John
Houghton

Strategic Coaching

  • Who I Am
  • What I Do
  • Coaching
  • Consulting
  • Who I Help
  • Those In Transition
  • Those Who Want More
    Intentionality
  • Getting Started

Reasons People Get Stuck :

  • Interpersonal challenges.
  • Issues around money.
  • Goals that are ill defined.
  • No workable strategy.
  • Misunderstandings.
  • Not tending to ongoing responsibilities.
  • Lack of creativity.
  • Giving in to the dark side of their personality.
  • Unresolved conflicts.
  • No big picture of where their organization is going.
  • Poor financial management.
  • No understanding of who they are, and what they were created to do.
  • No understanding of the role they can or do play in the lives of others.
  • A poorly defined action plan.
  • Not being in touch with the goals of those who supervise them.
  • Inattention to the feelings of those they serve.
  • Self limiting thoughts or behaviors.
  • Lack of awareness and use of their strengths.
  • Wrong views about their situation.
  • Too many options.
  • Products have lost commercial value.
  • Marital or family issues.
  • No sense of their organization’s place in the bigger market picture.
  • Frustration that drains their energy.
  • An incomplete action plan.
  • Magical thinking.
  • Pride, including false humility.
  • Too close to the problems to see solutions.
  • They don’t know how to ask for help.
  • They can’t generate new ideas.
  • Wrong motivation.
  • No defined reward for what they do.
  • Unforgiving attitudes.
  • Other people's expectations rule them.
  • Lack of information or input
  • Improper self expectation.
  • Inability to work manage projects.
  • Misperception of gifts and talents.
  • Unclear path forward.
  • Limited self awareness of their personality.
  • Boundary issues.
  • Disconnected with the market.
  • No perspective of their personal calling.
  • Not enough marketable skills.
  • The need for reinvention of self at new season of life.
  • Unclear career goals.
  • No motivation.
  • Living out of old patterns.
  • Team skills aren’t developed.
  • Unclear on how to set expectations.
  • Misguided direction.
  • Failure to think win-win
  • Unteachableness.
  • Time management issues.
  • Poor performance.
  • Overly optimistic.
  • Dependency issues.
  • Not understanding God's role, and theirs.
  • Co-dependent patterns.
  • Unimaginative.
  • Underdeveloped problem solving skills.
  • Failure to execute plans.
  • Controlling habits.
  • Wrong position. Wrong place.
  • Inability to communicate effectively.
  • Loss of hope.
  • Unfocused work life.
  • No clear priorities.
  • Work has lost it’s meaning.
Copyright © 2011 John Houghton.