I get the question at least once a month. Sometimes from a friend at a coffee shop, sometimes from a VP in the middle of a leadership retreat, sometimes from someone who is staring down a career change and thinking, I cannot do another year like this. "Jeff, should I become a leadership coach?" And almost every time, what I hear underneath that question is this: "I think God wired me to help people. I know my people could be better, but I do not know how to actually develop t

I just got off a call with a senior executive. Twenty years with a well funded international company. Global teams. Big budgets. Real responsibility. AND he possess a clear sense of calling toward coaching. But when I asked him what was holding him back, he said, "Jeff, I am just so used to having a salary." He was not only talking about money. He was talking about identity. About what it feels like to lead when your title no longer speaks for you.... and yes, security for hi

In 2026 you can get a plan in seconds. You can get words on a page. You can get ideas all day long. Most leaders I know don’t lack one more idea. AI now fills our tanks to the brim with those! They do hunger for what AI can't offer - a spiritual check in. A spiritual friend. A spiritual mentor. Someone who slows down with them long enough to ask what’s really going on inside. Someone who remembers their higher calling when the pressure gets loud. That becomes their advantage