https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCydZknxWJZ/?igsh=cTV1YWR6bTVpc2xx I can go the distance….. Just close my eyes…… and LEAP!! My body lit up like a Roman candle, you guys! Full on sensory overload: chills, hot and cold flashes, scalp tightening, and a need to MOVE. Swinging between crying and laughing, joy and pain, the beautiful cocktail that is this life. Let me know what you think? Are you inspired? What’s your next big leap gong to be?

Gang just a heads up Were not running sessions on the 24th December or the 31st Of December So you have the night off to practise your triggers with your other family and the annoying ones hahahah LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm at an inflection point as to whether to niche down or broaden. It feels like I'm straddling the fence between the two and it is sending my head spinning. My tagline is "I help people discover what's next and go after it". I feel good about this. My two big tools are Life Design and Productivity. The former hits more of the "What's next" and the latter is a piece of "go after it." I see the limiting belief work of this Expert Coach training as a lower-level tool that I can bring out whenever it is going to help...but I don't see myself leading with that. Almost always used, but not part of who I am...not my brand identity. Sometimes, I think I should pick one, either I'm a Life Transition Coach or a Productivity Coach...and, to be both confuses the marketplace. I push back on this and emotionally and pragmatically I want to keep both the tools as what I bring as far as deep expertise. Where things get even more messy is "Who do I serve?" Although I am deeply committed to a "whole life" perspective, I have narrowed to "career-related transitions". In recent times, I've then said I serve three demographics: - Young professionals that are having second thoughts about their career direction, or don't have a career direction. I enjoy working with this demographic; however, some have said 25-year-olds aren't going to be attracted to working with a coach the age of their grandparents. I have experience that suggests otherwise—the elder persona. - Mid-career professionals that have typically checked all the boxes, but feel unfulfilled, or outright miserable around their career. - Retirement-age professionals unsure about whether to continue working, start an encore career, live a life of leisure, or what. More than one person has recommended that I go all-in on retirement age where I have the most credibility and relatability...and that I confuse the marketplace if I'm trying to do all three demographics. I should look to co-market with retirement financial planners, etc. Emotionally, this feels like putting me in a box, where I'm feeling constrained.

I would like to connect with anyone else who has Life Design at the center of their coaching practice. Let's learn from each other. I believe that Life Design is a powerful approach for addressing many client concerns. For example, not feeling fulfilled, not feeling a sense of passion and purpose in their lives, being unclear about their next career move, feeling adrift, etc. I also believe that Life Design can be a challenge to sell. Prospective clients don't wake up one morning and think "I need a design for my life". Rather, Life Design is an approach we introduce prospective clients to after they have already arrived at our doorstep for a sales conversation, motivated by the type of concerns I outlined above. From my search of the Community, I tag @Katarina Gašparíková and @Shay Michelle as folks working in this space. Hi. Would you like to connect? Who else?

I'd like to connect with others that have or are going down the International Coaching Federation (ICF) path. I've already graduated from a ICF accredited Level-2 program after an investment of US$6K and nine months of effort. I only have 70 of the required 100 hours of coaching practice for the ACC credential, which is low considering how long I have been at this. The slow pace is because (1) I soured on peer-to-peer coaching--the quickest way to crank out hours, and (2) my coaching business has been very slow to grow (hence why I am considering COA). My first questions are (1) what do you see as the advantages of investing in ICF credential?, and (2) how do you see Expert Coach complementing and not conflicting with ICF? I don't mean to suggest there is conflict; I'm just interested in hearing from others that have thought about this. This is conversation we might want to have in private.