Executive coaching with Clay Johnson
Fully engaged in every part of your life.
I help leaders create space to reconnect to their values, then walk them through the choices that bring their work and life back into alignment.
- ICF PCC
- Confidential
- One-to-one
- Video or in person
Sound familiar?
Busy everywhere.
Present nowhere.
- You check email at red lights.
- You're steady in the board meeting and wide awake at 2:47 a.m.
- You hit the number, felt nothing, and raised the number.
- Your kid told you something that mattered at dinner. You said “mm-hm.”
- You take the work back because it's faster, then wonder why nobody grows.
- You're on vacation. Your head isn't.
None of that means you're broken.
It means your days drifted away from your values. That's fixable, and it doesn't require slowing your career down.
How it works
Three steps back to alignment.
Stop, pause, play. Simple enough to use in the middle of a hard week, and the same three steps every time.
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01
Stop.
Create space.
Step out of the rush long enough to see what's happening: where your time goes, what it's costing you, and your part in it.
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02
Pause.
Reconnect to your values.
Name the few values that matter most to you. Sort what's yours to control from what isn't.
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03
Play.
Choose into alignment.
Make the choices, one at a time, that bring your calendar, your relationships, and your decisions back in line with those values.
Every choice moves you toward your values or away from discomfort.
You make that choice dozens of times a day. Away from discomfort feels better right now. Toward your values is what moves you.
See it
How to put wind in your sails.
One choice barely registers. Make enough of them toward your values and the boat starts moving on its own. Try a few.
Moment 1 of 6 · Family
The game
Set sail.
Six moments, two buoys each. The one away from discomfort is always right in front of you. The one toward your values takes some steering. Every values choice adds wind.
Steer with ← → or tap a side. You can also pick a choice below.
In real life you get dozens of these a day. Most of the work is noticing which way you're pointed, then choosing on purpose.
Start putting wind in your sails.
Moment 1 of 6 · Family
6:25 p.m. A client email lands five minutes before dinner.
In real life you get dozens of these a day. Most of the work is noticing which way you're pointed, then choosing on purpose.
Start putting wind in your sails.
About
Hi, I'm Clay.
I help leaders create space to reconnect to their values. Then I walk them through choices that bring them into alignment, so they can be fully engaged in every part of their life.
I learned this the hard way, and I practice it every day. In our sessions I listen closely, ask direct questions, and send you out with something you can do this week.
I'm also trained in anger management and grief recovery. Both come up in the corner office more often than people expect.
What you tell me stays between us. I don't report to your board or your HR team, and I don't share who my clients are.
Credentials
- ICF PCCProfessional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
- Core Values Master Coach
- Energy Leadership Specialist
Start with one conversation.
Sixty minutes. Tell me what's going on, and we'll see whether working together makes sense.