Ascent EmpowermentReviews of ascentcoaching.us

The Ascent Empowerment program has had a profound impact on my life - more than I ever imagined possible. I joined the program because, after 39 years of marriage, I was stuck in some unhealthy dynamics and generally stuck in my emotional life. Now, my marriage is the best it has ever been and professionally I am enjoying my work more than ever. I feel like I am just beginning to live an empowered life and taste emotional freedom. Prior to Ascent Empowerment, I tried everything to support my “life-long self-improvement project.” I tried workshops, courses, therapy, seminars, retreats, youtube videos, couples counseling, the latest self-help books, support groups, and the list goes on. Before joining, I thought, “How is this program different from everything else I have tried with minimal results?” “Will this just be another thing I try with high hopes, only to be disappointed?” Though each of these has its own merit, nothing led to the breakthroughs I experienced with Ascent Empowerment. The lessons and growth work are all based on neuroscience and research so there is nothing new. However, what is new and the genius of the program is the way the lessons and daily growth work are presented so that they can be practically applied to my life. I found that I couldn’t break disempowering patterns that I couldn’t see. The Ascent Empowerment Program helped me see those patterns and gave me the tools to adopt new empowering alternatives. I also had an epiphany that I didn’t have to “improve” and that I am enough! Like a sculpture buried in a block of stone, I just had to uncover what was already there. After 30 years of teaching, I returned to school this year for the first time with a sense of calm, and joyful anticipation. I even found that I was belly breathing instead of holding tension. My wife and I feel renewed in our marriage. We have a deeper sense of love for and understanding of each other. For the first time, I am connecting with others more and worrying less about what they think of me. Thanks to Ascent Empowerment, in many ways I feel as though I am just beginning to live life and realize the abundance of joy it offers.

Working with Chris and Stephen has helped unlock the potential that was always within me. It has helped grow my confidence and silence my inner critic. In the last 6 months, I have experienced major personal and professional changes. I can definitively say that I would not be embracing the new path I find myself on without their help and guidance.

I started my journey with Chris in early 2022, when I felt like I was in a deep rut both in my career and personal life. Over the 10-week program, I learned so much about myself, what has been holding me back, and tools for becoming my true authentic self. Chris and Stephen really know how to ask the right questions on the one-on-one calls, and there is always a great group of men in the weekly group calls. There is such a diverse background among the men involved but we are all very much connected through this program. While my journey has only begun with the knowledge I have learned from Chris and Stephen, I hope to continue on this path in the future. I would also highly recommend attending the retreats they host. Being out in nature with a great group of guys working through their issues is extremely powerful and I will never forget that weekend.

Sharing my experience after the first three weeks, as I wanted to highlight the program's ability for generating some great 'a-ha/breakthrough' moments. What Chris and the program are extremely good at is doing great deep work to help uncover what could be holding you back or causing your stress/anxiety/burnout, etc, and then providing you with very actionable tools and strategies to help educate and address. Those two factors have really helped me see things differently and provide the catalyst for those breakthroughs. I feel like I've made more progress, learned more, and had more of those 'lightbulb' moments over the past three weeks than I have over the past three years in trying to do this on my own.

Take the road less traveled. What else is there to really say? The best investment is in yourself. By far. Hands down. Dare to be wrong. This is my story... I considered coaching while feeling incredibly burned out at my job and in the middle of a divorce. I had tried therapy, more than once, but it was expensive, infinite (is it ever over?), and it didn't work for me in a game changing way. I felt exhausted and stuck in 6th gear. I knew I needed relief, to try something different, and Chris's Facebook ads about burnout absolutely resonated with me. I was so busy then, I saved his link, to consider it at a later time. Then, after a divorce, move, and three months had gone by, I found Chris's link and decided to schedule the initial interview. Was it an easy decision to hire a coach then? No. I felt LOTS of resistance and fear. But I also knew if I didn't act, nothing would change. I guess the difference is, I am not a stranger to failure, and I was willing to say yes and be wrong. Fast forward 9 months later... You may call the events since then a coincidence or you may call them the effects of coaching, but I jumped in big, my friends. I did a cannonball into the coach program and things DID change. During my coaching journey I landed a work from home position that pays 80% more than my old job, was able to spend over a month off between jobs (that was much needed!), somehow got double paid during some of that time, and discovered incredible things about myself. I became brave, put new tools into place, took two amazing trips, one to Costa Rica by myself, and another to Belize with 37 other singles. Those trips rank as two of the best I've ever taken in my life. After that, I didn't slow down, played hard, dated a lot, was willing to be vulnerable, brought my true self, with integrity and authenticity, and met a beautiful Romanian girl, who I am proud to now call my girlfriend. In fact, I am about to spend this 4th of July weekend in Austin with her and I'm so excited. There's no doubt in my mind that Chris's coaching program has played a HUGE role in the life I lead now - what I have learned about myself and how I have chosen to play the game since. Who wants to sit on the sideline? When you were a kid I bet you didn't! The water is warm in here my friends - jump in! I DARE you. All of the above is true and happened during my coaching journey. Is my life perfect now? No. It is beautifully imperfect and I am embracing it. Our time here is short. Learn all you can. I wish you MAJOR success, brothers. Cheers!

Since I started working with Chris my self awareness and self confidence has went from a 2 to a10. Working with Chris has allowed me to triple my income due to my increased self confidence. I still use the tools that I learned from Chris on a daily basis and hiring him was the best investment that I have ever made.

Just completed the 10-week call with Chris Strouthopoulos. Having spent many years as an organizational performance coach with extensive training, I thought I had tools to succeed, but found myself stuck. Over the course of the program I was surprised how the structure of the program and the tools were presented in a structured way that enabled me to productively work through my challenges and get unstuck. I am grateful for the guidance, companionship, and coaching that has helped me get unstuck and implement critical changes in my life. In a way now I feel like I need to go through the program all over again from the current vantage point and I have the tools to do so. My main wins are a shift in appreciation of self-worth from external to internal, recognizing and accepting my self-worth, being able to recognize my struggles and accept myself in their midst, implementation of good hygiene habits (journalling, weekly time for the individual reflection), recognizing and accepting my continued struggles with trusting people/self, my insecurities. If you want to get unstuck, this is definitely a great way to do so.

When I was first introduced to Chris - I was definitely in a horrible place in life. Struggling at work, with health and my relationship. Struggle is not new, but being stuck was. I've done other programs, had coaches, read books, been to live events etc. But I would inevitably have some back slides and with COVID quarantine, I hit a whole new set of challenges. I was hesitant at first and not everyone supported my decision, but Chris' insight and conversation from our first conversation told me that he had real experience working with men in my situation. A huge realization of my own growth was recapping my first conversion with Chris an see that I went from 60-70 hours a week yet feeling only 40% was productive to a more normal 45 hours/week at 80% to 100% productivity! Being focused, present, and holding clear prioroties made a world of difference. Something that separated Chris and his program was the focus on identifying, naming, and reprograming the mental habits that hold us back. I've learned things from working with Chris that I have never seen anywhere else. I went from 1 of the worst mental positions of my life, to feeling more incredible, building stronger relationships with my fiancé & family, and working through a whole new set of goals. I would highly recommend working with Chris because you're going to learn some concepts and tools that you just won't see anywhere else.