Take a Pause and Wander
What does your uninterrupted life look like?
What to Expect
Bet On Yourself
I help people build reputation and value based on their natural abilities. Recognition of your "built-in" qualities attracts positive attention, makes you feel seen and boosts your relationship with grit and motivation.
You are an accomplished person and you have evidence in your life to support this. However, your documented success might be only part of your story. There are bigger and more ambitious ideas in your thoughts, right? Perhaps there is a giant leap to a new career or maybe a more modest pivot to learn or try something new. Don't let your ideas taunt you anymore. Let's give them the attention they deserve.
The Coaching Relationship
The word ZELODEA derives from ZEALOUS IDEAS where you and I participate in a creative, peer-to-peer alliance to unpack thoughts, brainstorm ideas, look for pivot-points and take action.
In the coaching relationship, there is no hierarchy! You own the agenda and my role is to help navigate the process with honesty and transparency.
Early in my career, I moved abroad for work and found myself immersed in new patterns of thinking. A form of intercultural literacy emerged that challenged the unconscious bias and expanded understanding of success and transformation from different cultural perspectives. The result is an unwavering commitment to inclusivity for every client.
Let's Wander
What is your ZEALOUS IDEA?
Your success is waiting. Here are some starting points that might feel familiar to you:
- Uncover new patterns of thinking
- Reacquaint with your skills and abilities
- Strengthen resiliency
- Practice interdependence
- Pivot to your career goal
- Ease into transitions
- Leverage confident decisions
- Expand your executive presence
- Maintain your motivation
- Get an outside perspective
- Get stuff done
- See and be seen
If You Are Still Not Sure...
The Trench
The Trench
The Trench
In a 2024 television interview, the Academy Award-winning actress, Jodi Foster, said she built a trench around her to survive as she navigated her personal and public lives. Seems it served her well. When the interviewer asked whether that trench was still in place, she answered "I'm still working on that". I can relate to Jodi as I have felt the need for my own trench AND I have started to challenge whether I still need it. The answer is, of course, highly personal. What role does the trench serve in your life? How long will you need it?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jodie-foster-on-nyad-and-true-detective-night-country/
The Pivot
The Trench
The Trench
I like the action verb "pivot" when describing any type of transformation. The act of pivoting is low risk and requires that you remain in contact with the ground. Pivoting also provides the relative safety of the current environment while you access and experiment with new directions. The human brain is rewiring all the time. Doing a small action is every bit as valuable as the larger leaps. Everything counts! There are no small actions. What pivots are on your horizon?
Resilience
The Trench
Resilience
The term "resilient" reminds me of house plants. I appreciate and admire them because they continue to thrive even when confronted with adversity (me forgetting to water them). Resiliency is the ability to endure unpredictable situations and thrive in spite of the circumstances. It is a prized quality, fundamental to survival and it is a skill that can be exercised and strengthened. What role does resiliency play in your life?
Meet Your Coach
DAVID WHITE
I am a seasoned management consultant and leadership coach with a knack for weaving intuition, curiosity and connection into daily habits. For 25 years I've tested different versions of myself and finally landed on one I like (That's who you will get to meet!) Somewhere along that path I started to listen and act with intention. I think of coaching as an opportunity to reacquaint with your skills and abilities and customize the career and life you want.
My native language is English and I am also fluent in Italian.
Artwork on this site is courtesy of Luciano Tumiet
My friend, mentor and Futurist (Futurismo) painter
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david@zelodea.com
