When a journalist once asked me what qualifies me to help people with their lives, I said that for starters, I’ve built a great life for myself, one that suits me perfectly. But it hasn’t always been that way…

I came to London 20 years ago on a 27-hour bus from Poland because I couldn’t afford a flight, speaking barely any English. After six uninspiring years in retail, I started my coaching practice with £5k in credit card debt and no clue what the hell I was doing. I was useless with women, in average shape at best, and held limiting beliefs as ridiculous as they were convincing.

Now I do what I love with clients I love. I live in a penthouse with views of London’s most iconic landmarks. I’ve travelled the world, staying in the best hotels and eating at the finest restaurants along the way. I couldn’t ask for a better dating life, I’m in the best shape ever, and I live fearlessly, seeing no limits.

None of this is to brag, but to show that when I say, ‘You can have it all’, I’m speaking from experience, not just repeating a fancy catchphrase.

I’m not on a mission of any kind. I don’t care about legacy, and I’m not trying to build wealth. I’ve been obsessed with what I do from day one, and I’m in this for life. Nothing beats the intimacy of one-to-one coaching for me. My only goal is to become the best in the world at it.

Since 2011, I’ve spent over 13,000 hours working with more than 500 people, so I know exactly what works and what doesn’t. I've also spoken at around 250 events on personal development and business, written a book, published 100 articles, and I post daily on LinkedIn, sharing insights to expand your thinking and elevate your life.

I’ve been featured by the BBC, Sky, on numerous podcasts, and appeared on shows like Eamonn & Ruth: How The Other Half Lives, Made in Chelsea, and Leap, the first full-length coaching documentary. I’ve also been interviewed by or written for outlets including GQ, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Entrepreneur, and Evening Standard.

I’ve been named in the prestigious Spear’s 500 every year since 2017, which is widely regarded as the definitive guide to the top advisers for HNWIs, and was listed in The Telegraph’s ‘Best Life Coach’ category.

I truly believe in coaching. Over the years, I’ve seen its profound effects on my clients, other coaches’ clients, and experienced them myself.

Other things about me:

• I'm OCD.

• I say fuck a lot.

• I used to play polo.

• I’m 42 and I can’t drive.

• I'm a crypto and angel investor.

• I’m a failed jazz trumpet player.

• I'm very much non-monogamous.

• I say what I think and do what I say.

• My confidence is sometimes mistaken for arrogance.

• I always laugh at my jokes, others occasionally join in.

• I'm not always happy and will forever be a work in progress.

• By far my biggest fear is losing my mother — we’re very close.

• I've always been a maverick, and the black sheep of my industry.

• I’m prepared to try everything once, except heroin and sex with a man.

• In everything I do, I aim for perfection and occasionally settle for excellence.

• People say my kitchen looks like it’s never been used. That’s because it hasn’t.

• I'm the type of person who'll always tell you when you have food in your teeth.

• I'm as materialistic as I am spiritual, and as egocentric as I am compassionate.

• My dates are shorter than my client meetings. That tells you where my priorities are…

• I have a strict ‘no arsehole’ policy, meaning I only work with those who are genuinely good.

• I used to take so much MDMA in my late teens that it eventually stopped working. Now, my only ‘drug’ is wine.

•  Three of my clients got married as a direct result of our work together. Meanwhile, I’m happily single and child-free by choice.

• Among other things, I’ve been called the Ferrari, James Bond, Gordon Ramsay, Chuck Norris, king, and dominatrix of coaching…

• I know little to nothing about most things, but I know a few things exceptionally well: people, personal development, male-female dynamics, and the psychology of success and winning.

• Despite my often irreverent humour and overall political incorrectness, I’m a pacifist and feminist, and I feel very strongly about racial equality, sexual orientation equality, religious equality, and equality in general.

• It took my parents 10 years to get over the fact that I quit school at 17. Now that I support them in a big way (which I consider one of my most meaningful accomplishments), funnily enough, they don’t mention it anymore.

• If I could have dinner with any eight people I don’t know personally (dead or alive), I'd pick Muhammad Ali, David Attenborough, David Beckham, Dave Chappelle, Miles Davis, Ricky Gervais, Barack Obama, and Jim Rohn.