Mo Latin: Blog

I joined the music industry at the age of 17, working in London music shops and studios for around five or six years, with a few odd jobs in between. I then found a two year sound engineering course which I joined…and loved…and left to become a freelance sound engineer. I worked in London studios and venues for around 15 years – running sound systems, and also recording everything from hip-hop and funk, jazz and reggae, to heavy metal, world music and spoken word.

During that time (for around the last 10 years) I was also a college lecturer/qualifications assessor in sound engineering and music technology at a major London studio complex, and one at of the UK’s largest music industry independent training colleges.

In October 2004 I walked on fire! Literally! And a new chapter began…

My girlfriend at the time was studying to be a life coach and came home all enthusiastic about a seminar she had been given a ticket to with some guy called Anthony Robbins, the ‘world’s top performance coach’. I wasn’t really listening to her until she said ‘and everyone walks on fire’… At that moment I knew I had to go walk on fire too. I didn’t know exactly why at the time, I just knew it would be symbolic somehow and allow me to break through some longstanding life challenges. So I bought a ticket…. and I walked…

I have had a fantastic, accelerated journey into a new way of life since that weekend. I have learned and experienced things since that I would never have imagined five years ago.

In the last three years I have invested a great deal of time and money in my own education (school just got in the way of my education!) studying everything from basic physical health, diet and fitness, to communication and personal development….from Life Coaching, NLP, hypnosis and Time line therapy through to Internet marketing, copywriting and business studies….from Quantum physics and creating my ideal life through manifestation…through to martial arts, meditation and spirituality…

I have travelled to many countries, learnt life changing skills from the Masters, and now live life at a whole new level, with incredible new opportunities and an ever-growing group of amazing, forward thinking, empowering friends and peers in the global community.

I am fitter and healthier in mind, body and spirit than I’ve ever been, and happier too. And I am now about to reap the financial benefits too of that investment a thousand times over…an area of life I have always neglected until now.

Since leaving the music industry, I have used the skills and experience gained there to grow other areas of business. I have run seminar and event audio/video production and recording/product development for a number of companies and individuals internationally since 2005.

Current Focus
I have been developing the foundations of my own online business, through market research and product development. I have combined my knowledge, skills and experience in sound recording, audio product development and seminar production with my own learnings, personal growth and skills gained through personal development, NLP and coaching.

This simplifies the best of my technical knowledge for all to use, and merges that with all I have learnt about human needs, language patterns, the working of the human mind and much more…!
Now in the spring of 2009 I am excited to be very close to the launch of an exciting new project, a memberships site for coaches, trainers, speakers and presenters on product creation, event & seminar audio/video and online audio/video.

Hobbies & Interests
I love to travel, to enjoy different landscapes and climates, and experience different cultures. I love the outdoors. I enjoy mountain biking and martial arts, and recently discovered surfing and skydiving which I now have an addictive craving for! I used to be a regular at the gym up until a few months ago, and then developed an almost unhealthy relationship with my computer! And then I split up with my girlfriend…

…I’m sure there’s something in that somewhere…

I also love to explore the inner world, through meditation, Qi-Gong, and the study of the mind and our behaviour – why we do what we do, and how we can improve the quality of life, communication and interaction through constant awareness of living in the now…. which is really difficult! I listen to audio books just about every day (my preference over reading), learning about everything from spirituality through to Google adwords, personal development through to property investment and finance. I regularly volunteer my time to crew at seminars, to give back to the environments where I learnt so much, so that others too can break free from cultural hypnosis and social conditioning, and create a life of true abundance and prosperity. To me, life is about learning, growing, giving, and living in the ‘now’… because ‘now’ is all we have.

I climbed Kilimanjaro in Feb 2008,and experienced the toughest day of my life on summit day…

Training and Qualifications
• Freelance Qualified Sound Engineer and Producer for 15 years
• NVQ Trainer/Assessor D32/33 in the Music Industry for 10 years
• Master Practitioner in NLP and Hypnotherapy
• Practitioner in Time Line Therapy
• Anthony Robbins Mastery University and Leadership Graduate
• Trained in Life Coaching at The Coaching Academy
• CELTA Qualification (Teaching English to non-English speakers)