Everything that I do, noticing myself in the world, trying to be effective as a businessperson — this program showed me that there’s a way to address it that allows me to handle all of it, to encounter all of it and not freak out.
The two people who offer it are such a brilliant counterpoint to each other — they come from such different stories. These people are really not talking about the product being something that you can package, sell, produce, charge for. They’re talking about your value, you as an individual, and they’ve got the bones and the heart to do it.
- Brenda Kelleher, Brunswick, Maine
I’d never done anything online, or by the phone. And I thought, hmm, how real can it be? People portray themselves as anything online. And I’m a pretty sophisticated psychological person, and I thought — nobody can help me.
Well, I played out my no one can help me thing. And you both just stuck it out, and called me on it, and named it, and I recognized it. Now I’m able to have perspective, to observe myself. That helps keep me from being overwhelmed and overtaken by my distress. So I’m less likely to discharge feelings at my staff or my friends.
It works. I’m surprised that it worked. And I can’t really explain how it worked. But I notice a change in myself. A change for the better. My staff and friends — I think they’d say, Jill’s happier. Yeah. I’ve never felt this good in my whole life!
- Jill Wallace, Topsham, Maine
Elm Street Assisted Living
You are masterful at hearing what someone is saying and truly understanding them. Your ability to actively listen and tune in to not only the words but the emotion, what that person is really saying, makes the person truly feel valued. Jon and Grace get what I was saying, they get where my place is, where I am right now. You guys are true pros at it, you really do a great job. Regardless of what else was going on in the call, whoever was speaking, you knew that Grace and Jon understood where that person was.
- Lauren Pickwoad, Vice President at a national printing company based in Dallas, TX
There’s some kind of balancing factor that happens with this program, that keeps pulling me back to try to keep the whole picture in focus, instead of just the compelling issue of the moment. I have a feeling of community, an awareness of fellow searchers who are trying to find a way to be who they are.
There is a an expanded sense of breathing space in my life. It’s as if doors and windows are opening that I didn’t know were closed — that I didn’t know were there.
- Sharon Robohm, Bath, Maine
I acknowledge you both for the simple, clear, and profound doorways that you present. The level of integrity, compassion, and safety that was created was palpable. I really appreciate the way you don’t make it about “you” and thus this helps me not make it about “me.”
- Na’ama, St. Helena, California
If you see yourself in one of the scenarios that follow — this program could be exactly what you need.
You’ve been in business for a while. You enjoy what you do, but the spark and excitement has dimmed. Finding new ways to articulate what you do, exploring how to enroll customers more easily — it’s a challenge you’ve been chewing on for a while. How can you make marketing and client communication fun again — and re-energize yourself and your business?
You want to start your own business. Maybe you’ve been an entrepreneur before, or maybe you’re just setting out in the world of self-employment. You have the seed of what you want your business to be, but you’re not sure how to express it fully, for yourself or for your customers. How can you tap into the deepest inspiration and allow this business to develop, grow, and succeed?
You’ve outgrown your work. What you’ve been doing has been great. And you’re ready to move into something richer and more rewarding — something that engages more of who you are and all of what you have to offer. Is there a way to evolve what you do and weave together the many things that intrigue and inspire you?
Your business is in its early stages, and you’re struggling. You have a real passion for what you do, and you know you make a difference for your clients. But although you’ve studied marketing, written good copy, read the books, done the networking — something’s missing. You wrestle with feelings of inadequacy and the “imposter syndrome.” And it’s getting scary. How can you get clear about your message so you feel confident, make connections, enroll clients — and make the money you need to survive?
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Finding Another Way is an intensive three-month vision quest program.
It’s conducted by phone, email, and online. A computer and a telephone (or Skype with a clear connection) are all you need to participate from wherever you happen to be.
(No fasting, wilderness treks, or mind-altering substances required.
However, a sense of humor, fun, and playfulness are always useful.)
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Three months of intensive support in a group setting with no more than seven other like-minded small business owners. This is focused, caring, knowledgeable support from two people who’ve been down this path of creating a business that’s rooted in inspiration — and have experience supporting others in doing the same.
Eight 90-minute group calls: one each week for the first month, and then alternate weeks for the second and third months. That’s 12 hours of content, guidance, and group coaching. All calls are recorded, available for you to listen to if you miss a call or want to remind yourself of what happened.
At least 12 individual, 20-minute, laser-focused sessions with us, your guides and coaches. You’ll have two private calls each week for the first four weeks, and then at least one per week for the remainder of the program. That’s a minimum of 5 hours 20 minutes of individual, one-on-one coaching and support.
Unlimited online support through the private online forum that allows you to communicate with us as well as being able to see and learn from what your fellow participants are doing. Unlimited support — all you can use.
You’ll get deeply, powerfully in touch with your business. We use a variety of tools, activities, and exercises depending upon the needs of the group and each individual in the group. And then we support you in maintaining the focus, keeping the fire and the connection, allowing the details to unfold.
It grew naturally out of our experiences — and frustrations — with the traditional approaches.
It’s the process we use to develop our own businesses and to help our individual clients.
And now we’re bringing it to you. Because we know what it’s like to yearn for a way to get in touch, organically and naturally, with our true gifts to our clients.
We know what it’s like to struggle with finding connection — deep, powerful connection — with what we do. And we know what it’s like to have the committed, relentless, skillful support that we offer in this program.
Jon Hansen is a coach with over eight years’ experience in business — and 27 years’ experience teaching high school English. His determination that there had to be another way to learn about being in business led him down various paths — and various dead ends. Ultimately, he and Grace formed a partnership that offers several group programs under the Finding Another Way umbrella.
Jon also has a private practice, working one-on-one with clients to guide them through the powerful transitions of life, helping them find true peace of mind.
Jon’s deep, experiential understanding of what it means to allow inspiration to move, coupled with his ability to discern what’s true from the myriad voices of doubt, fear, and “should,” help create the safe, focused space within which the group works.
Grace Judson is a coach with five years’ experience in business, and over 25 years in the corporate world. Her work as Jon’s client opened her to a far more powerful and productive way of being in her business (and her life).
In the process of creating her business, she spent years working through various small-business marketing programs. None of them brought the results she found in working with Jon, but each had something to offer — if only a growing understanding of what the traditional approaches are missing.
Grace’s private practice focuses on many of the issues we’ll be covering in this program — how to get deeply in touch with what you do so that you articulate it freely, easily, and powerfully.
Her background in technology, project management, and executive management allows her to provide the group with solidly practical aspects of business as well as a broader strategic view. Process-oriented yet intuitively able to listen deeply to what people aren’t saying as well as what they are, Grace joins Jon in creating safety, clarity, and focus for the group and each individual within it.
Together, we have hundreds, perhaps thousands, of hours’ experience helping our clients find broader, deeper, more resonant experiences of what’s calling them and what’s really true for them. We bring you the process that’s worked for us and for our individual clients.
The group setting holds the space for a sacred truth: you have what it takes to connect with your vision — with a deep understanding of yourself and what you offer. Throughout the course of the program, we see it in you, your fellow vision questers see it in you, and we — and the group itself — nurture it in you. With this certainty, and the evolution that follows, you can go out and make an impact.
Total program value: $2,250
Regular price: $477/month, for a total of $1,431
Your cost: $397/month, for a total of $1,191
(Billed monthly, on the first of each month, for the three months of the program.)
We are currently enrolling participants for the next program, which we’ll schedule as soon as we have a group ready to start.
To put your name on the list as a candidate, just fill out the form below, and one of us will be in touch!
All calls will be recorded, so if you need to miss one — no problem — you can listen to the MP3.
We’re confident that this program creates results. In fact, we so deeply believe that your active involvement in the program will help you see results well beyond your expectations, that we offer a very generous guarantee.
If you...
and yet at the end of the first month you don’t feel that the program is being effective for you, we’ll cheerfully refund 100% of your money.
We want to be sure we know how to meet your expectations. And we want to be sure that each participant is a good fit for the program and for the group.
That’s why one of us — either Jon or Grace — will talk to you, in confidence, before we enroll you in the program.
To start that process, we’d like to learn more about you to help us understand what you’re looking for.
Please fill out the form below and click “send.” Your response is held in complete confidence, and it comes directly to Jon’s and Grace’s personal email in-boxes. One of us will be in touch within one business day to set a time to talk further.
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Jon: 815.678.7313
Grace: 760.757.7660.