The "Money Conversation" about how we get "paid."
We have no "set fee"... for individual Coaching or Life Plan Sessions. The decision of our “fees” is in our client’s hands. Yes, you get to decide what you feel our services are worth and "compensate" us accordingly. In making your decision, please consider the following.
We value our services greatly and do not “do business” this way without careful consideration. This is our livelihood and when we asked God “How much should we charge?”, discovering what "price tag" to put on what we believe our services are worth, we could not come up with the “right numbers". We believe He has told us to present our “fees” in such a manner to our clients. He spoke so clearly for us to, “Love, surrender and trust Him, Love others purely, be who you are, speak the truth, and let it go.” This is our responsibility and our work to do, as scary as it seems sometimes.
Taking all of this into consideration, we feel that our clients do have responsibility on their side of the relationship and we too have taken on a similar viewpoint of our coach, Jim Spivey.
We all share a responsibility to participate fully in life’s natural flow. We encourage our clients to stay attuned to when they experience value from our coaching and, when that feeling shows up, to give of themselves accordingly, to the full extent that is consistent with their experience and their ability in the moment. Anything they give in that spirit, when it’s given purely from the heart, is enough. We do not measure ourselves or the value of our work at the “transaction level”, but by the “overall sum level” which means us showing up to continue to do what we do with joy in our hearts.
We also assist our clients in recognizing that if they ignore their own “value-received” signals and do not participate in the natural flow, it will show up as a “weirdness” in our relationship. They will find themselves pulling away from us out of guilt, or lack, or some feeling of “an inability to give us what they think we deserve,” which serves no one and actually belittles us all. The agreement we ask for them to make with us is that if and when this “weirdness” shows up they will bring it up, and we will discuss it openly and get to the heart of it. Their responsibility is to take care of themselves, communicate openly, and to do what is in their hearts.”
So, in summary, our commitment is to:
1) Fully appreciate the abundance God has provided in our life today, while fully recognizing that we deserve it (as do all of us).
2) Continue to do what He asks us to do and give freely of ourselves.
3) Ask for what we need from God and our community to enable us to continue to do our life's work and take care of our family.
4) Have "the money conversation" as described above with everyone who requests our services.
The commitment we ask of our clients is to:
1) Be consciously aware when they feel appreciation for value received.
2) Act on that awareness and feeling by giving from their hearts in whatever way feels true to them.
3) Notice if and when some struggle shows up for them around the subject of "paying us."
4) Bring it up and stay in the conversation with us about it so that we can continue to work together in a way that honors all of us.
For the sake of integrity, those who might feel there is no value in our services, or contributions in your life... please do not give out of "obligation". We encourage you to keep looking for the coach that best suits your needs.