ABOUT YOU
If you’re committed to work that uses your strengths, makes a contribution you care about, supports you financially, and feels like you…
You’re a high agency person, or about to become one.
What does it mean to be high-agency?
- People with a low agency mindset tend to be fairly passive and pessimistic—they see life as happening to them. You get the sense that they’re supporting actors in the story of their life, and that that story—the story of their life—is being written by others.
- People with a high agency mindset tend to be assertive and positive—they see life as something they do and have a lot of control over. They see themselves as both the hero and the author of their story.
Psychologist Nick Wignall describes it this way:
Ownership
They take ownership of their career. No blaming somebody else, no waiting for permission or approval.
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Highest-Self Decisions
They make decisions from their highest self. In times of transition the fear can get loud, and the fear always wants to maintain the status quo. We literally cannot accomplish change if fear drives the decisions, so they make decisions from where they want to be.
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Action-Oriented
Once they’re clear on their wants, they align their actions with their intent so they can actually make change, not just contemplate it.
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Why does this matter?
You can be conventionally successful and be low agency. In fact, happens all the time.
+ a cog in a machine
+ you’re building someone else’s dream
+ life happens to you
+ work is called for a reason
+ you can’t change your situation
You end up feeling like:
If you want an extraordinary outer life, you need an extraordinary inner life.
MORE IS REQUIRED
You can’t think average thoughts and do average behaviors and expect above average pay, fulfillment, impact, and freedom.
You do not need to be perfect at this. But you do need to decide which part of yourself you’re going to lead from and act accordingly.
Think of it like this: If you want your work to feel like a natural extension of who you are, you have to start by looking at who you’re being. Maybe your work now is an extension of who you are: timid, dutiful, shrinking.
This your call to step into your power, and get the guidance you need to make the most of this one exquisite life.
How We Help
We help you intentionally cultivate your mindset, self-leadership, and resilience alongside the strategic work we do through a combination of coaching and daily practices.
We prepare you to choose a career that's a full expression of your gifts and thrive in it.
We prepare you to choose a career that's a full expression of your gifts and thrive in it.
Ownership, agency, and action are crucial parts of a successful and lasting career change.
We don't expect you to be fearless. Everyone we work with has fears; that's normal for career change.
What we want to know is, when your fear gets triggered:
Are you going to hide under the bed?
Or are you going to show up and use our support to work through it?
We've got your back. You've got to have your back, too.
