About the Coach

Mark Samwell - Performance Coach

Hi, my name is Mark Samwell and I am a retired ship Captain who lives in the countryside of North Yorkshire. I have always been attracted to personal development and for many years astounded myself in just what can be achieved if you really try. I don’t mean just arduous hard slog, I mean rational thinking and positive expectation of success.

Unfortunately I also experienced the lows of personal crisis and depression, yet once again was amazed at the ability of the human mind to achieve such powerful yet negative scenarios and situations. Even during those times I managed to set goals, and  was later to find out that yes, even they can come true, be careful what you ask for!

I lived abroad but decided to return to the UK, when I enrolled as a protégé student with the Coaching Academy, very quickly obtaining Diplomas in Personal, Small Business and Corporate qualifications. It was my original intention to return to the world of shipping as a coach when I realised “my ladder was leaning against the wrong building.” I had left the Corporate world for a reason.

Since then I have developed my career as a coach, finding a niche in Personal Development. I am also an author, having published a novel and an e book, with more to come. To date I have visited 69 countries in the world, and regularly set myself goals to visit other locations.