You know you need to make a move.
You just can't get clear on what it is.

This is a 6-week 1:1 coaching sprint for mid-career leaders who are done overthinking and ready to decide. You'll leave with clarity, confidence, and a plan.

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I sat through an entire leadership offsite nodding at the five-year vision while my own five-year plan was a blank page.Not lost. Not failing. Not unhappy, exactly.Just… unclear. About all of it.What I actually wanted. Whether the next step was the right step. Whether I even wanted what I'd been building toward.And the worst part wasn't the confusion. It was the fact that I couldn't think my way out of it — and thinking was the only tool I had.

You probably recognize some version of this.Someone asks where you see yourself in two years and you give a sharp answer while your actual inner monologue is I have no idea.You open the laptop on a Sunday to "think through" the decision you've been "thinking through" for six months. You close it an hour later having made no progress, just more tabs.A recruiter reaches out and you screenshot it — not because you want the job, but because it feels like something moving when nothing else is.Your partner asks what's going on and you say "just work stuff" because the real answer — I don't know what I want and it's making me question everything — feels too big to say out loud.You're not stuck because you're incapable. You're stuck because you're capable of seeing every angle, every risk, every implication — and it's turned the decision into something that feels impossible to make.

WHY MORE THINKING DOESN'T HELP

Here's the thing nobody tells high-performers about being stuck.You're not stuck because you lack information. You have too much information. Too many variables. Too many scenarios running simultaneously. Your brain has been your greatest asset your entire career — and right now it's running every possible outcome on a loop, and none of them feel certain enough to act on.So you research more. You ask one more person. You make one more mental list. And the loop continues.This isn't a knowledge problem. It's a clarity problem. And clarity doesn't come from more thinking. It comes from a different kind of thinking.The kind you can't do alone — because you're inside the system you're trying to evaluate.

So what actually moves the needle?

Not another personality assessment. Not a career framework from a book you'll read half of. Not asking your mentor what they'd do — because they're not you and it's not their decision.These things aren't useless. But they're like rearranging the inputs on a spreadsheet that was never going to give you the answer. The formula is fine. You're just asking it the wrong question.What works is creating the conditions for clarity. A structured space where you slow down enough to hear what you actually think — underneath the analysis, the expectations, and the mental noise.Not so you can escape the decision. So you can finally make it.And no — it won't make the decision for you. You still have to choose. But you'll choose from clarity instead of from exhaustion.

THE SPRINT

What 6 weeks looks like

Six sessions. We start wherever the decision is actually stuck — not where it should be stuck, but where it actually is. Some weeks that's the career question. Some weeks it's the thing underneath the career question.

WEEK 1–2: Name what's actually going on

Most of my clients show up saying "I need to figure out my next step." Within the first session, we usually discover the real question is different — and more important — than the one they came in with. We slow the loop down. We separate what you know from what you're afraid of from what you want but haven't said out loud yet.

WEEK 3–4: Build the clarity to decide

This is where the fog starts to lift. We identify what actually matters to you — not your title's version of what should matter, not your family's, not your industry's. Yours. We get specific about what you want your work and leadership to feel like, not just look like. And we pressure-test it — because clarity that can't survive a hard question isn't clarity.

WEEK 5–6: Make the decision. Build the plan.

You leave with a decision made — or a decision framework so clear that making it is no longer the hard part. We build a concrete action plan for your next 90 days. Not a vision board. Not a list of affirmations. An actual plan with actual steps that fits your actual life.

Every session follows where you are, not a curriculum. Some weeks we'll spend the full hour untangling one conversation with your boss that's been sitting in your chest for a month. Other weeks we'll map the whole landscape in 30 minutes and spend the rest building forward.The structure is the direction. Your situation is the path.

Hey, I'm Cody!

Nineteen people in the room. I was the only one who hadn't decided.I was three years into a leadership role that looked exactly right on paper. My team was performing. My reputation was solid. And I'd been asked to consider a move that most people in my position would've said yes to immediately.I couldn't say yes. I couldn't say no. I just kept circling.I talked to my wife. I talked to mentors. I ran the scenarios in my head so many times I could argue both sides in my sleep. None of it helped. Because the problem wasn't that I didn't have enough information. The problem was that I didn't know what I actually wanted — and I'd never been taught how to figure that out.When I finally got clear, it wasn't because someone told me the answer. It was because someone helped me ask better questions. The kind I didn't know how to ask myself.That's what I do now.

WHAT YOU GET

6 weeks. Just the two of us.

Investment: $900

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THIS IS FOR YOU IF

You're not in crisis. You're not falling apart. You're just carrying a question that's gotten too heavy to hold alone.

This is not for you if

This is coaching for clarity and decision-making. Not therapy. Not consulting. Not career placement.

HERE'S WHAT THE STRATEGY PEOPLE WON'T TELL YOU

You can't optimize your way to clarity. Another framework won't get you there. Another podcast episode, another leadership book, another "what should I do" coffee with a mentor — none of it touches what's actually going on.Because this isn't a strategy problem. It's a clarity problem.And here's what happens if you keep circling:In six months you're still in the same role, same headspace, same 11pm ceiling stare — except now the window on that opportunity has closed. Or someone else filled the seat. Or the decision got made for you because you waited too long.In a year, you've gotten so used to the fog that you've stopped noticing it. You just call it "being busy" or "keeping your options open." But you know what it actually is. It's avoidance wearing a suit.Your partner has stopped asking about it because last time they brought it up you snapped. Your direct reports can feel the hesitation even if they can't name it. And the version of you that used to make decisions with your gut? That person feels like a memory.You didn't build this career to spend it circling.You built it to lead. Actually lead. Not just manage the anxiety of what might come next.

But you already knew that.

That's why you're still reading.

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A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU APPLY

What if I don't know what I want yet?

That's the whole point. You don't need to show up with a plan. Most people start here: they know something needs to change, but they can't name what. That's not a problem — that's the starting line. We'll figure out the real question together. And usually, it's a better question than the one you thought you had.

Is this therapy?

No. This is coaching — structured, forward-looking, and focused on decisions and action. I'm not diagnosing anything or treating a clinical condition. I'm helping you get clear on what you want and build the confidence to move toward it. If what you need is therapy, I'll tell you directly and help you find the right fit.

What if I'm already burned out — do I have the bandwidth for this?

This isn't another thing on your to-do list. There's no homework stack, no 47-step framework, no daily journaling requirement. Most of the real work happens in the sessions and in the moments you're already living — a conversation with your boss, a decision you've been avoiding, a quiet moment where something becomes clear. You're already spending the energy. We're just pointing it somewhere useful.

What happens on the free intro call?

We talk for about 30 minutes. You tell me a little about what's going on. I explain how coaching works. We figure out together if it's a good fit. That's it. There's no sales pitch, no pressure, and no obligation. If it's not the right fit, I'll tell you that honestly.

IS EVERYTHING I SAY CONFIDENTIAL?

Yes. What you share in coaching stays between us. I follow the ICF Code of Ethics, which includes strict confidentiality standards. The only exceptions would be if there's a risk of harm to yourself or someone else, which is the same standard any professional operates under.

How is this different from talking to a mentor or trusted friend?

A mentor gives you their experience. A friend gives you their opinion. Both are valuable — and both are limited by their own perspective and their relationship to you. Coaching gives you a space where the only agenda is yours. I'm not invested in whether you stay, leave, get promoted, or pivot. I'm invested in you making the decision that's actually right for you — and making it with clarity instead of pressure.

How long until I notice something shifting?

Most clients feel something meaningful move in the first two sessions — usually it's the relief of finally naming the real question instead of circling the surface one. By Week 3 or 4, the fog starts to lift noticeably. By Week 6, you'll have a decision and a direction. Not a perfect plan. Not every answer. But a clear next step and the confidence to take it.

How much does it cost?

$900 for the full 6 weeks. That's not nothing. But think about what this indecision is already costing you — the mental energy, the lost sleep, the conversations you're avoiding, the opportunities you're letting pass because you can't commit. You're already paying for this problem. You're just paying in a currency that doesn't show up on a statement.

One more thing.

I know you're used to figuring things out on your own. That's probably how you got to this point in your career — working hard, thinking harder, making it happen through sheer force of will and competence.And that's served you well.Until now.Because this particular problem — the circling, the overthinking, the fog — isn't one you can solve from inside it. You can't think your way out of an overthinking problem. You can't strategize your way to clarity about your own strategy.You need someone who's been in that room. Someone who understands what it's like to be the capable one who doesn't have their own answer. Someone who won't tell you what to do — but will help you finally hear what you already know.That's what this is. And if you're ready, I'm here.

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