“I have to love me through it all, the good and the bad, because it’s all a part of me.”
Six weeks later, T.S. was catching negative self-talk in real time, correcting it, and taking actions the old version of her would have avoided.
A focused, six-week private engagement with Dr. A for the patterns beneath your confidence, choices, leadership, and relationships.
“I have to love me through it all, the good and the bad, because it’s all a part of me.”
Six weeks later, T.S. was catching negative self-talk in real time, correcting it, and taking actions the old version of her would have avoided.
“I am not becoming someone new. I am finally allowing myself to be who I have always been.”
T.G. stopped abandoning herself to keep the peace, trusted her own judgment, and began moving instead of waiting on herself.
You're here because something in you knows there's a gap between who you are and how you've been showing up. That's not a problem. That's awareness — and awareness is exactly where this work begins.
Over six weeks, we're not going to work harder on the outside. We're going to look at what's been running things on the inside.
This program changes the picture. Not by force. Not by affirmations. By understanding how it was built — and then intentionally building a better one.
“You cannot outperform the picture you have of yourself, but you can upgrade it.”
— Dr. Alfred E. SmithVentureU & 4DPA members receive a $1,000 adjustment.
A guided process based on the nine-step S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method™ to help you see the pattern, rebuild the picture, and practice a new way of showing up.
Self-Image Diagnostic + DISC Assessment. Two lenses. One complete picture of how you're wired and where your self-image is limiting your results.
One focused session per week. Each builds directly on the prior. Real-time application to your life and leadership.
Full access to Dr. A’s resource library, including guided reading from The S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method™, You Are Not Difficult. You Are Wired., and Oh, I’m Leading Now.
Specific, structured tasks after each session. The reps that actually build the new picture.
One custom Identity Install built specifically from your DISC profile and your lowest diagnostic dimension. Yours to keep and use after the program ends.
Automated check-ins, touchpoints, and reflection prompts keep you in the work between sessions — not just during them.
I'm not here to tell you everything is fine. I'm here to see you clearly and hold that picture for you until you can hold it yourself.
I'll push when pushing is what's needed. I'll back off when silence is more useful than another question. I'll be honest in ways that may feel uncomfortable. That's not a bug. That's the service.
You'll occasionally hear scripture — not as devotional, but as wisdom literature. When Proverbs says "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he," that's not theology. That's neuroscience written 3,000 years early.
“The fact that you're noticing is already change.”
— Dr. Alfred E. SmithNot ready for private coaching? I lead group programs at AscendU — focused 5-day intensives built on the same S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method and DISC work, with daily live sessions and a community moving through it with you.
A more accessible way to do the real work, with the momentum of a cohort beside you.
See Group Coaching →You do not have to arrive with a perfectly named problem. Sometimes you need an hour to talk through what is happening with someone who can help you find the thread.
A private 60-minute conversation with Dr. A to gain perspective and identify the clearest next step. No assessment, self-image report, book, or program is included.
“I need an hour to talk this through.”
Pay securely, then choose your time on Dr. A’s Consultation calendar.
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