Tom, there are a lot of us struggling to become more successful, to overcome a fear or challenge. We go to work every day, or wish we had a job and can’t seem to find one, and yet we take no action to help us be more successful, to overcome that fear or challenge. About a year ago I was a reasonably new manager and was challenged with not only taking on the responsibilities of a staff but was replacing someone who was very well connected and well known in their position. It was more than a little intimidating. I engaged with you to work through some of my concerns. You were amazing. I came to the first meeting thinking that my most important challenge was to be a good manager and after several meetings, and interviews with my staff, you showed me that my challenge was my networking—or as we tagged it “getting out there.” So you and I put a solid plan together to ensure I became as recognizable as my predecessor. In only a month I was able to turn my hesitation and sometimes outright fear of “getting out there” around and now it is almost second nature.

The amazing part of this process really was the methods you used to determine what the issues really were and how to resolve them. It’s not always the problem you think it is. I can’t recommend You highly enough. You’re thoughtful, professional, very experienced, focused.