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"Raise new questions, explore new possibilities, regard old problems from a new angle." Albert Einstein
The Art & Science of Life
Are you ready to create an inspired personal and professional life? Do you need support to achieve a big goal? Do you desire to align and integrate your life for more meaning and fulfilment? Join me in a facilitative, interactive, positive process that allows you to explore, discover, create and evolve an integrated and balanced professional and personal life. Think of it as:
Courageous conversations...that allow you to fully express yourself and to bring all parts into harmony. To discover what you are holding on to, or what is holding you back from enjoying the fulfilment and desires that you truly want in your personal and professional life.
Having an Experienced, Confidential, Non-judgmental Sounding Board...have you ever wanted to just talk through a problem or opportunity with someone that understands what you are wrestling with? Often just talking it through opens up new ideas and approaches, or validates the track you are on. It can create the momentum necessary to take the action.
Gaining a Fresh Perspective...by allowing you the space and time to step back and see things in a new light and from a new angle. Often major breakthroughs come from changing the lens.
Challenging Your Beliefs...we all have stories that we tell ourselves and hold on to. The first step in reacher for a higher level of performance is understanding and believing that you are capable of much more.
An Accountability Structure...that holds you to your plan of action and supports you in achieving your goals.
Areas of Focus
How can you use the session?
- Define what success means to you;
- Define the life you want to live;
- Determine immediate and long term goals you want to achieve;
- Develop strategies and action plans to accomplish these goals;
- Help you keep perspective on what is important to you;
- Help you breakthrough on a big goal;
- Help you solve a problem, brainstorm creative solutions;
- Help you through a life transition (personal or professional or both);
- Help you create more integration in your life;
- Find more fulfillment in work, life and relationships;
- Learn new skills;
- Undertake a new project and be kept accountable to achieving it;
- Making changes in your organization and developing a plan for it.
Engagement Model
These interactive sessions are 1 1/2 hours per week and can be done in a combination of ways - face to face meetings in your office or mine (if in local proximity), phone calls (for local and remote clients) and emails (for supplementary contact). Why 1 1/2 hours? It allows for sufficient time, space and energy for the process to be effective. In addition, time is required to celebrate successes from the previous week, review requests for the upcoming week and recap the session to help you follow through on your commitments.
The session fees are based on a monthly retainer model of four weeks. For the first month, this allows for enough time for trust to build in the relationship and to truly be able to assess the mutual fit. After the first month, sessions are extended for as long as is desired and mutually agreed to by both parties.
Expectations
What can you expect of me?
I Listen Actively...I listen and listen fully with all my faculties and senses. You will find I 'get' you and your situation quickly. I listen to what you say, but more importantly I am listening to what is behind the words. This might be the first time that you feel truly being heard and understood.
I Clarify...I will ask lots of questions and probe deeply to ensure we are working on the right goals and desired outcomes. Often we have difficulty in articulating what we want, so I will restate things in different ways or ask a different question to seek clarity.
I Share...I share with you my advice, ideas, comments and views on your situation, dilemma, or opportunity. I am a resource for you, and share lessons I have learned personally and from my experiences in working with others. I will recommend books and articles to read, tools to use, and I will share my network with you to support you in achieving your goals and objectives.
I Ask...I want you to have a life that inspires others - and yourself. I want you to be whole, healthy and happy. I want you to be successful on your terms. To help you on this path I will ask you to take action. I will ask you what is working for you, what is not working for you and what changes you need to make. I will ask you to start something, end something or modify something. I will ask you to step out of your comfort zone.
I Support You...I will endorse you. Anyone who has a bigger future - an executive with an extraordinary strategy, an entrepreneur with a huge vision, a professional with a big business goal, a creative with a dream - needs to be endorsed, acknowledged and compassionately supported. I will hold your vision when it is still nebulous for you, and I will believe in you, when you don't believe in yourself.
I am Honest...I will speak the truth as I see it. I will call you on your stuff. I only want the best for you and often that requires an edge that we are not used to. My greatest growth has come from those brutally honest comments that initially hurt but cut through to the core and allow me to see what I need to change. Do understand that I always have your best interests at heart and in mind, and my intention is to only say things that support and enhance your evolution. Most things in nature don't grow and evolve without a little stress and tension.
I Will Refer You...if it turns out I am not the right person for you I will assist you in finding a good fit with another facilitator. Often during this process things will also come up that need to be addressed, that I may not be qualified for. Usually this involves unresolved issues or what I call 'shadow work'. This is best addressed through various therapeutic techniques and I will refer you to the best therapists in my network for your particular situation.
What do I expect of my clients?
Grant the Relationship Room...I ask that you grant our relationship enough room in order for you to achieve your goals quickly. This means time, space, energy and trust. You need to be willing to tell me all of what you are thinking and feeling. The true 'aha' moments come from knowing the 'whole' picture, not the 'holes'. If you need time to build the trust, I will understand. And do understand that everything is confidential.
Do the work...I expect you to do the work. I can't live your life, nor can I do the work for you. The incredible thing, is when you do put in the effort and do the work between sessions, the miracles really start to happen.
Respect the Relationship...I expect that you will respect the relationship by:
- Being on time for the session;
- Calling or notifying me well in advance if you need to cancel or change an appointment (minimum 24 hours notice);
- All session fees are due and payable at the beginning of the month. Unpaid fees may interfere with professional judgment (it is human nature) and this is not conducive to a healthy, productive relationship for either party.
Utilize Me, Don't Depend on Me...I expect you to utilize me, but not depend on me. I am happy to be a resource and a competitive advantage in your life, but it is also important that you have a strong foundation and become resourceful too.
If you are curious whether this process would work for you, or you would like more information, call me at 1-877-PSIENCE.