2 Sticks Coaching

Allen is a great listener, very supportive, and has helped guide me towards a new goal of getting back into Criminal Justice/​Mental Health. I always looked forward to our coaching sessions and got something from each one! It has helped me get out of my comfort zone to seek a new journey for myself. I would highly recommend him!!!

I’ve only had two sessions with Allen but it’s been enough for me to recognize what I’m really wanting to do in terms of work. This is pretty incredible since I’ve always been seen to waver between ideas and passions but Allen was able to help me bring it all together and make sense of it.
When looking for a coach, I want someone who listens and is able pick up on things at the underlying surface level. Allen has both of these qualities along with so much more. THANK YOU ALLEN!

I have been working as software engineer for more than 6 years, and from time to time, (especially every time after watching Steve’s Jobs commencement speech), feeling confused and doubts on whether or not this is my true passion. I always always dream of the kind of job and life that makes you wake up early in the morning and cannot wait to go to work. And I am really not sure if what I am doing now is just that. For a period, I feel no motivation, sometimes even a little depressed, there is this itch, and this inner voice that keeps telling me, you really can do more than this. And this is when I started to work with Allen.
And since sessions with Allen, I have noticed so many great changes happening in me. I am not there yet but definitely on my way there :)
Things most helpful to me to uncover the more authentic me is
–Allen is very attentive and listens to all the details and answers through all the great questions he asked, for me, there are so many things going on in my work and life, I do not see any dot connecting anywhere, but Allen is somehow able to see beneath the answers and find what really excites me and motivates me.
–One thing I learnt that still trying very hard to practice is to listen to the inner voice, listen to your intuition, your curiosity, and what you really feel, not how others expect of you. It might sounds straight forward, but it is extremely hard and takes great courage to actually do that. Again, through all the questions, tools and practice, Allen is able to see what are the obstacles holding me back from going forward
–Another greatest discovery I had, again, thanks to Allen, is to learn to experiment and have fun, again, a simple concept, but easily lost in day to day life. I have since tried various side projects/​experiments and I loved them all, I tried to learn and experiment with urban planning, simulation, data science, economy, investments, design, music. And it is just so much fun to just play with these!
I would highly recommend Allen for anyone who felt lost, confused, and believe you can achieve and do so much fun in your life and most important of all, want to really enjoy the pure joys of living!