WORK-LIFE SUPPORT
FOR THE SANDWICH GENERATION
for when you need a hand juggling work, life and the unfathomable price of cheese right now.
Hi, I’m Abby. Welcome to Worked.
I have never 'smashed it' or 'hustled', or had a routine that involves waking up at 5am to drink a green smoothie. I'm yet to find my inner purpose and frankly I'm bored of the search. What I have found is a way to show up most days to work that's been intellectually, socially and financially rewarding. My way might not be your way but that's OK.
let’S find a way forward that works for you
Maybe you are trying to run the business while being there best you can for your loved ones. Maybe there are things you are itching to get stuck into - that new service, that new idea, heck that something just for you.
Not only are you trying to do all these things, you trying to do them while <points-to-the-world-right-now> distractions unfold around you, daily.
I've worked in corporate, public sector, for a Big 4 firm and as a local volunteer. I worked before the dot.com bubble and keep at it while AI barges in. I've run my own business for 15 years while helping small business owners run theirs.
I now work as a coach and advisor to people trying to move forward but something or other keeps tripping them up.I'm here to help you navigate transitions, overwhelm and underwhelm be that through coaching or practical advice. Together, we can get you unstuck whether the sticky bit is your relationship with your business, with others or how you are feeling about it all right now.
If you want a space just for you where you can think outloud, be properly listened to, be gently challenged and calmly reassured, get in touch.
We'll acknowledge that it's hard sometimes. Then we'll roll up our sleeves and move things forward, together.WHY WORKED?
I help you get from where you are to where you want to be. When you aren't sure where you want to be, I can help you work that out too.
Sometimes on the journey from A to B, we encounter obstacles. They can be internal (the thinking patterns, the uncomfortable emotions, the unconscious habits, the negative internal voice) or feel more external (too much on the to-do list, clunky systems, lack of time, lack of control over what is happening around us).
Often you just haven't had the time and space to speak to someone who is really listening. Making that space can sometimes be enough to shift what's in the way.
How I can help
Coaching: space to think, proper questions, and a bit of gentle challenge to help you find your own way through.
Advisory: a strategic eye on what you can ditch, automate or delegate to create a bit of room in your work and life. Practical help in getting it all sorted.
How we work together
Email hello@abbyshacklock.com with a brief outline of what’s on your mind. Or schedule your first 1 hour session (it’s free!)
REACH OUT
your first 1 hour session
Our first full session is free. It’s a chance for us both to get to know each other and to make sure coaching with me is what you need right now.
It isn’t a talking shop. Instead, we get properly stuck in. We chat through where you are now and where you want to get to and start exploring how to get you there.
Sometimes, an hour is it all takes to get you unstuck. If you’d like more time, we can agree to work together longer term.
If you want to continue coaching with me after that first session, we’ll agree a cadence and package that works for you.
FutURE SESSIONS
Cost
The First Session: FREE
Future sessions: you can continue with me on an adhoc session basis, a block booking basis or a quarterly retained basis. We discuss the perfect package for you after your first session. As a guide:
Ad hoc sessions: From £125
Block booked sessions: 6 sessions for the price of 5
Quarterly retainers: From £750 per quarter. Up to 8 sessions per quarter plus access to me between sessions via email, whatsapp or voicecall.
Southampton Neighbour Rate: If you live in an SO-postcode, me too! Message me for neighbour rates.
Get in Touch
Fill our the below form or email hello@abbyshacklock.com. Or simply book your first session (it’s free!)
Why Worked?
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