My Story
Hi, I am David M. Skipp. Thank you for visiting my site. I am the Founder and Principal coach at Yoursignpost. We provide Transformational Holistic Mind-shift Coaching.
I have always had a great interest in people. A curiosity about how people perceive their world – why they do what they do – what makes them tick.
Background
People are the cornerstone of my approach. Whilst working in the IT Service Management field for over 20 years, I became aware of my ability to read body language, notice small queues, develop and nurture team members.
A curiosity for personal development led me to complete an NLP Practitioner certification in 2010. Which helped me understand myself better and accelerated my journey through the ranks of IT, empowering me to make better decisions which resulted in consecutive promotions and led to a sense of wellbeing and balance.
As a life-long learner I have continued to complete many, more trainings and qualifications in field such as; mBIT, neuroscience, esoteric wisdom, behavioural modelling, EFT, timeline therapy, Hypnotherapy, Reiki and mindfulness
I continue to use many of the tools and strategies on myself to work through difficult and work and personal challenges.
Why the name YourSignpost?
Back in 2013 on a solo trip around the world many people referred to me as the signpost; by giving them direction(s), pointing out routes or simply just a suggestion of something (deep and mind expanding) to read on their journey.
Not a believer of coincidence, but synchronicity I believe that if two or more independent people said the same thing, then it was a message from the universe, and to take note!
There we countless people who coined this phrase, and so on this trip the name Yoursignpost was born!
“One cannot hope to solve the problem with the same mind that created it”
– Albert Einstein
Other Passions
Gardening Yogi
There is nothing I enjoy more than getting my hands in the soil. It’s fabulously good for ones mental health.
I grow vegetables and herbs every year.
Talking to the plants is a must!
Super Power
Being born partially deaf I have developed the ability to lip read and notice tiny physiological changes, a skill that has served me very well over the years and particularly useful as a coach.
Golf
Combining my love of nature and being outside with an interest in golf. I find chasing a little white ball around some of the most beautiful countryside in the world to be a challenging delight.
Photography
As an enthusiastic photographer, I’ve taken over 20,000 pictures on my travels. You will see some of these below and displayed on the website. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them.
If you are interested in my other work, visit:
http://500px.com/theskippman.
Travel
As a passionate traveler, I’ve travelled all over the world. I love the diverse cultures, unusual foods and stunning landscapes the world has to offer, visiting over 30 countries I’ve made many lasting friendships. I can’t wait to get back out there and make new friendships. Maybe I’ve travelled to where you live, or the country you are from?
Self-Reflection
As a blogger, I’ve always kept a diary/blog of thoughts and ideas
I find this so cathartic when my head gets all busy. I highly recommend this form of self-therapy. Getting out of our heads and into our body is where peace lies. Adding breathing and yoga techniques to the pot can enhance the change in state and help to accomplish anything you desire.
Please check out my breathing series on ysp.life Spotify channel for more on this. Or, in the resources page.
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