I’ve since signed up for a creative writing course and I’m looking forward to many other such adventures.”

“Working with Paul really helped me focus in on what I needed to do during my racing season. Competing at a high level in Motorsport, it is essential that I have the right people around me to achieve the maximum every race weekend. I've worked with Paul several times over several years, and after each session, I feel invigorated, confident, strong and ready to attack. He knows what he's talking about, but he also knows how to make the sessions fun and interactive as well!”

“Working with Paul has really helped me achieve my goals. I highly recommend working with Paul.”

“I was seeing Paul in 2013 to help me with some of my issues! I saw him first with only one problem of mine which was almost sorted right away in one session and I immediately realized he can be more beneficial for me than I thought in the first place. I booked 3 more sessions after our first. I had 6 different problems with my self, I knew I have the problems but I did not know how to change things. I have to say I was not expecting the result to be this quick but under this 3 sessions 3 of my problems were completely disappeared, I was not even able to recall at all on our last meeting and the other 3 just did not seemed like a problem anymore. He was giving me clarity and knowledge to how to deal with things in my situation, he did not tell me what to do, he was just guiding and listening very well! He has a very depth knowledge in his field and I already recommended him to some of my clients who are suffering from Stress, Anxiety and frustration. I will definitely will use his services again to perform well in my profession! Thanks for your help Paul! :)”