Transitions Program

Life is full of transitions and pivots to new ways of working and being. Making the time to stop, take stock and uncover what sits at our core can be the key to gaining clarity to chart the new course.

It can be enormously helpful to have a guide and a structure to support this journey. The Transition Program is a five-step process that facilitates deep reflection for those embarking on change. It is a semi-structured approach based on research and insights allowing room for much flexibility.

The process will uncover what sits beneath the stories we tell ourselves. See it as an important first step on the journey to creating a new narrative. The goal is to experience a deep knowing, where we feel aligned and in flow. Where confusion falls away and our internal critic settles.

What emerges is a clear sense of our values, our personal purpose or why – both aligning to become our North Star, a light that provides the focus for the journey ahead.

Below is an outline of the five steps…

Start where you are

We begin with your current reality looking at what makes you happy, satisfied, and fulfilled, both professionally and personally. From there we look for the gaps; where you are seeking more. Rounding it off with understanding your motivation for pursing change.

Identify what drives you

Looking back, we reflect on your life so far, exploring the highs and lows of your journey to identify your unique strengths and values. Through that process, we define your North Star, your inner knowing to provide guidance for the future.

Search inside yourself

Now we look inwards to connect with your unconscious motivations. We move beyond your rational cognitive thought processes to connect with your emotions, gut instincts, and deeper desires for what matters most. The outcome is the development of a purpose statement describing your place in the world and the contribution you’d like to make.

Create your future vision

Looking forward, we imagine your vision for the future. Using narrative coaching we focus on letting go of the old story, releasing what might be holding you back and replacing it with a new rich and embodied narrative.

Develop an action plan

Now we make it happen with action planning to advance your journey. We review your objectives and ensure we’ve met expectations. We get clear on the mindset and behavioural shifts required to create your new life story.

As a self-identified cynic who has done many a stepped process to find my 'purpose and meaning', all with limited to no success, it was with one eybrow raised that I embarked on my journey of supposed 'clarity-finding' with Sarah. Well, this cynic was blown away. the holding, reflection, and insight she provided is breathtaking. While I still have no idea exactly where my career transition will land, what I have now is a guiding mantra, a deep sense of what makes me tick, and the values underpinning that.

- Naomi Menahem -Marketing Communications Consultant

You know when someone has had a significant impression on you when you can't stop talking about them. This describes my time with Sarah. Coaching was not new to me. I used it across many aspects of my life, both personal and professional. Yet the same cycles repeated, and I was still trapped. Smiling on the outside, but desperately unhappy on the inside. Sarah's ability to work with me was the most powerful coaching intervention I’ve experienced, changing all the relationships I had in my life – with my colleagues, family, friends and most important, myself. Finally, I am living the life I had always hoped for. My community, health, home, and partnerships are drastically better. It still takes work, I still see the unhelpful patterns, but I am a better self-instrument for knowing how to deal with them.

- Alessandra Wulf -Project Director, Energy Australia

I was affected by this program in ways I had never expected. The journey was at times difficult and challenging but I was led sensitively and astutely by Sarah - who seemed to know when to challenge my thinking and when to leave me time for reflection. Her life experience, wisdom and expertise was an essential and pivotal element in its success. The self-awareness and acceptance of 'what is' has only led me to further realisation of the depth and breadth of the personal growth which awaits me. Indeed, I think I will never be finished.

- Angela Denton - COO Heart Foundation

My coaching experience with Sarah was extremely successful, valuable, enjoyable, challenging, confronting, and stimulating. It has had a significant impact on me as a professional and to a certain extent even on a personal level. In a nutshell I feel that I have grown as a leader and developed many insights that make me able to undertake my role more successfully and effectively. I'm indebted to Sarah for her exceptional coaching skills and ability to interpret our conversations. I marvel at her ability to understand things when I could not see them myself. She has a gift in emotional intelligence that I have not experienced before.

- Michael McCormick - School Principal