When the old answer isn't the right answer anymore.
“Fear to action to success is transformation.” -Mally Chakola
Perspective before prescription.
There are moments in a business, organization, career, or life when working harder at the existing solution isn't going to solve the problem.
Something needs to be reconsidered.
Mally works with entrepreneurs, leaders, organizations, and individuals at precisely those moments.
Drawing on her experience as an attorney, entrepreneur, educator, and advisor, she helps clients step outside the immediate problem, identify what is actually getting in the way, and determine what comes next.
The work is strategic, practical, candid, and deeply individualized.
There is no formula for every problem.
That's rather the point.
Where we might begin.
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Strategy, decision-making, growth, organizational challenges, and the particular complexities of building something of your own.
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Change, leadership, communication, organizational clarity, and questions that require both strategic and human judgment.
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For people at an inflection point—professionally or personally—who know something needs to change but haven't yet determined what comes next.
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A focused engagement around a specific decision, challenge, opportunity, or idea that benefits from an experienced outside perspective.
Mally's approach begins with understanding the whole problem rather than rushing toward its apparent solution.
What are we assuming?
What aren't we seeing?
What are we actually trying to accomplish?
What would become possible if we stopped doing it the way it has always been done?
Her legal training brings rigor. Entrepreneurship brings pragmatism. Years of consulting bring pattern recognition. And a writer's instinct brings an interest in the story people are telling themselves about the problem in the first place.
From there, the work becomes decidedly practical:
What do we do next?
Look again..
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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While my sessions are designed to be flexible and result-oriented, a five session Fast Action Plan is intended to flow as follows. Together we will…
Session 1 (90 min.)- Set expectations and ground rules. Perform intake and interviewing to create clarity around goals, assess values and purpose in light of considered goals, and set initial goals for scope of work.
[Homework: Let findings from Session 1 percolate. Record reflections and feelings about setting goals. Take notes on any new information or action steps that need to be incorporated into the next Session].
Session 2 (75 min.)- Share updates. Revisit and refine the goals that have been set. Perform exercises designed to engage parts of the brain that will support the move from fear to action. Start to develop the action plan steps to work towards goal(s). Walk through approaches to execution and provide support and resources. Delegate and discuss accountability.
[Homework: Start executing Action Plan, adding tasks as they arise. I will provide you with a Session Summary and Action Plan per our discussion, so that we can each start taking steps.]
Session 3 (75 min.)- Reflect on progress through execution. Dive deeper into any identified pain points, rubs, impediments, or resistance to achieving goals. Carefully consider organizational structure to support goals and financial resourcing. Work together through my unique tools to increase clarity of the road map and confidence in its execution as the journey continues.
[Homework: Receive Session Summary and Action Plan and continue to execute and add to break down tasks into smaller tasks. Keep notes on incremental successes, learnings, and new relevant information to share at the next session].
Session 4 (60 min.)- Talk through progress. Access gaps and receive support and resourcing. Work through an Action Plan.
[Homework:] Continue to execute and start creating a list of next level goals. Keep notes on incremental successes, learnings, and new relevant information to share at the next session].
Meeting 5 (60 min.)- Access progress. Bring forth commitments to continuing the plan. Celebrate results so far. Outline future steps on a visual timeline to be located in an every day line of sight. Discuss any additional add ons to the existing Scope of Work.
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It all depends on what you are working towards. The work will align with your goal, so it should feel enlivening! (Plus, I’m going to be there with you along the way). If your goals, for example, are relating to building or refining a business, we may decide together that a “to do” will be creating financial projections (and, yes, you can do it!). If you're trying to find your true calling and build a life plan, for instance, then your homework would be customized for you to help you identify and own your beliefs, principles, and goals. I have my own unique exercises and tools that are not canned.
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This is why our first session is the longest. We will use that session to home in on where you want to use this time towards personal transformation. I will help you define and clarify your goals for the use of our five sessions. It is a flexible framework that can evolve. Most all my clients have had pivots or unexpected turns of events or they have realizations that refocus our work. This is part of the process. Every step closer to aligning your personal or work life with your true calling is a success.
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In my experience, two things can happen. Important matters that feel urgent can come up outside of our normal sessions that you wish to invest in. This is why I have 30 minute Add On packages. Additionally, I have 75 min. Follow-Up sessions to add to the 5 session Fast Action package. Sometimes goals grow and evolve and I am here to support you in pursuing your goal.
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At the end of The Fast Action package, if you have done the homework and invested your emotional and mental energy around it, I believe that you should have a clear path of execution outlined to achieve your goals. I am confident that you will have completed many of your short term goals. The goal of this package is for you to feel stronger in your capacity to take action and figure things out, come to conclusions that align with your goals faster, see a vision forward, and live in less fear. I hope you feel more joy and ease. I believe it’s going to feel so good!
Start a conversation.
If you're navigating a business challenge, transition, opportunity, or question that could benefit from another perspective, get in touch.
ENTREPRENEUR
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ATTORNEY
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CHANGE LEADER
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MASTER PROBLEM SOLVER
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PUBLIC SPEAKER
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COMMUNITY BUILDER
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SELF HEALER
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PHILANTHROPIST
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SURVIVOR
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CREATOR
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LIFESTYLE EXPERT
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WRITER
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ENTREPRENEUR | ATTORNEY | CHANGE LEADER | MASTER PROBLEM SOLVER | PUBLIC SPEAKER | COMMUNITY BUILDER | SELF HEALER | PHILANTHROPIST | SURVIVOR | CREATOR | LIFESTYLE EXPERT | WRITER |