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…I now have resilience and a much healthier relationship to my business…

I am Robin Sansom, I am a business owner who inspires individuals and businesses to think differently and creatively. I am the CEO of Ember Marketing, an advertising and marketing agency and have recently acquired a new business.

What had me initially seek help from Johan was to get guidance and absolute clarity on what I should be focusing on and where my strategy should lie in order to maximise opportunity – in a very disrupted and uncertain marketplace . Also I wanted to reignite the passion that had eroded away.

My initial concern with working with him was opening up to a stranger and exposing my vulnerability. I did it; it was painful yet very necessary.

The initial big result from working with Johan was that my confidence in my own ability got restored and reinforced. I was powerfully back in the driving seat with a clear way forward.

The net impact of that is that not only am I still running Ember Marketing – refreshed – but I also bought and am running a new business in a new sector on a global level, which was in no way on my radar before Johan’s programme.

Another big win is that I am now able to distance myself emotionally from my business, freeing myself from the exhausting and stressful daily circumstantial ups and downs and destructive worrying that being emotionally attached caused me.

I now have resilience and a much healthier relationship to my business and all the ups and downs of business.

I would highly recommend Johan (and already have) for his uncanny ability, amongst other things, to rapidly and clearly identify and powerfully address key and critical challenges and their root causes faced by leaders so that they can perform at their best.

Robin Sansom

CEO Ember Marketing – London

…I’ve hit my business targets, I feel calmer and more in control of my destiny...

My name is Zac

I’m a financial advisor based in London. I work predominantly with individuals to help them with their personal finances

I had relatively recently moved into a business development role that required me to go out there and find clients. I didn’t have much experience in this area and I was finding it difficult to gain enough momentum. I felt like I was failing and knew I had to improve my results

I initially wasn’t sure what the impact of working together with Johan would be . Cost was also a concern as he isn’t cheap.

Also I’m quite detail oriented and he didn’t give me a lot of information on exactly what we would be doing together. I had to have faith that he was going to be able to help me.

Working with Johan has had a big impact on my business life.

Our MD had commented that he has seen a big change in me as an individual and I’ve hit my business targets. I feel calmer and more in control of my destiny. Johan has given me tools and strategies that I am confident I will be using for a long time to help me achieve whatever I set my mind to achieving

I’d recommend him because he works as a firm partner in helping clients exceed their goals.

What surprised me the most was the impact he had in a short space of time. Also the changes I’ve seen in other areas of my life, for example with my family.

Zac G

Financial advisor (London, UK)

…Johan has a deep and profound understanding…

I have worked with Johan for a number of years. We started working to improve my negotiation skills and quickly moved to a more holistic approach. Johan is a powerful mentor and combines his spiritual, energetic, health, business and military experiences into a transformational programme. Johan has a deep and profound understanding of each of these domains and combines them seamlessly. A great mentor and highly recommended for anyone struggling to make progress in their life.

Peter Cleland

Entrepreneur (Boulder, Colorado, USA)

…his coaching has left a lasting effect on the way that we go about our business…

My name is Saul Djanogly, founder and CEO of the Investment Fitness Club. We are a wealth management business that works with private clients to help them get their investment portfolios to peak fitness.

I was having a problem with a senior colleague , resulting in an almost complete breakdown of our working relationship.

I initially retained Johan to come in and sort this problem out. His recommendation was that both my colleagues and I would benefit from intensive coaching so as to improve our relationship.

At first I was somewhat skeptical about Johan’s coaching but it has been truly transformation for both my colleague and myself , resulting in a far better working relationship also helping me improve my management skills.

Johan went on to do a couple of training days with our entire team here , which were also of great benefit.

His coaching has left a lasting effect on the way that we go about our business, both in terms of attitude and systems and procedures.

What surprised me was the sheer breadth of the tools in Johann’s toolkit which draw on many and different sources, from the spiritual to the intensely practical.

In this sense Johan is truly a coach for all seasons, and his approach combines personal and business development so that each feed off each other.

This is a most impressive balancing act!

Johan is an outstanding coach. Not only did he help me very significantly to raise my own game both personally and in business but he also had a profound effect on my whole team at work. He has a very diverse range of different skills and tools which he brings to bear in a highly effective manner , practising ” tough love ” in the best interests of those he works with.

I would not hesitate to recommend him all the reasons above , as well as his highly disciplined and focused approach , together with his sincere commitment to his clients’ success.

In short, if you are looking for a real game changer in all areas of your life , Johan is the right man for you. If you would like to learn more about how he helped me and my team , please feel free to call me on (020) 8201 5132

Saul Djanogly

Founder and CEO The Investment Fitness Club (London, UK)

…enabling me to take rebuffs objectively and choose how to react to situations…

My name is Michael Rae and I act as a part-time finance director, supporting SME’s.

I met Johan soon after one main client had merged and a second had been bought by a much larger company and I was looking to either rebuild my practice or re-direct my career. My fear was that my existing network was rapidly dwindling as they approached retirement and I would have trouble finding new clients. I was experiencing a crisis of confidence and needed a new approach to take my career forward.

My initial concerns were around Johan’s unorthodox approach but I was impressed by his openness and focus, his quick understanding of my situation and his business experience, particularly in the fast food and retail industries.

Some of the tools Johan uses are simple but others require hard work and determination. However, as is often the case, the more effort I put in the more I got out.

The first thing that got restored was my self-belief and my general resilience, enabling me to take rebuffs objectively and choose how to react to situations, which dramatically reduced my stress levels. I learned to take up opportunities when they presented themselves and leverage them, rather than holding back as was my nature before.

Life can be a roller-coaster but what Johan taught me makes the journey smoother and more enjoyable. I got far, far more from his programme than I ever expected, as the training went beyond just business skills, and the benefits are still coming. Thanks to Johan’s help I am now back on track with a clear direction and my health and energy levels have significantly improved too.

I am pleased that I grasped the chance to work with him.

Michael Rae ACA

Classique Consultants Ltd (London, UK)

…You were a great trainer / mentor and friend to me…

Johan, you are on my life’s “conference table” where only special and significant people who I respect and hold in the highest regard as part of my career.

You were a great trainer / mentor and friend to me almost 30 years ago now back in 1985 at Burger King in Liverpool when I was one of your assistant managers!

I will always hold you dearly in my thoughts.

David Lewtas

Regional Manager with Compass Group (Liverpool, Merseyside)

...After the course I took with Johan my life changed dramatically…

My name is Ross Davis and I am 20 years old.

I asked for Johan’s help because I was stuck in a dead-end job watching my life waste away, I was really unhappy just being like everyone else in the world who hates their job.

I worked in a clothes store called Superdry and everyday I did the same thing: went to work, stood around folding clothes waiting for the clock to strike home time. It was the single most boring thing I have done. So I decided to do something about it and a friend of mine recommended taking a course with Johan to rebuild myself.

At first I was very apprehensive about meeting Johan as my self-esteem was low, my confidence was non existent and I was stuck in the mentality that nothing would change, no matter what anybody could tell me or try and teach me nothing would ever change.

But my god how wrong was I. After some intense but well needed sessions with Johan I actually started to believe him and work with him rather than against him. He made me see things I never thought were possible. He made me believe things that I thought were unthinkable.

After the course I took with Johan my life changed dramatically, it really was amazing to see the transformation I had managed to achieve in such a short space of time.

I am now out of my dead end job where I was earning just £12,000 a year and I am now living my dream and earning £40,000 a year as a top car salesman in London.

The skills and tools I learned from Johan helped me beyond belief. I was folding clothes in a shop 5 days a week with no room for progression. I was stuck yet now I am in a fast paced industry where I am hitting unbelievable achievements for a new starter. I am selling over 20 cars a month and I won an award within my first two months for the 3rd highest profit margin in the company bearing in mind the company I work for is TrustFord the main dealer of Ford in the UK. And I was 3rd on profit margin. My results are unbelievable. But I am not stopping there; what Johan has done has given me the freedom and the belief that no matter how big your dream is you can make it possible.

Johan is the best mentor I could have asked for and I would thoroughly recommend him to anyone. His course, his teaching method, and just the way he works is amazing. He has made me where I am today and I couldn’t thank him enough.

Ross Davis

Car Salesman (London, UK)

…this made a huge impact on my business relationships…

My name is Colette Madine and I manage a successful family owned company that specialises in business consultancy and tax planning.

Having worked in the business for many years and watch it take many different directions in that time, I felt an increasing sense of lack of personal growth, lack of fulfillment and hopelessness. I felt, “is this it for me?” I had become completely ineffective in all areas of my life.

In order to prevent that downward spiral, I sought the help of Johan Taft, whom I had met at business dinner and felt that I had met someone who understood my plight.

It took some months to finally get the ball rolling and start working with Johan. I was at first reticent to commit to the time, as I realised that in order to change my way of thinking and my whole outlook, this would involve a lot of soul searching and honesty with myself. The cost was also significant and money was a real consideration at the time.

The programme commenced and the honesty and soul searching paid dividends very quickly. Johan and I met every week and worked through many areas of my life, in a sensitive but very direct matter. I began to think differently and look at and see what had previously been negative situations, in a very positive way. This made a huge impact on my business relationships, where I was expected to motivate and lead staff members, I became an effective manager once more and more importantly, I enjoyed what I was doing.

One year on, I still feel motivated and no longer feel any fear of challenges or difficult situations, I relish them.

At our initial meetings I asked Johan if he thought he could help me? His response was that “I was an eagle who thought she was a chicken”!

He assured me that he could make me understand and believe, that I was indeed an “eagle”. He did, I am soaring!

Colette Madine

Assett House Piccadilly Ltd (London, UK)

…throughout the program I experienced paradigm shift after paradigm shift…

I am a freelance consultant with an expertise in the coordination of clinical trials from phase I to IV. I have been working in this sector since April 2003. after spending a few years in logistic management in the chemical sector, translating in the educational sector and even in hotel management with the Disney Co in Paris.

About 4 years ago I was working for Boehringer Ingelheim Belgium. When I got promoted form senior Clinical Trial Associate to Clinical Support Manager, it was clear that although I might have the qualities and and capacities, I would be going through the transformation without the additional training or the follow-up from HR. I needed support, an impartial soundboard and business and management advice for the plain reason that I wanted success for me and the team I would be leading.

I knew Johan A Taft through a mutual friend who highly recommended him to me. Although I trust our mutual friend and Johan could give me recommendations on paper and in live persons, I was not sure that he could bring out the real ME, and that if that real ME was indeed a real leader! Another concern was that Johan has no expertise in Clinical trials and therefor might not be the right mentor.

When entering the mentoring program with Johan, I truly thought that I would get sound business advice and management training. And that is what I got initially: how to bring around a team or unwilling people, how to make change acceptable for the team, how to make the team function as a team etc. but most importantly who I was and why I wanted that change. I realized that I was becoming a leader in action and thoughts. My manager was impressed but my fellow middle managers felt threatened by my initiative and work force. This led to my dismissal. Instead of feeling crushed, I felt liberated to take the next big step in my life.

Throughout the program I experienced paradigm shift after paradigm shift. I understood myself better and therefor be a better ME and bring out the best ME.

So I made the leap from working under a payroll to becoming an independent business owner. I realized that I could achieve my biggest dreams.

My new part-time consulting role within the pharmaceutical industry gives me the freedom to build and realize my dream business: being a jewelry designer, a creator of beauty and a goldsmith, and most importantly being my own boss. And the transition is still ongoing. I have come to the insight that I need the intellectual challenges from my role as a consulting CRA and clinical trial coordination expert as well as the creativity form the dream business.

Despite, or better because of his lack of expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, Johan also helped me to develop cross sectoral insights and understanding of business in general. Under Johan’s continuous support and guidance I am now who I truly wish to be. I have gained respect from my peers within the pharmaceutical industry and equally from the goldsmith world without denying my truest self. And for these reasons, Johan has my highest recommendation.

Nguyen Dieu Thao Pham

Brussels, Belgium

…a gentle but very precise push to improve the way one thinks and responds to life…

A soul mate of mine recommended Johan. I wasn’t sure why Johan should be the one to calm down the incredibly fast moving circle of thoughts in my mind: Why am I not really happy when everything seems to be good? Why am I on a constant search for “something” and do not know what it is? Why can no success give me a feeling of satisfaction with myself? I always sensed there is a greater sea of possibilities, but how will I get close to it?

Listening to Johan’s impressive life story when we first met and looking into his eyes made me feel sure, that there is something for me to be discovered and now is the best time to do it. Through Johan’s training I was able to detach from the endless daily “to do list” and see the work on myself as a top priority. The most delightful was that I finally DID something only for myself. I am using the energy previously lost into the spin of my thoughts into a meaningful search on what my “New Self” is like. This is the most satisfying feeling I had in the last 10 years.

Johan turns around the comms rule “80:20”, where 80 percent is the ballast and only 20 percent is valuable information we are getting from communication with each other. He literally takes you into the program with giving the 80 percent a value.

People wisdom presented with light humour, seriousness with a delightful distance from a “drama image of life” and the believe Johan creates for one, is like a gentle but very precise push to improve the way one thinks and responds to life.

The bookstores, internet and life coaches are full of good advice. But there is a big difference between hearing or reading the great stuff and actively applying it in your own way into your life which works only for you. “LIVING IT” is why Johan’s program is unique and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

And no, Johan did not come with a set of nice answers on my questions. But he gave a great direction to my search so I feel happy with myself knowing that where I am, is just the beginning of the road.

Dana P

Global Corporate Comms Manager (Prague, Czech Republic)

…I now have unlocked the confidence and awareness which has been sealed in the past…

Thank you so much Johan for your kind teaching. You have been incredibly helpful and I now have unlocked the confidence and awareness which has been sealed in the past.

Thanks to your effort, my world is refreshed and I now feel the great power within me, which is propelling me towards huge success.

Jian Yang Dong

Graphic artist, London, UK

…my brain fired up…

I am fortunate enough to have been accepted as a client by Johan twice, 4 years apart, and my husband has worked with him too, so I feel both qualified and privileged to offer this testimonial to him. If you haven’t worked with him before but are being given the opportunity to do so, I would whole-heartedly recommend that you grab this opportunity with both hands. It may be emotionally uncomfortable or financially uncomfortable – or, in my case, both – but initially that becomes the driver that makes you do it.

I have found that working with Johan is not something that should be – or indeed can be – done without a conscious commitment. But I now understand that it should be looked at as an investment in yourself, and as a training programme. He is a mentor, a source of knowledge and a resource that should be valued – although that can be quite hard at the outset when one’s own state of mind is perhaps a bit fragile: on the one hand you know you need help, on the other you are resistant to paying out for it. In my husband’s case, he was so embarrassed by what he considered his failure, he didn’t even want to acknowledge that he needed external help, let alone pay for it! The lesson we both learned is value.

Johan has a vast array of tools and resources and experience that he utilises as he sees fit. His programmes are bespoke, tailored to your own individual needs and pace. He is not a hard task-master, but rather a demanding one and his exercises are designed to take you on a journey of discovery on your way to success – and he will even help you define your own version of success. Everyone is different, and Johan takes the time to find out what each individual wants to get out of the programme before even embarking on it. He certainly doesn’t waste his time, and he won’t take your money unless there is a good reason for doing so! That is not what he is about.

My first fixed length programme was to help me change myself, to lift myself out of a cycle of apathy, lack of energy, drive, oomph, and basically the mind-set that meant I was feeling very sorry for myself and couldn’t really see the point in getting out of bed in the morning. Despite wanting to participate in the programme – especially as this was at the time my husband was working in it and I could see the benefits in front of me – my resistance was high and my mind was closed. Johan’s experience and intuition took me through the basics of his programme to the point where I started taking responsibility for my own actions and asking my own questions – my brain fired up, if you like – and while I can’t say that I have never looked back, from that point on my personal development has been immense and without a doubt the programme was, according to my then aims and goals, successful.

Exactly 4 years later, I found myself at the start of what my husband calls a B-HAG – big, hairy, audacious goal – a project with life-changing consequences for my whole family, and with shock waves that would go out beyond that too. I was excited, as were we all, but the enormity of what we were about to embark on was not only daunting, but the chances of success at that time seemed, to all intents and purposes, fairly slim. I knew with a certainty that I could manage it, but needed help to make it happen. Johan came to mind. I am now coming to the end of that project and am pleased to say that it has indeed been a roller-coaster, but the outcome is even greater than what I asked for. This was a different way of working with Johan, utilising his many tools again but on a different level: still teacher and pupil, but progressing to more tutor and student. Johan equips you, not just with tools and knowledge, but with the ability to find the resources you need to assist you with a task. The practicalities of time management, project management and administration can be taught and applied; the thought processes and mind management behind those skills can only be developed, and it is exactly that development that Johan encourages. It is a rare ability and one that, in my opinion, is worth its weight in gold.

If you have been lucky enough to have been put in contact with Johan, I would heartily recommend that you consider working with him. Somebody thinks very highly of you to have recommended you to him in the first place – and it is truly that way round. It is worth investing in yourself, if only to find out why.

Pippa Williams

Portsmouth, UK

…I’ve finally arrived at the “promised land” of a career and life that I can create and enjoy on my own terms…

Dear Johan,

I’ve been looking back on the past year, and despite the challenge of having a newborn baby, and going through a lot of transition in my business, it’s been my best year yet.For the first time in memory, I’m closing the year on a high, and looking forward to a relaxing break and exciting plans next year. Contrast that with the previous 3 years where I seemed to be stuck in a continuous cycle of crises.

I’ve found the work we’ve done together very challenging at times, but I’ve finally arrived at the “promised land” of a career and life that I can create and enjoy on my own terms, instead of continually reacting to external circumstances.

Thank you for your help getting here, and I’m really looking forward to our continuing work together.

Iain Gray

ITG Associates Ltd

…Johan has taught me new disciplines to reprogram my brain and allow for my true and powerful self to emerge from a deep sleep…

I have been a client of Johan Taft for close to six months.In many pleasant ways I feel he has helped me to raise my Lazurus.I now have ever-increasing moments of synchronicity and breakthroughs in both my business and personal life.

Johan has had a profound effect on how I organize my day and prioritize my thoughts.Too many coaches and mentors focus on either getting rich at any cost or getting spiritual whatever the sacrifice.This unbalanced, one-size-fits-all style of training puts the coach’s marketing leverage cart well before the welfare of the client’s horse.

Contrarily, Johan takes the balancing act between inner and outer worlds very seriously and makes the principle and practice of present-moment living as essential for attaining good health and wealth simultaneously.As he often says, “A warrior should never go into battle without a sharpened sword.” Famous motivational speaker and coach Zig Ziglar said it more humorously, “Are you being a wandering generality or a meaningful specific?”

My journey has not been easy or even. At my age, 60, it is often believed “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”So much of my life has been spent studying truth and happiness rather than living in this manner. Johan has taught me new disciplines to reprogram my brain and allow for my true and powerful self to emerge from a deep sleep.

I have dealt with self-esteem and self-confidence issues big time throughout my life.Many people do suffer as I have and try to (over)compensate for their insecurities by willing themselves to be what they know is a phony persona.

Johan broached this phoniness element in me from the start. He stated that “Yes, you can expend a lot of energy in order to remain the Wizard behind the curtain waiting for Dorothy’s dog, Toto, to pull open the curtain and expose the fraud in you and force you to face yourself, your dilemmas, and your higher-purpose solutions. Or you can get to work before that embarrassment and find the pure, powerful you.It all begins by building a fresh vision which will encourage and support your divinity.

Johan Taft has also immensely assisted me in changing the state of my marriage union. My wife and I are communicating at a high spiritual level and our business passions have suddenly become aligned. Muchas gracias, Johan.

In concluding, if you are looking for major, positive shifts in your thinking and results, then Johan Taft is your coach.

If you are looking for a savvy businessman who knows how to create balance in life while helping you amass wealth with much less stress, then Johan’s your man.

If you are looking for a coach who works with you rather than a prototype of you, then Mr. Taft is your fella.

If you are tired of putting on airs to cover up insecurities and instead want to live an unpretentious, stealthy, enlightened, prosperous life…Coach Taft is your wholeheartedly dedicated man – 1000 percent so.

If you are doing well financially but feel empty and finding yourself asking, “Is this all there is?” – then Johan Taft is your model.

I live in Japan, so I’ll say this in Japanese:Osewa ni narimashita.Maido arigatou gozaimasu.Thanks a million for always going the extra mile for me.I am greatly indebted to you for this unswerving dedication.

Richard Posner

writer (Tokorozawa City, Japan)

…this has led to a new revenue line for the business…

To whomever this may interest:

Testimonial for Johan Taft of Magnify Your Greatness

This testimonial is written 4 months after my recent mentoring programme with Johan which completed around Nov 2009. I run my own business as a marketing agency, and the issues I seemed to face were increasing the speed of delivered creativity. This can be loosely defined as the creative work needed to complete more projects more quickly seemed to take a long time to do. In short it just takes too long to think up approaches.

The sessions also revealed a somewhat different set of issues: lack of centeredness leading to excessively chasing the small things around, several mindsets that drain productive thinking, who the ideal client was (which was most revealing.) The session also revealed and magnified some core strengths of my driving persona such as sharing and being constructive

A serious issue that led to why cashflow was eternally poor (it came from a major private life challenge that remains to this day) was identified, leading to one of the biggest discoveries of the session, about “expect and you shall receive”. Part of what you do is change what it is you expect and visualise it. It sounds trite saying this, but works.

I applied considerable effort to the coaching, and unquestionably make the point that applied effort makes long term changes. The programme results redefined what I it is I’m expecting and looking for, radiate that expectancy, adjust my behaviours and actions, get paid more for the creativity I have from wealthier clients, and redefine the clients. This has led to a new revenue line for the business, program management, which interestingly enough looks set to get 50% of its annual target by mid April, from exactly the right client profile identified in the coaching.

As a well grounded businessperson, and not said lightly, this coaching seems to have gone deep, with a feel of a permanent change. So if you as a reader of this testimonial are seriously considering Johan’s work, then as long as you diligently apply yourself to the program with equal effort to me, you will find yourself & your business in a quite different place at the end, as I have.

Chris Clark

founder and MD of Clark Marketing (London, UK)

…the seventy hour week is long gone, along with the arguments, the anger and the nightmares…

To Whom it May Concern,

This time last year I was an automaton. Each week was the same. Sixty to seventy hours at work, which at least forty was spent in traffic jams; arguments with my Director, patience from my long suffering partner and lost weekends of partying to forget the stress of the week. Mondays would drag me, exhausted, from my bed and the cycle would start all over again.

From the outside I was successful. I’d always had the well paid job and the nice car. Inside was a different story. Each night when I closed my eyes to sleep I was tormented by past events. My default attitude was extreme and explosive anger, my blood pressure was high, my liver was failing and I was constantly afraid. Afraid of losing the well paid job, afraid of losing my long suffering partner, afraid of failing to meet the mortgage payments, afraid of being afraid. Then I met Johan.

As we sat in Marylebone, talking for the first time he told me his price and I felt sick inside. I did not have enough saved and would have to borrow it. I did it anyway.

Twelve months on. Mondays no longer drag me from my bed and the only cycles that figure in my life are the natural rhythms of my body. The seventy hour week is long gone, along with the arguments, the anger and the nightmares. In its place is joy. Now my head is empty of trash there is room to see the wonders of this world. Now the exhaustion is gone I have the energy to savour each moment. Now my default attitude is happiness my liver is functioning and my blood pressure in normal. Most of all however, now I am not afraid!

Without Johan I could not have made these changes. He has shown me how to turn my life around and make it the way I want it. He has made the impossible, possible and for that I am eternally grateful.

Maria F Truman

Birmingham, UK.

…he has guided me consistently and successfully towards inner freedom, and self sustainability…

In my line of work I meet coaches and mentors all the time. Finding someone with integrity and authenticity who walks the path they teach can be a little tricky. Consistently, gradually over time Johan has guided me in unraveling so much of my past unhelpful belief system. With Johan’s razor sharp clarity and profound depth of understanding and compassion he has never left me exposed or feeling vulnerable (the feeling of needing a day to recover after a session never existed, instead I walk away from Johan feeling really strong within myself) Johan has guided me to great depth’s of new resolve to be and live my truth. I would entrust my life and the lives of my children to this man, knowing he would give anyone their freedom to live their lives unencumbered by the past, and the strength to create what they would truly love. There is nothing I cannot tell him, indeed he knows everything about my current life and continues to powerfully guide me towards my highest potential. My powerful connection to self now enables me to have clear communication with myself and others, awareness in the moment and the ability to throw out of my life situations and thoughts that don’t serve my true potential.

When I first met Johan I was chasing success. I had been running my business for a few years and it was my whole life. The rest of my existence was on hold till I succeeded. if I stopped for a moment I felt deep unhappiness and frustration with the state of my relationship to my son, family and self. My way of fixing everything was to insure I succeeded in the future.

Today I have inner peace, I am working with my business from a completely fresh place. I’m happy at home what ever I am doing and whomever I am with, even when things seem challenging here and instead of counting on my business to change my life, it is now just one part of my life.

I have spontaneity again and I enjoy the moment so much more, my internal reality is completely different and a lot clearer.

Johan is a remarkable man who I feel really blessed to have met. I had no idea what I was in for, I just knew Johan was able to listen to what was happening for me in a way I couldn’t even hear for myself.

Since then he has guided me consistently and successfully towards inner freedom, and self sustainability. It’s my great good fortune to have met him. Finding Johan is finding gold.

Finally, here is a poem that came to my mind about Johan:

Johan’s divinity (through symbolism):

“A very long Silver Sword

Light as a feather, floating in the sky

Shining in the Sun

Carved patterns adorned on its body.

Far reaching impact, spanning a great distance, carrying a message that lights the souls of others, and is so bright some turn away from its brilliance.”

Liz Adams

(London, UK)

…I have become clear about my purpose in life, my destiny, my place in the world and how I can contribute to the best of my ability…

I first met Johan over a year ago at a breakfast networking meeting where he was a guest. He introduced himself and explained what it was that he did and gave an example of one of his clients to illustrate. I was very impressed with the compassionate way he worked with his client, truly respecting him as an individual who needed a unique approach. I decided that I wanted to work with Johan straight away. I came to him because I had been struggling for many years with low energy and enthusiasm, being without paid work since I was made redundant five years before and in financial difficulties. I was emotionally stuck and had no idea how I was going to move forward.

Over our time together Johan has helped me step by step to put the building blocks of my life together. I have become clear about my purpose in life, my destiny, my place in the world and how I can contribute to the best of my ability.

Sometimes during a particularly difficult time for me we would have a session together where we seemed to step out of the physical world into the spiritual to find a way through and then back to the physical (where I found that my life had magically changed as a result.)

I have become very much stronger in myself to meet the difficulties and challenges of life which in the past would have left me drowning in despair. Indeed I now welcome them for the opportunities they give me to grow and become stronger and more resourceful.

My energy and enthusiasm is now high and I am setting up a business venture which is both challenging and exciting. I have other areas of my life yet to work on and view this with confidence, knowing that I have the inner power and, in Johan, the external power to win through.

I have worked with many other people in the past to help me through my difficulties but Johan is the first to really make a breakthrough and help bring about such a difference and transformation. It needed someone with amazing skills to do this so I would really recommend Johan to anyone who feels they have so much more to give but are just stuck where they are and do not know the way forward.

Peter Levitt

Small business owner (London, UK)

…it’s as a direct result of Johan pushing me to contribute more value to the lives of many more people….

Johan is a tough mentor. Don’t expect an easy ride, He’ll stretch you beyond the point of no return which will become your greatest breakthrough.

I learnt my most valuable lesson from Johan when he challenged me to step up to the plate and contribute more. At the time I felt very challenged.

Now I’m so thankful for the challenge because I’ve had my most noticeable breakthrough to date and it’s as a direct result of Johan pushing me to contribute more value to the lives of many more people.

If you’re thinking of engaging Johan’s services as a personal mentor don’t hesitate connect with Johan and you will see the difference in a very short period of time !

Thank you for giving me the experience Johan.

Claude Bonte

(Ex CEO Spyda V.I.P) London, UK

…The litmus test – I get more done; I have more control; and my business is making more money…

I am a professional running a small Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer practice. Our client base is SMEs with a turnover typically up to £25M.

When Johan first mentioned he thought he could help me grow my business, I was convinced I did not need any help and everything was OK. But in fact in 2018 I was ‘going around in circles’. I was struggling to find new business and was frustrated by not being able to expand.

A key breakthrough came when Johan asked me where I had learned my business skills. I realised that they had mostly been self-taught and were often ‘reactionary’ in nature. He acknowledged that I was good at being a professional, but I had not had the level of training and education in business development, selling or motivating a team, as I received throughout university or during the past 30 years of my professional career.

Initially I had to work hard to overcome my reluctance to share personal information and problems germane to the business and to ‘let someone in’. I was also concerned about the investment I was going to have to make. However, I soon realised that having someone with expertise and experience to talk to, who was ‘outside the business’ and who had seen most of it before was empowering me. Johan also consistently came up with creative ideas and positive solutions.

Having overcome that ‘bombshell’ and a few other hurdles, throughout the year we explored topics including how to run a meeting, selling, negotiating, planning, motivation, management and prospecting. I am by no means an expert in these but I do know a lot more than I did. And I also know what to do when I need more advice or guidance.

I would recommend Johan without hesitation. There are many reasons: he is an expert ‘sounding board’ and has given feedback on key matters before I made the wrong call. He is someone who has been there to provide creative ways of dealing with problems. He has helped impose structure and shown me how to ‘declutter’. And importantly he has been a brilliant mentor in areas of management and sales.

The litmus test – I get more done; I have more control; and my business is making more money.

Neville Walker

Chartered Patent Attorney/European Patent Attorney

…this friend is Johan and I thank him for his infinite wisdom and love…

The ultimate me , “big body glow” me ,the person I know so well but don’t always present, has a best friend!

This friend nurtures , encourages , inspires , invents , focuses on, shines the light on all things necessary in order for the ultimate me to emerge and stay out to play.

This friend finds interesting and often unusual ways to help me crack old boring patterns and to profoundly understand and utilise new ideas and concepts.

Profoundly in the sense that everything occurs differently although nothing has really changed and in the way that other person, the conditioned me, wrapped up in old patterns can scream shout plead beg to make me do things the old way, I still hear it but gladly and excitedly go and present my“big body glow” instead and follow my bliss!

This friend is Johan and I thank him for his infinite wisdom and love.

Camilla Griehsel Vearncombe

singer/songwriter (County Cork, Ireland)

…it enabled me to cut through all those hindrances and I discovered a new me; I like to think the real me!…

On a friend’s recommendation, I came to you for a breakthrough in relationships. I was lonely, afraid of intimacy and petrified of getting close to anyone, yet I really wished to get married.

The process you took me through certainly was demanding but it enabled me to cut through all those hindrances and I discovered a new me; I like to think the real me! As you know, less than 4 months later I found my soul-mate and we are now happily married and living overseas. I cannot thank you enough!!

Janice S

New York City, NY.

…he can be tough if he needs to but his gentleness is equally empowering…

A mere 6 weeks ago, as part of my ongoing mentoring programme, Johan and I began work on a program to transform my body and the nature of my relationship to it. For some years now I had been increasingly troubled by gout and frequent heartburn and had finally reached the limit of my patience with myself for tolerating it!

Johan set out to clean my system and dramatically changed my diet, advising certain nutritional supplements and changes of approach. Since then I have been untroubled by the gout and had but a single incidence of heartburn (when I cheated the diet!!) with the unforeseen benefit of losing nearly 10 kilos! I feel like I have been unwrapped and am bursting with vitality.

What I really like about the way Johan works is how he creates with you the best ways to hold onto and stand in the inspiration that had you begin your journey, wherever it leads. He can be tough if he needs to but his gentleness is equally empowering, I can unreservedly recommend working with him whatever the dream you wish to actualize.

Colin Vearncombe

aka “Black“. Singer, songwriter and poet

…I feel more alert, I am getting absolute clarity about what I want to do in my life, a super creativity is emerging in my mind…

I have started my improvement programme with Johan a few months ago and must say the whole experience has been extremely beneficial so far: I am seeing positive impact in many areas in my life and I am only half way through:

I am rediscovering my vitality, my attitude to winning and loosing is becoming powerful and positive, I feel more alert, I am getting absolute clarity about what I want to do in my life, a super creativity is emerging in my mind and I am feeling more and more connected to life. I’m really having a great time doing the programme!

Johan has already over-delivered what he promised to me. I have got more practical insights and guidance in a few months that I could possibly imagine.

Johan has that special ability to clearly identify what you need most in order to help you make Quantum leaps. He is always conveying his advice very clearly and very gently.

I would highly recommend his improvement programme to anyone who is looking at increasing their personal effectiveness and well-being, living to their full potential.

Johan chooses his students, if you are lucky enough to be accepted: go for it! He has exceptional coaching abilities, he will definitely help you to magnify your greatness!

Johan has masterfully helped me refine my vision for 2009 and I now have complete clarity on all the steps needed in order for me to manifest my vision and reach my objectives; I truly feel empowered, thank you Johan for your superb program!

JOHAN TAFT