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The old formula of working for the same company for 30+ years is no longer valid.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

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.”

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.

Skyler LaBuff
Skyler LaBuff
NASA

“one of the best decisions that I have ever made”

Paul is really wonderful to talk to and gave me a lot of mentorship and guidance as I moved across the country to find and take on a new career opportunity. He also helped me to reframe and refocus my personal relationships with my parents and my partner, and give me a number of tools and techniques in order to be able to respond to negative circumstances with a focus on positive growth. Investing in myself by hiring Paul to help me to reach higher goals and make major breakthroughs was one of the best decisions that I have ever made. Paul can help you to get to where you want to be.

Thao Diep
Thao Diep
University of Houston Student

“pushed me out of my comfort zone to find my true purpose and passion”

As being my first coach, Paul has helped me along way. He is very patient, calm and he is like my teacher and friend. Paul has pushed me out of my comfort zone to find my true purpose and passion. If you would like to bring your life to a new level, Paul is definitely your guy!

Robin Nelson
Robin Nelson
Houston, Texas, USA

“thought-provoking and productive”

If you are considering working with a life coach, I highly recommend taking the leap and contacting Paul. Working with Paul has been very helpful and enlightening. He is very easy to talk to, he is knowledgeable in many subjects, particularly this field of work. Paul offered positive suggestions that I found to be very helpful. Paul is excellent at seeing many facets of situations and communicating these thoughts back in a way that I found to be thought-provoking and productive.

Alan Seabright
Alan Seabright
Entrepreneur

more efficient in my business life

Paul is an excellent, positive life and business coach. He gets you really thinking about the way you approach different parts of your life. He helped me to become a more rounded person in my private life, and more efficient in my business life.

Denise Chavez
Denise Chavez
Nuclear Engineer

“I have improved in all areas of my life”

Paul is an amazing listener and helps you understand what may be holding you back from fulfilling your true potential! I have improved in all areas of my life thanks to Paul’s ability to give meaningful examples and methods to handle the unknown or seemingly stressful situations. He has helped me open my eyes to the world, and I am so glad that I didn’t hesitate to schedule my first coaching session with him. It’s such a relief knowing that I don’t actually have to live a life full of suffering! Thank you Paul!!

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.

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!!!

Andrew Twitty
Andrew Twitty
GE Appliances

“A Game Changer”

My time with Paul as a life coach has been a game changer. We have worked together on everything from organizational skills, to parenting, to meal planning and health! He is insightful, thoughtful, and excellent at finding the right story, book, quote, or blog post to give a new perspective on a real problem. I was concerned about working over the phone with someone in this capacity, but Paul’s personality and complete attention during every conversation made him feel like an instant friend. As someone going through a career change, several moves, and an ever-increasing demand on my time from multiple fronts, Paul’s coaching helped me focus, prioritize, and ultimately find balance in my life again.

Kellie Hazard
Kellie Hazard
Toowoomba, Australia

“I have no hesitation recommending him”

Paul helped me through the worst time of my life. I have no hesitation recommending him to anyone – speak with him and see for yourself.

Bobby Martin
Bobby Martin
Banker, Real Estate Entrepreneur

“I’m so glad I invested in myself!”

Paul has been absolutely amazing to work with. He’s a business and life coach that has helped transform my way of thinking around problem solving, stressful situations and goal orientation. I’m a better version of myself after spending time in each session. Anyone on the fence about getting a coach should absolutely consider contacting Paul. I’m so glad I invested in myself!

Erica Beyer
Erica Beyer, Realtor
HTX Living

“helped put me on the path to success in all areas of my life”

Hiring Paul as my Life Coach was the BEST decision I have made, and it was actually my Husband who suggested it. My personal and professional life was in chaos and he helped me figure out what I needed to do to get back on track. He made me realize things about myself I never would have without his help. I truly feel he has helped put me on the path to success in all areas of my life. FANTASTIC!!!

Latonya Ellerbee
Latonya Ellerbee
IT Consultant, Houston TX

“…helps you to get to your ‘Aha’ moments!”

When I started working with Paul, I was at a point in life where I knew I wanted a change but didn’t quite know how to proceed with making that happen. Also, I was dealing with some past issues that were hindering me from moving forward. During our second meeting, Paul gave me an assignment to do to address one of my past issues. As soon we hung up, I completed that assignment and have been free ever since!! From that point, we begin to navigate the path to the change I was desiring. After each meeting, I made a step toward that change. Today, I am on the path to realizing that change!!  I would highly recommend Paul to anyone looking to hire a life and/or executive coach. He’s a great listener and helps you to get to your ‘Aha’ moments!

Gerard Monroe
Gerard Monroe

“I can see now”

Very insightful, makes you look at yourself and events as not personal but learning experiences. While my journey is far from over I feel I can see now.

Rebecca Pistiner
Rebecca Pistiner, Founder
Beacon BCS

“greater clarity of my value, goals, and aspirations”

As I have introduced Paul to the challenges I face, he has presented information I need to process a solution that suits me. In a short time, I already have greater clarity of my value, goals, and aspirations. Thank you, Paul, for pointing the way towards more authentic, fruitful, joyful, and peaceful living.

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.

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.

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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!

Clint Collins
Clint Collins, CEO
Real Estate Entrepreneur

“the value added has been phenomenal

One of the best in the biz. Paul has experience in many levels of business. He has been successful through the start-up phase, corporate mergers, and especially working with entrepreneurs. I have worked with him on multiple projects and the value added has been phenomenal. I highly recommend his services.

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?