“ActionCOACH Has Given Me More Of A Buzz In The Last 12 Months Than I’ve Felt In My Entire Career!”

Danayal’s story of how the best teachers, training and tools exceeded 17 years of corporate personal development in 17 months!

Danayal Zia had been advising clients for more than 17 years with Standard Chartered Bank. He enjoyed the work, but had lost the passion he once felt. When he found ActionCOACH, the buzz came back and he knew this was the business for him.

Danayal explains: “My last assignment with the bank was in the City of London. The City culture just wasn’t for me and I started to look around for something different. When I came across ActionCOACH, I fell in love with the organisation. I’d come from a dog-eat-dog environment, but this team went out of their way to support people.”

Inspired by the possibilities

“I came out of training on August 1, 2016 and what an experience! It was high quality training and great team building. In my corporate career, I’ve attended training in New York, Shanghai and London, but this was the best I’ve ever experienced.

“Coming out of the corporate world, you assume businesses would have basic systems in place - especially those turning over £1 million+ - but many don’t and the training opened my eyes to the possibilities.”

Support to achieve your goals

“ActionCOACH helps me define the target market. They then provide the support, advice and tools on how to take each business to the next level. There is a huge emphasis on personal development, which I love.

“They recommend you focus on reading to ensure you’re at the cutting edge of the world of business growth, plus they arrange access to the best minds in the market through online seminars and a variety of conferences. “I’ve experienced more personal development this year than in the last 17 years of my corporate career. The more I grow, the more I can help my clients grow.

“My 6-month goal was to make the same income as I did in my corporate life. At the end of year one, I wanted to exceed the salary I used to make. I smashed those goals and, with nine one-to-one clients on weekly or fortnightly coaching, I am making triple my old income. My next goal is to build a firm of coaches in year three.”

A rewarding future

“ActionCOACH has given me more buzz in the last 12 months than I’ve ever felt before in my career. The feeling hasn’t subsided either. This journey has been amazing. I’m motivated to get out of bed every morning, transforming the businesses and lives of my clients. It’s hugely rewarding.

“My ultimate goal is to build a coaching firm which allows me to volunteer four days a week, either using my coaching skills to help a local charity or just selling poppies for the Royal British Legion.

“I’ve been married to Aiza for 16 years and we have three daughters aged 3, 12 and 14 - so they keep us very busy! There’s so much I’d like to do to give and growing my ActionCOACH business will provide the platform to achieve all of that.”