Coaching Call Prep Guide
What to Expect on Our Call
First, I'm glad you booked some time together. 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 won’t be 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.
Many coaches out there focus on fixing you. They tell you what to do, and help you “improve yourself” with prescriptive frameworks. That’s not the kind of coaching I do. What I do is a form of coaching called “self-unfoldment”, based on my training in Aletheia Integral Unfoldment. It’s rooted in the belief that you aren’t broken. You don’t need fixing. You are already whole and complete. That said, there may be things getting in the way of you seeing that. This work is to help you remember your innate wholeness and to tap into the resource and wisdom you already have within you.
This isn't a sales call. I'm not going to pitch you or try to convince you of anything. If we decide to formally work together, it'll be because we both feel it's right, not because I sold you on it.
My Commitment
I'll be fully present, nonjudgmental, and 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 create a container where you get to see and feel what you haven’t been able to see or feel 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:
Be revealed. 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 and be willing to share what’s behind the mask.
Be on time. This is a held space, and we'll use every minute of it.
Be somewhere private and quiet. This work is best done where you don’t have to worry about anyone else observing you, and you won’t be distracted.
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’ve been feeling but can’t quite name. We’ll start there.
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. I believe there’s a reason we’re coming together at this moment in time. I can’t wait to see what unfolds.
Warmly,
David