About Me

Thanks for stopping by. I'm Simona Rich and I'm the owner of this self improvement website.

Besides writing articles, I coach people. Through my coaching I can help you re-connect with your core and create a life of your own design.

I also just started organising small spirituality workshops in London, and I really enjoy doing that.

In December I'm organising a Mind, Body and Soul retreat in Malta. To join me in Malta, click here for more information.

Although now I have found my life's purpose and I fully enjoy my life, it was not always like that.

My life a few years back

When I finished high school I came to the United Kingdom to study tourism. That didn't last long - I quit after around two months because I realised it wasn't for me. I thought that studying tourism would be very exciting but it really wasn't and the career in tourism wasn't too promising either. So after some intense consideration I decided to discontinue my studies.

This was the time when I started to gradually wake up from the false belief system that so many people unquestionably accept. Nonetheless there was still a long way to go to become empowered and find my life's purpose.

As soon as I came to the UK, I started to work as a receptionist in a game arcade which I quite liked because of the people that worked there. We would play bowling and other games before going home and on some weekends we would meet up and have a great time together. But the job itself was really tiring and the managers constantly asked me to work overtime which I couldn't do because of my studies at that time.

One day I came back from the university, checked my mobile and found 20 messages (yes, 20) left from my manager asking me to do some overtime work. After a week of this incident I got a letter telling me that I was made redundant!

Great. I had two choices now. I could either feel sorry for myself and be angry about the unfairness of the situation or I could think how I can turn this around. Fortunately I chose the latter option.

In around a week I found another job and after several short-term admin positions I started to work for a market research company. My position involved calling businesses to conduct all kinds of surveys. That was the worst job I've ever had, but I kept working there because it provided good money and I could choose my own hours.

Two years passed by in the same employment and only then did I realise that I was stuck. Even with this new understanding I was scared to change a thing because I got very comfortable with my life. I had a steady paycheck and I could afford to travel once in a while. Leaving my comfort zone seemed to scary to even attempt.

And that's not all. During this time I got stuck in a relationship that was going nowhere. I was with a person that was completely opposite to who I was and our love vanished as fast as it started. That time was really tough for me but I just couldn't find the courage to leave after two years of our relationship.

Finally the thoughts of missing out on life became too strong to ignore and I realised that if I didn't change now, I would never do. So I started to create different businesses but then I would get bored and sabotage myself and then I would start all over again. I was really lost at that stage of my life and didn't know what to do.

Out of my misery I started reading all kinds of self-help books, attended different seminars and I began to gradually turn my life around. These books and seminars affected my thinking to such a degree that in less than a year I completely got rid of fear, split up with my partner and started to really enjoy my life.

Friends, seeing my sudden transformation, started asking how I achieved such change in such a short period of time. I helped them as much as I could and they also made significant improvements in their lives. They told about me to other people and I unexpectedly became the person whom everyone asked for advice. My informal consultations gradually developed into a full-time success coaching business.

About my personal development website

I created this website in late December 2008 to provide advice because I didn't have enough time to help everyone although I really wanted to. My site was created with Site Build It! which contributed a great deal to my success.

Now this site contains over 250 personal development articles covering a wide range of self-help topics including spirituality, productivity, mind and achievement. I also created products and courses out of the questions I received most often from my coaching clients, such as how to become completely empowered and how to be productive.

A few final thoughts

I by no means consider myself to be a self-help guru or anything like that. The only reason I have the title “success coach” is because that's the nearest title that describes what I do. I've read hundreds of self improvement books and put them into practise to understand and help as much people as I can, but there's still a lot more to learn.

I'm really glad that now more and more people realise that most psychologists and life coaches with degrees cannot help their clients. Real life experience and applied knowledge is what makes you able to transform your life and the lives of others.

So that's all about me. Thank you for reading this far. If you want to keep in touch with me, subscribe to my newsletter or follow me on twitter. You can also add me as a friend on Facebook. You are always welcome to email me your suggestions, feedback or questions - I'm here to help!

I hope that you will gain tremendous value from my self improvement posts and articles.

All the best in your personal development journey.

Simona Rich

My current/recent activities

• Moving to Lithuania (my home country). - Now living back in UK
• Registering with social sites. - Done! My Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook accounts are up and running.
• Gathering interviews from interesting people - look for updates on my blog.
• Learning public speaking - in the process
• Organising small workshops - in the process

Some facts about me

• I am a vegetarian
• I don't watch TV
• I'm a Youtube Partner (Thanks to this video)
• I don't read newspapers
• I absolutely love what I do in life
• Every day I learn something new in the self-improvement area
• I often travel abroad on my own - it gives me space and time to reflect on my accomplishments and goals
• I stand for simplicity, informality, connection, challenging your comfort zone and being in the present moment



My future projects/goals:



• I'm planning to organise travel for my readers who would like to meet like-minded people and have a fantastic time together! - Done! My first retreat in Malta will take place in December.
• I would like to organise group coaching either online or offline. - Done!
• I would love to learn lucid dreaming but at the moment I have no time for that.
• Sooner or later I will need to master public speaking - in the process




Where I live: London, UK.



Where I am originally from: Vilnius, Lithuania.



Top 3 holiday destinations: Portugal, Malta and Spain.



My age: 24

Favourite book: "Think And Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. Here is the link to 20 books that changed my life and they will change yours too!

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