I met Dale during a very strategic time in my life. I was just finishing up my career in Washington and finished a run for the United States Congress. I wanted to do something significant and in line with the gifts and passions I have. When Dale talked to me about life planning I knew it was the thing I needed to help me think through what the next 25 years of my life would be like. The process was tremendous in helping me understand my passions, some of the barriers for my life that may have prevented me from moving forward. It also helped me to clearly see what actions I needed to reach the goals I had, both personally and professionally. Today, I have a loving and tremendous family, a great job that I love, I’ve traveled around the world, started 2 organizations, and am so grateful for the work of Dale and the life planning process.

I want to thank you for your time, your availability, your care, your attention, your guidance & your friendship not only during our two day retreat but also continually since then. One year ago, if I had been asked where I would be from a career standpoint, I certainly would not have guessed that it would be where I am today.

Upon the separate recommendation of two different colleagues I approached you about this life planning process knowing nothing about it previously. The two hour initial meeting you held with me gave me a very clear understanding of the process & commitment we both were making when we agreed to conduct my life planning session.

Not only did I gain knowledge and better understanding of my life purpose but I gained a great friend. I am thankful for the numerous get-togethers we have had since my life planning and I look forward to our continued friendship.

Working through this life coaching process was an encouragement to my soul.  … Most importantly, I became more courageous in my presentation of myself. One month after my coaching session, I met with leaders at my workplace and presented my desire to serve in a new position. Following the meeting, I was asked to become a manager for a new department that would allow me to use my skills, abilities, and previous work experience. I gained great confidence and practical life examples from this life coaching experience.

The atmosphere you created allowed me to relax and you assured me the next few days were all about “me”! I wasn’t sure how to take that statement, but you wisely and skillfully helped me be able to relax, reflect and relate. Then the questions came – questions that were much deeper than simply being asked to fill in the blanks on an answer sheet. You showed genuine concern and empathy as you heard my story. Like a student trained to hear from his professor, you patiently listened to me and kept me on a strategic path toward eventual answ€rs.

You began to weave together my sometimes disassociated thoughts and responses like a tapestry. I began to see my life in “seasons.” You asked many probing and difficult questions, but I wanted to be completely honest because I knew you were on a path. And man was I surprised when you started laying out for me what you were hearing about how my history had made certain conclusions about my future! Finally, we were done – not so much with relating, but with our time at the lake house. Months later I landed my current job working as CEO for Reconciliation Outreach. The past years have heen some of the hardest, yet most fulfilllng years of my life.

Thank you Dale – thank you for fulfilling your life calling by helping me find my way. You are a master at what you do and I will be forever grateful for your guidance and skill.