BECOMING A SOULKIDS MENTOR MASSIVELY BENEFITED MY LIFE AND FAMILY
Philippa Ilincic opens up on the focus that changed her life and inspired her to become part of the SoulCentre Family.
WHY I DECIDED TO BECOME A SOULKIDS MENTOR?
It was all down to Vikas Malkani, the founder of the truly amazing SoulKids program, who inspired me to grow and keep learning, to help myself and my family.
I am a former Brand Marketing & Communications Manager and now expat wife and mother to two boys, living for 4+ years in Singapore. My journey with SoulKids started about 3 years ago when I went to a Health Awareness Morning at both of my sons school, and after listening to the information shared from the first speaker, I was intrigued by what the next part of the session named “SoulKids” had to offer, so I stayed just out of inquisitiveness.
Vikas Malkani, the World’s No. 1 Wisdom Coach, who created the award-winning SoulKids program started talking, bringing the stage to life with stories and inspired messages of how to teach a child to reach inside themselves and find their true potential.
Vikas spoke about self-confidence and self-esteem, leading children to an understanding of how a positive mindset can be created by using the SoulKids tools, which will allow them to grow, succeed and be happy in life and how we, the parents, are instrumental in helping them attain this goal.
The simplicity and clarity of Vikas’s message resonated so strongly with me and together with the wisdom stories, with impactful life lessons attached to them, it was a very authentic and spellbinding presentation. I walked away from the session noting down that I should contact SoulKids for my children. Yet, nearly a year passed when I was facing some reoccurring struggles with one of my boys, he and I were so stressed, arguing all the time over the simplest of tasks. Both exasperated and not knowing where to turn, my mind pinged back to SoulKids and I recalled that Vikas had stated that with no action, nothing was going to change.
I immediately decided to take action and reached out to the SoulKids office and soon had decided to put both of my sons on one of the weekend courses, literally hoping for a miracle.
At the end of the weekend training, I was so excited that the simple, fun, yet truly ground breaking SoulKids techniques had helped change the mindset of both of my boys, in such a positive way and in a very short period of time. I bought the supporting books available and continued to read the stories to my boys, with them telling me the lessons that they had learnt from the program.
There it was - a real feeling of joy, breaking through boundaries, struggles that had taken hold for so long starting to release. Had I really found the solution to our struggles? I wanted to learn more and explore deeper.
A flyer soon popped through on my email and I saw that there was an opportunity to train with Vikas himself and become a SoulKids Mentor and Coach. A perfect opportunity for me, as this would not only allow me to connect further with these award-winning life skills, but was also an opportunity to grow myself. If I could learn how to understand what support a child needs at any given time in life, to lead by example and inspire my children to keep a positive mindset, it would surely improve our whole family relationships.
I didn’t think twice and signed up there and then for the SoulKids Mentor Training with Vikas. It was to become one of the best things I have ever done, for both me and my family!
SOULKIDS MENTOR TRAINING
The SoulKids Mentor Training course was amazing.
The course taught me to reach inside myself and look at my own life, to re-evaluate the strength of my own core values and self-beliefs in a very positive way.
I also learned to realize and break through self-limiting beliefs that were holding me back. The great “go to” tools made available in the training are brilliant, as they can be called upon to help evaluate and understand when a child is facing any problem, how best to tackle that from the root, to help ensure that it does not re-occur.
It was also intentionally kept to a small group of people who became great support buddies and friends.
The content of the course was extremely thorough, it covered many aspects of life situations a child may journey through. The techniques learned, can be transferred in a very fun, simple, clear and quick manner, to an individual or group of children, enabling them to have an open mind, whilst utilizing the support tools to achieve continued happiness and success in their lives.
SOULKIDS IS NOW A PART OF MY DAILY LIFE
Since then, I have incorporated the SoulKids lessons into my life and family. They have made a massive positive difference for all of us!
I believe it is very important to lead by example, and live by what you teach. I now find that the life lessons from the Mentor Training are fully integrated into how I look at life and how I communicate with my family and friends. From the moment I wake up in the morning - even if I wake up tired – I choose my own focus. I focus on the positive choice, “It’s going to be a great day.”
Starting the day with a positive message and self-belief is so much stronger, more powerful and productive, than letting your mind become negative and telling yourself, it’s just another Wednesday and it’s too hot and I have too much on today! When we sit down to our family breakfast catch-ups before school, the children understand that their emotions may be up or down. However, they now have the knowledge to refocus and be more positive. These are just some of the ways SoulKids lessons have benefited us.
I also find that a lot of friends now seek me out for advice on the struggles that their children are going through and how best to tackle them. It is wonderful to see that those closest to me believe in the transformation that I have gone through with SoulKids and can see first hand how it has helped our family.
After certifying as a Mentor, I also started helping with the teams running the programs. The proof became so clear recently when I was a mentor on one of the ‘Creative Mindset’ weekends. There were many breakthrough moments that came about with the children throughout the two days. It was such an honest, grateful and happy feeling to be able to help children to step outside of their comfort zone and realize that they can face their fears head on, and see them grow in confidence and ability, by watching their self-belief rise before your eyes. Truly amazing!
l read my boys the Soulkids stories, I think they know some of them better than I do now! I have integrated the life lessons into any struggles that the boys come up against and I always promote a positive mindset. SoulKids is a part of our daily life now.
EVEN MORE BENEFITS
The lessons that came out of my SoulKids Mentor Training sparked in me a further desire to grow and learn. I continued my advanced training with Vikas and became a SoulKids Coach to acquire all the life skills and tools available from this award winning program. I knew that I would be able to help not only the relationship and growth I had with my own children, but help others too, in one-on-one coaching sessions.
In today’s fast-paced and stressful society, the inevitable ups and downs of life bring about great pressure and anxiety in our children, which traditional schooling simply doesn’t cater for. The SoulKids program believes that from the day you are born your mind is open to learning, a young mind is freer and less conditioned to limitations and society. Arming children with a positive mindset and the right tools to deal with life, will allow them to grow from a strong, grounded base, into evermore well-rounded and confident individuals.
With SoulKids training inspiring me, I feel blessed that I can nourish my children's minds and help them grow and take on opportunities that they perhaps would never have had an open mind to do so.
As a parent the thing you probably worry about most in life is your children. If you want to diminish that worry, take action and enroll in the SoulKids Mentor Training. It is guaranteed to benefit your life massively.
SoulKids Mentor training happens only once a year, so don’t miss the opportunity! It will really change your life.
The 2018 training dates are from April 22-April 26. To find out more, attend one of our free events and understand the philosophy behind SoulKids® from our founders Vikas & Sally themselves. You will also receive valuable coaching and tips on how to support and benefit your children for greater success and happiness.
The free event dates and times are given below.
- April 5 (Thursday), 11am or 7pm or
- April 16 (Monday), 11am or 7pm
Email us at soulkids@soulcentre.org or click on the preferred time slot to reserve your spot.
To find out more about our programs for children, please visit www.soulkids.org or email us at soulkids@soulcentre.org for more information.
We offer group programs for different age groups of children and also one-on-one coaching for when your child requires specific help and guidance.
