Coaching
Using an innovative, outward approach of identifying options, intentions, and actions, each individual discovers answers to:
What are the essential elements to thrive, stay true to oneself and enjoy a vibrant last third of life?
What are the steps I can take to make this happen?
Barbara’s reputation of credibility is built on her ability to explore your story with tremendous honesty, bring clarity and inspire courage for your future last third of life.
Expectations and Outcomes of
Your Work with Barbara
This process circumvents the conventional, tired approach of finding “purpose” or “passion” and instead presents a well-defined, practical framework to navigate the transition. Individuals are guided through The Four Portals that support future wellbeing and happiness to shift the perspective from vague to a clear-eyed future plan that provides a sustainable approach for living one’s best life.
Individuals will:
Learn to invest talents that yield a high return
Not waste precious time feeling “lost”
Create a transition story that answers “what’s next?”
Learn how horizons, not roadmaps, lead to one’s best life
Engage in meaningful discussions with children and spouses/partners about the Promise of longevity
Know how and when to make course corrections
Think broadly and deeply about what one may yet achieve
Find comfort and excitement from others’ stories
Use pause to rekindle, reprioritize and imagine; Embrace a friend “audit”
Create a “master plan” of options and actions
Who Works with Me?
For over thirty years I successfully helped leaders in large and small organizations learn how to choose behaviors to help them develop into high-performance leaders, colleagues, husbands, wives, partners, and parents.
Today these skills, my experience, and an innovative model inspires and educates smart individuals intent on wringing the most out of one of the most exciting new life stages ever.
My clients come expecting me to have deep knowledge, experience, as well as ask and answer questions to help clarify their intentions. I do that as well as provide insight, resources for discovery and encouragement. Trust and credibility, cornerstones of my work, are highly valued in this working relationship as is accountability – mine and theirs.
Let’s get you started!
Coaching Packages
Intensive Consult:
One 2-Hour Session
If you have a list of specific questions about pre-retirement strategy, a checklist of post-retirement concerns, need help with a sabbatical negotiation process, require information synthesized to guide your future, then this consultation is for you.
Together, we will get to the essence of our concerns, answer all your questions; cover as much ground as we can and leave you with a clear sense of what to do next... or what not to do.
There is a pre-work of 30-60 minutes to ensure the value of our time together. You’ll receive a summary report, suggested next steps, resources to explore 1 week after the session. A check-in 2-3 months is included.
Total Investment: $650
You may use the session any time within 12 months of the purchase date.
Short-Term Strategy Coaching:
Six Sessions
Six 60-90-minute (In person, Skype or phone) sessions, with email access between consultations, gives you full support to make serious progress on determining the most valuable priorities for making the last third of life your best. For each session, you’ll receive a list of suggested resources/readings, a summary report and an email with a review of next steps.
Flexible scheduling depending on your work/travel calendar. This option includes two thirty-minute check-in session after the last session to ensure accountability and continue support.
There is pre-work for all sessions and accountability for action between sessions.
Total Investment: $3,600
You may begin the sessions any time within 6 months of the purchase date.
“When I started working with Barbara, I was 62 and beginning to think about life after my corporate career. Working through the four portals, Barbara helped me to get special clarity about geography. I learned that I did not want to move to Florida to be closer to family, once I stepped away - or was invited to leave - corporate life. I was able to appreciate the friendships and community I'd built over 10 years when a work-related move brought me to Nashville. From the anchor of place, I am using Barbara's other portals (kinship; freedom; yield) as guideposts for my Third Act.
What I like about Barbara is her ability to be direct and supportive. She is concrete (light on the woo woo), focused and she manages our time well. She always asks provocative questions that help me entertain different possibilities for my future. Barbara also keeps me accountable for exploring options under consideration. She is an excellent coach.”
- Kim 2020
If coaching isn’t for you…
If coaching isn’t for you, then consider the 2-Hour Intensive Consult. It’s a perfect choice for individuals seeking information and self-awareness. You’ll walk away with a clearer picture of what’s important and next steps. The consultation includes a summary of observations, challenges and suggested next steps.
Another choice, Short-Term Strategy Sessions, suits individuals who seek knowledge and clarity but also want to get moving. The focus is to establish horizons in each of The Four Portals, weigh alternatives, clear the way for intentions and take action. This 6-session strategy package is completed over a time period that works for you. Hallmarks of this program include pre-work and accountability for full-measure of value. But first, what are the possible outcomes that you can expect? Why give much thought to life after retirement?
All of my work guarantees satisfaction. Your investment is refunded, no questions asked, if you do not feel the time spent provides value. (This has never happened, but still, this is an important part of my commitment to serving others and my belief in the work.)