I have a better knowing of who I am, my values, my purpose, and the tools that work best for me so I may
stay on my path. Thanks for challenging me to climb the tree -- the fruit is fantastic!
"[As a result of working with Steve] I feel more solid and confident...and happier. I recognize the potential
that I have for changing my life so that I may achieve true happiness.
"I've developed the capacity to know when I'm running [from something] and dissipating my energy -- and
how to get back on track -- and to go more deeply into my personal and professional life.
"I've developed a sense of confidence in embracing my own rhythms and unique ways of flowing with life.
"I've experienced much validation, compassion, thoughtfulness, and gentleness with [him], providing a platform
from which to leap into my life with confidence and enthusiasm.
"I have a better knowing of who I am, my values, my purpose, and the tools that work best for me so I may
stay on my path. Thanks for challenging me to climb the tree -- the fruit is fantastic!"
L. Potteiger, Massage Therapist
Cazenovia, NY
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You're really straightforward, easygoing, authentic; it never feels like I'm just one of many clients...
the relationship and your service is focused on me.
"There's no pretense… there's just really direct and straightforward interaction with you… right from the
very beginning. You don't do it as a technique… you actually let yourself 'touch me.'
"You surrender to the chaos and the confusion that I present in the session. You don't try to sort it out…
you just wade in there with me and know that that's what needs to happen for me in order for it to smooth out.
"It really boils down to the elegance of it… it's a place where I can sink down into distinguishing the
qualities that are important to me. And, you don't get distracted by the things I say.
"I've let go of concrete and specific outcomes as being the measure… as I get more in touch that it's the
attitudinal shift that's important.
"At any moment, the choice I'm making actually includes me in the choice much more often than it
used to.
"The real power for me is in the subtle attitudinal shifts that let me stand a little taller, walk a little
more confidently. My gaze is lifted, not down. All that is metaphorical, but it also has physical manifestations.
I like how I move through life better.
"I'm really tired of talking to people who know what the right answer is for me. You may know it, but you
keep your mouth shut about it.
"You're really straightforward, easygoing, authentic; it never feels like I'm just one of many clients...
the relationship and your service is focused on me."
Jim Patterson, Master Certified Coach
Sausalito, California
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It's sort of like jazz... it's improvisational. Steve doesn't lay out the path for me and then let me go
it alone. We discover the path together.
"Steve is really agile -- mentally and emotionally. He doesn't get too attached to the way we've been working
on something. If something isn't working, he'll move on. It's very helpful in moving me forward. And I realize
it has helped me not to be so attached to what I've set ahead of me.
"It seems like coaching is about setting out goals, but it's been an unexpected route. I sort of imagined
it would be 'sit down and set up goals,' such as 'I want a more balanced life.' But achieving that isn't a straight
path, it's meandering. And some of the side paths with me have to do with me accepting things about myself… that
I knew about myself but wasn't accepting.
"Coaching brings a real clarity to what's ahead of me. I no longer feel confused or overwhelmed by it.
"Being coached weekly allows me to see more clearly what I choose to do, how 'in balance' my life is each
week, how my perspective shifts from week to week, or how the issues shift, or don't. The big issues (e.g., something
big I want to create in my life) boil down to smaller actions (i.e., What am I doing about it?) which I can do!
"Coaching with Steve gives me a mirror that I haven't quite had before. For example, noticing who I am
and being compassionate to myself. That's part of coaching. And it is often about doing invisible work, that I
wouldn't want to talk about to others... because they really wouldn't care or understand.
"It's sort of like jazz... it's improvisational. Steve doesn't lay out the path for me and then let me
go it alone. We discover the path together."
Karen S., Museum Consultant
NYC
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What's changed is huge... Absolutely worth it -- every single penny of it.
"What's changed is huge. I have an unexpected newfound sense of self that I consciously enjoy. I really
value all of me and not just the things that seem like the 'successful' parts of me.
"Instead of something difficult happening and months later thinking what might have been… I'm talking to
you, and within that week I'm taking care of it… and there's growth and maturing.
"I've always been a risk-taker, but the risk-taking has taken a more mature look. I still put myself out
there, but when I make mistakes I quickly correct anything that needs to be corrected.
"Working with you has helped me not only accept that I'm knowledgable and wise, but to share these gifts
in a very natural way... not being a 'know-it-all,' but rather 'someone who knows things.'
"I've internalized a lot of what happens in the coaching. For example, I would think, 'Well, he's going
to ask me this, so why not just go ahead and do it?' What's more, now I know how to ask my own coaching questions
with other people!
"In the past, I'd have an experience and it would disappear. But in coaching, I'm able to build upon my
experiences.
"Sometimes, it's like I'm talking to my girlfriend, but a girlfriend who has a larger picture than I can
ever see. You're a man, but I don't usually talk to men the way I talk to you. So I think of it as talking to a
wise old girlfriend.
"I am extremely proud of how I've dealt with some very big job issues, and don't think I could have had
that result without working with you. That was huge.
"The coaching helps me to know quickly what I want and don't want, and then I do something about it.
"The clarity of your questions keep me right on track.
"Absolutely worth it -- every single penny of it."
Maryann Piazza-Toms
Syracuse, NY
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The surprise to me is that the coaching has helped me feel lighter. It's helped me have more humor and
fun in my life, which is incredibly important. And at the same time, I'm more determined to reach my goals, and
more steady at doing so.
"When I'm stuck, you get me unstuck.
"For me, one of the most powerful things about coaching with you is the comfort level.
"You have a wonderful balance in terms of when to talk, when to question, and when to listen. And you
really know how to ask the right questions. They give me leeway to do my own thinking. But they also make me think
deeply about my life and where I'm going.
"I really do get out of this what I put in. But I have no regrets at this point, and no doubts that
the coaching has helped to accelerate my growth and give me new and valuable perspective on my life.
"When one takes up something like coaching, the expectation might be that 'This is heavy, serious business,
and I've got to get my life in order.' The surprise to me is that the coaching has helped me feel lighter. It's
helped me have more humor and fun in my life, which is incredibly important. And at the same time, I'm more determined
to reach my goals, and more steady at doing so.
"You bring incredible insight. I say things and you really have an idea of exactly what's going on with
me. You have an insight and a way of formulating really, really, wonderful questions.
"It's a privilege to work with you."
S. Buckner, Cantor
Minneapolis, MN
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