ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A PERSONAL PROFILE
I am a retired teacher with my home in Merseyside in the UK. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, I have lived and worked in several countries and continents. Throughout my career, I have been involved in projects aimed at encouraging others to improve their lifestyle quality and raise their self-esteem.
I am currently 75 years young and, in the past, I have led classes for adults in stress management and relaxation skills. I have always had a keen interest in meditation, self-hypnosis and yoga type exercise programs and believe that their practice in an individual’s life can have a powerful positive influence on lifestyle quality.
Like many older people, I have experienced over the years a variety of life upsets and made some wrong turns in life but thankfully I have survived them all. I have learnt and believe that self-acceptance and gratitude are necessary and important attributes for attaining personal peace and fulfilment. I have also come to understand the importance of goal-setting as a device for personal growth.
I am not a practitioner of or protagonist for any organised belief system, traditional or new. The Phoenix Self-Help Life Plan, and this book, represent my present efforts to helping others to help themselves. I am a certified Life Coach, trained NLP Practitioner and hold a Certificate in Hypnotherapy.
I continue to work to improve the quality of my own life. I still have much work to do on this, especially in the area of spirituality.
Ambrose A Hardy