Exercise strengthens the body, mental fitness strengthens the mind.
Our jobs have a significant impact on our mental wellbeing and conversely, our mental fitness has a significant impact on our ability to perform our jobs.
Mental fitness is the key to handling personal and professional challenges with a positive mindset. Just as physical fitness strengthens the body, mental fitness strengthens the mind. But starting on your mental fitness journey can feel a bit like walking into a new gym – the machines seem foreign and it’s hard to know what exercises to start with.
Our training courses focus on sharing easy-to-understand, practical, and scientifically-backed tools that help improve mental fitness, mindset and well-being, both in life and in the workplace.
Why Train Mental Fitness?
The question shouldn’t be, “Why train mental fitness?” It should be, “Why aren’t you?” Poor mental health costs UK employers around £2,000 per employee. These numbers not only demonstrate a financial strain on businesses but, more importantly, highlight a growing crisis: the lack of well-being and happiness among individuals in the workplace.
But all is not lost!
Mental fitness is everybody’s business
Heddway is your compass in the chaos, providing mental fitness training that helps individuals and businesses develop focus, optimism, and resilience while assisting managers in supporting their teams' well-being. This results in happier, healthier, and more productive employees, leading to improved presenteeism and reduced absenteeism and staff turnover.
Are you investing your training budget in the right areas?
"The return on investment for every £1 spent is £4.70"
Fulfil your mental fitness potential
In collaboration with Heddway, george james ltd. offers mental fitness training modules as part of its tailored training program. Each business, team, and individual is unique, so we’ll start by having a conversation to discuss your goals and guiding principles in order to create a customised workshop.
Whatever topics you decide to cover, you can be sure your employees will come away ready to contribute to a more robust company culture, demonstrate higher levels of engagement, and help continually cultivate a workplace where mental health is openly discussed and valued.
Mental fitness workshop examples
Discovering your inner map:
Learn the difference between mental fitness and mental health, techniques for using breath to reduce stress, and how to rewire your brain for happiness and success.
Mastering the waves:
A masterclass in stress management. Understand how stress affects the body and mind, develop strategies to build resilience, and learn to reframe stress for growth.
Finding calm in the storm:
Discover the power of meditation. Learn how mindfulness enhances focus, practice visualisation to reduce stress, and use it to achieve goals faster.
Dropping the anchor:
Dive into the science of sleep. Learn how to sleep deeply, improve sleep hygiene, and create a personalised sleep routine for lasting benefits.
Setting the sails:
Discover your life’s purpose through visualisation. Identify what truly matters to you and learn how to take intentional action towards your ideal future.
A friend for life
A note from Luke Evans, the man who started Heddway.
“My own journey to mental wellness wasn't easy - I faced anger, insecurity, anxiety, and depression. Through vulnerability, meditation, and connection, I found a path forward. Combining life lessons with my background in chemistry and education, I created Heddway: a personal mission to offer practical, science-backed tools for mental fitness. Heddway is here to help individuals and teams strengthen their mental wellbeing, both in life and at work.”
Luke Evans
Founder of Heddway
Meet the trainers
Jonathan Cooper
Back in 1998, Jonathan Cooper co-founded george james ltd. with business partner Neil Burns. Now, Jonathan’s primary focus is the delivery of sales and commercially focused training, leadership development and one to one coaching and mentoring programs.
Pru Layton
Pru has dedicated over a decade to training, coaching and mentoring individuals and teams in the science and technology sector. Currently, she runs both the scheduled training courses and in-house tailored training programs as well as offers one-to-one coaching and mentoring.
Steve Vaughan
As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the scheduled training courses and tailored training programs covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Pascal Le Floch-Riche
Pascal runs both the scheduled training courses and in-house tailored training programs while delivering complementary individual coaching and mentoring in both French and English.
Jayne Green
As a sales trainer and coach, Jayne takes a holistic approach that isn’t just about transferring knowledge but aims to foster a growth mindset and enable people to continually develop long after training has finished.
Christian Walter
Christian runs both the open program and in-house tailored training programs and delivers individual coaching and mentoring in both German and English.
As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the open and tailored training programmes covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Before spending 30 years in sales, sales management and general management roles, Steve graduated with a bachelors in chemistry and spent several years working in the synthetic organic chemistry world. This blend of science and commercial experience allows Steve to provide unique insight into life science, analytical instruments, general laboratory equipment and precision industrial sales.
Steve has a particular interest in channel/distribution management and hybrid remote/face to face selling. In addition to his roles and responsibilities at george james ltd, Steve is a co-director of a wedding photography business, which has sparked a curiosity into the power of social selling.
“In my previous life as a sales leader, I discovered that facilitating my team members to grow and develop was a big passion of mine. This led me to a successful career in sales training. I firmly believe that with the right approach and support we can all achieve our potential – and even surpass our own expectations!”
We know the ins and outs of the science and technology industry
Ever attended a commercial or sales training program but felt like the trainers don’t understand the nuances of your industry? Having had thriving careers in the science and technology industry, with decades in similar roles to you, as well as years of experience as successful sales coaches, you can be confident that our coaches know the ins and outs of your market.
Have a question about one of our services?
Not sold on sales training quite yet? If you want a little more information or just fancy a chat about our services, fill in the contact form or send us an email training@georgejamesltd.com and we’ll get right back to you.