Work With Sean
Many men have lost their fire.
Their flame is out.
The passion is gone.
What used to work as a fire-starter no longer works.
But they still remember what it felt like to be incandescent.
To emit both heat and light.
It’s never too late to reignite.
Are you ready to BURN STRONG?
It Starts with ASPIRATION...
What can you SEE?
What’s POSSIBLE?
See further.
Think bigger.
What future scenario is compelling for you?
How would you love to perform? To be?
What are you driven to achieve?
What do you want your life to look like?
What future vision evokes enthusiasm, positive energy, and excitement?
Which is Anchored in PURPOSE...
Our purpose pertains to our “WHY” – WHY do we want to pursue a particular path, goal, or future scenario?
Often people fail or get stuck simply because they’ve lost a compelling purpose.
Purpose is your FUEL.
Without sufficient fuel, you stall out.
Finding, clarifying, or rediscovering your purpose is your strong foundation.
Without a strong purpose, you’re building your life, your future on sand.
Pursuing a Meaningful GOAL...
We function best when we’re in active pursuit of a meaningful goal and traveling in a purposeful direction.
If you forget everything I’ve said, remember THIS!
Often, this ALONE will light people back up!
And Considers ALIGNMENT...
Your car runs best when its wheels are in alignment.
Your body moves best when your spine is in alignment.
An orchestra sounds best when all players have parts that fit with all the other parts.
A mason builds a strong wall when his bricks are lined up correctly with each other.
When we think of “personal alignment,” what parts of you need to be harmoniously lined up with the other parts of you?
For example, are your goals aligned with your vision?
Is your vision aligned with your core values?
There are about 10 other areas of alignment we need to get straight.
We live our lives most effectively when all of our “parts” are in alignment and “marching” in the same direction.
MIS-alignment cause FRICTION. Friction slows us down, and is draining, and may even bring us to a grinding halt.
Always Focusing on ACTION...
Nothing ever changes without action.
Smart action.
Focused action.
Bold action.
Action that comes from a game plan.
An aspiration without action is just a nice idea.
Often the difference between success and failure is action.
Staying Connected to STRENGTHS...
EVERYONE has strengths. Do you know yours?
And if you know them, are you using them?
We feel more alive, empowered, and useful when we’re exercising our strengths.
Research shows we’re happiest when we’re meaningfully engaged with our strengths and exercising them often.
We feel bored, stuck, and lost when we’re not.
Step 1: know your strengths–all of them.
Step 2: use them regularly.
Step 3: keep developing them even further.
Taking 100% RESPONSIBILITY...
Whether you rise or fall is up to YOU.
And HOW FAR you rise or fall is up to YOU.
No excuses.
YOU are responsible for your mistakes. Correct them and learn.
And try again.
You may not be responsible for the hand you were dealt, what others did to you, or any injustices that have come your way.
HOWEVER, you, and you alone, are COMPLETELY responsible for what you do with those difficult situations.
Don’t wait for others to rebalance the scales to make them fair, or to fix your situation.
Deal with the reality you’re in, control what YOU can control, and get busy.
Whine or win. It’s always your choice.
And that Fire WILL Start Growing
GROWTH is always progressive and incremental. That is the nature of growth.
Sure, we’ve all experienced growth spurts, and those are fun to experience.
But solid growth is best attained the “old fashioned” way–progressive, sequential, incremental.
And this is how a fire is built.
Kindling, sticks, logs, fire, maintenance. Or, keep adding logs and build a stronger fire.
I’ve laid out above a few ingredients to reignite your fire, or to build it the first time.
Of course, there are NUMEROUS other ingredients I could’ve mentioned, that are equally important, which, by the way, I DO cover with my private clients.
But those mentioned here are foundational.
Execute them diligently, and persevere, and your fire will return and grow.
Work With Me
I work privately with my clients for 1:1 coaching.
I am also a professional clinical counselor, but THIS is not THAT.
Coaching is a different service, experience, focus, and method, than counseling/therapy. Though, there is overlap.
But you will get the benefit of being coached by someone who also has the skills of a seasoned counselor.
In my framework, coaching is a series of powerful conversations, focused on taking bold action, for the purpose of achieving high-impact goals.
- get deeper clarity about your direction
- practice being deliberate and intentional, leaning into your life, taking smart action towards your most meaningful goals
- consistently take a 100% offensive mindset, so that you’re “playing to win” rather than simply “playing to not lose“
- breaking through barriers and stuck-points, and expanding your capacity to live a fuller, richer life
What RESULTS Are Possible?
That depends on YOU!
Similar to someone hiring a personal trainer and desiring to build their strength, get in shape, or lose 40 lbs, their progress ultimately is up to themselves.
Whether or not they achieve their goal of losing those 40 lbs rests squarely on their shoulders and no one else’s.
That said, what results COULD be possible, depending on what you’re wanting to work on, and the effort you put in?
- greater energy and vigor
- clarity of direction
- improved personal/professional performance
- becoming more purpose-driven
- standing firm in your “position”, regardless of the context
- empowered in your boundaries
- committing to excellence
- nurturing your character strengths
- achieving high-impact goals
- as men, rootedness in healthy masculinity and living out of the manhood deeply embedded in your DNA
- clarifying your personal code of conduct
- greater calmness
- forward-leaning
- action mindset
- growth orientation
- greater emotional intelligence
- responsive not reactive
- driven by principle rather than anxiety or pressure
- living according to your best thinking rather than the emotional intensity of those around you
Who Am I?
My name is Sean Patrick Cox, from the great city of Chicago. For the past 4 decades I’ve been enjoying the privilege of partnering with people to assist them in living lives of deep purpose, strong passion, and high performance.
This hasn’t simply been a “hobby”, side gig, or some mid-career transition. This has always been THE sole focus in my professional life, though it’s also played a huge part in my personal life as well, all the way back to my teen age years.
High performance, personal growth, the healing path, and “decoding greatness” are topics that consume me and fill my brain, and are the things I constantly read about, ponder, and consult with clients on everyday.
I don’t pretend to know everything, but I have much experience with a wide diversity of clientele, who I’ve been very honored to work with and learn from.
I’ve learned a few things along the way, testing and re-testing different frameworks and protocols, and developing my own best practices and methodology that you can’t figure out simply by reading a book or two – it takes field testing, practice, repetition, experience, and a lot of work over many years.
Some of my personal interests are biblical theology, traditional karate and its modern application, physical training, reading, and good conversation…and going for a long walk.
Interested?
If you’re interested in working with me, or if you’re undecided and have questions, I have a 1-page information sheet that will give you the important details.
And, if you have further questions after reading the info sheet, we can jump on a call and talk.
The starting point is to fill out the form, and I’ll email you the details.
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