Diana Stepner · People-First Leadership
Narrative Coaching Session
This session is designed to help you synthesize recent discoveries — what energizes you, what doesn't, and what you want the next chapter to look like — into a clear, compelling narrative about who you are and where you're headed.
Four phases · 50 minutes total
Phase 1 — The Story of Me
15 minutes
We start by looking for the through-line across the moments when you are most yourself — the work that has felt alive, the roles that have stuck, the contributions you keep returning to. The question underneath all of it:
"Tell me the story of your life to right now, in a way you've never told before."
Phase 2 — The Fire Test
10 minutes
We'll explore the conditions that keep you energized and committed — versus what lets the fire go out. Not every role or project sustains you equally, and that pattern is important data for what comes next.
"Think of a time when you felt fully committed to something. What was different about that — versus the things where the energy faded?"
Phase 3 — The Story Problem
15 minutes
This phase builds a solid, ownable story about who you are and what you do — grounded in the real experience of the people you've helped and the impact you've already made.
"If the people you've helped were in this room right now, what would they say is the work we need to do together?"
Phase 4 — Path Architecture
10 minutes
We'll reframe what feels like competing priorities as chapters in the same story. What feels like tension between different directions is often the same core identity showing up in different rooms. We'll map it out and identify one concrete next move.
"What if these aren't competing priorities — but the same story told in different rooms?"
What you leave with
A two-sentence “Story of Now” — your own words, grounded in your real experience — that you can use in interviews, introductions, and conversations. Plus one committed next step to take this week.