rachel boothroyd training and coaching limited
Like many people, I was driven from a young age by a need for success, approval
and security. It’s one of the reasons that I went to Cambridge to study natural
sciences. My career in law was another way to achieve these aspirations. My law
career was successful. I enjoyed it, for a time. I became an equity partner and
the head of intellectual property and technology. I was on the board of a global
top 20 law firm in London. It took me falling ill with heart disease at 37 to
realise that I wasn’t working towards my true purpose. My illness was shocking.
How could I, an athletic young woman, get this disease more common in older men?
It made me question my identity. I began a process of training, self-discovery
and learning that took me all over the world. I learned from some of the
greatest teachers in coaching and self-transformation today. I realised that my
thought processes and my attitude to work were not healthy. There were also many
aspects of my work environment that were toxic for me. I couldn’t continue
living a life that I didn’t believe in. It was time to make a significant
change. I created Rachel Boothroyd Training and Coaching because I wanted to
help people and businesses flourish in a sustainable, healthy way. I wanted to
provide experiential training, to create motivated and engaged people, who would
go on to achieve greater things for themselves and the businesses they worked
for. Who could do this in a sustainable way, in workplaces with healthy
cultures, with open communication, purpose and, yes, even fun. I am a heart
ambassador for the British Heart Foundation and speak at events and in the media
to raise heart health awareness.
