Karim feels stuck. He knows he could be doing more. He just doesn’t know what he should be doing more of. He used to know exactly what he wanted. But lately, he’s felt a creeping malaise sucking all the energy and joy out of his life. Hearing all this in our first coaching session, I ask him, “Is there any chance you’re 38?”. “How’d you know?” he responded. Clarissa has been with her current employer for seven years. She’s good at her job. She has good relationships with her

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