Dictionary.com unabridged (v.1.1) Alchemism pronounced al-ku-mism – noun, plural –isms for 2
A term combining alchemy and optimism
A biopsychosocial process of research, assessment, coaching and social intervention
coined by The Alchemism Foundation 2006 ad from noun alchemy - The power of positively transmuting a common substance, often perceived by an individual to be of little value into a substance of great value from noun alchemy - the belief that good ultimately triumphs over evil from noun optimism – the belief that goodness pervades reality from noun optimism the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds, in which the creator accomplishes the most good at the cost of the least evil
[origin 2006 AD – The Alchemism Foundation, Dublin, Ireland – earlier alchemy alquemie ML al-kymia (Arabic) kemeia transmutation] [middle English alkamie Old French alquemie medieval latin alchymia Arabic al-kimiya – late greek khemeia, perhaps from Greek Khemia Egypt] [French optimisme Modern Latin optimum used by Leibnitz (in Theodicee) Latin optimus – meaning the best - Optimistic is first attested in 1737] alchemismist adjective alchemismistically adverb.
Alchemism is a blend of alchemy and optimism which re-aligns the imbalance between the individual’s true self and their relationship with money, achievement, relationships and work. A person who undergoes an Alchemism programme is known as a Phoenix. 
Welcome to the Alchemism Foundation
The Alchemism Foundation is a not for profit organisation which has been established to develop coaching programmes, develop assessments and assessment instruments, conduct primary and secondary research, produce online and offline media and deliver powerful seminars and workshops in the fields of Burnout Prevention & Recovery (BP&R) and Suicide Prevention in the Workplace (SPW).
Reasons to choose the Alchemism Foundation
As we do not advertise our services traditionally, you would have been referred to the Alchemism Foundation by a trusted friend who told of the results that they achieved through our Alchemism Processes.
It has been proven for many years that the talent of an Alchemism Foundation coach is to find your talent and in a co-active way, help you to transform these talents and abilities into gold.
All of our Alchemists have been in coaching for 15-20 years and have internationally recognised qualifications. With all this experience of corporate, entrepreneurial and voluntary work and with the tools devised by the foundation, we have all transformed our own lives and we have never felt at such peace with who we are and why we are here, as we have since the foundation of the foundation. We all walk the walk as well as talking the talk.
We truly believe in the Alchemism process, and that the answer to all your questions lie within you and that you are powerful beyond measure – limited only by your imagination and emotions which is the language of your soul.
The people we have helped are young and old, male and female, rich and poor and come from all walks of life. The common denominator is that we are all the same, despite the 21st century fixation on our uniqueness and separation.
The results that we have achieved with people include improved relationships, increased personal growth, improvement in financial abundance, increase in self awareness, getting out of a rut, renewed energy, easier completion of goals, but most of all, this is done in a way were we are all true to our authentic selves - Alchemist and Phoenix alike.
Our content is uniquely patented and delivers real change in a very short time. Our system of assessment, coaching and personal / business development improve lifestyles, increases margins, improve health and wellbeing and the happiness of our clients.
The results speak for themselves and you can speak to any one of our phoenixes to see how they have transformed themselves. You will recognise them when they wear their Alchemism Phoenix Gold Pin, which they receive each time they are transformed into gold through an Alchemism Process.
Our approach is client centred, meaning you are the centre of our universe when we are coaching you and your team. During that time, we will believe in you, trust you, listen to you, motivate you, stop you when necessary and in a non directive and non judgemental way, enjoy the process for both Alchemist and Phoenix.
There are several types of coaches within the foundation who specialise in burnout prevention, suicide prevention, healing, fitness, nutrition, energy, leadership, sales, intellectual property, business development, general medicine, NLP and emotional intelligence and the faculty is growing all the time.
Value Added by the Alchemism Foundation
An Alchemism Process will enable YOU to add value to your life, your family, your organisation and your community.
It will enable you to get more balance in your life, more fulfilment from your every waking hour and develop more meaning around your life purpose.
You will be able to view yourself and those around you with new perspectives and you will be able to review and modify your belief systems, your value systems, your boundaries and tolerations in such a way that your new behaviour and outlook will be more like the YOU that you were born to be.
In your journey of personal growth, and your organisations journey in corporate growth, you will find out what makes you unique, and how you fit into the overall plan of the universe, delivering on your life’s purpose and to be who you really are.
You will discover inside yourself acceptance that you never had before, courage you did not know existed and wisdom way beyond your years and experience.
In the review of your learning and action, you will feel that successes happen every day and what you or others consider to be failure is merely feedback to assist you in your personal and business journey.
You will grow from within and you will be authentic to your true self and be genuinely able to handle with passion and pride anything that this life throws at you , now or in the future.
The Alchemism Top Ten
- Prevent you and your key people from burnout in 82% of cases
- Intervene successfully in an existing burnout situation in 74% of cases without referral to medical treatments
- Assist burnout recovery in 83% of cases
- Get absent employees back to work on average five weeks earlier than in the absence of a BP&R™ process
- Decrease downtime of existing workers due to burnout by 18%
- Increase margin by 1.5% to 2.6% net
- Increase valuation of your business by 14% to 24%
- Increase production per employee by 11% to 19%
- Increase wellbeing in your workforce by 29% to 58%
- Reduce suicidal ideation in your workforce by 67%
