Working notes from David's coaching practice — career growth, leadership development, business strategy, and the personal patterns that quietly cap professional ceilings. Updated regularly.
In the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, professionals often confuse activity with progress. The most productive people aren't the busiest — they're the most ruthless about what they choose to focus on. Inside: the four-question filter David runs with every coaching client to separate signal from noise.
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LinkedIn is the #1 platform for professional visibility — and most profiles leave 80% of their potential on the table. The exact updates that turn a passive profile into an inbound recruiter magnet.
Landing a new executive role is exciting, but it's also where most leadership trajectories quietly stall. The structured 90-day plan that establishes credibility, momentum, and the right priorities from week one.
Being an executive in a competitive city like San Francisco, NYC, or LA demands sharper leadership skills. Why coaching is the multiplier on every other investment leaders make in themselves.
Feeling stuck in your career is more common than most professionals admit. Five honest signals that it's time to bring in outside perspective — and what to look for when you do.
Most professionals network reactively — when they need something. The systematic approach David built Professional Connector around, and why authentic, reciprocal relationships compound the way transactional ones never do.
Confidence isn't a personality trait — it's the byproduct of a small set of repeatable practices. Drawing on David's clinical psychology background, the structural approach to building confidence that holds under pressure.
Every article above is grounded in real client work. If something resonates, the fastest way to apply it to your specific situation is a free 45-minute consultation.