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All about this site
The Awaken site is all about providing regular (Monday through Friday), bite-sized content that is designed to be fuel that helps you unleash your full potential and awaken your imagination.
Here’s the thing though. There’s a whole lot of information out there about making the most of our lives. Frankly, much of the conventional wisdom being offered actually moves us in the wrong direction. It tells us what we want to hear, but not what we need to hear.
Focussing on talent, creativity, strengths, passion, leadership, character, and self-awareness, Awaken is here to bring you non conventional wisdom that’ll help you make the most of every day, live life to the full, and become the best you you can possibly be.
Investing two minutes at the start of each today to (re)orientate your life around areas of talent, strength, and passion will make the world of difference to the entire trajectory of your life. You can subscribe here to make sure you have each of the daily updates waiting in your inbox at the beginning of every new day.
Thank you for your interest, and do please contact me with your ideas for what you would like to see on this site.
All about me
I am Sam. Husband to my beautiful bride, Rachel. Father to my gorgeous baby girl, Eloise.
I am a human potential consultant at Awaken Consultancy, a new business I have recently founded. Awaken Consultancy is focussed on helping individuals and organisation maximise their potential.
I am an IT adviser for gvt, a firm of specialist business advisers.
I am a non-executive director for Youth Work Innovations, a new online resource for youth workers that will be going live in the next month or so.
I am the executive producer for a non-profit organisation called Vox Sheffield.
I help lead a faith community called Mosaic in Sheffield, England.
I am the section chief (England) for the International Mentoring Network (IMN) where I also consult on personal and church development, provide life and mission coaching, and run team building training.






