Richard Chadek
Personal Development Coach

A mentor of mine once said "You don't make a tree grow by pulling on its leaves." However we understand growth or development, it generally doesn't happen from someone pulling on us.

I help people shift from seeing themselves as limited by their 'problems' to seeing and realizing their potential that's not yet fulfilled.

Consider: What is it that acts on us, or within us, or through us that makes it possible to go beyond the limitations we encounter, whether they're in our organizations, our relationships or in the pursuit of some desire we have?

How do we align ourselves with, or become receptive to, that?

What's the ultimate potential of a human life?

These are a few of the concerns that orient my work with my clients. The quality of the relationship between any coach and a client is the most important factor in whether or not the client experiences significant, enduring change. Toward that end, I invite you to contact me for a complementary conversation to explore the fit between your concerns and what I offer.

In the words of a past client: "In the midst of my confusion he held up a picture of what I was up against until I could see it myself. And he encouraged me, over and over again, to see the ways I might lean into what was painful instead of staying comfortable but frustrated. And after a time I didn't need him to do that for me because I found I could do it myself. Whenever I call on him, all these years later and with all the change that I've gone through, he can still do that."

• Ontological Coach Training and certification from The Newfield Network
• Spiral Dynamics Integral, Level I and Level II Certification from Don Beck, PhD
• PCC Certification from International Coach Federation
• Facilitator's training in The Work That Reconnects from Joanna Macy
• Degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin

• Ontological Coach
• Consultant in Sustainable Building
• Vice President of Construction Management for a multi-state developer of office, mixed use, single and multifamily real estate
• Owner, Residential General Contractor
• Production Manager, boutique ready-to-wear clothing manufaturer