Life and work are about much more than getting from A to B
Let’s use carefully placed questions, the power of storytelling, and simple activities to find a sense of purpose and create more delight for ourselves.
ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE?
Are you at the point where you want things to change in your life and work? Ready to find more delight, balance and freedom in your day to day life?
If you’re stuck and frustrated, tired of life, or lost and looking for direction then Design for Life can help you to get clarity, find focus, and take actions to get things moving. Unblock your energy, take control of your own wellbeing, and find a new sense of freedom. Delight in your daily life!
LET’S MAKE THAT CHANGE!
I love working with people who want to get clear on their values and aims in life, do no harm, and create a positive lasting impact in the world. Through their way of life, the work they do, and the decisions they make. People who are ready to freshen things up – whether they’re early in their career and ready for their first pivot, or have more career years under their belt and are ready for something new.
If that sounds like you, we’ll work together over 3 or 6 months to define the changes you want to see in your life. You’ll take manageable actions towards a new life for yourself. This isn’t about writing a plan and then sticking to it like glue. This is all about you getting to know yourself better, learning by doing, and adapting your plan as you learn new things.
I want to help you to identify what you want to change and how you might make those changes. Rediscover your sense of purpose and have some fun. We’ll use stories, short activities, and self-discovery tools to get you the insights you need.
Want to explore how I can help? Book your free, no obligation chat!
Introducing: Design for Life
It’s very easy to feel that there’s nothing you can do to change your situation. Or that you just don’t know where to start. Taking no action means that you stay in the status quo, feeling stuck and frustrated.
Maybe you have a lot on your plate. It’s easy to get stuck in a holding pattern, or a ‘just surviving’ pattern. It’s easy to wait until you’re less busy, or less stuck, before you make some changes.
Let’s find space and make changes now. No more waiting, hesitating, or feeling stuck. Instead, take small, consistent actions that will help you to find more space straight away and will also add up to big changes in the long term.
How It works
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE: LOU SHACKLETON
HELLO!
I’m Lou, and I’ve built a reputation as a catalyst for change.
I love working with people who want to get clear on their values and aims in life, do no harm, and create a positive lasting impact in the world: through their way of life, the work they do, and the decisions they make.
For the past twenty years, I’ve been fascinated with change and transitions and their effect on us humans. This fascination started when I studied for my degree in Psychology. Since then, I’ve worked with people who want to change things – in their own life, in their work, or in their organisation (and, sometimes, all three!). I’m really proud of my clients and the changes they’ve made for themselves – from creating tiny kitchen gardens near their back door, taking up cycling, and changing their morning routine to writing books, moving countries, and going freelance. Their progress and bravery inspires me every day.
I ask questions and use simple tools to help people like you to discover their intent and then execute it. Which means: More delight, and less frustration! The tools I use are based on storytelling, design techniques and planning frameworks. They form a whole toolkit I have collected and tested with myself and others.
I’m a dreamer and a doer with a lover of stories. I’ve used these tools and techniques myself to find a fitness routine that works for me, change my job, and find more joy every day. I believe in the power of design and storytelling to help us all do less with more delight in our day to day lives.
What will we learn together?
After completing Design for Life, you will be able to:
Curious about the activities and guides?
Following each session, I will give you the activities and guides that will help you the most. You can get a sense of the activities I offer here:
- Knowing You, Knowing You
Figure out what’s really important to you so that you can use it to inform your next steps. - Draw Your Story
Take a moment to reflect on the events that have brought you to this point, including highlights and lowlights, twists and turns. Label key events and capture your feelings along the way. Own your story so you can move forwards with confidence. - Inner Compass
Turn what you learn about yourself into a tool you can use to make decisions, big and small, long after we have completed our sessions together.
Still curious?
- You can also try out one of the activities I use in sessions, which is called Good Day/Bad Day.
- You can see a sample guide here.
Design for Life makes it easier to create changes with momentum
How would your life be different if you felt more in control, less overwhelmed, and more certain about the future you want to build for yourself?
- You would be excited to wake up in the morning and get started with your day
- You would have more confidence in the decisions you make
- You would be adopting new habits and routines that contribute to your wellbeing and happiness
- You would have a sense of freedom, and be able to flex more with what life and work sends your way
- You would find day to day life more grounding
- You would be content with figuring stuff out as you go, based on your own inner compass
If you’re still not sure if this programme is for you, it’s true that not everyone can benefit from this type of work. If you’re looking for a quick fix, it won’t work.
If you’re willing to show up, learn, be honest with yourself, and do the work between sessions, Design for Life will help you create the space and momentum you need.
What Design for Life and Work Is
Designed around you
Taking tiny actions that add up to long-lasting impact over time
Growing your own confidence, with the help of a guide
Encouraging and fun
Turning possibilities into real learning about what will really make you happy and healthy
Focusing on what you can control, and letting go of the rest
Holding yourself accountable
What Design for Life and Work Is Not
A replacement for counselling or therapy
Lots of boring homework
Lots of long words that you don’t understand
Doing the work for you
For people who are not ready to start taking small steps to change their life today, with the resources they currently have
How to Pay
If you’re not sure what you need, let’s have a chat! We can explore what you’d like to get out of Design for Life and find a way forwards that you’re happy with.
Subsidised optionS
If you can’t make the full price work right now, I am offering a sliding scale for people with different incomes.
- If you have the resources, pay the full price
- If not, pay what you can – No guilt!
If you are able to pay the full price without causing any financial stress, please do. And if not, I ask that you pay one of the subsidised rates. This can be as low as £150 for a three session block for people on the lowest incomes, and I can organise payment by instalments too.
Contact me for a code to use at check out – via @loushackleton on instagram.
