Life coaching for executives
Life Coach for Executives and CEOs in Sydney
For senior leaders who want their whole life to work, not just their career. In person in Pyrmont, Sydney, or online, in English or Dutch.
Take your free Life AuditExecutive coaching usually starts with your role: leadership, performance, the next step up. Life coaching for executives starts with the whole picture: work, health, relationships, purpose and what you want the next chapter to be about.
If your question is mainly about leading better in your current role, my executive coaching is the better fit. If it is about your life as a whole, read on, or start with the free Life Audit.
Why successful leaders look for a life coach
Success without satisfaction
The goals keep being met, and each one means a little less than the last.
A life that shrank around work
Health, family, friends and interests all got postponed until later.
Bigger questions
Where to live, what to build next, and what you want to be remembered for.
The whole-of-life view: the Suit and the Monk
In the Suited Monk philosophy, your Suit is your outer life: role, title, results and reputation. Your Monk is your inner life: values, purpose and what you know to be right for you. When the two drift apart, that distance is the Gap.
Executives are usually very good at building the Suit. Life coaching gives the Monk the same attention, so the two can work together again. You can read more in the Suited Monk philosophy.
I have rebuilt my own life more than once
I spent 12 years in China, 8 of them running my own training business, then 6 years in Spain, and I am now based in Sydney. Each move meant rethinking not just my work, but where and how I wanted to live.
That is the lens I bring to life coaching with executives. Your career is one important part of your life. It should not be the only part that gets a plan.
How life coaching with Raf works
If running on empty is the main issue, see my page on executive burnout coaching.
Your coach, Raf Adams
Raf Adams is a philosopher, executive coach and the author of the Suited Monk books, based in Pyrmont, Sydney. He has more than 20 years in global business and 5,000+ hours of coaching leaders, and holds a coaching certificate from ICA (an ICF ACTP program). He has given guest lectures at the University of Sydney, CEIBS and Hult, and his work has been published in The Economist Intelligence Unit, The Korea Times and Forbes India. He coaches in English and Dutch.
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Life coaching for executives FAQ
What is the difference between a life coach and an executive coach?
Executive coaching focuses on your role and how you lead in it. Life coaching for executives looks at your whole life: work, health, relationships, purpose and the next chapter. If your question is mainly about your current role, my executive coaching is the better fit.
Who is this for?
CEOs, founders and senior executives who have built a successful career and want the rest of their life to work as well.
Is it confidential?
Yes. What we discuss stays between us.
Do you coach in person or online?
Both. I meet clients in person in Pyrmont, Sydney, and online, in English or Dutch.
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See how your whole life is really doing. 35 statements, about 3 minutes, and a free personal report.
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