Transformational Coaching that Shifts Your Way of Being

At some point, we all encounter challenging moments on the journey:
-We are at a crossroads, unsure of which direction to take.
-We find ourselves stuck in patterns that do not serve us
-We recognize that the skills and expertise that got us to here are not what we need to
step powerfully into our next opportunity
-We have lost touch with our deeper self, and yearn for more integrity

These are all moments that I have experienced personally over the years, and I’ve gathered a set of skills, resources, and insights into the inner work one must undertake to navigate these difficult passages.  My decision to become a coach grew out of a calling to support others in moving skillfully through these moments to live lives of deeper purpose and authenticity.

ABOUT INTEGRAL COACHING

The most important thing to know about Integral CoachingTM is that it guides you through a shift at the level of your innermost way of being.

Here’s how it works:

Together, we will arrive at a clear topic for the work we will do together that focuses on how you aspire to be in the future.  Here are some examples of integral coaching topics:

  • To be more grounded in the enoughness of my being so that I can be more present to the experience of being fully alive.

  • To be more able to serve others from a place of compassion and self-love.

  • To reconnect with purpose, find my voice, and courageously advance my vision for revitalized community while living sustainably as a parent.

Once we develop this topic, we will collaborate on a metaphor that captures your CURRENT WAY OF BEING, as well as another metaphor that captures a NEW WAY OF BEING that you aspire to achieve. Here are some examples of what this looks like:

  • From the Disappointed Golden Retriever to the Grounded Warrior

  • From the Obedient Weaver to the Embodied Sage

  • From the Polite Beaver to the Compassionate Lion

Over the course of our work together, we’ll identify developmental objectives to focus on to help you cultivate your desired new way of being. Examples of these developmental objectives are as follows:

  • To be more fully present in the moment

  • To be better able to trust my inner knowing

  • To be better able to manage my boundaries with courage and compassion

At each session, we’ll agree upon practices you’ll work on that represent concrete, practical steps you can take to move towards these developmental objectives.

As you can see, this work is NOT fundamentally about setting goals and holding you accountable or building technical skills and knowledge related to your professional or personal life. All of those things may well be discussed as part of integral coaching, because shifts in our innermost way of being inevitably relate to and influence all facets of our life. But the focus is on the deep work, as we trust that this shift at the level of our way of being transforms us in ways that allow us to navigate our lives with entirely new levels of clarity, insight, and confidence.

In practical terms, an integral coaching engagement involves eight one-hour sessions occurring roughly every other week over the course of four months. As follow-up to each coaching session, you’ll have homework that you can expect will require approximately one to two hours of time over the course of the two weeks between calls.

Request a Free Consultation Call

Interested in learning more? Reach out to request a free 30 minute consultation call.
I’d love to learn more about you and explore the possibility of coaching.

 

TESTIMONIALS

“Coaching with Max Klau was literally life changing. I have had many life coaches and mentors before but Max’s work is the deep work. It goes far beyond goal setting and holding you to account. This is the stuff that alters your entire being, that changes the way you feel about yourself and interact with the world around you. After just six weeks with Max I have a deeper understanding of who I am, how to live outside of my ego and how and why I want to connect and contribute to people beyond myself. With Max’s guidance and space, I have shifted my very consciousness and ‘levelled up’ moving closer to the person I barely dreamed of prior to the course. If you want to jump off the cliff and dive deep then there is no better person in the world I would recommend more highly than Max.”

Jimmy Murphy, Co-Founder - Town Team Movement, Australia

“I chose to work with Max after I ended a significant chapter in my professional career and was in the midst of figuring out my next steps. I was drawn to his approach around identifying your shadow mission as it captured something I experienced but hadn't put into words. I knew that with his deep work in organizational change, learning and personal transformation and his commitment to racial justice issues, he'd bring a valuable perspective to my own goals in these areas. By helping me explore the story I'd been telling myself and the one I wanted to move toward, Max helped me clarify and articulate values, a mission, and ways of being in this next chapter. I feel really fortunate to have gotten to work with someone so thoughtful and giving, and look forward to our paths crossing again soon.”

Laura H., Non-Profit Professional and Consltant

“Max is an incredible coach and mentor. Working with him, both with teams and individually, has been truly transformational. He has helped me to become a more compassionate and capable person and leader, and more generally, to better understand how to learn and grow in life. His coaching is structured and purposeful, while also flexible and leaving room for discovery along the way. For anyone who has the chance to work with Max, you will not regret it.”

-Brett A., Management Consultant

I had the opportunity to participate in one-on-one coaching with Max as part of my personal development and I can honestly say that it was one of the best personal development experiences of a relatively long career.  Max is a highly competent, professional, organized and very perceptive coach that was able to challenge me in the right ways at the right times to really go deep into my approach to work and my personal life to get the best out of me. I couldn’t recommend Max enough to get you to think about what you’re doing in a different way and really reconnect with your purpose and leadership skills.”

-Daniel H., Urban Economic Development Professional

“Max was my coach last year… and I am still tapping into the lessons I gained from our time together.  Life changing is right! The experience was unlike any development program I’ve ever been a part of. It’s hard work and nothing is simply handed to you but the deep digging you’re forced to do will leave you in a place you’d never thought you’d be. Max is so tuned into YOU that it feels like you’re the only one he is supporting and coaching.” 

-Allishia B., Non-Profit Professional

“Integral CoachingTM” is a registered trade-mark in Canada owned by Integral Coaching Canada and licensed to Max Klau.

Max has been recognized as one of the Top Integral Coaches by Coach Foundation.