Designing Your Life (DYL) Coaching
Designing Your Life coaching applies design thinking principles to career and work-life decisions. Instead of trying to find one “perfect answer,” we explore multiple possibilities, prototype small experiments, and move forward with greater clarity and a stronger sense of meaning.
Problems You're Facing
You might:
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feel stuck or frustrated with your current career direction
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sense that your role no longer reflects what you stand for
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are considering a career transition or job change but lack clarity about the next step
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feel professionally successful, yet internally uncertain about what comes next
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want to explore a wider range of possibilities for your work life
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find yourself overthinking decisions instead of moving forward
How It Works
Introductory Fit Call
We start with a 30-minute introductory conversation to understand your situation and see whether this approach is the right fit for you.
Coaching Sessions
Structured coaching sessions where we use DYL tools and exercises to explore possibilities and design concrete next steps.
Between-Session Exploration
Short exercises and reflections between sessions help you gather insights from your real life, not only from sessions.
Coaching Hub
A shared space where we track and share exercises, resources, progress, and feedback during the program.
What You'll Get
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You’ll gain greater clarity about what energizes and motivates you at work, along with a clearer personal narrative about where you are and where you want to go next.
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You’ll leave with practical next steps for testing new possibilities and shaping work that feels more meaningful and impactful.
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The broader goal of the DYL approach is not just to solve one career question, but to develop the ability to navigate future career decisions more consciously and creatively.
Program Options
DYL 1: 1 Coaching
Bi-weekly 60-minute sessions over 3–6 months. Typically 6–10 sessions, depending on your goals and pace.
DYL Coaching Circle
Small group coaching with 4–6 participants. Six 90-minute sessions, bi-weekly. Participants act as a design team, helping each other generate ideas, perspectives, and prototypes.
Both formats are available online or in person.
As a Certified DYL Coach, I support clients in using design thinking ideas, tools and exercises to navigate and redesign their work-life.
After two decades in people development, I’ve seen this repeatedly in practice: people can make real turnarounds, even in complex situations. There are almost always more options than we initially see. DYL is about exploring those options, prototyping small steps, and moving forward with greater clarity, especially during career transitions or when feeling stuck.
I strongly believe work is an important part of life (not just a source of income). It can bring meaning, growth and impact. At the same time, it shouldn’t quietly take over the whole picture. We don’t need to build our entire life around work. We can design work so that it supports the life we actually want.
Designing Your Life is the New York Times best-selling book based on the methodology that professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans developed, and is taught in a class of the same name at Stanford University.
The Designing Your Life Coach Certification was designed for coaches, career counselors, HR professionals and mental health professionals interested in adding DYL ideas, tools, and exercises to their practice.
If you're curious about my DYL coaching but not ready to book a call yet, you can simply express your interest [HERE] and I will send you more information.
Professional Coaching
One-on-one or small group coaching for better and more fulfilling career and performance.
Problems You're Facing
You may feel stuck, overwhelmed with decision-making, or to inspire your team.
You want to take your career to the next level but aren’t sure how to get there.
Or maybe you’ve hit a performance plateau and need a boost in effectiveness and impact.
How It Works
We’ll have one-on-one or small group sessions tailored to your leadership, career, or performance goals.
We'll set coaching objectives and create a tailored plan with actionable steps to help you reach your goals faster and with more clarity.
Typically, 6–10 coaching sessions are held biweekly, either online or in-office.
What You'll Get
Greater confidence, sharper leadership, and a clear career direction.
Improved productivity and overall job satisfaction.
Success is measured through feedback, performance improvements, and progress toward your goals.
Team Coaching
With the fast-changing business environment, teams increasingly need coaching to stay aligned, adaptable, and achieve optimal results.
Problems You're Facing
Your team’s communication or collaboration isn’t flowing smoothly, and misalignment is slowing things down.
There’s potential, but the synergy and trust just aren’t there, creating roadblocks to efficiency.
How It Works
We’ll run group coaching sessions to improve communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
Expect practical exercises, feedback, and tools to break down silos and enhance team dynamics.
Typically, after intake interviews with all team members, we achieve goals through 6 team sessions spread over 3 to 6 months.
What You'll Get
A more cohesive team with better communication and faster decision-making.
We’ll track success through team feedback, project outcomes, and overall satisfaction.
Mentoring
We provide mentoring for two groups: HR professionals looking to build their expertise, position themselves as strategic leaders, and advance their careers, and leaders who oversee HR teams, helping them align HR strategy with overall business goals.
Problems You're Facing
As an HR professional, you may be unsure about advancing your career or balancing strategic and day-to-day tasks.
As an executive leading HR, you may struggle with understanding HR’s full impact or supporting your HR team effectively.
How It Works
We’ll provide tailored mentoring based on your unique challenges, offering guidance, real-world insights, and actionable steps for growth.
For HR professionals, we focus on career development and leadership skills. For executives, we align HR strategy with business goals.
Typically, we achieve mentoring goals in 12 mentoring sessions spread over 3 months.
What You'll Get
HR professionals will gain clarity, confidence, and leadership skills.
Executives will better leverage HR to drive growth and improve team alignment.
Progress is measured through feedback, leadership effectiveness, and strategic impact.