Divanation From Perfection to Passion Coaching

A highly-interactive, eight-session, step-by-step identity-, narrative- and leadership-development process that takes advantage of many of techniques and activities that occur during Divanation Retreats, but is conducted in our offices or via video chat. From Perfection to Passion is individual coaching (though the process can be experienced in pairs or small groups) and usually takes place of over the course of eight to ten weeks.

This Divanation process is appropriate for anyone interested in knowing how leadership becomes an integrated part of living, for those trying to embrace and understand her entrepreneurial interests, for those in the midst of or considering transition, or for anyone wanting to live an engaged and rewarding Diva Life.

When you complete this process you will have a firm grasp of those passions and callings that are important to and foundational for you. You'll see how these passions serve to guide you in every sphere of your life. You will generate a realistic and believable story to keep you composed and in touch with your passions and aspirations, while staving off the craziness of trying to be perfect—those places where you loose yourself. This is an identity-development experience that serves to integrated the various components of your life in ways that are inspiring and which inspire those around you.

From Perfection to Passion coaching is eight one-hour-fifteen-minute sessions. The process requires the completion of exercises and worksheets prior to each session.

From Perfection to Passion Coaching Path

Session One:
Ahh...Relationships!—Recognize the strength of the relationships that bring meaning and richness to your life.

Session Two:
Spiral Down to Spiral Up!—Catch sight of those things that overwhelm, leave you lost, exhaust you, and have you spiraling down...find the engagement and richness in your relationships that is often covered over. You’ll see how: Perfect=Responsibilities &
Relationships=Responses.

Session Three:
Let’s Pause...You Are What You Do—To live via passions is not pie-in-the-sky. Keep it real by reflecting on and documenting those things you actually do.

Session Four:
Let Go of the “Perfect”­—Claim passions and purpose once lost in the perfect achievement of roles.

Session Five:
Story-Path™ to Your Future—You will recognize and own your passions and use your story for context and direction.

Session Six:
The Narrative Gateway™—To get from here to there, you will tell your story, linking your passion to your actions guided by who you want to become.

Session Seven:
Leadership as a Way of Living—Leadership is a refreshing, life-long byproduct/consequence of living your story. See how leadership emerges in all facets of your life.

Session Eight:
Taking It Out to The World—A review of your efforts and a celebration of your accomplishments.

Divanation—Divanated Space

Often it is desirable to enter a safe and private space from which to relate. Divanated Space™ coaching is just that—a Divanated Space where you address issues and concerns at-hand, find a place to speak and breathe, and sit with a champion who helps you to stay in Passion and engaged in life and work.

This is individual coaching in which the fundamental Divanation concepts of knowing your story, developing a well-defined identity, and clarifying the passions, relationships, and activities that lead to Diva Living are applied, but the focus is placed upon challenges, concerns, issues, and struggles that you are confronting in your everyday living.

Divanated Space is practical and issue-oriented, yet addresses broad matters of identity, choice, and meaning.

Most often Divanated Space is initially taken advantage of in biweekly or monthly sessions. Some apply Divanated Space as an ongoing component of their lives, other call upon Divanated Space on at-need intervals.

Divanation Executive Coaching

Corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and businesswomen routinely have trouble getting "straight" feedback and insights from peers or others within their organizations. Often this leads to a sense of isolation and results in uncertainty on how best to implement strategy, respond to pressing organizational issues, make personal career decisions, effectively mentor others, or to make certain the best and most effective things happen for you and your organization.

Divanation Executive Coaching is configured to provide a sounding space to discuss pertinent business issues and to develop responses that are congruent with organizational beliefs and individual intention. Divanation Executive Coaching can focus on individual development goals, organizational design issues, short-term tactical issues, or matters of strategy and planning. The goal of Divanation Executive Coaching is to provide solid business perspectives, objective observations, and honest discussion and support in ways that facilitate broader self-understanding as well as practical approaches to matters at hand.

Divanation Executive Coaching can perhaps be best encapsulated as having a counselor in the traditional sense of the word—someone who advises and serves your interest. We do this from our foundational perspective of narrative, story, and identity as the means to answer most any pressing concern.

Divanation Executive Coaching can be conducted in our offices, your offices, off-site, via phone or video chat. Executive coaching can be engaged biweekly, monthly, or as-requested.

Contact
For more information about the power of Divanation™ or to discuss how you or your organization might take advantage of this identity-defining, leadership-discovery program, contact:

USA and Global:
Leanne Meyer at +1 412.478.4060; e-mail leanne.
Frank Lehner at +1 412.928.5942; e-mail frank.


South Africa:
Anita Venter at +27 083 635 4493; e-mail anita.

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