Design Your Joyful Life

Start living your life on purpose.

Join a Fall 2025 Group

Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm ET:
October 7-November 11

Fridays, 11am-12:30pm ET:
October 10 - November 14

Small group coaching program for curious people craving true alignment between who you are, what you believe, and how you live.

If any or all of this sounds familiar, this program is for you:

Drained: Do you regularly end your work days low on energy and high on stress?

Overwhelmed: Do you sense that work is taking over your life in a way that’s not serving you?

Transitioning: Are you in or considering a change (new job, retirement, career break, return to work)?

What You'll Learn & Do

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What You'll Learn & Do *

Over six weeks, we will apply design thinking from Stanford’s d.school to explore values aligned possibilities for your life & work.

Weeks 1 - 3: Who You Are

  • Starting point: your life design mandala

  • Develop your personal philosophy of work and life

  • Follow your energy and find your “zone of genius"

  • Commit to a personal practice (e.g., mindfulness, journaling, yoga, hiking)

Weeks 4 - 6: Ideating & Doing

  • Get unstuck with idea generation via mind mapping

  • Design three different versions of the next five years of your life

  • Start prototyping: small tests of what a new path might feel like

1:1 Integration Session

  • Integrate your insights and move forward with a personal coaching session in June 2025

Program Logistics

✔️ Apply: Submit a brief, thoughtful application.

✔️ Follow-Up: Lisa will review your application and reach out personally within 48 hours.

✔️ Secure Your Spot: Your seat is guaranteed once you pay the $449.

✔️ Mark Your Calendar: Group calls are on six consecutive weeks. Dates depend on your group:

  • Tuesday Group: October 7 - November 11, 7-8:30pm ET

  • Friday Group: October 10 - November 14, 11-12:30am ET

What’s Included

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    Two 1:1 coaching sessions (pre-program intake and post-program integration).

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    Six 90-minute group sessions with protected time for your life design exercises.

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    A copy of Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

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    Notion dashboard with all program resources, including book notes & quotes.

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    A supportive “design team” — community of folks on similar journeys.

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    A personal mindfulness or body-based practice + we will practice together as a group.

Meet Your Coach

👋🏻 I’m Lisa. In my mid-thirties, I walked away from a promising consulting career with no plan—no job lined up, no clear next step—just the deep certainty that my path was unsustainable.

Then I found a book called Designing Your Life and did every exercise. It gave me the clarity and courage to center my purpose in my career. I started with small prototypes and now am a certified Integral Coach.

Today, my coaching practice brings me joy and my daily life aligns with my values. I am honored to bring this transformational life design work to you.

You can learn more about my coaching work here, check out my background on LinkedIn, and delve into my thoughts on my Substack.

FAQs

  • This program is for people who want to live a coherent life, full of purpose and aligned with their values. Life design can be particularly powerful when going through transitions (finishing school, new job, retirement, career break, returning to work), but anyone can benefit from this program.

  • Pricing for the fall 2025 cohort is $449. This includes two 1:1 coaching sessions (pre-program intake and post-program integration session), six live group coaching sessions, a copy of the book, and access to the program dashboard and resource library.

  • Group sessions will be virtual for 90 minutes for six consecutive weeks. Two groups will run this fall. Choose between:

    • Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm ET
      10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11

    • Fridays, 11am-12:30pm ET
      10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14

  • The group will meet virtually for six weeks for 90 minutes. Sessions will be recorded in the event that you cannot attend one. Outside of group meetings, expect to spend at least 5 minutes per day on your personal mindfulness or somatic practice.

  • No! The beauty of this program is that you will have protected time to for guided self-reflection and the essential life design exercises from the book. You’ll also receive access to Lisa’s notes and favorite quotes from the book as a reference. You are welcome to read along, but it’s not required.

  • Yes! You’ll receive:

    • A 1:1 intake session before our first group call;

    • Spot coaching during live group sessions;

    • A 1:1 coaching session to integrate your insights from the program and move forward;

    • Asych support via chat and email throughout.

  • The group will be between 4-8 participants and will be facilitated by Lisa Van Dyk.

“True happiness comes from designing a life that works for you.”

Bill Burnett & Dave Evans