Start a business or stay employed?
A structured way to decide: what you'd actually be solving by starting, which forms of business and employment are real for you, and what each costs in money, risk and freedom. Not a leap of faith. A decision made with open eyes.
Freedom on one side, security on the other
- You're torn between the freedom of entrepreneurship and the stability of employment.
- Friends say "go for it," but you're not sure what's driving you.
- You fear missing your moment, yet also fear losing security.
- You've listed pros and cons, but they keep shifting.
- You wonder how to balance purpose, income and risk.
Four stages. One decision you can explain a year from now.
The same method serious organisations use for decisions worth millions, applied to yours. Structured conversations, work between sessions on both sides, and a written result you keep.
A written Decision Dossier: your criteria and values hierarchy, a trade-off table of your options, your rationale, and a 30/60/90-day action plan.
Typically one to three 90-minute working sessions, online, plus work in between on both sides. You buy the result, not hours. A check-in within 30 days is included.
End a sprint at any point and pay only for what was done by then, never the full fee without the deliverable. Half the fee is invoiced on confirmation and half with the deliverable; if a sprint ends earlier, the difference is settled as a refund or as a final invoice.
Everything stays between us. No third parties, no exceptions unless you ask or the law requires it.
The list changes every time you write it
Because it has no weights, no criteria and no honest view of the risks; it just mirrors how you feel that day. Decision analysis fixes that: explicit criteria, options compared on the same terms, uncertainty named instead of ignored. The decision stays yours. The reasoning becomes durable.
An advisor, not a coach
PhD, Global Executive MBA. I have advised organisations and leaders on high-stakes choices for over a dozen years and now bring the same methods to individuals at career and life crossroads. Structure, proven methods, and empathy. No hidden agenda, no upsell.
More about meQuestions people ask
Can you help with financial decisions?
With the structure, yes: a budget, the financial side of a life system, or what different scenarios would mean for you. What I do not do is regulated financial advice. No product recommendations, no investment picks, no commissions from anyone.
Can someone else take part: my partner, a parent, a co-founder?
Yes, when the question is theirs too. We agree at the start which sessions we hold together and which you take alone, because some thinking is easier without an audience. What is said in an individual session stays there, and the result is written for the person whose situation it is.
What if I regret the decision later?
A decision made on explicit criteria stays explainable even when the outcome disappoints, which is why the reasoning is written down rather than remembered. Your dossier carries a 30/60/90-day plan, and a check-in within 30 days is included, so new information reaches the plan while adjusting is still cheap.
Is this coaching or therapy?
Neither. Therapy works on how you feel and where that comes from. Coaching works on habits, performance and goals. Here we work the problem itself: the facts, the options, what you value, the risks, and what each path would ask of you. The methods come from strategy, governance, risk management and decision analysis. If what you need is treatment or support with your mental health, that is another profession, and I say so.
What if a different sprint turns out to fit better?
We check your entry point at the start, and if it is the wrong one, I say so and what you have paid moves to the sprint that fits. Nothing is added to a scope without your agreement.
Talk it through before you decide anything
30 minutes, online. We look at your situation, I tell you honestly whether structured advisory would help, and you decide. No preparation needed.
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