About me
Who am I?
Name: Dan Kenna
Age: 35 years old
Gender: Male
Nationality: British
Occupation: Teacher
Myers Briggs Type Indicator: INFP
Where am I from?
I was born in Watford in England. Moved to London at 28 years old. Travelled throughout South East Asia at 33 years old. Now I live in Ho Chi Minh City.
What’s my story?
Since I was young, I’ve wondered what life is all about. Why did some people know what was going on, when I had no clue? I remember in primary school, looking at the ‘confident kids’ and thinking, “what do they know that I don’t?”
I wasn’t a confident kid in school, and didn’t know what life was about; I wanted a book that could tell me all the answers. When I first came across self-improvement books, at about 24 years old, it was like someone had given me the book I had always wanted (or at least part of it). The first ones I read were ‘Unlimited Power’ by Tony Robbins and ‘The 7 habits of highly effective people’ by Stephen Coney.
I took the teachings from these books on board, and have been on a journey of self-discovery and personal improvement ever since. This blog is the next step on my journey.
What am I writing about?
I am writing about personal and professional development topics that can help us be more successful and happier. The blogs will be focused around these topics, and I will be using a mix of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Business Analyst techniques, “spirituality”, and other ideas from self-development world, to analyse and frame my posts.
I will attempt to make my ideas as clear as possible, writing from my own experience. I can’t claim to be an expert in these topics, I do not have a degree in psychology, but I have lived and breathed the topics I will be writing about.
My aim is to provide ideas and exercises that will be of value to you. Take from it what’s useful to you.
Why I am writing this blog?
To learn: One motivation is to learn, I hope by sharing my ideas, I will learn more about them. I will do extra research for each, gaining a deeper understanding of this field. Writing about the topics also helps crystallise my ideas.
To share: I want to help other people learn from my writings and develop their lives. There are lots of self-development blogs out there, but I hope my take and the way I lay out the ideas can help some people.
To challenge myself: Just to see if I can do it. Putting part of myself out in public, being open to criticism. Spending the time and effort to write the blog. Can I actually do it?
To grow my network: You’ll see on this webpage links to my training and coaching, I hope by writing about my ideas, it will showcase what my training and coaching is all about. And open doors to new experiences and people.
For fun: I’m hoping it might actually be fun as well!
What are my credentials?
I have been reading, analysing and practising self-development consistently for over 10 years. I am a certified NLP Master Practitioner and NLP Trainer. I have attended many different types of communication and meditation courses and events.
I was a reasonably successful Business Analyst, in London for 7 years, from which I have acquired a number of analytical skills and process improvement techniques. I have become happier and been more successful in achieving my goals in this time. I have travel and experienced different cultures and experiences, throughout South East Asia.
I did my NLP training with NLP Dynamics, and highly recommend them to anyone in London (or close by).
What’s my purpose?
My purpose is to:
To improve the lives of other people, by helping them find more happiness, contentment and the tools to achieve their goals. My aim is to maximise my skills, to help others in their journey, “to tap their true potential”.
See my first ever blog on the topic of finding your higher purpose.
8 steps to find the meaning of life!
What are my interests?
All things personal development
Improving my self-awareness
NLP
Football
Teaching (my current day job)
Travelling
Occasionally fantasy books and movies
Favourite things
Football team: Watford Football Club
Drink: Milkshake
Food: Pasta and cheese
Animal: Monkey
Colour: Yellow
Number: 5
What are my ambitions?
I have started a training company called Saigon Success, with my friend Adam Tomkinson. We will be offering NLP training and other personal and professional training services in South East Asia. Our aim is to grow this into an International Business.
You can check us out here:
Meet-up group: https://www.meetup.com/SaigonSuccess
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/248680342740258/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saigonsuccess/