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These are "pondering" type questions, designed to stimulate your thinking in a way that will make our work together more rich and productive. You might think of each one as a mini freewriting exercise – with no right answer or anything fixed in stone but rather as a portal to further learning, conversation, exploring, and creating. You may choose to answer some or all of these questions! Please return your responses to me at least 24 hours before our first call.
If time and resources were of no concern, describe the things you long to do/write. Do you have a secret passion or daydream?
Look forward 20 years: You’re attending a function where someone is giving a speech about YOU. What do you want them to say? How and where does your writing factor in?
What are your spiritual beliefs? Do you believe in a higher power? Please describe the most useful, empowering aspects of your spiritual beliefs.
What needs in your community and in the world are you moved to meet? What’s the relationship between writing and service, if any?
What's missing in your life, the presence of which would make your life more fulfilling and/or your writing life more nourished?
What’s in your life that you wouldn’t change? What do you like about yourself?
When are you unable to laugh at yourself? Where do you get bogged down?
When do you give your power away? To whom?
What exasperates you?
What are you tolerating?
What special knowledge do you have? What is the story you need to tell?
What do you contribute that’s unique?
What can I say to you when you are “stuck” that will return you to action?
What two steps could you immediately take that would make the biggest difference in your current situation?
Is there anything you’d like me to know at this time?
Our Agreement
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I am wholeheartedly committed to creating a writing & coaching alliance with Jena Schwartz. Jena agrees to hold all content of all phone sessions and online work completely confidential. I commit to showing up, asking for what I need, and taking full responsibility for my creative and writing life.
In addition, I agree to shape the coaching relationship to best meet my needs by:
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-Sharing what I know about my own motivation
-Co-designing structures that will support me
-Speaking up if I need something different from Jena during our call(s)
I give Jena permission to:
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-Challenge me with powerful questions and creative suggestions
-Suggest ideas and “homework” based on our conversations
-Provide inquiries for me to think about
I agree to the following terms
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- Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
- Being more than 15 minutes late for a session forfeits your session fee.
- Calls that go over their allotted time will be charged extra in increments of 15 minutes.
- Coaching can be therapeutic but is not a substitute for therapy.
- Sessions must be used within 12 months of signing up.
- There are no refunds.