My Story?
Self-Awareness is Key.
Life is all about “trial and error”, and most of us learn from our oversights… when you have a business to build and personal life to maintain you may often find that you feel like you are struggling to make it all balance.
How does one know they’re a leader… and not a lunatic? Self-Awareness is key.
This journey is not easy, and I’ll never claim it to be. But I can promise you, it is worth it.
You Can Change Your Mind.
You can change your Life. Unlock your potential and learn what it takes to succeed in your personal and business development.
Gio has learned first-hand how much courage is required to make drastic change and transform yourself from who you were to who were born to be.
My Journey
Some Context
My journey has been rich, challenging and very rewarding. I took this photo of this stone on the Camino De Santiago Portuguese route, and I truly resonate to the statement: “Do Not live for your presence to be noticed, but for your absence to be felt” Bob Marley.
The Journey
This photo was taken whilst hiking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea 96km of some of the toughest hiking in the world, I had wanted to do it since I was 15 years of age and so at 46 I developed a rites of passage program convinced 7 fathers and 7 x 13 year old sons including my own to train and then join me on this epic adventure. It wasn’t enough to do it once, I loved it so much I formed a second group the next year and did it again. The photo perfectly depicts the journey of inner awareness and development.
There is no clear set path, just an idea of where you want to go. It is a process of one step after another. But we weren’t foolish enough to think we could do it without assistance, we had guides along the journey, locals experienced in the terrain, the culture and the challenges to be faced.
I have come to learn that my external world is a reflection of my internal state of being. To balance the internal and external worlds around me, I choose to be inspired by the world around me, for the most part I take responsibility, stop focusing on the external problems and focus on healing the internal challenges and fears. But whilst I look within I seek guided reflection from an experienced mentor.
For a long time, I tried to work it all out on my own, sure, I sought feedback from others, but it was not in a systematic dedicated manner that could affect lasting change.
When I found my mentor, Lorna it was an overwhelming sense of relief. My work with her helped me to realise that the focus of the work was inward and not outward.
By gaining awareness of my emotions and then getting curios to what thoughts might be creating those emotions I saw my mind shift from fear to gratitude and abundance.
I found the world around me started to change the more I worked on the peace and fulfilment I was cultivating in myself.
Helping Others
The work with my mentor has saved my life and now allows me to consciously create a life of freedom and abundance. I realised that I have always created my experiences just not consciously.
That’s when I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to the pursuit of mastering this internal external relationship and to assist others in any way that I can. This photo is of one of my Groups in Brisbane Australia.
My 'Why' For This Work
This photo is of my daughter Isabella and my son Sebastian. They have graced my life with purpose beyond my imagination. A purpose to be the best version of myself as an example to them. To lead by example to show that we all have moments of difficulty but that rising in those moments is the essence of living. They have both taught me how to be an honourable man.
Giving Back
My own life is a compelling reminder that your metamorphosis can start at any point. In 2015 when I started coaching, my focus was primarily with business owners, as I had lived experience as a business director, who had such an imbalance in my own personal life due to the everyday stresses of running my company. Realising that my personal experiences and leadership has profoundly affected those I have worked with has led to incredible self-fullfilment.
Today, I am living my dream on the beautiful island of Sardinia, guiding individuals around the globe with my successful coaching practice.
Just like the people in the 2 treks in Kokoda I invite you to join me and walk the path of self-discovery. Your potential is dormant inside you and it’s time to wake it “The F*#k up”!!!
How I Can Help You
Benefits
- Trusted advisor
- Resources centre
- Unique perspective on entrenched issues
- Peace of mind
Outcomes
- Improved staff retention
- Enhanced client experience
- Increased profits
- Business Growth
Are yoYou Ready For The Journey?
Live the life you are destined to live… Not the one you have settled for.
The Challenges You Experience:
Many people find themselves in situations that feel insurmountable. The common thread being a lack of connection to their true self and thus the ability to connect with others meaningfully.
When we have a calm mind, we can make a strategic leap to self-development. My clients have found themselves in crisis, be it overnight or long time coming. You don’t need a crisis to change your position in life you can put practices in place before you reach burnout and breakdown.
The way we experience and interpret life is deeply unique and individual.
My programs focus on you, the unique individual who is ready to embrace a drastic change of mindset.
I teach my 7-step “Metamorphosis” framework for changing your life and Business:
How Do My Programmes Work For You?
Survival Mode
Break free from the cycle of living to pay the bills and embrace your power to choose your own destiny.
Conforming
Move past societal expectations and discover your true desires and aspirations.
Differentiating
Embrace your unique potential and find the courage to live your truth
Individuating
Transform your life and become the person you were meant to be.
Self-Actualisation
Create a life that aligns with your true self and experience abundance, joy, prosperity, and love.
Integrating
Integrate your growth in every aspect of your life and unlock new doors and opportunities.
Serving
Embody your abundance and walk through life as a liberating force, serving others by simply being who you are.
Do You Have Questions?
Where and How I Work?
I offer a range of options and locations including one-2-one coaching, self-paced guided programs, group programs and retreats.
United Kingdom
Europe
United States
Australia
OnLine/Virtual - Hybrid Coaching
Online Group Coaching Programmes
The use of prerecorded videos and conference calls has opened the door to a more convenient method in which to do this work. You get the flexibility to consume the content at your leisure and the personal touch with group support calls.
Workshops
Immerse yourself in a 2-day workshop environment designed to make a clear shift in your current situation. This is often the initial step to engaging in long term work.
1-2-1 Coaching
This is incredibly powerful and personal. This is designed for those who are looking at a deep dive into the inner work. 2 sessions per month 1 hour per session.
In-Person Programmes
Graduate Group Coaching
An invite only program designed for those that have reached the level where they can then take it to the world and instruct it.
Retreats in Sardinia
This ancient pristine and powerful island in the Med is my choice as home. It has so much to offer, and I truly want to share the immersive experience of living life differently. Together with the work we do and the experience of this island you will emerge forever changed.
Retreats in Queensland
This whole journey for me started in Queensland Australia. It has always been a focus for me to take this work to the world and i will never forget or neglect the place where it started. These retreats are designed to bring back the personal aspect to my work as well as expand the reach in Australia.
Testimonials
It’s been pretty valuable, it’s not something I’ve never experienced before and never really gone through before. It’s made me aware, and probably open my eyes a little bit on thinking things through in a different way. And I think anything that shifts you a little bit is very valuable.
I think what I’ve gained from this is a greater self-awareness on how to process things, how to meet the daily challenges, how to face the things, that drain energy, and you as a person. I think it is very valuable, because we all face challenges of different depths, and variety, every single day.
So changing the context from problems to challenges. That was a good part of the conversation and using those problems and turning them into challenges. I think just that in itself will be hugely valuable.
Mark Spicer
Business Owner, Brisbane
I found Gio’s presentation style, initially a little confronting in terms of his very matter of fact and frank use of language but I soon realised that this was the quintessential Gio. This was the real Gio and this gave authenticity to everything that he said.
Nothing that Gio has taught us in this programme has been scripted or read from a script he has backed every assertion, every comment with his own life experience and the experience of his own mentor, who he frequently referred to throughout the programme.
Murray Crawford
CLO Lawyers, Brisbane
I always feel so much better about myself after I spend time with Gio. Just one of those guys that you feel better for knowing him and being around him and talking to him.
I feel like sometimes he knows me better than I know myself and he can pick up on little subtle quirks about myself that I can’t see and hear.
Rebecca Keck
Business Owner, Brisbane
Media Mentions
I have been fortunate to collaborate with others to share my experiences and learnings as featured in the following Media Mentions.
“Explore the difference between forceful and influential leadership.
In this deeply moving and truly inspiring story, we discuss the impact that toxic masculinity has in the workplace and at home. This will resonate with many of you”
FAQs
These are some of the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ clients have asked before joining my coaching or Metamorphosis Programmes.
At the center of every human beings life is themselves, we literally create everything in our lives from relationships, to the business we run, our health reigimes to the places we go on holidays. I spent 5 years coaching business owners on systems, processes, hiring techniques etc. Only to see that a number of those business owners become ill, lose marriages and lose sight of why they created the business in the first place!! The real reason most people create businesses is to be free. So I decided to work on the source rather than the perrifery, then from there all of the other areas of life get infected by the new energy and decissions of the person in the middle.
| Dissengagement is one of the biggest issues to face a workplace and I am hearing from a lot of employers that this is even more evident in the younger generation. Engagement comes from the leader first and then from the team as a response. It is essential that the leader connects to the people within their organisation at a very personal level. If they do then the people within the workplace will feel safe and as a consequence will engage with ceative ideas and dedication to the cause of the business. For them to care they need to know that you do. |
Passion is a wonderful commodity when we have it and very hard to restablish when we dont. So what destroys the passion we once had? More often than not it is sheer exhaustion of the owner this is usually driven by overcommitting due to a feeling of needing control. (No one in the business can do it as good as I do, or no one will step up to take on the responsibilities of the roles). This has almost always come about because the owner has mistaken service to mean fixing all of the issues and as such focuses on problem solving rather than building their team to make decisions. Often they can be heard to say “it’s just faster if I fix it” – the problem is, this can only be effective as long as you are.