The Framework for Thriving Psychological Performance
Stop Winging It on the Inside
Understand yourself. Build your agency. Thrive.
Most of the people I work with have a good life. They’re doing well, they work hard and they’ve plenty going for them, yet when they’re honest with themselves, how they think and feel doesn’t match how well things are going. Others are doing okay and know there’s far more in them than they’re getting out.
Very few people are ever taught how their beliefs, thinking and emotions develop, let alone how to manage them, so most of us end up winging it on the inside and only look at it when something goes wrong.
The Personal Agency Programme® is a twelve-week programme that teaches you why you think, feel and behave the way you do, and helps you develop the psychological skills to manage it. Thriving is a skillset that can be learned, and it’s called personal agency.
Personal Agency
The internal capability to influence how you think, cope and perform.
Who I Work With
The people who come to me are usually doing well by most measures. They’re capable, they care about doing things properly, and other people would say they’ve got it all together. What they tend to tell me is that they overthink, nothing they do ever feels good enough, and they react in ways they don’t feel good about afterwards. They want to feel more in control of what’s happening on the inside, and they want how they feel to reflect how good their life is.
Some are struggling and want to understand why. Others aren’t struggling at all; they just know there’s more in them and want the skillset to get there. The programme is built around developing the skills to thrive, wherever you’re starting from.
Free Guide
Stop Winging It on the Inside
Nobody teaches us how to manage what’s happening on the inside, so most of us wing it. In this free guide, I explain why your life can be going well while the inside doesn’t reflect it, why so many people stay stuck, and how thriving is a learnable skillset. There are three things you can start this week too.
The Five Selves Progression Model
Self-Insight
Understanding why you think, feel and behave the way you do.
Self-Awareness
Recognising which areas need developing, and catching yourself when you're engaging in unhelpful patterns.
Self-Application
Putting what you've learned into practice every day.
Self-Consistency
Aligning what you do with what you know, day after day, until it becomes long-term growth and change.
Self-Capability
The skillset to manage yourself, whatever you’re facing, which is strong personal agency.
Personal Agency Checker
How In Control Do You Feel Of Your Thinking, Feelings And Behaviours?
Most people know something on the inside needs attention, though very few could tell you exactly what it is or where to start. The Personal Agency Checker is a free assessment built on the same framework as the Personal Agency Programme. It looks at how you’re managing your main beliefs, coping skills, self-esteem and thinking patterns, and gives you a clear picture of where you’re strong and which areas need developing. Your personalised PDF report is sent straight to your email.
If you’d rather start smaller, there are nine two-minute quizzes and the free guide, Stop Winging It on the Inside, on the Free Resources page.
What You Said
Success Stories
Meet the people who chose to take control of how they function – how they think, feel, and behave.
Niall is brilliant at what he does.
He's very supportive.
You definitely won't regret contacting Niall.
He's very supportive.
You definitely won't regret contacting Niall.
Anxiety was something I struggled with since a young age. Niall was great from the very beginning. He was very supportive but very to the point.
I can honestly say that Niall really helped me turn things around.
I just knew straight away that he had a genuine care for helping people.
I just knew straight away that he had a genuine care for helping people.
Personal Agency Programme®
Programme, Coaching + Community
The Personal Agency Programme is a structured training programme primarily centred around psychoeducation and practical skill development. The programme includes an in-depth Personal Agency Assessment, online platform, videos, quizzes, Personal Agency Handbook™, Personal Agency Logbook™, and personal support.
We also host live sessions both in person and online, depending on how you complete the programme.
Everything is laid out and easy to follow, so you always know what to focus on next, with hands-on support at every stage of the twelve weeks.
The Programme Includes:
- 12 Weeks of Structured Content
- Weekly Coaching Sessions with Niall — first six weeks
- Two to three one-to-one sessions with Niall — second six weeks
- Three Personal Agency Assessments with detailed PDF reports
- Videos, quizzes, and end of module exercises
- Personal Agency Platform — full access
- Personal Agency Handbook
- Personal Agency Logbook
- Direct communication with Niall throughout
Working With a Business or Sports Team?
Personal Agency for Business and Sport builds the psychological insight and skills behind performance in your people, team or club.
Niall McAlinden
About Niall
Hey, I’m Niall, founder of the Personal Agency Academy®. Before I qualified as a coach in 2016, I spent years getting on with life while my inner world felt much harder to manage than it should have. Over more than ten years of coaching thousands of people, I built the Personal Agency Programme to be what I’d been looking for.
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Articles to help you start understanding yourself better, whether or not you ever decide to do the programme.
