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Paul Pahil
Paul learnt from an early age about using his strengths to enhance both his performance and well-being. He is able to recall his first experience of ‘flow’ in karate, which is an optimal experience that enabled him to act with total involvement. He was 12 years old. Further ‘flow’ experiences led him to become British and Regional Karate Champion by the age of 14. He coached teenagers, adults and teams to achieve regional and national successes in karate over a period of two decades. The daily practices of martial arts provided Paul with a platform to develop mind-body practices and expanded his repertoire to experience positive emotions. Paul’s daily mind-body practices allowed him to excel in his career. Paul has spent over 25 years empowering people from diverse cultures to flourish and is a Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He has a proven track record in empowering leaders, teams, psychologists, educators, coaches, couples and parents.
His career in training and development began at British Airways, where he worked alongside colleagues from 30 different nationalities and led dynamic and diverse teams for 12 years before deciding to move to Budapest. Paul’s love of learning and desire to help diverse communities to experience the benefits of optimal living precipitated a move to Hungary, which has one of the lowest levels of well-being in Europe.
In 2014, Paul pioneered Budapest Happiness Week, which ran for four consecutive years; people, families and communities were able to engage in activities to boost their social, emotional and/or physical well-being for free of charge.
In August 2018, Professor Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, co-founder of positive psychology, made a personal tribute to the sterling work Paul has undertaken in Hungary. In 2019, Paul delivered the first ever Flourishing Child Programme to educators and parents in Budapest and in Vancouver, Canada. More recently he has been actively working with leaders and parents globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul has over 20 years of experience in training, development and coaching. His specialist areas include performance coaching, leadership development and diversity management. Paul lives in Budapest and can be contacted on paul[at]eleteroweb.eu<=a>
Dóra Fazekas
Dóra graduated from the University of Szeged as a teacher of Italian and cultural manager, and became an Italian translator at the Italian Chamber of Commerce. In 2002, she moved to Italy and became an interpreter and translator for an Italian business translating business meetings and delivering sales presentations during antique fairs in numerous European cities. Due to her desire to grow and emotional agility, Dóra began to work for Mind Consulting based in Bologna, Italy. Dóra’s main activities in Hungary included translating coaching sessions, business meetings and presentations from Italian into Hungarian and vice versa. Dóra worked very closely with Italian Consultants and was trained by Mind Consulting Business School, the internal academy of the company. She then worked in Hungary as a trainer and coach to employees of various businesses.
In 2009, Dóra met Paul Pahil, the Founding Member of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology, who trained and coached her in application of positive psychology principles and research in their work which included training and coaching. She co-produced and co-presented training with Paul for Hungarian leaders, teams and companies. She gained positive feedback from her clients who were seeking to enhance well-being, creativity and productivity.
Dóra planned and organised the Budapest Happiness Week with Paul for 4 consecutive years, from 2014 to 2018, to promote well-being to diverse groups and communities. In 2018, Dora delivered the first ever Applied Positive Psychology International Coaching Programme in Hungarian, which is still available. Dóra as an Optimal Coach, part of the Lifeforce group is actively coaching individuals, teams and leaders as well as supervising other coaches and supporting parents. Finally, in 2019 Dora delivered the first ever Flourishing Child Programme to parents seeking to promote greater well-being in their children.
To contact her, email to: dora[at]eleteroweb.eu
