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Package Description:
The Foundational Clarity Intensive is designed for professionals in startups, established organizations, or those in transitions who are seeking to quickly gain profound self-awareness and a clear sense of direction. Through three (3) remote coaching sessions, and some personal exercises to be done at your convenience, you will achieve the following things: * Come to grips with what will truly matter to you at the end of your lifetime * Candidly examine your current situation with its challenges and opportunities * Articulate a personal and professional vision for yourself 3 years from today I will help you to reflect deeply on what matters most to you, which will enable you to make more intentional decisions regarding how you invest your time and attention, which in turn will help you navigate your ventures with renewed clarity and conviction. While this program focuses on core dialogue and insight, it sets the stage for further actionable growth. If you choose to continue to work with me, a common next step after this will be to specify the obstacles that lie between where you are today, and where you aim to be in 3 years.
What you'll get from this package
a short set of values, and corresponding roles that constitute who you are at your core
a candid written assessment of your circumstances in this current moment
a detailed and specific vision of the life you aim to live 3 years from now
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
To kick things off, I'll provide you with an onboarding form, asking about the basics of your situation. In the live sessions, the main focus will be for me to actively listen, and to truly hear you. I'll reflect and inquire with curiosity and acceptance. We'll typically end a session by agreeing on some next steps, which will often include exercises or resources for you to work through before the next session. In order to understand my listen-first approach, here's a bit more about me... I value relationships above transactions, I believe our attention is the fundamental currency of our lives, and I believe in describing to ourselves the things we appreciate, and the things we fear. Three things I appreciate: my life, my health, and my attention. Three things I fear: the increasing contempt and violence in our public discourse, artificial super intelligence, and disappointing my wife and daughters.
Services included:
Personal Growth
Self-Reflection
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