Discover What Fits

There is no sense in trying to market something until you’ve defined exactly what it is you’re trying to market.

The ID Process is a guided investigation of the qualities, experiences, values, motivations, and patterns that shape a satisfying working life.

What “ID” means

ID refers to identity and identification — identifying the recurring characteristics that make certain environments, responsibilities, and forms of work more natural and energizing for you than others.

Discuss the ID Process

Whether you’re changing careers, changing direction, or simply ready for something more, let’s figure out your next step.

  • I’ve been helping people navigate career transitions — and uncover the treasures hidden in their own particular mix of talents, interests and experience — for 40 years. My goal has remained much the same: to help you understand what you have to offer, package your gifts, and find a path that brings you real satisfaction and joy.

  • If you’re reading this, I think it is.

Why conventional career advice falls short

Conventional approach

  • Start with available job titles

  • Compare salary and training requirements

  • Choose from familiar occupations

  • Match yourself to a predefined category

The ID Process

  • Begin with the individual

  • Identify enduring patterns

  • Understand the conditions in which you thrive

  • Generate possibilities from evidence about you

The Five Dimensions

  • What repeatedly captures your attention?

    Interests

  • What can you do unusually well, including abilities you may underestimate?

    Abilities

  • What must be present for work to feel worthwhile?

    Values

  • What kind of challenge, contribution, recognition, or autonomy activates you?

    Motivation

  • Under what conditions do you become most effective and alive?

    Environment

What Happens During the Process 

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Initial Conversation

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Interpretation with David

02
Personal history and pattern identification

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Preliminary career themes

03
Assessments or reflective exercises

06
Possibility exploration

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Decision and action planning

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Deliverables Clients typically leave with a clearer personal profile, vocabulary for describing strengths, career themes (not a single imposed answer), a set of options to investigate, decision criteria, and practical next steps.

Who It Helps (cards) Students & recent graduates · Mid-career professionals · Executives in transition · People returning to work · Those considering retirement or a second act · Creative or multidimensional people · Individuals dissatisfied despite apparent success

FAQ (expandable) Include the questions listed in the strategic document (testing, number of sessions, therapy vs. counseling, remote options, will he tell me what to do, competing interests, cost, what to bring, etc.).

Closing CTA Your next career should emerge from a deeper understanding of yourself. Button: Begin with a Conversation

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