“Jim's coaching was very valuable in getting my mind thinking differently and focusing on the actions I needed to take to achieve my goals.

I would recommend that if you are thinking of employing Jim as a retirement coach you would ideally engage him at least 6 months before any major change. This is when you will get maximum value from having him listen, ask you questions, bring his insight and support your next steps.” 

— Former UK MD of global energy company

“The sessions made us get out in the open certain key issues reference our family, my business and my plan for retirement.

Jim was easy to be in the company of. He was not forceful but helpful. He made us all feel comfortable and was well liked by us all. And from his feedback after each session he fully understood our situation.”

— Business owner and part time working spouse

“(The work) brought together a lot of where my head is ie knowing that there will be challenges going through (a) transition.

The checklists / links are all very useful and again help you to reflect ie this is not going to be a 30 year holiday ! – but something that needs careful thought & consideration.

I want to thank you for the time we spent as it confirmed a number of my thoughts and indeed opened up my eyes to other things to consider/research.”

— 1-1 coaching session with exec team member

“We have found, and are finding, meeting with Jim very useful. Having a friendly outside presence listening to us and helping us focus on what we are doing, reflecting back on what we see as our choices and helping us plan our next steps is very helpful. What is also useful is us talking before and after our meetings.

It is about "ok this is where you are now, what limits you in going ahead, how can you use what you already know both to create and develop a realistic future, what do you need to do next?" 

We have found Jim friendly, flexible, approachable. He clearly knows how to listen deeply, give feedback without taking sides (difficult in our case we think!) acknowledging our feelings without getting too drawn in, helping us to stay focused on the matter at hand - how to move in a way that works for both of us. What we also found VERY helpful is his immediately emailing us with a summary of what we spoke about, it gave us "food for thought". To quote (my wife): " Very clear and easy to absorb, it all helps us to focus and hold us".”

— A couple mid-transition