Test your next move
before you bet on it.
You've been good at your work for years, and it wore you out. I'll work out the next move with you every weekday. We test it small, often inside the job you have now, and nothing gets blown up until the data says go.
Burnout gave you evidence. Now you need a move that fits.
You've been good at your work for ten years or more. Then a boss or a culture changed, or your role stopped fitting. Now you're tired, your confidence is shot, and every option looks either impossible or pointless.
You've probably run the stay-or-go math more times than you can count. A good week resets the clock. Then the resentment builds back up.
What you need is someone to think with, and a way to test your next move that's small enough to run when you're tired. That's what the 90 days are for.
Career change, run like a research project.
You figure out what you want to keep doing, test it small, and don't blow anything up until the data says go. The 90 days follow three questions, in this order.
Conditions, Culture, Convictions, Choices, Capacity. Each C has a different person who can change it, so we find what’s wearing you down before you decide anything.
Reshape the job you have, move inside your company, take your work somewhere new, or start over. Two questions sort it: does the work fit, and will this place meet you halfway?
Track, Research, Attempt, Commit, Embed. You run a small attempt, often inside the job you have now, and collect evidence before you commit.
Picking the direction takes the first few weeks. Testing it takes the rest.
Send it messy. I'll help you sort it.
These examples are made up, but the rhythm is what you'd get. You send whatever is on your mind, in whatever shape it's in, and I reply once a day with what I'd do next.
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Send me one thing. Get it back marked up.
Your resume, a LinkedIn summary, or the message you keep rewriting. Documents don't go in the Voxer thread. They go to their own spot, so nothing gets buried. Pick an example to see what a review looks like. The content is made up, and you can flip between the draft and the revision.
• Responsible for managing day-to-day operations across multiple projects.
• Helped with the vendor transition.
• Attended weekly leadership meetings.
• Led the vendor transition from kickoff through launch.
• Ran day-to-day operations across several projects and kept deadlines moving.
• Attended weekly leadership meetings.
Hi [Name],
I was wondering if maybe there might be any chance of a conversation about possibly joining your team at some point, if that could ever be a fit.
I know you're busy, so no worries at all if not! Thanks so much.
Hi [Name],
I'm interested in the work your team does on [project]. Could I get 20 minutes in the next two weeks to ask how it runs day to day?
I can do [day] or [day]. Thanks.
Experienced professional with a passion for driving results in fast-paced environments.
Proven track record of success across a range of roles.
Looking for new opportunities to grow.
I help [who] with [problem].
Most recently I [one specific thing you did and what came of it].
I'm looking for [kind of work] where I can keep doing [the part you want to keep].
From first call to first move.
One hour to map what you want and what's in the way. Your written plan follows within 2 business days.
Send voice notes whenever. I answer once a day.
You send it by Wednesday noon ET. Feedback is back by Friday.
You've run a small test, and you know whether the data says go.
Two things you can point to, and neither one is a guess.
A move that fits
You'll know whether the problem is you or the job. You'll know which kind of change fits your life, and you'll have tested it enough to trust it. No more running the math at night.
A first test you ran
Not a plan on a shelf. A small real test, often inside the job you have now, sized to the energy you have. Nothing gets burned down until the data says go.
What clients did next.
She took the work she loved back, on purpose, and decided to make the role hers.
A few months in, she decided she wanted to make the role work, and she says it feels almost like a 180.
We started with the 5 Cs, and Conditions was the one in play: the workload and how the role was set up. Her boss was on her side and the culture was good, so we treated the role as an experiment instead of a trap. Lanes 1, 2 and 3 sort a frustration into what's yours to change, what needs someone else, and what won't change no matter how well you ask. Taking deals back and starting the all-hands calls were hers to do. Keeping that time needed her boss. Then she ran it and watched how it felt.
Real client, shared with identifying details changed.
A new job description built around training, at the same company.
She now has a new job description built around training and process, at the same company, doing the part of the work she wanted more of.
We started with lanes 1, 2 and 3: what was hers to change and what needed a conversation. That sorting is what let her start deciding. Charting her real workload turned a feeling of being overloaded into something she could put in front of leadership. Claiming the work that lit her up, training, meant choosing what she wanted more of before she handed off what drained her.
Real client, shared with identifying details changed.
The work she's good at, for a team she trusts.
She's now in a founding customer success role at an early-stage company, doing the work she's good at for a team she trusts.
Track: we mapped every job she'd had by what gave her energy and what cost it. That finds what's truly yours versus what you absorbed from a title or a company, and it answered her question. She loved the work and the customers, and the leadership was the drain. Attempt: your current job can be one lab. While she was still there, she collected the experience interviewers kept saying she was missing.
Real client, shared with identifying details changed.
His first proposal to a paying client.
He has since done his first content shoot and sent his first proposal to a paying client, a design firm.
Track: before choosing any work, we mapped the life he wanted. Research: he named what he assumed about working solo, then talked to people already doing it to find the real information. Attempt: free practice audits were a real piece of the work, and the check is whether you'd want to do it again. He did.
Real client, shared with identifying details changed.
What a week looks like, so you're never guessing.
You can message me whenever you want, as much as you want. I read everything and reply once a day, Monday–Friday, in a private Voxer thread.
Messy is fine. Send me whatever you're stuck on, by voice or text. I answer once a day on weekdays.
Send me your resume, or a message you're nervous to send, by Wednesday noon ET. I send feedback by Friday: what I'd change and why, so you can use it or leave it alone.
A real conversation when you need one. Book one at a time and tell me what you want to cover.
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We start with a one-hour kickoff
Before it, you fill out a short form so I know where you're starting. On the call, we map what you want and what's in the way. Then we pick the first thing to work on, and the daily thread begins.
And I don't chase you
If I haven't heard from you in a week, I'll check in once. Your 90 days keep running either way, so use them. The people who get the most out of this are the ones who send me the messy stuff early.
Built for people 10+ years in who want to test a move before they bet on it.
You mostly want a better version of the job you have. The Complete Job Crafting Menu ($17) is built for that.
You're not sure you want to pivot yet. Start with the Career Reboot Group Intensive ($197, and it applies to coaching if you join).
Feeling heard, and finally seeing options.
From people I've worked with.
I've been where you are.
I worked in higher ed and then at an EdTech company. We won Best Place to Work. Then the layoffs started, my workload quadrupled, and I was told to be grateful. I quit four months later.
Since then I've coached 100+ people through their own version of that. I'm plainspoken and practical, and I'll tell you what I'd do and why.
Ready? Start today, or talk first.
Already know this is for you? Buy now and I'll send your kickoff form right away. Want to talk it through first? Book a fit call, and if the 90 days don't fit, I'll tell you and point you to something smaller.
message me for your rate
How I got these: coaching time at my hourly rate, and each product at its own price. The Lock In lessons are valued below the live cohort, since the calls and community aren't included.
Things people ask before they say yes.
Do you do the work, or do I?
We think it through together. I tell you what I'd do and why, I push back when something doesn't add up, and I give feedback on your drafts. You send the applications and have the conversations.
Will we ever talk live?
Yes. We start with a one-hour kickoff call. After that, you can book a 15-minute call any time a voice note isn't enough.
Is this 1:1 or a group?
It's 1:1. The thread is just you and me. You'll get the Career Pivot Lock In lessons to work through on your own, but you won't be in the group.
What if I pick a direction and it's the wrong one?
That's why your first move is a test. You find out early and cheaply, and nothing gets burned down first.
Will I have a new job in 90 days?
I can't promise that, and I don't promise income. What I promise is a move you tested and a decision based on what you learned. What happens after depends on you and the market.
Can I commit for less than 90 days?
Ninety days is the package, because picking a direction takes a few weeks and testing it takes the rest. If you want a smaller commitment, start with the Career Reboot Group Intensive ($197), which applies to coaching if you join. If life interrupts while we're working together, send me a written request to pause the thread. I look at each request case by case, and payments on the payment plan keep billing during a pause.
One email a week about getting from burned out to a better-fit career.
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