https://thomasmarchcoaching.com Thomas March Coaching Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:27:46 +0000 https://thomasmarchcoaching.com en https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/More-about-Tom Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:24:25 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/More-about-Tom <img width="1800" height="600" width_o="1800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" data-mid="214320447" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" /> MORE ABOUT TOM&nbsp; &nbsp; My work as a coach is inevitably informed by my life as a poet, essayist, performer, and educator. As a student of literature, I earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American Literature from New York University, and the study of narrative informs the creative scope of the programs I design for my clients. I am the author ofAftermath (2018), a poetry collection that poet Joan Larkin selected for The Word Works Hilary Tham Capital Collection. Since 2018, I have been the host and curator of Poetry/Cabaret, a bi-monthly “variety salon” performance series in New York City that brings together poets, comedians, and cabaret performers to share their responses to a common theme. Broadway World has called Poetry/Cabaret “a daring, edgy, and divinely human way of looking at art and artists.” With painter Valerie Mendelson, I am the co-creator of A Good Mixer, a text and visual hybrid project that imagines a virtual cocktail party in the form of paintings of people’s cocktails and poems representing the thoughts and desires of their drinkers. &nbsp;In recent years, I have written and performed my “tragi-comic” monologues at a number of venues in New York City, including Ars Nova, The Duplex, Joe’s Pub, The Peoples Improv Theater, and Sid Gold’s Request Room. With PEN America’s Prison Writing Program, I have served as a judge for the Prison Writing Contest’s poetry panel and for the inaugural L’Engle-Rahman Award for Mentorship. A past recipient of the Norma Millay Ellis Fellowship in Poetry, from Millay Arts, I also received an Artist/Writer grant from The Vermont Studio Center. For over 25 years, I have lived in New York City, where I teach at The Brearley School and in Barnard College’s Pre-College Program. You can learn more about my creative work here. You can read client reviews here. Click Here to Request Information or Schedule an Introductory Call https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/About-Integral-Coaching Sat, 08 Jul 2023 20:24:21 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/About-Integral-Coaching <img width="1800" height="600" width_o="1800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" data-mid="214320455" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" /> ABOUT INTEGRAL COACHING &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Discovering ourselves as we are (and wish to be) is a process of patient and curious investigation. To move forward, we first have to appreciate where we are and how we arrived here. Often, driven by feelings like panic and frustration, we look for adjustments we can make to the ways things are without changing anything fundamental about how they got that way. We find ourselves reacting to what is happening now&nbsp;according to who we were or what we needed in the past. &nbsp;Becoming weary of these feelings and patterns can be a signal from an essential part of ourselves, a request to be heard and acknowledged. The integral coaching process is designed to create more space for that essential part of you—to bolster it and to give it a voice in deciding how things are going to be in the future. &nbsp; &nbsp; Integral coaching focuses on building stronger foundations in the areas of competence that will best support you in developing a new way of being in relation to your coaching topic. After your initial intake session, we will agree on a clearly-defined purpose and set of objectives that will inform our work together, recognizing that, because the coaching process is also one of discovery, we are free to adjust these as the process unfolds. As part of my assessment, I will identify an essential positive quality that motivates and informs your sense of purpose. To capture the frustrating or wearying nature of the way things are, I will identify a metaphorical narrative for the way you currently relate to your coaching topic. A powerful alternative narrative, describing a future state in which you have developed a new way of being, will provide an ongoing context for our work together. The activities and practices that comprise your coaching program will be designed especially for you. Their purpose will be to enable you to recognize and be more fully present in moments that offer opportunities for re-examining your behavior or your way of thinking about yourself or situations. Over time, the work you do in this program should create more and more space for your essential positive quality to influence how you relate to others and to the important work of your life. For an overview of the coaching process, click here.Click Here to Request Information or Schedule an Introductory Call You can find out even more about the philosophy and fundamentals of integral coaching at&nbsp;New Ventures West. https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/Process Sat, 08 Jul 2023 20:19:20 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/Process <img width="1800" height="600" width_o="1800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" data-mid="214320548" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" /> HOW THE INTEGRAL COACHING PROCESS WORKS (Note: All coaching sessions will occur via Zoom. Arrangements can be made for in-person appointments in New York City. Rates are available upon request.) The coaching process begins with an intensive assessment and design phase. After the assessment and delivery of the plan design, a typical coaching engagement will extend for ten sessions, meeting biweekly. From intake to the last coaching session, the program lasts approximately six months, although you can choose to extend it as appropriate.Click Here to Request Information or Schedule an Introductory Call Assessment and Design: The Assessment and Design phase will include the following: A 90-minute intake call Design of customized Individual Development Plan which includes: o&nbsp; Defined Purpose and Objectives o&nbsp; A narrative describing your current way of being o&nbsp; A powerful new narrative describing your desired future way of being o&nbsp; Specific guidance for “Gentle Self-Regulation”—rather than rigid, formulaic checklists, the program content provides a structure within which you can develop a gentle but purposeful regimen of regular inquiry and growth.A 60-minute first coaching call—during this call I will deliver your Individual Development Plan, answer your questions, and adjust further as appropriate. Coaching Program: 10 Sessions Our coaching meetings will occur every other week, to allow for enough time between sessions to implement new practices and notice any emerging patterns. Each one-hour session will provide a space for inquiry, support, and reinforcement. We will focus especially on responging to the work you’ve engaged in between sessions, which will include:Daily Self-Observation Activities— these are simple, regular activities designed to cultivate curiosity and openness to your experience and how it changes. New Practices—these support somatic awareness and the embodiment of new or supportive qualities. Additional Exercises or Resources—these might include poetry, music, or visual art, for example, to support and reinforce your growth during the process. The role of the coach during these sessions is to help you notice and contextualize whatever insights have emerged during your work. We might explore thematic connections across various domains in your life, notice where you are beginning to embody the new narrative, or bring gentle attention to the ways in which the old narrative continues to show up. As we near the end of this cycle, we will assess whether to add more sessions or adjust the plan to focus on a new topic going forward. Pricing plans are available upon request.&nbsp; Click Here to Request Information or Schedule an Introductory Call ︎ ︎ https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/FREE-CONSULTATION Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:30:19 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/FREE-CONSULTATION <img width="1794" height="988" width_o="1794" height_o="988" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87773766bf9588e41a7a5d21e8665f382e9ad5c8fafcd8325864745df230b78a/IMG_9881.jpg" data-mid="238029143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87773766bf9588e41a7a5d21e8665f382e9ad5c8fafcd8325864745df230b78a/IMG_9881.jpg" /> CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE A FREE 30-MINUTE COACHING CONSULTATION! &nbsp; &nbsp; Are you stuck--or READY? &nbsp; &nbsp; Awaken curiosity and purpose with Integral Coaching, a creative, transformative, and customized approach to personal growth. &nbsp; &nbsp; Whether you’re working on an important project, making a big decision, or facing a major life change, your readiness for what’s next can often appear first as a feeling of being “stuck.” Integral Coaching can help you connect to the curiosity and sense of purpose that strengthen your readiness to move forward. &nbsp; &nbsp; Schedule a free 30-minute consultation , to find out more about how Integral Coaching can help you transform insight into action, awareness into sustainable change. All sessions are conducted virtually, via Zoom. https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/CONTACT Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:27:46 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/CONTACT <img width="1800" height="600" width_o="1800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" data-mid="214329099" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; Email: tom@thomasmarchcoaching.com Request more detailed information:&nbsp;HERE. Schedule&nbsp;a free 15-minute coaching consultation:&nbsp;HERE https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/Selected-Interviews-and-Press Sat, 08 Jul 2023 19:51:06 +0000 Thomas March Coaching https://thomasmarchcoaching.com/Selected-Interviews-and-Press <img width="1800" height="600" width_o="1800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" data-mid="214320568" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70805eacb93b5b65b82372d85fa197acf5cce354d234d73a57c9fcb425a9c2f2/TOM-MARCH-TITLE-BLOCK.jpg" /> LINKS TO SELECTED INTERVIEWS AND PRESS Broadway World Cabaret Gratitude Feature, November 2023 Broadway World Interview, January 2021 Lambda Literary Interview, September 2019 Broadway World Review of Poetry/Cabaret, September 2019 Adroit Journal Interview, June 2019 Out Magazine Profile, July 2018 Featured Poet Interview, Negative Capability, July 2018