Career Coaching

 

The old formula of working for the same company for 30+ years is no longer valid.

If you’re looking for what’s next, you fall into one of four categories:

  1. You know what you want, but you’re having a hard time taking things to the next level.
  2. You don’t know what you want, but for sure where you are isn’t it.
  3. You’re relatively satisfied with your career, but you’d like to pivot toward something with more personal meaning.
  4. You’re no longer interested in working for others and want to create your own thing.

 

What People Say

Chris Gidley
Chris Gidley
Med School Student

“you will be a better version of yourself”

Paul does an excellent job of helping figure out who you are and how you work. He provides easy weekly assessments/assignments as well as give informative resources to help you on your journey. He will make you uncomfortable and feel vulnerable, but it is these moments where growth and improvement take place. Your thinking and outlook on life may slightly change or do a complete 180. Regardless, you will be a better version of yourself. Highly recommend!!!

Roger Kemper
Roger Kemper, Owner
Roger Kemper Programs

“true insights that break self-imposed barriers”

He has the uncanny ability to nurture a conversation with you so that you feel comfortable extracting the truth about your life, your relationships, and your beliefs. His intuitive listening skills allow him to ask you the tough, but necessary questions so that you gain true insights that break self-imposed barriers that hold you back personally and professionally.

Katrina Petney
Katrina Petney, Founder
Yotta Workout

“helped me break through barriers”

Paul’s methods are extremely effective. His practical insights and compassionate approach helped me break through barriers that were limiting my potential in business, relationships, and life. I highly recommend him for anyone seeking to do the same.

Christina Logan
Christina Logan
Colorado, USA

“enormous personal and professional success”

“I started working with Paul approximately 10 years ago. At the time, I was the project manager for a construction company, and then was promoted to Vice President and now the Director of Sales. He listened to my goals, helped me eliminate bad habits, time block for success, control my mindset and I have enjoyed enormous personal and professional success working with him. Highly recommend.”

Daniel Dyer
Daniel Dyer

“encouraging in a way that stayed with me long after we talked”

Paul was very easy to relate to, and had a very strong sense of self-knowledge – I profoundly recommend him, as I feel he would work well in any type of professional dynamic or relationship. Well-spoken, agreeable, and encouraging in a way that stayed with me long after we talked.

I feel as if Paul would be a good resource in the life of any professional, and in the lives of those who consider themselves to be self-aware, entrepreneurial, and dynamic.

Thomas Rechtien
Thomas Rechtien
CEO

“…clarity and structure…”

I have been working with Paul for a while now. He helped me a lot to get some clarity and structure into various areas of life. He is easy to work with and fun to talk to.

With his life experience he has an example, a book recommendation, a good contact to talk to etc. for everything I can think of!

I can highly recommend Paul to anybody who is looking for advancement in life and/or business.

Tracy Lyall
Tracy Lyall

Great conversation, similar interests and very positive experience.

Nancy Jiang
Nancy Jiang

“makes you think beyond and after the conversation”

The entire coaching session was very well organized. Paul has a rich experience in many aspects of life, and his point of view can often points you to another direction which you didn’t think of before but as soon as you heard it you know that’s true. Paul is a very good listener and responder. His point of view makes you think beyond and after the conversation.

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Patrick Whalen
Engineer

“a wealth of experience from a broad array of professional pursuits and personal endeavors”

I was looking for a change and more fulfillment when I sought a life coach. I did some coaching a few years back on the recommendation of a friend. It was a bit too much theory and very systematic. Paul’s approach has so far been more natural. He has a wealth of experience from a broad array of professional pursuits and personal endeavors that provides a richness to his coaching. He uses excellent communication skills to identify and listen to what I share. Importantly, he gives me the space to express all the things that I otherwise may not express to friends or family. He’s given me perspective on relationships that have been problematic and helped me to explore self-doubt and other sand bags holding me down. The “homework” is tangible and relevant. Many folks I talk to about my experience are very curious, and some of them are seeking their own coaches and/or the resources he’s recommended. I would recommend Paul to anyone looking to explore their personal and professional lives from another angle and who need a change agent. There is no magic pill, and it’s an ongoing process, but I am starting to remove barriers I didn’t know existed, and I’m enjoying the process!

Helen Croskell
Helen Croskell
Energy Executive

“I was asking the wrong questions”

I came to Paul as I was totally stuck on a big life question, and through the coaching sessions and the great reading list I came to realise I was asking the wrong questions. Once I changed direction I able to make really quick progress in setting myself up for success.

Victoria Wallker
Victoria Walker
Manchester, UK

“I highly recommend”

He’s intuitive, sensitive, knowledgeable, an excellent listener and I whilst I don’t know what his approach is with other clients, I really gel with him and it feels like his interaction with me is tailored to suit my personality and my individual needs. This is particularly marked for me given that we are from different cultures and continents. In short, I highly recommend.

Madeleine Wilkins, J.D.
Madeleine Wilkins, J.D.
Lendistry

“very worthwhile”

Paul is an excellent life coach and truly helped me find more balance in my life. Through his coaching I was able to relax and go with the flow of life more. Additionally, he helped me through a slump in passion for my career and I am now in an industry I love. I was also able to set healthy boundaries in my family in my friendships. I often go back to the notes I took during our sessions when I am needing a refresher and overall feel like obtaining his services was very worthwhile.

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H. L.
Houston, TX

“you cannot go wrong by giving Paul Strobl a call”

Paul was awesome. He is extremely easy to talk to. When we first spoke I was thinking about starting a business and not knowing completely what I was looking for. He was able to give me direction with a no BS attitude that was positive and supportive. We were able to talk through and establish goals, all within the hour. If you are looking for some guidance or a coach, you cannot go wrong by giving Paul Strobl a call.

Jennie Keinard
Jennie Keinard

“helped me to adjust the lens through which I see myself and the world around me”

I began the experience of life-coaching expecting concrete answers to specific questions. And I didn’t exactly get those answers. BUT in a “teach a man to fish” sense, I did learn some very handy tools to help me approach these (and any future questions) more strategically. Our conversations helped me to adjust the lens through which I see myself and the world around me. So even though I may find myself with my same (or even more!) questions, I feel more confident about my ability to work with them, through them or even love them.

Marina Ponzi
Marina Ponzi, Founder & CEO
LadiesBrunch, Buenos Aires Food Week

“rest assured it will be a life-changing experience”

Paul is a great coach who has the ability to understand what you are going through and make the right questions to help you discover what needs to be done or changed. It was my first experience with coaching many years ago and I still remember how much I enjoyed our meetings! If you get the chance to be coached by Paul rest assured it will be a life-changing experience.

Silvina Rana
Silvina Rana, Realtor
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties

“helped me prioritize my goals and desires”

Paul was my Life Coach back in 2012, right after I had been laid-off. I was ready to leave that job, but I was somewhat lost about my career direction and my personal life in general. Paul helped me prioritize my goals and desires. I was able to move back to Houston and become a realtor. I got married shortly thereafter. I highly recommend Paul as a Life Coach.

Wamda Ahmed
Wamda Ahmed, MD

“…a life changing experience.”

I had the pleasure of partnering with Paul Strobl for life coaching. It has been a life changing experience. I have worked with counselors and coaches in the past, but his approach truly worked best for me. He is able to carefully listen and pick the best tools that improve my cognitive reasoning and decision management. He shared books and articles after sessions that helped solidify these concepts. He is also very personable and kind and feels like talking to a wise friend. I frequently reflect back on things I learned from him along the way. I wish him the best in his endeavors, he is passionate about what he does and great at it.

Scott Enyart
Scott Enyart
Houston, Texas, USA

“pulled me right out of that rut”

Paul is absolutely amazing. His way of coaching is phenomenal. A year ago, I was completely lost and not even treating myself like a human being. I was searching for the answers and I came across Paul. I had done everything, counseling, networking, anything I could do to move out of the rut I was in. Paul was my human winch that pulled me right out of that rut and put me right on track and made me feel good about doing it at the same time. If you don’t use Paul, then it’s your loss. He’s truly awesome!

Scott Hammel
Scott Hammel, CFP
Apeiron Planning

“cut off the baggage that’s holding back the solution”

I’ve worked with Paul for 10 years and value his feedback, business/personal coaching, accountability, and friendship. Paul has an amazing ability to frame life’s challenges in a way that never pushes you towards an answer, but rather allows you to cut off the baggage that’s holding back the solution.

Laura W
Laura W.
Houston, TX

“Paul’s coaching sessions are invaluable; they will change your life”

Two years after a devastating divorce I was still stuck in the same belief systems and behaviors that weren’t working. Coming across Paul’s website in the wee small and lonely hours of the morning was the best thing that happened to me in a long time. Paul is insightful, thought-provoking, easy-going, and funny. He helped me cut through the nonsense of the old patterns and begin to see life as something wonderful, hopeful, and joyful. I will be forever grateful. I simply can’t say it too loudly or too often: Paul’s coaching sessions are invaluable; they will change your life.

The Career Coaching Process

 

 

My process is simple and straight forward.

Step One:  Make Sure We’re Working with “Clean Information”

We will have a conversation where we’ll be “scanning” for unhelpful ways of thinking that are holding you back.  We’ll identify which are most important to address right now, and work to undo them so they’re no longer in your way.

This may include identifying your limiting beliefs – what I call the “gunk” stuck in your filter between your thoughts and the outside world.  Some powerful thought processes are lurking there that were heavily influenced by your culture and upbringing.

Through the coaching conversation, your limiting beliefs will either be completely gone or significantly reduced to a point that they do not affect you in any meaningful way.

Step Two:  Establish a Framework

While many coaches are all about accountability, I want my clients to have their own accountability systems and to develop habits that support it.

Finding the right system to keep you organized and gaining insights into yourself as a process of continuous improvement is essential, not just for the coaching process, but for you to continue to create a life you love.

We’ll find what works for you, whether its part of something you are already doing or starting from scratch.

Step Three:  Prototyping

We’ll evaluate and research the various career trajectories that come out of our work together, without getting another degree or switching to a new company. 

Step Four:  Taking Action

Once you have the self-awareness, the system and the knowledge to know the next steps, now it’s time for you to go do it.

I’ll be here for whenever you may get stuck and help you resolve the bottlenecks in the way of success.

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

What is Career Coaching?

The coaching conversation is designed to shed light on your blind spots, provide new perspectives, identify your innermost values, and to take action on moving toward a career that is fulfilling and challenges you to be your best self.

The goal is for you, the client, to walk away from a coaching engagement lighter, more focused, confident and with a new set of tools to move forward.

How does a coaching engagement work?

We have a conversation once a week for about an hour. Part of my service is unlimited e-mailing. If something is unclear from a previous session or you want to report a “win” that only your coach will understand, write anytime 24-7. I will answer within 24 hours Monday through Friday. Additionally, expect some “homework” assignments between sessions which are either written or involve taking action.

Am I going to have to talk about my emotions?

Where do you think that “heaviness” comes from? You’re hitting an emotional limitation. Yes, we’re probably going to talk about your emotions if we find that this is one of the factors that is holding back your career.

Deciding what’s next can be a scary proposition as there may be some uncertainty, and we’ll work through it to gain clarity in your next steps.

What if it doesn't work?

If I did my part and you did your part, and somehow things don’t work, I have a 100% money-back guarantee.

What should I expect during a trial session?