Vasanth Gopalan (Vas)

Vasanth Gopalan (Vas)

Qualifications

- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Consultant & Trainer, NLPU&ABNLP
- Certified Trainer of Hypnotherapy, approved by American Board of Hypnotherapy and recognized by American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
- Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
- Member of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
- Certified Trainer of Time Line Therapy, TLTA USA
- High Impact Teaching (HIT), High Impact Learning Inc, USA
- Non-violent Communication Qualified, Gina Lawrie & Liz Gay, UK
- Diploma in Applied Psychology (Counseling and Communication)
- Pursuing Dip in Language Development and Learning Disorders
- 30 Years of Experience in Leadership and Management

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Background

Vas has served the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 30 years, having held both the non-commissioned(2WO, RSM of 23SA) and commissioned officer(Major) hierarchies. In his successful career, he has served as a leader and commander of officers and men in the areas of operations, training and logistics management.

Vas is a staunch believer that the relationship between performance and leadership is tightly interwoven. His exposure to a myriad of leadership models over the years, his exposure to a complex spectrum of planning methodologies and having applied them in a challenging environment, Vas has much to impart and he does so by artfully weaving these ideas into all his programs.

During his glorious years with the SAF, he served as the Coach, Manager and Mental Skills Trainer of the SAF Shooting Contingent (SSC) for 9 years. With the application of NLP, he helped the Singapore team to regain their winning edge by emerging as undisputed champions in the ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2002 and again in 2005.

Other significant achievements:
1. Mind Coaching the Saint Andrews Secondary School Rugby Team in 2003, with the support of other coaches, boosted them into the finals and on towards the championship trophy in 2004 and again in 2005.
2. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 he was hired as the Mind Trainer/Coach for the whole of Saint Andrews Village.
3. Mind Coaching of the SAFSA Soccer Team to Championship in the National Football League 2005.
4. Mind Coaching the Singapore Cyber Games Team to a Silver Medal performance in the World Cyber Games Meet 2005.
5. IN 2005, he launched a customized NLP program for teachers from several schools in the Maldives, titled 'Live the Life of a Champion Teacher' that was very well received and appreciated.
6. In 2006, he was instrumental in Mind Coaching the St. Andrews Junior College(SAJC) Rugby team to break a 17 year spell to win the National Schools Rugby Tournament, beating perennial favorites ACJC in the semis and RJC in the finals.
7. In late 2006 he was hired by the Maldivian Youth Ministry to train their Key Sports Officials and Personalities in Mental Skills.
8. In 2007 and 2008, he has been again hired as Mind Skills Trainer/Coach of the SAF Competitive Shooting Team.

In accomplishing this task as a Mind Coach/Trainer, his communication skills were stretched as he imparted complex mind skills and team dynamics to athletes of varying degrees of maturity and command of language. .

In short, Vas leads teams to being the best they can be. He turns the phenomenon of winning into actionable and repeatable strategies. These strategies have been mapped across with astounding success in all his other corporate coaching programs.

In public certification programs for professionals, Vas teaches NLP in the areas of communication, personal effectiveness, Emotional Intelligence, Change Manifestation, teambuilding and Leadership. He also conducts Practitioner (Basic and Master) Certification Courses in NLP, Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy.

His latest hot-selling products are, Living the Life of a Champion(LTLOAC) , Leading the Inner Mind (LIM), Communication, Persuasion Mastery (CPM) and Self-Image Re-engineering(SIR) for Corporate clients and the general public and Magic of Creating your Destiny (MOCYD) which is a fusion of NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis seminar cum life changing workshop. He has applied the concepts LTLOAC, CPM, LIM, SIR, MOCYD and many other customized products with the SAF Basic Military Training Centre, The SAF Warrant Officers School, The SAF Ordnance and Engineering Training Institute, Several SAF Combat Units and HQs, The SAF Transport Formation, The Chevrons, The Peoples Association Youth Movement, Saxxon Financials, Saint Andrews Village, Several Schools, JCs, ITEs in Singapore, Several Schools in the Maldives, the Maldivian Cricket Team, the Maldivian Youth Ministry, the SAFSA Soccer Team, the SAF Shooting Contingent., Shell and Panasonic Malaysia, Marshall Cavendish Business Information Pte Ltd, IPP Financial Advisors Pte Ltd , Walton International Group(S) Pte Ltd, Peter Tan Organization(a leading Insurance and Financial planning company), NDP 2008 EXCO, SAF Day Parade EXCO 08, Great Eastern Life, The SAF Day Parade EXCO 2008, The SAF Engineer Formation Manpower Branch Retreat, Several MLM teams etc

Vas has been teaching reluctant minds to do dangerous things and brilliant minds to do complex multi-faceted feats for almost the entire duration of his Army Career(unique to the Singapore Armed Forces). Delivering training has been his forte all along. Not resting on his laurels, after retiring from the Army he attended 5 other internationally accredited trainers training. In his effort to share his wealth of experience in the art of delivery, Vas has designed and trained trainers who wanted to "raise their game". This one-of-a-kind trainers training which focuses on connecting with the unconscious of the audience is titled, "Advanced Trainers Training Impacting the Inner Mind".

Apart from the above, Vas also specializes in Visioning Retreats for Organizations (companies, project teams etc) and Team Bonding camps(both indoors and outdoors). These activities can be done locally or in nearby get-aways.

His training sessions are known to be thought provoking, stimulating, impactful and appeasing both intellectuals and action-based learners.

As a Personal Coach and Therapist, Vas helps his clients get rid of their worst nightmares and addictions. He works with a wide spectrum of people ranging from 08 years to 87 years old. His Personal Breakthrough Sessions are unique and very effective because he uses a fusion of Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Vision: "Making Champions, Creating Legacies"
Tag Line: " It's all about winning...........No Limits!"