Wisdom Sessions

Integrate experience and knowledge for a life worth living

Short-term, individual sessions to help you navigate a new season of personal and professional growth.

Wisdom is not mostly a trait possessed by an individual. Wisdom is a social skill practiced within a relationship or a system of relationships.

-- David Brooks in How to Know a Person

Where do you desire wisdom in your life?

Below are the current offerings for guided sessions. I am also happy to partner with you to explore wisdom for other seasons or areas of growth in your life.

Schedule a Free Consult below to learn more.

Trellis Building Enneagram Discovery Non-Lonely Leadership Navigating Transition Planning a Sabbatical

Trellis Building

Engage habits and practices that shape the person you want to be.

Trellis Building is a modern take on an ancient spiritual practice called a 'rule of life'. It is based on the image of a vine growing, and growing, on a trellis.

Together, we will imagine who you want to be as a person, and define a trellis of habits and practices to shape your life in that direction.

Baseline meeting time: 4 hours

Enneagram Discovery

Non-Lonely Leadership

Leadership doesn't have to be, and shouldn't be, a lonely role.

Many leaders struggle with the burden of their role because they don't have enough supportive relationships around them. This is often a result of how organizations and our culture view the role of the leader.

Together, we will evaluate the core needs that all humans have from relationship, and consider how you might nurture relationships that offer the support you need.

Baseline meeting time: 6 sessions

Navigating Transition

Significant life changes include three parts: an end, a new beginning, and that hard time in-between.

Change happens. Sometimes we look for it, and sometimes we don't. But often, we just can't, and shouldn't, avoid it.

There are steps that can be taken to prepare to make the most of change. But there is also something to be said to lingering in that difficult in-between time. In these sessions, we will consider how to do both, as you prepare for a new beginning.

Baseline meeting time: 4 hours

Planning a Sabbatical

A Sabbatical is a fortunate opportunity ... make the most of it.

Sabbaticals have long been common in certain professions, but they have move more mainstream in recent years. If you have been offered a Sabbatical, or exploring the possibility, these sessions are a good place to start planning to make the most of your time.

Together, we will meet across the span of your Sabbatical experience -- from the planning stages, to the Sabbatical itself, and finally to your return to work as you evaluate your time.

Baseline meeting time: 5 hours

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Questions?

What does our time together look like?

Our time together will consist of some guidance from me, and a lot of conversation around that. Some of this guidance will be fundamental concepts relevant to the topic you sign up for, while much of it will also be in response to our conversations.

But it will require a lot of participation from you as well. Each wisdom session will generally require some intentional work on your part between meetings, as well as your full attention and participation when we are meeting together.

You are a spiritual director... are these sessions 'spiritual'?

Well, yes and no. By nature, most personal growth is spiritual in nature, depending on what your belief system is.

My background as a spiritual director is in the Christian faith, but I approach these topics from a broader perspective so that anyone might benefit.

Can't you just recommend a good book for me?

I'm sure I can...I've read hundreds and hundreds of books over the last few decades.

If you are considering any of these wisdom sessions and want to read a good book on the topic first, drop me a line. I will be glad to recommend one.

HOWEVER!... the goal of these wisdom sessions is to help you grown not only in knowledge, but in experience, and ultimately in wisdom.

Together we will discuss some deep and rich views that might be found in good books, but more specifically we will focus on how they relate to your life so that you can benefit from them.

What is the time commitment?

The amount of time we will spend together varies based on the topic, but they all include 2-6 hours together, spread over 4-8 weeks. Our times together can be in 1 or 2 hour blocks based on works best for your schedule. We will have a brief consult at the beginning of our time together to determine the schedule we will follow.

How much does a wisdom session cost?

The cost for each growth session varies based on the amount of time that is scheduled. Generally, they average out to about $150 per hour that we meet together.

What happens after we're done meeting?

By design, these sessions are intended to be very focused on a particular area of your life through an intensive season of exploration.

It may be that you appreciate our time together and want to consider engaging in another topic as a wisdom session. Or it may be that you want to define a rhythm to keep meeting to explore the topic further in the form of personal consulting, or spiritual direction.

I'd be glad to explore any of these options with you as we wrap up our initial time together.

I have a different question.

You are welcome to contact me and ask whatever you like.

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