Self-unfolding and Slow Change with Steve Schlafman
11/25/22 • 72 min
Steve Schlafman, a professional coach and writer, joins to share his perspective on change. He tells stories from his own life including his journey with addiction, pivot from a successful career in VC, and experience coaching high achievers. We discuss habits to support recovery, change as a slow wave, and the power of self-unfolding. Steve shares about parts-work, the shadow, and wholeness through his experiences with internal family systems (IFS). Lastly, we explore ways to rethink ambition and how many of society’s biggest problems are a “being problem”.
If this conversation resonates, you may enjoy Steve’s free annual review template. You can access it here: annualreview.life.
Connect with Steve:
Twitter: @schlaf
Writing: schlaf.co/writing
Coaching: Writing: schlaf.co/coaching
Connect with Sam Sager:
Twitter: @sc_sager
Writing: onrenewal.substack.com
Fitness: intuitivefitness.co
Go Deeper:
We Are multiple, Discovering The Many Parts of Yourself by Steve Schalfman
Rethinking Ambition by Steve Schalfman:
Work, Ambition, and Identity by Sam Sager
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Steve Schlafman, a professional coach and writer, joins to share his perspective on change. He tells stories from his own life including his journey with addiction, pivot from a successful career in VC, and experience coaching high achievers. We discuss habits to support recovery, change as a slow wave, and the power of self-unfolding. Steve shares about parts-work, the shadow, and wholeness through his experiences with internal family systems (IFS). Lastly, we explore ways to rethink ambition and how many of society’s biggest problems are a “being problem”.
If this conversation resonates, you may enjoy Steve’s free annual review template. You can access it here: annualreview.life.
Connect with Steve:
Twitter: @schlaf
Writing: schlaf.co/writing
Coaching: Writing: schlaf.co/coaching
Connect with Sam Sager:
Twitter: @sc_sager
Writing: onrenewal.substack.com
Fitness: intuitivefitness.co
Go Deeper:
We Are multiple, Discovering The Many Parts of Yourself by Steve Schalfman
Rethinking Ambition by Steve Schalfman:
Work, Ambition, and Identity by Sam Sager
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onrenewal.substack.com
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