An intuitive, engaging, listening person.
As someone who had never worked with a life coach before, I wasn’t sure what I was signing up for, but after my first session with Ryan, I immediately started seeing the benefits. Ryan used thoughtful questions and active listening to help uncover where I wanted to go , and then took a collaborative approach to help me develop a path to get there.
Since working with Ryan, I’ve seen improvements in my work/life balance, physical fitness, and personal life. I’d recommend anyone who is looking for some direction or encouragement to work with Ryan!
Ryan is honesty without drama.
Ryan invites you to not settle at what is on the surface. But to turn over every rock to find the truest answers.
Ryan has an imagination capable of understanding various situations or feelings you may be experiencing and is able to meet you there.
One of the best things is that Ryan is ok not knowing! He seems to live in the gray space and embrace both/and. THAT is where I see him bringing the most value to people- In emphasizing it is ok to not know, it's ok to not pick a side or a tribe. Embrace the magic and mystery of it all.
Ryan is the exact person to talk to for someone who is struggling with their Traditional Christian beliefs.
Ryan has an ability to see things simply and clearly. He takes very complex ideas and things and compress them down to the nuggets. it’s amazing.
Ryan is great at asking the pointed questions in a way that makes you honestly think about them. He's super conversational as well which makes everything so much smoother. I feel like I got a good plan in place through our conversations. Progress starts with the first step and Ryan helped me start!
Ryan presents complex concepts, whether written or spoken, in an engaging, creative, dynamic, and streamlined way, and makes them accessible.
Ryan has a brilliant mind, solving -addressing things he sees where needs exist
Ryan has an ability to draw out the underling question or dilemma and look at it another way
Ryan looks at ideas and theories with an open heart and mind
Healthy skepticism - not the Reddit kind. This is something that I think is really valuable and useful. Ryan runs things through a filter of reasonability - not to butcher other peoples opinions, but to consider them. This also applies to his own thoughts and ideas - which I think is sooo valuable.
Ryan synthesizes or combines differing positions or issues and makes sense out of it... a sort of “cultural synthesizer".
he listens. he really tries to understand where someone is coming from. why they are how they are. why they think how they do. it’s one of his best gifts.