Jacob Galea on the one problem the room will not name

Mindset and success coach Jacob Galea on the executives who arrive to coaching sessions with one problem they will not say out loud, the way through it, and why the people who book the sessions are not always the people who need them.

Jacob Galea coaches executives, founders, and athletes out of a small practice in Sydney. He spoke to the bureau in May 2020 about the work that happens after the first three sessions, which is usually when the actual conversation begins.

"Most clients book the first session for the wrong reason."

Most clients book the first session for the wrong reason. By session three they know the actual reason. By session five they are willing to say it out loud. That is the shape of the work.

The hardest cases are the ones who book through their assistant. The assistant booked the session because the executive will not, and the executive will not because they do not want anyone to know they are coming. We work that out before we work on anything else.

On Record · Jacob Galea · 22 May 2020 · Archived by Bridge Street Bureau