The Next Move Session
For when you know something needs to change but you need to work out what to do next.
A focused private process to understand where you are, what is keeping you there and which options are genuinely available, so you can work out what to do next.
Apply for a sessionEvery application is reviewed before a session is offered.
This is not motivational coaching or an instruction to make a dramatic change.
It is a place to think seriously about a decision that could change a lot.
Perhaps you have been circling the same question
You know the present situation cannot continue indefinitely, but you are not sure what should replace it.
Stay in your jobor prepare to leave?
Change directionor strengthen where you are?
Keep the idea on the sideor test whether it could become something real?
Make the move nowor build more runway first?
Accept the opportunityor recognise that it takes you further from the life you are building?
You do not necessarily need someone to tell you what to do. You need to understand the decision well enough to make it responsibly.
When the question keeps circling
You may not need another opinion. You may need a better way to examine the decision.
Perhaps you are considering whether or how to leave employment. You may be trying to create greater independence without neglecting the responsibilities you already carry. Or deciding what to build, test or strengthen before making a larger commitment.
The aim is not to give you certainty where there is none. It is to understand the decision properly, see what may be influencing it and work out what you still need to know before you act.
Sometimes the next move is not a decision. It is an experiment designed to produce the evidence you still need.
How we work through it
Understand the question.
Examine what is true.
Explore what is possible.
Decide what comes next.
The method is rigorous without pretending that every situation has a simple answer.
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Establish
Define the real question and what needs to become clearer.
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Examine
Understand your present reality, responsibilities and what is genuinely at stake.
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Distinguish
Separate facts from interpretations, constraints from assumptions, responsibility from expectation, and risk from fear.
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Explore
Consider the credible options, including those you may have dismissed or failed to see.
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Decide
Make the decision when there is enough evidence. Where there isn't, define the next experiment that could help you learn what you still need to know.
The work of distinguishing
- Facts from interpretations.
- Constraints from assumptions.
- Responsibilities from expectations.
- Risk from fear.
- Urgency from impatience.
- What you actually want from the way you assume you have to get there.
The complete process
More than a conversation.
This is a prepared process. We do some of the thinking before we meet, work through the decision together, turn what we learn into a practical plan, and come back to it after you have had time to act.
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Before
Complete your Situation Brief. I will review your circumstances, the decision you are facing, the constraints around it and the thinking you have already done before we meet.
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During
A focused 90-minute private session to examine the decision, work through the options and identify what needs to happen next.
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After
Within three working days, you will receive your written Next Move Plan, capturing the options we considered, important assumptions and risks, and your direction for the next 30, 60 or 90 days.
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30 days later
A 25-minute follow-up to look at what has happened since the session, what you have learned and what, if anything, needs to change.
The complete engagement
£500
The fee covers preparation and review of your Situation Brief, a focused 90-minute private session, your written Next Move Plan within three working days, and a 25-minute follow-up approximately 30 days later.
Apply for a Next Move SessionApplications are reviewed before payment. If I do not believe the session is appropriate for the question you are facing, I will tell you rather than recommend that you book. Read the service terms.What this is
A bounded process for an important question.
A focused private process for questions about work, livelihood, independence or something you are building. We examine the decision, the circumstances around it and what you may need to know or do before moving forward.
What it is not
Not a substitute for specialist advice or your own judgement.
It is not therapy, regulated financial or legal advice, commercial consulting for an established organisation, or someone else making the decision for you.
Not every question needs a private session.
Applications are reviewed before booking. If I do not believe the session is appropriate for the question you are facing, I will tell you rather than recommend that you pay for it.
If the question requires legal, financial, therapeutic or other specialist advice, you should work with an appropriately qualified professional.
Before you apply
Begin with evidence about where you are.
Before you apply, complete the Freedom Check. It gives us a broader picture of what may be shaping the decision you are facing.
If the decision involves your income or savings, complete the Runway Calculator too. That gives us something concrete to work with when we consider timing, financial dependence and how much room you currently have to move.
Apply for a Next Move Session
Bring the question you are trying to work through.
This is an application, not a booking or an obligation to buy. Your answers help me decide whether the Next Move Session is appropriate for the question you are facing.