Mindset coaching

The Co-Active model

Before working with any coach, you should understand how they actually work - not just their credentials, but their approach in the room. Here's mine.

I am certified in the Co-Active and Positive Intelligence models, which form the basis of my approach, and I also weave my style and perspectives in too, particularly non-dual and stoic meditation and breathing techniques.

It's crucial to understand your coach's methodologies and feel a genuine connection with them, ensuring a safe and open space for growth. To test this connection, I offer an introductory session to ensure we are the right fit for each other.

What is Co-Active coaching?

As a certified Co-Active mindset coach, I subscribe to the Co-Active model. This globally respected and research-backed philosophy focuses on the client being an active and creative partner in the coaching process.

The Co-Active model starts from a position of respect: you are not broken, and I am not here to fix you. What I bring is a rigorously trained capacity to ask the questions that help you access what you already know - the clarity, the instinct, the sense of what actually matters - that tends to get buried under noise, obligation, and habit. The key principles of co-active coaching are:

Co-create our partnership - Our coaching relationship is a dynamic and collaborative partnership. We tailor our interactions based on your unique needs and goals, ensuring the coaching process is personalised and effective.
Meeting you where you are at - Every session follows your agenda, not a script. If something urgent has come up since we last spoke, we will go there. If you're circling a topic you haven't been able to say out loud yet, we make space for that. The programme has a shape, but what happens inside each session is entirely responsive to you.
Fulfilment, Balance, and Process - The three cornerstones of our work together:
- Fulfilment (values and purpose): Discovering what's truly meaningful to you, paving the way to a life filled with purpose and passion.
- Balance (choice and perspective): Exploring various perspectives and finding the right equilibrium that aligns with your values and desires.
- Process (emotions and experience): Embracing the entirety of your experience - embodying emotion through somatic techniques, which provides deep insights and new energy for growth.

Mindset coaching techniques

Depending on the context of our work together, we will use a range of techniques to help you identify and move towards your fulfilled life. These include the different elements of the Co-Active Model, Positive Intelligence, Stoicism and other approaches including:

Values exploration: Together, we uncover the core values that underpin your way of being, guiding your decisions and actions.
Challenging saboteurs: We identify and tackle the internal critics that hinder your progress, using techniques such as PQ reps from Positive Intelligence.
Perspective shifting: We explore alternative viewpoints to loosen the grip of limiting beliefs.
Embodying emotions: By focusing on being present with the emotions surrounding challenging topics, we unlock new realisations and energy shifts.
Action setting: Each session ends with something concrete - a commitment, an inquiry, or a small experiment to carry into your week. Coaching without action is just conversation.
Somatic awareness: We pay attention to where things show up in the body - the tightness, the lightness, the gut sense that something is right or wrong - and learn to use that information rather than override it.
And many more…

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My coaching principles

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Focus on the whole person

Most of us have been trained to lead with logic - to analyse, evaluate, and decide. That's useful. But it's not the whole picture. In our sessions, I'll invite you to notice what's happening in your body, not just your head - because that's often where the most honest information lives. Don't worry: I'll guide you through it, and it tends to be less strange than it sounds.

Meet you where you are at

woman jumping in the air and dancing in the moment, to represent Samie’s coaching methodology of meeting each client where they are at, and focusing on what they need

We will focus on what you bring to the sessions whilst following an overall arc of the programme. These sessions are yours and I will support you as you want to be helped.

Professional and confidential

Our sessions will be a safe space for you to explore your mindset and emotions. Nothing we discuss will be shared and if it turns out I am not the right person to help you, I will work with you to find another coach more suitable to your needs.

Accountability and action

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Mindset coaching is an investment in yourself. To get the most out of our time together, we set actions and inquiries after sessions. I will provide accountability and support to complete the work agreed upon so you can move faster towards your goals.

How I’ve helped my clients

Silje Uhlen Maurset, Advisor, Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

When I first began mindset coaching with Samie, I sought guidance primarily on time management and achieving a better work-life balance to enhance my impact. However, our discussions quickly revealed deeper underlying issues that required clarity. Samie not only guided me in understanding my professional aspirations but, most crucially, helped me define my personal goals. He assisted me in setting clear objectives for the life I want to live and supported me through pivotal decisions to get there.
After a year of mindset coaching with Samie, I can confidently say it's been the most transformative year of my life, with significant decisions and changes that will impact me for years to come. Without Samie's coaching, I believe I would still be stuck in my old patterns, lacking clarity on what truly matters to me or the empowerment to prioritize what I need for a happy and fulfilling life. One aspect of Samie's coaching that I've especially appreciated is his ability to understand the underlying meaning behind what I say and challenge me to understand it myself. Additionally, Samie has been an incredibly supportive sparring partner who is empathetic and has fostered a safe space for open dialogue around my deepest and most personal fears. I am forever grateful for the coaching I have received from Samie.
Gavin Taylor, Co-Founder, Resonant Health

I come to each session with a problem that I have tried and failed to resolve with an objective approach. Samie always manages to help me get in touch with my actual feelings about the issue, and then use those insights to help me make a decision that is both well-considered and feels right for me. I wouldn’t be feeling excited and ready to move my research into an impactful startup without Samie’s input.
Francesco Rossetti, Peer Review Specialist, Frontiers

Samie's mindset coaching service has been really important for my career journey. When I began, I was riddled with uncertainties about my professional future and unaware of my true potential. Through our sessions, I've gained invaluable awareness of my capabilities and the tools to continually uncover more. Samie has always been able to kindly adapt to my emotional state. His approach, particularly his use of visualization techniques, has been an interesting way that helped me view my situations from fresh perspectives. This has enabled me to tap into inner strengths I didn't realize I possessed.
Samie's methods are not just theoretical; they are empowering, and create a safe space for exploration and growth. In just three words, I'd describe my coaching experience with Samie as kind, action-oriented, and empathetic.
For anyone seeking clarity in their career path and a deeper understanding of their potential, I highly recommend Samie's mindset coaching services.

Chat with me today

I've done this work myself — not as a theoretical exercise, but in the middle of real uncertainty, real exhaustion, and real decisions that felt impossible. That's the coach you get. If you're curious whether this is right for you, the intro call costs nothing except an hour. Come with whatever's on your mind. We'll figure out the rest from there.