I believe that every high performing human being needs a coach who will be their cheerleader and ass-kicker. I know that JP helps keep me on track. And if we could do this in 120 days, imagine what we can accomplish in a year!

Here is a partial list of the things that I accomplished in those first 90 days (JP does not like me to say “we”): 

1. I identified goals and objectives that belong to me, personally, covering everything from my career, to my personal life, to my health, all of which have an impact on my son; 
   
   
2. I broke those goals and objectives down into easily deliverable steps, which not only kept me moving forward, but also helped me organize my thoughts and time by setting priorities daily; 
   
   
3. I was able to have meaningful conversations with my son because I had more time and clarity, and we determined that neither of us was happy in Toronto, where we were living; 
   
   
4. I questioned my career choices, resulting in an analysis that convinced me that I am in the right career, but was with the wrong firm; 
   
   
5. Even though I was still at the wrong firm and in Toronto, I adopted and implemented practices from other professions which completely restructured the way that I work with my staff, resulting in 90% predictability in my daily work schedule (which my assistant manages), a massive improvement in productivity, team morale, and a commensurate reduction in stress; 
   
   
6. That freed me up to make some other changes and, in conjunction with my son, I conducted a structured search for a new home that led to a smaller community about 500 km from Toronto, laying the foundation to an amazing mother/son relationship; and 
   
   
7. I developed new skills under JP’s guidance that allowed me to define what I need from a firm, and to find and secure a position at a firm whose culture matches my needs in the community where my son and I chose to live.