Georgina
Wells, recently certified as a SoulKids® Mentor after completing her SoulKids® Mentor Training with Vikas.
She
is already making waves by offering the opportunity of SoulKids® to many new parents
and children in the expat and local communities.
Let’s
delve into Georgie’s mind and get a taste of her SoulKids experience so far…
What bought you to SoulKids?
When we first moved to Singapore,
some friends had told us that their children had attended the SoulKids program
and that it had been wonderful. Both children had really enjoyed it.
Then when my son starting expressing
some sad feelings, despite being outwardly happy and confident, I thought it
might be worth exploring SoulKids for him. I signed up both my children
for the weekend SoulKids Self Confidence program.
I also attended a talk given by
Vikas, the creator of SoulKids, to gain more understanding about what the
program would be teaching my children. That talk was the spark that lit the
fire inside me.
As I listened I felt as if I was
saying ‘Yes! Yes!’ internally, to the lessons and stories that Vikas was
sharing - about how important it is to let children shine to help bring out
their potential, that the foundation to happiness and success is teamwork and
self-esteem.
His words really resonated with me. It
was like an internal opening up, a voicing of things I knew were true, but had
never heard explained in such a simple way before.
Vikas also spoke about the
possibility of Mentor Training, which would include our practical training on the
weekend program with the children. I thought it was a wonderful way to be
able to share this experience with my children. Also, I realised it would
help me learn about the stories and understand what my children were learning, and
that I would develop the tools to continue these lessons at home which would be
a positive thing for our whole family.
So I decided right then to do the SoulKids
Mentor Training, and I was really excited about it.
What are your experiences of
the Mentor Training and the SoulKids Weekend Programs?
The SoulKids Mentor Training was one
of the most wonderful weeks of my life! It felt like the unlocking of doors. It
was liberating, exciting, uplifting.
Yes, I did learn things about how
to communicate with children, how to shine the light on their potential,
but for me personally it was very far-reaching. It was extremely transformative
for me personally. It was just a very joyous week; to learn about how we can
control our outlook, our happiness; how we can choose to see things; and how crucial
self-esteem is and how we can build and protect it.
I was so excited when it came to the
SoulKids weekend program with the children. I was like a little child before
their birthday party! I was very impressed at how carefully, thoughtfully
and thoroughly everything was prepared for the program. It was very
professional and the team briefings covered everything one could think of.
When the children started arriving
it was wonderful to see. Initially, some children were shy, nervous or a little
apprehensive about what the weekend held. To see the gradual transformation
in these children was so inspiring; by the second day they were marching down
the room, flanked by their new SoulKids friends and declaring to the world how
they wanted to be perceived and what they wanted to be. I saw the light of
self-confidence come back into their eyes. Others, who were already
relatively confident could explore this energy to even greater depth.
To hear the children’s perspectives
and observations was inspiring. You could see them just sit up that little bit
straighter when they felt that they had power to positively affect their life,
to walk towards fear and overcome it, to show a smile to the world, to bring
out their best selves. It was really quite wonderful! It was extraordinary too, how the
children opened up and formed bonds with the SoulKids Mentors at the weekend. Extremely
touching.
How has SoulKids changed you?
To me the whole undercurrent to the
Mentor Training and the SoulKids program is positivity. It has helped me
to focus on positivity, to know that what you put out in the world is reflected
back to you, in so many ways. And yes, this works with children too.
As a parent if you shout, are
impatient, then that is how you are teaching your children to behave. I have
always felt passionate about children, marvelling at their perspective on life.
I feel my children teach me so much, and SoulKids has reinforced this.
As adults we have become conditioned
to certain outlooks and mind-sets which are often limiting, but if we can still
make positive change we can still continue to learn and grow.
And if we help children develop
positive mind-sets early on, and teach them about resilience, empathy, a sense
of needing to take action and not just relying on others, then it will create a
foundation for a happier adult life. And that’s a pretty wonderful gift to give
a child.
What are your visions and
dreams going forward?
Well, we are about to embark on
a family adventure that we have talked about doing for many years. We will
be heading off to live in another country for a year where we have no contacts,
no links to and don’t speak the native language! We are going for the
adventure, to open ourselves up to a new culture, a new environment, and to
live somewhere beautiful.
I will be taking SoulKids with me on
this new adventure, and I cannot wait to share it with the children in the new
city where we are living - I already have my eye on a school where I’d
like to offer it as an extra-curricular activity!
But in the meantime I’ve been working on
a few things here in Singapore with the SoulKids team, and I am very happy to
say that we will soon be introducing SoulKids programs in a new and very
prominent venue.
Anything else you want to
share with our readers?
Just to say thank you to those
friends of mine that have already shown their support by enabling me to do
a SoulKids program with their children.
Also, I want to mention how grateful
and lucky I feel to have come across SoulCentre and SoulKids, for the amazing ways
of thinking and armfuls of happiness that it has painted across the canvas of my
life. I am truly inspired!
Thank you,
Georgina Wells
To find out more about one of our SoulKids® programs or how to
become a SoulKids® Mentor, please contact:
Sally Forrest
Mobile: (65) 9875 2372
