Complimentary Coaching Call Prep Guide
What to Expect on Our Call
First, I'm glad you booked. Just doing that is a sign of the commitment you have to yourself and your goals.
Before we talk, I want to set the frame so you get the most out of our time together.
This isn't a sales call. I'm not going to pitch you, walk you through packages, or try to convince you of anything. If we work together, it'll be because we both feel it's right, not because I sold you on it.
It's also not a casual chat. Our call is real coaching. We'll go straight into what's actually going on for you, and my intention is that you leave the conversation having gotten real value, whether or not we ever work together again.
That means a few things are true about how I show up and how I'll ask you to show up.
What I'll Bring
I'll be fully present and I'll be direct. I'll be your coach, not your friend, which means I'll say the things a friend might be too polite to say. I'll ask questions no one else is asking you. We'll go deeper than feels comfortable, because the thing you come in with is almost never the whole thing. My job is to help you see what you can't see on your own, and I take that seriously.
What I'll Ask of You
Come ready to do real work. The more honest and open you are, the further we can go. So:
Hide nothing. The work only goes as deep as your willingness to be honest with me and with yourself. You don't have to perform or have it figured out. You just have to be real.
Be on time. This is a held space, and we'll use every minute of it.
Come with what's alive. You don't need a polished agenda. Bring the thing you keep circling, the decision you're avoiding, the tension you can't name. That's where the work is.
Be willing to be moved. I'm not here to confirm what you already think. If you leave exactly as you arrived, neither of us did our job.
I set a high bar for who I work with, and I'd guess you set a high bar for yourself, too. Coaching isn't for fixing something broken. You aren’t broken. This work is to help you see that, to clarify your goals, and to remove what’s stopping you from achieving them.
At the end, if it feels right to keep going with coaching, we'll talk about what that looks like. If it doesn't, you'll still walk away with something real. No pressure either way.
I'm looking forward to it.
Warmly,
David