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With a proven track record of helping hundreds of people overcome personal barriers, Mark Griffiths founded Real Life Coaching International (RLCI) and Real Integrity Community to give others access to the same opportunities and prospects that took him years of self-exploration and determination to discover for himself.
The newest member of the Hartpury Tech Box Park community, RLCI currently works in partnership with multiple agencies and organisations across the UK to improve the quality of life for individuals and their communities.
From supporting homeless people in the woods in Glastonbury to coaching professional athletes or working with housing associations to help hundreds of out-of-work individuals across the South West build self-esteem and personal barriers to work and education – the overarching mission of both companies is to help people.
With many farmers spending long hours working alone in isolation, mental health is the biggest problem facing UK farmers. Through the Hartpury partnership, RLCI looks to empower individuals working in, or supporting the land-based sector.
A Life Coach for 14 years, Mark Griffiths CEO and Founder said: “I want to better understand the challenges faced by farmers and agricultural communities – including anxiety, stress, depression, and loss (e.g. including the grieving process associated with the loss of crops) and equip individuals with the tools to recognise and arrest these negative behaviours.”
Mark continues: “Our Tech Box Park membership will allow us to join the gaps between housing, education, and welfare and support a new industry. I very much look forward to attending farming network events, meeting people, learning more, starting a dialogue, and making an impact on the quality of people’s lives working in agriculture across Gloucestershire and beyond.”
Going forward, Mark aims to run his successful ‘Who am I? workshops using his unique 'heart-based' approach to coaching with Hartpury students to boost confidence, self-esteem and aspirations in the next generation.
Mark concludes: “It is all about controlling the way you look at things. Changing your mindset will change the way that you feel and empower you to lead a happy, fulfilled, and balanced life.”
Hartpury’s Tech Box Park facility funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the GFirst LEP ‘Getting Building Fund’ and the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust is dedicated to enabling the growth of innovative local businesses looking to develop new or existing products and accelerate them into the agri-tech market.
Image: From left to right – Mark Griffiths, CEO and Founder of RLCI with Jonathan Sharpe, Hartpury Tech Box Park Advisor.
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