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Before: I was bouncing around in a few different unfulfilling jobs, trying to figure out what I was passionate about. None of the jobs felt like me.

After: Now I’m the Executive Director at a museum. It’s my dream job. It hits on everything that I discovered I wanted in the coaching program. My boss recently told me “this job is perfect for you.” It’s impossible to overstate how important it is to love what you do. I couldn’t really be happier with my career. I would do this even if I didn’t have to work.

Before: My job was stressful and draining and it was spilling over into my personal life. I knew it was time to move on but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next or how to figure it out. I was struggling to find time to prioritize making a career change because my existing job was so consuming and we were in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was stuck.

After: I got my dream job as Chief Advancement Officer for an organization that advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement. Given my love for nature and the outdoors, as well as my interest in both social justice and fundraising, it’s perfect.

Everyday now, I don’t have that worry or stress because I know where I’m headed.

It’s hard to express the depth of knowledge I acquired through completing this course.

The Career Pathfinder Coaching Program pulled me out of a hopeless place and gave me the tools I needed to find my path. I was so downtrodden and mired in negative self-talk and this course reintroduced me to the raw potential I can offer. It validated my belief that it is possible to find a career that feels like an extension of myself. I always new it was possible but I didn’t know what ‘it’ was until I took this course.

First off – Adrian is wonderful! I knew I wanted to make a career change but lacked clarity of what exactly I wanted to pursue next. The coaching program helped me explore my passions and strengths and narrow down what careers would be most fulfilling. For me, it was a relatively quick process – I went from sales to an events team in marketing.

Daniel is a miracle worker.

I just attained the best job offer in a career I wanted but NEVER thought was possible, and have an outlook of renewed hope and clarity. Not like what I doing before was bad – but it was just not ME.

The successes I have had over the last year are the direct result of opening up to and listening to Daniel.

I feel like I am at the steering wheel again – I feel empowered to trust my intuitions, and know how to create a life that is authentically me and of my choosing! Trust me, the results are worth every dollar, and it will blow you away! You deserve to life the life you want.

Wow, what can I say? After a few unfulfilled years in corporate sales, I was at the end of my rope with what to do next. I had even switched jobs, taken a year off to travel, and seen other career folks who gave me solid advice but not the right guidance.

I came to the conclusion that if Adrian’s program worked, it would be the best money I ever spent and that it was!

Now I run my own real estate company. I love calling the shots. It’s a world of difference just in terms of my overall enjoyment.

I was looking for a career change for about a year and wasn’t sure how to go about it. I now work for an amazing company and I could not have done it without Adrian’s program.

March 2009: In coaching, I learned so much about myself and what I wanted and it was exactly what I needed. I am on the way to starting my new career path and couldn’t be more excited. And I definitely couldn’t have done it without Adrian!

January 2014: Everything has been going so well in my career! I am working for a fashion company doing retail operations and buying. I am so glad that I pursued a career in fashion.

I didn’t know what to do next. The Career Pathfinder gave me the clarity and confidence I needed to start my own business. Now I’m free to focus on what I do best and as a result, I’m more successful and fulfilled. I’m happier in my personal life too.

BEFORE: I was a forensic accountant, investigating complex fraud and misconduct. My motivation was flagging and I realized I needed help to make a bigger change.

AFTER: Now I am a software engineer at Google. After three months in the Career Pathfinder Coaching Program, I’ve landed a new job that I wouldn’t have thought possible! My wife says I’m much happier in general.

Almost 10 years ago, I worked with Adrian to help me find a new career path. Adrian’s coaching process helped me clarify my strengths and passions and develop a vision of my ideal career. I left my old job and began my new career and I couldn’t be happier. My new career is a perfect fit for me and I’m now at the top of my field. I’m grateful for all of the success I’ve had and the amazing lifestyle it supports.

It felt like work. And my new career doesn’t. And that’s huge.

I absolutely loved Adrian’s online Career Pathfinding Program. I had expected the same type of “list your passions”, “take this personality test”, “take this strengths test” things I had done in the past, but this program was completely different. I am so grateful to finally have a direction that is perfect for me.

I tapped into my core dreams and uncovered a confidence and new direction. This fall I started classes at my #1 choice school and everyday my dream continues to be realized. Thank you.

I had just moved to the USA from England. I’d hated my career in the UK as a salesman and needed a change but didn’t know where to start. I found ‘A Path That Fits’ online from a Google or Yelp search.

Now I’m a furniture designer. I make wooden furniture from design to completion and I love going into my small garage workshop every day. My clients love me (THAT NEVER HAPPENED IN SALES). Honestly I couldn’t be happier…

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Daniel.

I spent 10 sessions with Daniel Fine last year, and I’m so appreciative that I had to pay it forward by sharing my experience.

Daniel took me through “an inquiry” into my life to dig up my passions, values, and what made me tick. The path we went on was undoubtedly one of the best investments I’ve made in my life.

1. I start my MBA in Design in 2 weeks. Before working with Daniel, I felt it impossible to ever commit to a graduate program, while knowing this was a life-long dream.

2. I have more balance in my life. I’m not over-weight in any one aspect of my life. I’m more in tune with what makes me happy, what fuels me, and I have a clearer path to achieving things previously thought unimaginable.

3. My photography has soared to new heights since discovering with Daniel that photography was something that I really love.

The online career coaching program is uncanny in how it predicts your feelings and the stages you’ll go through but is also flexible if you get to one point earlier or later than most.

It’s amazing how clear things look now and I shudder to think how much time I wasted before finding A Path that Fits!

I was looking to make a career change. I had lots of ideas about what I could do next, but I didn’t have clarity around what I should do. Amazingly, after two months, I was on a clear career path and had a new awesome job offer which I accepted. It’s been an incredible experience.

I can say Daniel Fine has been one of the most inspirational people I have ever met. I did not know that after meeting him and spending time with him my life would change so dramatically.

His support, encouragement and consistent insightful feedback brought my work and life balance to a level I never thought I could get to.

He loves what he does and it is so transparent in the way he takes complicated and chronic issues and helps you to find clarity around them. I undeniably would not be in the place I am now, without his commitment and guidance. I only hope others have the opportunity to experience such an amazing and uplifting individual!

Adrian’s Online Career Coaching Program opened me to all sorts of job opportunities almost immediately. I evolved my career in a new direction and stepped into more of a leadership role.

I felt completely lost in my career. I woke up a year out of college with a fancy job and a fancy degree and a sense of total emptiness, meaninglessness. Coaching helped me define my interests and start to take concrete steps towards working on them. I’m currently Senior Product Marketing Manager at Change.org, and I’m happier here than I’ve been at any job.

Finding my path has meant everything to me. It changed my life.

I had just quit my job knowing I could not work in the field I had been working in for 10 years (technical support). I had some vague ideas on what I wanted to do next, but didn’t know if it would work or if it was right for me. Daniel helped to clarify my next steps. The homework was eye opening and the discussions helped to solidify my plans. Now I know I should be teaching and I have all of the details set up. Perfect!

Adrian’s online program is totally unique and his approach is founded on the principle that your career should really just be another way to express yourself. I am deeply grateful to have found a more fitting career in brand management.

I participated in a group career coaching program, and it exceeded all of my expectations! Adrian provides a structure and environment which allows participants to feel valued and supported. Through Adrian’s program, I now know what my path is, and how to best stay on that path. The journey will be exciting!

I am in engineering and I was on the brink of giving everything up and starting over. Daniel is a caring and wise teacher who was able to guide me towards a fulfilling and centered life.

A Path That Fits not only treated the symptom of not knowing what to do with my career but they cured the disease that was my life. Through the work and one on one sessions with Daniel I have found a new sense of confidence, joy and appreciation of the world around me. What I have gained from working with Daniel is immeasurable.

I was a bit skeptical at first, since I was looking for one on one coaching, and did not think that I could get results with a self-guided program. This was not the case! The online career coaching program offered a ton of resources and activities and was an incredibly interactive process. I found it to be engaging and enlightening.

I was changing careers and needed a life coach / career coach to help me work out what I wanted from a new job, and what exactly had made me unhappy with my past positions. Daniel really helped me get at the root of what makes me happy and how I might be able to craft a career that didn’t feel so much like “work”. Daniel couldn’t have been better.

To anyone mired in career-oriented uncertainty, I can’t recommend Adrian enough. He helped me regain my confidence, reignite my true passions, and get back on the right career path for me. Adrian helped me find the answers I needed. Since March I’ve received four great career-building opportunities — but only because I now understand what opportunity looks like to me.

A Path That Fits’ online career coaching program does a great job of combining deeper meaning with real world results. As a marriage counselor and psychotherapist Adrian is my go to resource for clients that need help changing careers. I’ve seen his coaching process from the inside out and it is powerful, well thought out, and transformative. Not only does he guide people through all of the necessary career focused discovery activities but he also understands how to help people explore their doubts and fears and work through the psychological layers of making a career change. I trust my clients are in good hands with Adrian and his team at A Path That Fits.

Adrian helped me rediscover what I knew to be true about myself – things that had been muddled by the expectations of the world. Once that work was done, the path was clear. If you are unsure of the steps that will lead to the life you envision–or better yet, if you don’t yet even have a vision–go see Adrian. He is an exquisite coach and guide who will help you purge the garbage that’s holding you back, steer you around fears and obstacles, and send you skipping gleefully down your path.

Daniel Fine was my coach at A Path That Fits. Although I initially sought out some guidance around my career, I discovered, through my work with Daniel, that I had other desires out of life that I wasn’t addressing. So much of my energy and attention had been focused on what to do with my work life. I rediscovered interests long forgotten and began shifting my focus to those things. With my attention diverted to more personal interests, some noteworthy changes occurred in my career along the way! I’m so grateful for Daniel’s guidance and encouragement throughout this whole process.

I first sought out a career life coach at a time when I was “successful” but left feeling unfulfilled and at a loss for purpose. I had a great job, a partner who I loved, and it seemed like life was really coming together – at least on paper.

But I recognized a quiet feeling of doubt over my life decisions and path. Over the course of only a couple months or so, Adrian guided me a journey of self-discovery. He helped me dig deeper and get to know myself better. He encouraged me to take a look at my fears and stop holding myself back because of them.

This month, I started a new job as a writer for my favorite brand! And that’s just one thing… I now deal with uncertainty better than before, and I’m more equipped to face – even embrace – the unexpected.”

Let me preface this review by saying that I never write reviews. I’ve yet to encounter something/someone worth writing about, until now.

Life is truly a roller coaster and no matter who you are… we all need guidance. Daniel helped my life gain momentum, direction and true depth. Having a life coach like Daniel has helped me to grow not only as a human being but as a friend, brother and son. I find myself truly enjoying things in life I used to take for granted. I feel empowered!

I can keep on writing for ever but it’s really up to you to make that connection with Daniel and see for yourself. He has made an impact in my life and I have no doubt he’ll make an impact in yours. He’s has a wonderful soul and a true friend. A very unique and rare person on this earth, let’s just say we’d all be a lot better off if more people were like Daniel Fine.

Adrian is a rare gem. He is an extremely dedicated career coach with a depth of knowledge unsurpassed within his field. Adrian understands the career coaching process from a holistic point of view – Mind, Body and Soul. His ability to work with people on such a deep level, yet precisely focused on the task at hand – career guidance, makes Adrian my trusted resource for clients who need career coaching (I am a psychotherapist). I cannot recommend Adrian and his team highly enough for all those looking for career coaching, career guidance, or in the search for ‘a path that fits.’

Daniel Fine was my coach at A Path That Fits. Through a combination of listening, observing, writing, reading and some really honest talk I felt ready to take on some new challenges.

Daniel was instrumental in helping me see areas where I was strong. He encouraged my exploration and applauded my enthusiasm. I found strength and can make sense of my feelings. There is so much more to say, see him if you can. I believe I got my money’s worth, hopefully you will too.

Daniel has been a wonderful life coach and mentor. He has guided me in a path that is very healthy and positive. He has brought a fresh breath into my life when it was needed the most. I find myself looking at life in different ways that I never thought possible. I recommend Daniel to anyone who is looking for direction.

I’ve been working with Daniel Fine for a few months now and he has helped me sort out so many career related issues and mental conflicts that I had been having. I went in to the process with him unhappy about what I was doing and really confused about where I should go in my career and how to get there. He helped me get to the root of what makes me happy, what I’m good at and where I need to start going. In a word it added a huge amount of clarity to my life.

I got hooked up with Daniel Fine almost immediately. And my life has changed for the better from moment he called me. Ultimately I was coming from a really upside down place, and instantly found the ground within meeting with him once. He is insanely helpful, hugely compassionate, and has such depth to himself and coaching ability. I would recommend him as a life coach / career coach, and do…OFTEN!

I’d always known in my heart that I was supposed to be “doing something else,” that brought me greater joy and more meaning, but I just didn’t know what that “something else” was. I decided to create a website to educate, inspire and motivate people who have any of the 140+ autoimmune conditions. We have already cultivated a global community of 7,000+ on Facebook. I love what I do and the feeling of full alignment with my passion, personality, preferences and purpose.

Through my work with Daniel I became clearer on my priorities and values in life and how certain choices and behaviors I was undertaking were not in line. I was then able to shift these patterns of behaviors to others that were more in line with these values. I found myself happier and more connected to myself as a result.

Daniel Fine’s medium is people. He shapes them, cajoles them, and in the utmost of understatement, reminds them to go back home to their truest nature.

Daniel is a wise warm and caring presence. He has much wisdom and I have benefited much from his guidance. I wholeheartedly recommend him as coach – without reservation.

It’s a wonderful experience to trust your instincts! Daniel has the mental power and spirit to know how to create an atmosphere of security and confidence, he also knows how to read people and how to lead them beyond the limit of certainty. It is quite an experience to be guided by Daniel’s safe and steady hands. I was impressed and surprised how much he got out of me during this work.

I have been coaching with Daniel for about a year and a half, in that time I have been able to enhance my connection to my Divine Wisdom, finding clarity to move my life to a better career, health, wealth and relationships. Daniel guides with a wonderful spirit of wisdom, and thought provoking questions all in a safe environment for growth. I am glad the Divine guided me to Daniel.

My coaching with Daniel Fine created awareness and inspiration for me. Daniel’s ability to facilitate my creative thinking was significantly useful. The spaciousness in which Daniel coaches has taught me to add spaciousness into my intense daily career as a lawyer. Daniel expanded my view and focus on dimensions in my life and the sessions with him helped me balance my focus between the thought and energy I put into my work and highlighted for me the value of attending to recreation and hobbies and my love for art. All that done through joy. Daniel’s lightness and humor was a gift to our sessions. I am thankful for having the opportunity to be coached by Daniel as it got me into a bigger and more inspiring challenging journey of self growth which I continue since.

I learned to expose my truths and vulnerabilities and acknowledge them in a safe, loving environment. His work gave me the courage to let go of my need to constantly please. I was amazed that I learned to tap into my emotions and act on my instincts. I know that I am a more courageous and truthful person because of Daniel Fine.

I still keep in my heart the relationship I developed with Daniel. His intuition and compassion is amazing. As a person who went through a lot of hard things in life it wasn’t easy for me to feel understood. Daniel was so caring and gentle and used smart tools to move me forward in life. I got to have my values realized…. what’s really important, who I am.. what I want to focus on.. Love his sense of humor and personality. He was a mirror that helped me see what I needed to help me to stop being so judgmental. I feel very fortunate to have his guidance through the process of my growth and also of my move back home to Poland. I did it with peace in my heart and as he knows I am so grateful for all.

I work in the legal field and signing up for Adrian’s career coach program was the BEST decision I have made in a very long time.

Bottom line is: Adrian truly wants you be successful and happy.

BEFORE: I always liked my job and what I do, but felt stuck because I was not growing at all. So I started the program with Adrian thinking that I needed to find a different career. Nope. It became clear that my own behavior kept me from getting where I wanted to be. Sucks to hear it at first. But Adrian helped me to identify bad patterns that caused my unhappiness at work, gave me tools to change them, and “homework” here and there to apply the tools he taught me.

AFTER: I stayed at my job, but improved in ways I never thought were going to happen for me – a temporary transfer abroad that I always wanted to get, but was not considered for; more confidence in my work product, which led others to have more confidence in me and to give me more responsibilities; more fun and better relationships with coworkers; spending more time on projects that will further my career by learning to sometimes say no to projects that won’t teach me anything; and leaning how to ask for things in a reasonable manner, instead of waiting for someone to offer it to me first.

I am happy where I am at now. Thank you so much, Adrian!

Adrian is a master coach, plain and simple. I’m a coach myself, and I only turn to the best for help when I need it. Adrian’s combination of intelligence, presence, passion and genuine care make for a very powerful mix. He knows his stuff and is a highly skilled guide. I got so much out of working with him and look forward to more. Hire him now while he still has some space in his schedule, I doubt he will for very long!

I have been working with Adrian over the last couple years. The experience has been an absolute pleasure, and very productive. It’s well worth the investment…the time and money devoted to this has paid for itself multiple times over. Since seeing him, my salary has increased 50%!

When I started seeing him I was in a career slump. I was in a middle management position at a large company and hadn’t been promoted in years. The lack of movement in my career had a huge impact on my confidence and I wasn’t pursuing new opportunities. I didn’t think I was capable of getting the job I really wanted. After speaking with Adrian just a couple times, I realized I had to take action. He made me realize that the issue wasn’t me, it was my situation. I got the confidence to speak to my boss about the issues and resign. The company urged me to stay, giving me a huge retention bonus and plan for promotion. I took it as it wasn’t the perfect time to leave my job due to other life priorities. Later, I received the promotion and big salary increase. Then, my dream job came my way and I had the confidence and clarity to seize the opportunity. I have moved on to become a top executive at a smaller company in an industry I am super passionate about. So far, all is going very well there too. My colleagues are excited about my ideas and contributions.

Adrian has been invaluable at helping me take action, build confidence, stay true to who I am and go after my dreams. Thank you Adrian!

I did a fair amount of research and had actually met with another coach before I met with Adrian, and I cannot overestimate the huge impact he has had on my career and personal relationships ever since.

I immediately felt that there was something different about Adrian’s process and that he had a natural instinct/talent few people possess.

When I first started working with Adrian I felt like there was something missing, some loss of meaning in my career. He helped me rediscover things about myself that I had never explored or known, which really reinvigorated my entire approach to not only my work but my entire life. It turned out that my existing career was a good fit but my relationship to it needed work. Adrian helped me rediscover my passion for it and refocus on the parts of my work that were most meaningful to me.

Then through life coaching he helped me get in touch with my values and my vision of what a fulfilling life looks like for me. He also helped me work with my inner critic and get in touch with my best self.

It’s all made a big difference in my life. I’m more settled in myself and excited about everything. I feel that the effort to improve myself has been one of the best investments I could have made!

I went to Adrian many years ago when I had been out of school and working for 2 years. I was pretty squeamish about paying for a career counselor because I wasn’t totally yet convinced about the benefit. He told me very early that he felt that my calling was working and making sense of data. I was really young, inexperienced, and not ready to hear it. So after a couple sessions, I stopped going.

Many years and several jobs later, I have now re-discovered that he was right all along and that was indeed my calling. It’s funny how life is. Though he was right very early on, I still needed to go through the experiential process of self-discovery to come to the same conclusion.

I went to a couple other career counselors after Adrian, including well-renowned ones, but none were anywhere near the caliber that Adrian is.

It would be hard to imagine a better business coach than Adrian. Another review states that Adrian is a “dangerously good listener” and I think that is very well put. Somehow he manages to get to the heart of the matter clearly and precisely but with a relaxed manner that left me anything but anxious. One thing I know about myself is that I don’t take criticism well. I often bristle at well meaning suggestions from friends or clients. Adrian is one of those people that has a gift of communication. He is not shy about pointing things out or making suggestions and somehow everything he says comes across without a hint of judgment.

After the second session I enacted a suggestion Adrian made, a major change to my business, which raised my income by 50% and most importantly created built in repeat business.

If you’re in San Francisco and looking for a career coach, business coach or life coach, go see Adrian at A Path That Fits.

Working with Adrian was fantastic. He is patient, and a dangerously good listener.

I went to Adrian while I was considering a career change from a large company to starting my own business. Adrian helped me consider all of the options I could pursue. The coaching program helped me find what I really wanted to do. There is always one thing we want to do. But, we stack clutter on top of it until we can’t recognize that is what we truly want anymore. The clutter is often full of our insecurities, fears, and practical considerations.

Coaching is able to help you slowly, but surely remove and deal with the clutter until the thing you have been covering up for so long becomes self evident. What you want to do sits before you in plain sight. That moment is beautiful, and I had that moment in my disucssions with Adrian.

Thank you Adrian for all of your guidance and support.

Adrian witnessed and supported an exploration of the ingrained patterns that directly influence how I undervalue myself professionally. He offered very clear forward steps that carried past experiences and patterns into a fresh portrait of what a meaningful career looks like. He is an incredible resource for anyone looking to find a better fit in their career path and does it with such heart, sensitivity and understanding for the subtleties of connection and human relationship.

I highly recommend sitting with this man!

I found my way to Adrian’s door 5 months ago by proxy of being lost. I knew I needed a career shift, but felt paralyzed in weighing what, or where. The seemingly endless options presented by a full restart were not liberating but debilitating. When my baby sister was asked in elementary school what she wanted to be when she grew up, she said, “A fire truck.” This seemed an enviable career path compared to my swamp of misdirection.

Enter Adrian and A Path That Fits. Where my alumni association career counselor had whipped out overbearing lists of yet more career options although I already overflowedeth, Adrian started with… me. What was I actually passionate about? What inspired? What rekindled that spark and drive within me? We didn’t start with talk about jobs, we started by figuring out what makes me tick. And we found it.

Yes, *we* found it, but also, *I* found it. I wouldn’t have done it without Adrian’s prompting, patience, encouragement in just the right places, wisdom, and compassion — but in the end, I came out feeling like I’d had a spark re-ignited, a set of tools re-discovered, a new direction re-carved — based on accomplishments I’d made, and hence accompanied by a pride and confidence in having done so, and a set of resources to draw on going forward. It wouldn’t have happened without his expert guidance, or felt nearly so empowering under a different approach. (Ostensibly, “A Path That Fits” sounded better than “Teach A Man To Fish Life Coaching”.)

Have I since won the lotto and am typing this from a dolphin’s back off the coast of Tahiti? No. From the outside, my life may actually not look too wildly different. I’m at the same institution (but a place that I loved, and working on recasting my role there), and with a new schedule adjusted to fit in more outside work that I am truly passionate about. The spark has been relit, and it’s seeped into all areas of my life — I’m now in the singing group I’d always wanted to get into, in progress on the larger-scale art project I’d always wanted to pursue — and it’s no exaggeration to say that with this drive rekindled, in nearly every crevice at work and at home my life has at least subtly shifted, from surviving to truly thriving. From the inside, my world is changed from what it was five months ago. The brilliant thing is I can take confidence in knowing that I made that change, but go find the date-stamp of when it all started, and you’ll see it was Adrian’s brilliance in rekindling and fanning that flame while guiding me along the way.

If you’ve read this far through a review on career counseling / life coaching it’s probably safe to say it’s something that you’re at least considering. Please, do yourself a favor, consider no longer and go find your path that fits. You’ve made the right decision.

Adrian is a gifted coach, and I am deeply grateful to have worked with him over the course of several months. He is more than a coach. He is a guide who gives you tools to navigate your unique inner landscape and to listen to the parts of yourself that are wounded or resistant to change, that inner critic, as well as the voice of inspiration. Before meeting with Adrian, I had experienced life-coaching as something somewhat touchie-feely or new-agey. This is not that. This is about untying the internal knots that keep your blocked from your path. You encounter your critic and learn to tame it to be a constructive guide. You encounter past wounds and learn to heal them, and over time, you find yourself changed, strengthened, able to see with better clarity the life you want to live.

It has been nearly four years since I walked into Adrian Klaphaak’s office looking to find out what a life coach could do for me. I continue to walk into that door on a regular basis even though the original reasons have long been achieved. Adrian has systematically helped me gain the life, freedom, and opportunities that I had only dreamed of. As a life coach, he looks holistically at what I do to make a living, and how I interact with it emotionally. As we’ve worked together, my career, which had really been a hobby, has come to the forefront, and my life looks the way I thought it always could. Career coaching with Adrian is a process of elimination and inclusion. Adrian has helped me look at my business, compared it with my stated goals, and helped me find a clear path to my goals, eliminating distractions and evasion tactics (a particularly prevalent habit on my part.) With his coaching, I remain surprised not that I reach my goals, but how much more quickly they occur. In a nutshell, getting life coaching with Adrian has been one of the most significant choices I’ve made in the past five years. I would recommend him, without reservation, to anyone who has questions about their careers and how they are integrated into their life. Business coaching with Adrian has not only helped increase my bottom line, but it’s brought my life and passion in music to the forefront of my business, rather than what I was doing evenings and weekends. I remain grateful for his help, and a regular attendee in our sessions

I had never considered seeing a life coach or a career coach, but Adrian’s coaching helped me greatly in starting my bodywork practice in Berkeley. Starting my own business was something I had wanted to do for a while but hesitated from a lack of know-how and motivation. Having a career coach to guide me through the process was invaluable. He helped me clarify my marketing strategy, the niche I wanted to work with, as well as illuminate the places that I was not gaining any traction. We prepared a business building plan together that helped me launch my practice and connect to the people I wanted to work with as efficiently as possible. Things started to come together for me soon after making a leap of faith and starting my own practice. I have Adrian to thank for his support and expertise. I couldn’t think of a better way to get started with your new business. I call Adrian a redwood tree. He has a penetrating focus and is rooted in the clarity needed to guide people to where they want to go in their business and life. See Adrian for some career coaching if you’re ready to create your new life.

My business partner and I decided to hire a coach and Adrian was our choice after interviewing a few folks. His personality and demeanor fit well with ours and over the time we’ve worked with him, our business has grown and we’ve seen positive results in our personal lives as well. Definitely would recommend him if your business is stuck and/or you are losing focus or direction.

Adrian has a unique ability to coach individuals in a way that brings clarity to any life issue one is facing. Very powerful work! If you are looking for life coaching or career coaching, this is the place to begin.

If you are like most people trying to “figure out” your career path, you feel confused and often feel like you are never going to figure it out. Ever. Also, the word alone comes to mind and the belief that no one else will be able to help you with it. At least that was my experience.

Countless people will tell you what to do but you still feel like you are not getting anywhere and most of their information is not even very helpful. They tell you to take jobs that dont really work for who you are and just make you feel worse about yourself. I am actually cringing writing this because it always felt so awful.

What you may not realize is that there is someone who actually helps people navigate this terrain, can be your guide – holding the flashlight when you want to give up and that by working with him you actually start to get results!

Adrian is the delightful and loving person who will help you bring a big dose of clarity to your career path.

He creates a space for one to start seeing their life and dreams with ease and a possibility that it will actually work out.

TO The part of you that is reading this and doesnt want to suffer another day please contact Adrian at A Path that Fits – SO WORTH IT.

Now that 2011 is coming to a close, I looked at the goals I had set for myself with Adrian, both business and personal, and I have met the biggies: amazing boyfriend manifested, specific number of clients booked, website completely overhauled, performing improv theater, and having fun while doing it! Adrian is a gem of a life coach and a business coach, and I love that he is capable of being helpful in all areas, not just one or the other. He has a practical, non-flowery way of nudging without judging. I felt totally accepted and supported by him, and he truly has made a difference for me – we’ve gone over practical details like web hosting, etc., and I’ve also gone the other end and got in touch with deeper emotional stuff that was blocking me. I’m not willing to say goodbye to him and will call him for tune-ups in the future. Plus, he’s simply an all around gorgeous human being. If you can get time with him, go for it.

I started working with Adrian months before I made a huge change in my career. From our very first phone consultation, I felt his warmth, encouragement, and curiosity in my interests regarding work and career.

For the next few months we met regularly via skype, completed exercises, discussed approaches and next steps. What’s amazing about his style is that there is a subtle calmness to his method–one that gives you the space and direction to think, distill, and act with clarity.

I did make my leap of faith, and with every day I am more clear and confident of the path I am on. I think sometimes it helps to speak to someone new & objective who doesn’t know your whole life story, and then to work from there to move forward.

I would recommend Adrian and A Path That Fits, and have become a believer in investing in yourself to reach the next level in what we do and how we do it.

Before I saw Adrian the first time, I felt a bit pessimistic that I could get the support I needed to take my career to the next level. Upon first meeting him, I felt instantly relaxed. The words I would use to describe him and his style are: kind, confident, knowledgeable, experienced, humble, compassionate, open-minded, grounded and consistently positive; I experienced him embodying all of these qualities throughout each interaction with me. I felt like I was talking with a wise experienced friend. I would recommend Adrian as a resource to anyone who is in a career transition.

Like a few reviewers here, I never considered seeing a life coach despite feeling in a rut professionally and personally. I was simply skeptical of its benefits. However, a close friend shared some of her experiences with Adrian and I slowly came around.

We started with simple exercises to assess my values and goals. From there, Adrian designed a plan for me: trying new things, being more bold, more open, more proactive, and being able to find that little bit of victory in every failure.

The sessions helped tremendously. I’ve seen changes in myself and I like them. If you are open to change and are willing to put in the time and effort, Adrian can help set you on a path that fits (pun intended).

I sought out Adrian’s help in the Fall of 2010 but we had to delay working together because he was inundated with clients! I took that to be a good sign of his capabilities. I had been struggling for some time with my personal goals; the only certainty being that I was floundering around in no particular direction and with few, if any, long term plans. My hopes for working with Adrian were to become more in touch with my personal goals and to discover a career/path that fit me. After beginning the coaching process, I quickly became more confident in myself and comfortable captaining the direction of my life. Adrian’s process might first appear to resemble school more than career coaching; there are regular assignments that he has you complete, asking thought provoking and introspective questions. I was grateful to have these worksheets because of the continuity it gave our sessions. Even when there was a long break between sessions, I felt motivated by Adrian’s assignments to continue exploring. The homework was just the beginning with Adrian. He used the work completed out of session as a launching point for self-study. I always felt as though every moment of our sessions were successful because Adrian cleverly steered it’s direction. Even though our goal wasn’t always clear, Adrian intuited what would best help me in every situation. I think the successes I had were a direct result of Adrian’s incredible ability to hone in on the needs of his client and immediately adjust the course of a session. I recommend Adrian’s coaching services to anyone who questions his/her place in the world or who wants further insight into their own path.

I read other reviews about different career coaches and decided to try meeting Adrian after I went on his website, listened to his podcasts and talked with him on the phone for his free consultation. I immediately felt really at ease and comfortable being honest with him about what’s been going on with me (both directly and indirectly related to career issues). Adrian was really great and asking the right questions (that were sometimes difficult to answer but always provided clarity) and giving great homework. Yes people, he does make you work outside of the sessions to try and figure out what it is you’re really looking for. I amazingly only needed to meet with him a couple of times before I realized that I was actually already on the right path, but meeting with Adrian really solidified that for me and I cannot sing enough praises about him. Highly highly recommend him.

I sincerely hope this will provide some insight and information for those doing their research into this. I’d also like to thank all of those that have already written reviews, as they were invaluable in my personal research.

PERSONAL OBJECTIVE FOR CAREER COACHING: Trying to make the next steps in my career in a difficult job market after having completed my Masters degree in my chosen field. I needed someone that could listen carefully to my goals and concerns, while asking the right questions to bring insights into possible solutions; these would be insights I was having a hard time producing by myself. This person needed to be professional, objective, non-judgmental and, most of all, supportive.

THE EXPERIENCE: After a year of researching career coaches in the Bay Area, I finally decided to meet with Adrian for an initial consultation. Upon meeting I was impressed with Adrian’s calm demeanor, his ability to clarify and understand what I was looking to accomplish and his directness about how the process would work. Once we started working together, one of the things I particularly appreciated was that Adrian had a structured process for identifying your values, goals and aspirations. This took the pressure off of me to figure out how we could maximize our sessions since I didn’t need to produce a structured outline of my own; which makes a huge difference when you’re not exactly sure what it is you need to get out of the sessions and your are there looking for answers to questions you’ve not thought to ask. Having said that, Adrian was very flexible if the session took a different course or an issue presented itself while talking, so there was no need to worry about being locked into a pre-set ‘mold’ during the session. I personally found this to be very effective and Adrian was always cognizant about bringing the discussion back on point. Additionally, once we had progressed in our sessions Adrian was great about seeing how a particular situation fit into various coaching models. I found these models to be extremely helpful for framing the issue and allowing us to look at it from an objective and analytical point of view. Finally, the magic formula that really brought all of this together and made it work was Adrian’s calm, supportive and non-judgmental approach. This allowed me to feel comfortable laying out my concerns and to creatively look for answers.

CONCLUSION: As I’m sure most reading this review are aware, career coaching is not about having someone answer your questions, but about having someone guide you towards your own answers. In this area I honestly feel that Adrian has found his Path That Fits as he is a natural at it. If this is a process you are considering, I’d highly recommend scheduling an initial meeting with Adrian. I wish you all the best in your endeavor!

Career help that’s effective Working with Adrian was fantastic and helped me tremendously. If you are feeling unfocused and stuck, he will listen to you and provide unbiased insights. His methodology is based upon sorting out your most important values and finding work that centers on them. He gives you homework to complete between visits that relates to where you currently are in your career search. Adrian is a good listener, remembers what you say and is enthusiastic in his assistance. He will however, be honest with you about his perceptions. The career discovery route is primarily your job, and Adrian’s role as a coach is to help guide and keep you on track. I was creative and brought more to the project; I made a notebook and did extra homework when I felt it might help the cause. I am so grateful for the time I got to spend talking and getting advice, it was definitely worth it. Coaching helped me to soften my worries and winnow down my ideas into a workable plan. Adrian was very good about being prompt and available for appointments.

Adrian is a professional life and business coach who helped me to clarify my core values. He is a wonderful listener and a great “accountability partner.” He really helped me to think more deeply about the work that I am blessed to be able to do on behalf of others. In addition, he helped me to identify patterns where I may have become stuck in the past when I attempted to make changes. I attribute a lot of my professional growth and the growth at BYA over the past 12 months to his coaching sessions. I highly recommend Adrian.

Life for me has always been a bit of a whirlwind- I’m always extremely busy trying to do a million things and keep commitments to a million people, but without structure or focus. I’m motivated but scattered. I was feeling a bit lost over the past year not sure of how to get to the core of what makes me tick and how to get to the bottom of what I want to focus on and how to leverage the best of what I’ve got to give. For a while I considered seeing a therapist, but the more I spoke to friends around me, the more they convinced me that I should see a life coach. Adrian came highly recommended to me through a friend. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive as the title life coach always came across a bit new age-y for my liking. Adrian shattered this image for me-I was immediately comfortable talking to him. His process was exactly what I was looking for, there was structure in each session, but room to mold it to what worked best for me. I found that by meeting with Adrian on a regular basis I was became more and more clear on what I wanted not only from a career perspective but life outside of my daily work. By following the steps in his approach as well as taking the time to stop and listen to myself, I really feel that I’ve gotten clarity in what I want out of my career and personal life. For the first time in my life I have focus!

I must say, it was as if the universe was listening because a lot of things I had been talking about in our sessions started falling into place almost magically after the first few months. I’m almost positive now that there is really something to that concept that if you put it out there and really visualize what you want, you can make it happen. I couldn’t be happier with the results.

Thanks Adrian-you’re a “Life” saver. ahem, ok bad joke… ????

I took part in one of Adrian’s Career Counseling Groups. Adrian is a great listener, who is astute in bringing out not only what you didn’t know, but what you might already know about yourself, yet never put in the right context. In our one-on-one sessions, I always got the sense that he really understood where I was coming from, and if he didn’t, he’d ask the right questions to get on the same page. He acted as moderator, and always seemed to strike the right tone to get the most out of each activity.

I was very happy with the results. After taking part in the Path that Fits program, I have a much more clear picture of where I want to go in my career. I’d recommend his services to anyone who needs some help in focusing on a particular direction that’s right for them.

In an exceptionally turbulent time of my life I felt I needed some guidance. Going through a major career change from being employed to starting my own company was a little overwhelming.

Being very skeptic about anything that seemed too much like therapy I started searching for coaching instead and Adrian’s website popped up.

It took me a few more weeks before I finally made the call to schedule the initial telephone session. The way Adrian asked questions about what I was hoping to get out of life and career coaching, helped me make the decision to finally schedule my first one-on-one session.

It was the best thing I’ve ever treated myself to.

Adrian helps me clear the clutter in my brain, figure out my goals, not just for my career path, but also for daily life.

He is excellent in asking questions, and most of the time lets you find your own answers by carefully guiding you along the way.

I know much better now what I want, and what I am capable of, and also to break through blocks by asking myself questions, and carefully examining a complicated situation. I’ve learned some very valuable tools in just a few sessions. Adrian is my life and career coach, AND my cheerleader. I wouldn’t have kick started everything that needed to be done to start my company without him.

If you think you need a little, or a lot, of help, Adrian is the best. Highly recommended.

The group coaching program helped me with clarity about what I want in some aspects of my life. It provided structure, so that I took the time and used the tools and exercises to reflect on what I want, what I can do, what I can learn and what I can do with all of those together. It provided the support, acknowledgment and encouragement from all the members of the group which I think is essential when going down this path. It lessens the struggles and diminishes the demons you have within yourself by giving you an extra push to get you to uncover and recover missing, forgotten, ignored and abandoned parts of our essential self. When these things are addressed, then a path can begin to emerge.

One of the most valuable parts of the coaching process was the incredible insight, encouragement and compassion by Adrian. There was a balance between cheering you on and pushing you to look at the hard, realistic issues. Optimism and Realism were equals. The other valuable part of the coaching process was doing it with other people. I think it was extremely beneficial to hear the difficulties and insights of other group members as they tackled the same issues as I was tackling. The feedback from the other group members was more qualified and had a greater impact than, perhaps, other people in my life who have not been pondering the same concepts and dilemmas.

I would highly recommend Adrian & A Path That Fits. I benefited highly from the consultation I had with him on the phone and was amazed how helpful & a great listener he was even in that short space of time. He helped me to get unstuck, put a new plan in place to find work & build my career. I would certainly use his services again if needed & would recommend anybody I know to him.

I have always struggled with putting myself out there to create the kind of life that I truly want. I’ve met Adrian at a coaching event and after working with him for only 4 months, I am experiencing amazing shifts on so many levels! For the first time in my life, I feel inspired and less fearful to step into my power and follow my vision. My life continues to unfold in unimaginable ways. I also notice how so many people are drawn to me – I guess I am getting my sparks back! I know this is a process and I have ways to go. Adrian has been my biggest mentor. Thank you Adrian!

In less than a year, I went from procrastinating and agonizing over taking my next step, to putting myself out there and succeeding! Adrian is intuitive, positive, and doesn’t waste time. His style is a great balance of “lets get things done” and also creative and exploratory. He seems to know when to focus on the concrete goals and when to explore our personal motivations and feelings. Go see him!

Adrian’s life coaching is powerful. He is tapped into the source of universal compassion and holds space for your gifts to emerge and be seen. He helps you clear away the shoulds and coulds that cloud your personal vision of purpose, and joy. He speaks to your future self and literally by engaging him you are witnessed in your divinity. This process of reconnecting the neurons of abundance with your heart’s true desire allows you to give yourself permission to grow wings, and soar.

Adrian always uses our time together extremely well. By the end of each session, we get to the heart of the matter and come out with a plan of action. He maintains tremendous focus on my goals and my feelings about them, without letting the conversation stray or falter. Most importantly, he never imposes any kind of agenda or bias, but faithfully respects my process. I feel safe to make mistakes and move toward difficult issues. Through a series of small and large accomplishments, I find my overall lifestyle developing, my creative life bearing fruit, and my career path moving toward new horizons. As a facilitator or true internal and outward growth, I highly recommend Adrian.

When I first met with Adrian in February ’08 I was working at a job that left me feeling broken down, insecure, confused and in serious need of non-judgmental support and direction. I was in a bad space. Adrian was key to getting me through that stage of life. I only met with Adrian for 2 months but by our last session I had 2 really good job offers for great organizations. My life is back on track and I feel more balanced than ever in my life. My relationship with my fiancé is also stronger and happier now that I am in a job that works with my life.

Career coaching with Adrian was one of the best investments I have ever made in myself. Even after our first session I felt like I was moving in a positive direction. I felt that Adrian truly understood what I was looking for in my career quest, and through his insightful questions I was able to discover my true path. He set goals for me to keep me on track in my search, and offered empathetic and honest feedback. In just a few months I was able to make a career switch to the non-profit sector and I have never been happier!

Adrian has tremendously helped me identify my path and has given me the motivation to go for it. For a very long time, I have had the “stuck” and “I don’t know what I am going to do with my life” feeling, however, after taking the 12 week career coaching group with Adrian, I feel like I have a path and a purpose to follow which feels right.

I can’t recommend Adrian highly enough. I’ve gone from confused and frustrated in my career to relaxed and purposeful. There’s no dogma, no psychotherapy, no advice, just Adrian insisting that I continue to be true to myself by asking me the hard questions and accepting nothing but the truth in a kind and encouraging way. He is always on time, and totally consistent. After every phone call I feel revitalized and excited to continue with my work. Anyone who has questions about how to work in alignment with their heart of hearts could benefit from working with him.

Faced with the worst economy in memory and the need to make a change, I reached out to Adrian for support based on his Yelp reviews and the content on his website. While both provide some insight into Adrian’s skill and character, neither can do justice to the experience of working with this great man.

In a fearful time, Adrian coached me to find a new job in today’s intensely competitive marketplace. The position matches my desires and needs. In my case, I did not make a major career change. I found a new job that capitalizes on my work experience and now I will show up as my fullest self. More importantly, we worked on recognizing patterns throughout my career and life that were destructive and came up with real world techniques to expand past them. Adrian’s life coaching has been worth every penny.

I started the career coaching process burnt-out by a corporate career that felt meaningless and restrictive. I knew it wasn’t the right thing for me but I didn’t know what else I could be doing that would be a better fit. A Path That Fits’ clear-minded and distinct career and life coaching approach led me to find a way to apply my personal passions and strengths combined with my professional ability towards a career that realizes my full potential as a complete human being. I am excited (an at times scared) about my new career direction and life path, and confident that it is the right thing for me. I have already had an internship and started taking post baccalaureate classes. It feels natural and authentic.

Adrian was very quick to grasp what I thought to be ‘my unique, complex situation’. He has a way of getting through RAPIDLY to the pertinent issues in order to form a strategy for developing solutions. I was pleased how quickly we moved from analysis to working on decision-making. What inspired me about Adrian is that he is very realistic and balanced, while offering confidence building and motivation. Adrian will help you see that you can be, do, or have what will bring you joy in your work. Oh and PS will help you get there ????

He’s been helping me with my work ethic for about a year and a half now. This is seriously one of the best investments you can ever make for yourself. I don’t know what id be doing now if it wasn’t for him. I mean sure I’d still be in college trying to do my best but it wouldn’t be the VERY best. I wouldn’t have the standards I have now. This guy really helped me raise my standards. Freaking love this guy. Seriously a life changing investment.

Adrian is much more than what you will read about in his business description – beyond life coach / career coach, he is a life-changer. He has the ability to open his clients up in a way that allows them to look deep within at previously hidden truths to discover their true selves. In his very safe and natural manner, he brings to light the questions we must ask to get us on our path. Above all, he is patient, insightful, engaging and incredibly passionate about what he does.

I recently lost my job and started questioning some other important things in my life. e.g. Where do I want to spend it? I was not stressed about the job. It was more to do with where am I in my personal life and was I hitting the goals that are most important to me. Luckily, I found Adrian (on Yelp) and now my life is back on track. We assessed my values and even rated each one and had a full discussion about them. It was incredible that after a few visits that I feel like I am headed in the right direction now. I highly recommend Adrian. He is so easy to speak with and does a fantastic job coaching!!

Adrian helps me sort out the opportunities before me and decide what is the best fit for ME – not anyone or any factor around me. He helps me to feel confident in my decisions and pushes me to make practical moves towards meeting my goals. I always leave our meetings with a sense of clarity and renewal.

With Adrian’s guidance, I reconnected to my creativity. Over the years, I’ve given up: ruled creativity out as something I wasn’t “good at” or “meant to do.” Adrian helped me understand my creative process, to untangle the frustration of aimless bouncing between hobbies, to reconnect to my passions, and to set goals I never thought were possible. Thanks to Adrian, I now am active in two creative endeavors, each with increasing success. (Just had my first show yesterday.)

After helping me identify what direction I wanted to go in life, my business partner and I hired Adrian to be our business coach to help us identify what exactly we were hoping to get out of our new business and form a game plan to accomplish it all. We have now made more progress in the last two months by working with Adrian than in the last year before him! Seriously every time we leave a meeting with him we feel a strong sense of accomplishment and completely energized and clear about the tasks at hand.

I have been working with Adrian for almost 2 years and it has changed my life tremendously. He is truly amazing at what he does.

I always knew how much potential I have and how great I could become but had always struggled to bring out the best within me because of my bad habits. I was out of shape, disorganized, uncertain, unfocused, and undisciplined. His methods make you become more aware of yourself and attack those bad habits masterfully.

I have learned to work more effectively, find the balance in life, have time to exercise and nurture relationships with good friends. I have found more joy, peace, and happiness in my life since.

He will not give me a set of principles but he will rather help me discover the answers within myself, and those answers are impossible to find alone. Without him, I couldn’t have the success I had. I can’t recommend Adrian highly enough. He will help you find the better version of you!

Working with Adrian during a very important transitional time in my life was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. More than an insightful, intelligent and intuitive coach, sitting in the presence of Adrian you cannot help but to be soothed and inspired by his kind thoughtful nature, unwavering attention and commitment to you achieving your goals, his level of professionalism and overall peaceful spirit. Every time I enter and leave his office I feel like my heart has been blown open and my passion for finding my path ignited! I would highly recommend working with Adrian to anyone who is looking to grow, live their best life, unearth their unique gifts, clarify and ground their passions, path and purpose!

Time spent with Adrian is a really good investment. I’ve been working with him for only a short time but I’m already seeing results and having more confidence and control in my life. Since this is all easier said than done, Adrian gives me ‘homework assignments’ to work on between sessions that help me step out of my box and actually practice the skills that I need to get me on the right path. It’s all very action oriented and, even after my first session with him, I found that I was stepping out of my box and getting the results I wanted! There is not one wasted moment with Adrian. His approach is to the point and very solution oriented… you will feel like the person that you always wanted to be in no time!

I would highly recommend working with Adrian. His presence in my life over the past 8 or so months has been illuminating. I generally walk into his office feeling anywhere from ok to low, stressed to complacent; I leave his office feeling almost enlightened, with new insight into my world and more so into my self. I also feel encouraged, as if anything is possible.

Adrian helped me to examine what it was that I really wanted, and how to visualize that experience so that it was achievable and not so intimidating. His exercises helped to show me who I was… it gave me a new sense of gratitude and confidence within myself. If I could describe Adrian in two words they would be: positive light. This is exactly what he was in my life, a positive light that helped me to see what I could have, how I could get it, and what my life would be with it.

I have been working with Adrian since about Nov 07. I can say it continues to be one of, if not the best, investments I have made. Adrian has offered me guidance and encouragement through this time in my life where I am trying to chase my dreams while also trying to survive. This is not an easy balance and often I feel frustrated. I highly recommend Adrian if you are young person confused about what you want from life and trying to find your authentic voice.

What would I do without Adrian? After quitting a miserable attorney position, I started down the path of self-assessment, and would probably still be walking in circles and chasing my own tail if it wasn’t for Adrian’s insightful guidance and direction. Now I’m director of fundraising at large non-profit. I recommend his services to everyone I meet who is at a cross-roads in life.

Working with Adrian was fantastic and helped me tremendously. If you are feeling unfocused and stuck, he will listen to you and provide unbiased insights. His methodology is based upon sorting out your most important values and finding work that centers on them. He gives you homework to complete between visits that relates to where you currently are in your career search. Coaching helped me to soften my worries and winnow down my ideas into a workable plan.

Adrian has been instrumental in changing my life!!! He was always patient, intuitive, supportive and helped me move forward on the seed of an idea I always had in my mind, but felt “silly” for acting on. The visualization work we did together was so powerful and revealing about who I am, that once you uncover that knowledge, it’s hard not to eventually find the path that fits!!! Adrian is the best life coach around, and anyone not feeling completely fulfilled in their current life and career owes it to themselves to contact him today!!!

My work with Adrian has been transformational – not only in my life as it currently stands and in making the decisions I’ve made since working with him – but in ways that shape who I am, what I do, and where I’m going in the future. I feel more confident in my career, more grounded in my choices, and more comfortable in my skin.

When I first contacted Adrian I could barely speak about how trapped I felt in my career, life and goals. Adrian’s method was game changing. I completely flipped my life around. I left my career in Production to go back to school to become an Acupuncturist. Thank you for supporting me in becoming what I never thought possible: happy, challenged and content.