A Guide to Our Coaching Partnership
1. MY APPROACH TO COACHING
Coaching is a forward-motion partnership. It is a dedicated space for you to gain clarity, tap into your existing resources and design a life that feels aligned with who you are. In our sessions, I act as a facilitator of your thinking, asking questions that help you see your situation from new angles and identifying the small steps that lead to big shifts.
Our work together is built on two powerful, complementary frameworks, to ensure our sessions are both deeply insghtful and practically effective:
Solution-focused
We focus on your “preferred future” rather than the history of a problem.
We focus on what is working to build immediate momentum.
We assume you already possess the resources you need. Our job is to uncover them.
Life design
We treat life as a creative project, building your way forward through curiosity, prototyping and radical collaboration with your environment.
We view life holistically and use "bias to action" to safely test new ways of living and working.
The goal: A custom-built lifestyle
Define exactly what "good" looks like for you
Shift from reacting to your circumstances to designing your days
Gain momentum through small, safe experiments that lead to lasting change
Sustain the flow
2. WHAT TO EXPECT
To prepare for our journey, here is how we will show up in this space:
I provide the process and the tools, but you are the expert and authority on your life. I merely help you navigate the terrain, by providing the process and the tools.
Our sessions are a judgment-free zone. We treat every outcome (even the ones that don't go as planned) as valuable data for your next design.
We don’t aim for overnight transformations. We look for the small, 1% shifts that are easy to start and impossible to ignore.
You will often leave with a small action or observation to test in the real world between our sessions.
3. FAQ: OUR FIRST SESSION
What should I bring to our first session?
Simply bring an area of your life where you’d like to see more "Flow." You don’t need a perfectly defined goal. We will use our first few minutes to sharpen that focus together.
How is this different from a standard conversation?
I will listen for your strengths and "hidden" successes that you might be overlooking. I’ll ask questions that invite you to look forward. I’ll help you describe your future in vivid detail so it becomes easier to reach.
What if I don't know what I want yet?
That is perfectly okay and actually an exciting place to start. You don't need a map for it. You just need the willingness to take the first step and see what happens. In Life Design, we use curiosity as our compass, to see what your life is already telling us.
The first step is often the most important design choice you’ll make.
I am here to hold the space, provide the tools and support your momentum, as you build your way forward. I’m looking forward to seeing where your curiosity takes us.
See you soon,
Laura Petrescu