Gary Knight Life & Wellbeing Coach

05/09/2025

25/06/2025

A challenge event you can take on at your pace. The South West Coast 50 Challenge invites you to walk, jog or run a distance of your choice, along a signed route, with free food and drink at regular…

02/12/2024

🎄💛 A Christmas Celebration for Our 65+ Community – Now FREE! 💛🎄

Exciting news! Thanks to a generous donation from the Rotary Club, our 1940/50s-themed Christmas Lunch is now FREE OF CHARGE, and we are extending the invitation to everyone aged 65 and over! 🌟

📅 Date: December 9th
⏰ Time: 12 PM - 2 PM
📍 Venue: St James Church Hall, James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JS

🪑 Spaces are limited to 50, so don’t wait—register now: https://shorturl.at/lOtGT

If you know someone aged 65 or over who might be spending Christmas alone, tag them or help them sign up. Let’s make this holiday season one of connection and joy.

📧 Having trouble registering? Email us at communities@diversityvoice.org.uk or call 0300 075 0105 / 07543 219282 for assistance.

A special thanks to the Rotary Club for their generosity, helping us bring festive cheer to our amazing community. 💖

04/11/2024

A reminder to take into a new week with you. Drop a ❤️ below if this resonates with you.

Who is the person you would like to become, and what's stopping you?

18/09/2024

Where your focus goes, your energy flows.

12/07/2024

We are offering some new and exciting tailor-made life coaching programmes over the Summer and into the Autumn months.

If you would like to work with your own coach on any of the following:

Relationships
Low motivation and or confidence
Managing a team
How to achieve a promotion
Goal setting, the next step in your life chapter

Please feel free to book a discovery call with us 📞

We have just added in some slots for
Saturday 13th July
9.30am
10am
10.30am
11am

These can be via a zoom or video call
Just message us with the time you’d like and we ll do the rest

Look forward to hearing from you 🤩

22/03/2024

LOVE this post from Richard Branson.
Take a moment to read this. You'll be happy you did 💕

"Dear Stranger,

You don’t know me but I hear you are going through a tough time, and I would like to help you. I want to be open and honest with you, and let you know that happiness isn’t something just afforded to a special few. It can be yours, if you take the time to let it grow.

It’s OK to be stressed, scared and sad, I certainly have been throughout my 66 years. I’ve confronted my biggest fears time and time again. I’ve cheated death on many adventures, seen loved ones pass away, failed in business, minced my words in front of tough audiences, and had my heart broken.

I know I’m fortunate to live an extraordinary life, and that most people would assume my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But they haven’t; in fact it’s the reverse. I am successful, wealthy and connected because I am happy.

So many people get caught up in doing what they think will make them happy but, in my opinion, this is where they fail. Happiness is not about doing, it’s about being. In order to be happy, you need to think consciously about it. Don’t forget the to-do list, but remember to write a to-be list too.

Kids are often asked: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ The world expects grandiose aspirations: ‘I want to be a writer, a doctor, the prime minister.’ They’re told: go to school, go to college, get a job, get married, and then you’ll be happy. But that’s all about doing, not being – and while doing will bring you moments of joy, it won’t necessarily reward you with lasting happiness.

Stop and breathe. Be healthy. Be around your friends and family. Be there for someone, and let someone be there for you. Be bold. Just be for a minute.

If you allow yourself to be in the moment, and appreciate the moment, happiness will follow. I speak from experience. We’ve built a business empire, joined conversations about the future of our planet, attended many memorable parties and met many unforgettable people. And while these things have brought me great joy, it’s the moments that I stopped just to be, rather than do, that have given me true happiness. Why? Because allowing yourself just to be, puts things into perspective. Try it. Be still. Be present.

For me, it’s watching the flamingos fly across Necker Island at dusk. It’s holding my new grandchild's tiny hands. It’s looking up at the stars and dreaming of seeing them up close one day. It’s listening to my family’s dinner-time debates. It’s the smile on a stranger’s face, the smell of rain, the ripple of a wave, the wind across the sand. It’s the first snow fall of winter, and the last storm of summer. It’s sunrise and sunset.

There’s a reason we’re called human beings and not human doings. As human beings we have the ability to think, move and communicate in a heightened way. We can cooperate, understand, reconcile and love, that’s what sets us apart from most other species.

Don’t waste your human talents by stressing about nominal things, or that which you cannot change. If you take the time simply to be and appreciate the fruits of life, your stresses will begin to dissolve, and you will be happier.

But don’t just seek happiness when you’re down. Happiness shouldn’t be a goal, it should be a habit. Take the focus off doing, and start being every day. Be loving, be grateful, be helpful, and be a spectator to your own thoughts.

Allow yourself to be in the moment, and appreciate the moment. Take the focus off everything you think you need to do, and start being – I promise you, happiness will follow.

Happy regards,

Richard Branson

14/03/2024

STARTING ON MONDAY APRIL 8th!!! ……… we’re extending the early bird discount until tomorrow as it’s proving popular!!!!🎉🎉🎉🥦🥕🥬

Last few spaces available so if you’ve been thinking about joining us for the next 6 week programme 🤩message me for details today.

Would you like a personal trainer for your mind? 🤩🤩

We’re going to be running the third of our very exciting group programme starting this April.

It’s online so you can access it from all across the UK.

It will run on a Monday evening 7-8pm for 6 weeks. The next one will start on April 8th.

Starting topics covered will be:

✅Nutrition

✅Health & exercise

✅Weight loss

✅Healthy ageing & Sleep

✅Stress management

✅Goal setting

Every life stage will be included as we go forward and to start this coming April it will be mainly for the over 40’s life stage.

Numbers will be limited to just 16 🤩and you ll receive a welcome pack with recipes, shopping lists ready for your 6 week programme.

✅There is education and top tips from the experts

✅Mini challenges as part of a community to help motivate you as you create a new habit or try something for the first time

✅lots of fun and time for you 🎉🎉🎉

If you’d like more information on registering please comment below or message me with your email address👍

06/03/2024

STARTING ON MONDAY APRIL 8th!!! ………. Last few days to register for the early bird discount and join us for the next 6 week programme 🤩

Would you like a personal trainer for your mind? 🤩🤩

We’re going to be running the third of our very exciting group programme starting this April.

It’s online so you can access it from all across the UK.

It will run on a Monday evening 7-8pm for 6 weeks. The next one will start on April 8th.

Starting topics covered will be:

✅Nutrition

✅Health & exercise

✅Weight loss

✅Healthy ageing & Sleep

✅Stress management

✅Goal setting

Every life stage will be included as we go forward and to start this coming April it will be mainly for the over 40’s life stage.

Numbers will be limited to just 16 🤩and you ll receive a welcome pack with recipes, shopping lists ready for your 6 week programme.

✅There is education and top tips from the experts

✅Mini challenges as part of a community to help motivate you as you create a new habit or try something for the first time

✅lots of fun and time for you 🎉🎉🎉

If you’d like more information on registering please comment below or message me with your email address👍

05/03/2024

Another wonderful review left by one of Gary’s recent clients 🙏🤩

Please do get in touch if you’d love to book in for a 6 week programme or would love further details

The help and support Gary has given during our journey together has been transformational.

Being t2 diabetic, overweight and with high blood pressure it was time to make some changes. Using the adage it never too late in my case. Retired at 60 around 6 years ago and setting new goals and targets to enjoy life more and a desire to see all of my 5 grandchildren get married. Net result, I probably need to live another 20 years. But also have a good quality of life.

The path I was on and my (poor) relationship with food had to change. This was my first lesson. Gary gave me the mental tools and techniques need to address this. Gary quickly realised I will not be a model student due to my attitude to food so we set an 80/20 success rate target. So, eat mindfully for 80% of the time but enjoy the occasional ‘blow out’. I found this very achievable.

I was keen to learn more about health and fitness, our conversations, this is where the face to face meetings are invaluable, led me to what could be a life saving change for me. A (private) full range blood test revealed some alarming results. My triglycerides were dangerously high. Other markers were equally worrying. A review of how and what I was eating meant significant changes are needed. So I now look at food labels for high saturated fat content and not so much sugar. Again using 80/20 rule cut out cheese, mayo’, and processed meat. Replace with fish, veg, pulses and salad. Salad is easy as I love tomatoes.

A repeat blood test 3 months later saw all the markers in range. Brilliant.

So now to fitness. I’m not particularly unfit. I enjoy sport where my body can carry me. I know I have limitations and old injuries to content with. I have a home gym with a good range of kit. Here Gary was able to guide me. My training regime had become too predictable. Again Gary was able to show me more exercise variety and push myself harder with weights to get the most benefit. I joked with him I wanted my chest to stick further than my belly......

He focussed me and gave little challenges and targets every meeting. Also texts with tips and detail on how to do things. He became my personal health coach.

So now to results. Neither weight loss or increased strength and fitness were straight line graphs. For me a little disappointing. Gary assured me this was ok. I do it my way and in my time. The important thing is i am doing it. I am Making the changes.

We had targets, that’s important and I’ve met them. 12kg’s weight loss so now under 100kg’s and yes chest sticks out more than belly! Eating much more healthily too.
Again important to note they were my targets, set by me, so achievable.
My blood pressure has responded too, now in the normal range. My hba1c is due soon so hopefully that will also have improved.

I’ve thanked Gary but he points out it’s me that’s done the work. That true but without the help of his professional guidance and support it probably wouldn’t have happened.

So thanks again Gary, my toes thank you as well. When I look down I can now see them.......