Why I Joined Opny's $24,000 Coaching Program for Career Coaches
I just joined a $24,000 coaching program. Here's the decision log I wrote immediately after signing up, and why I'm publishing it.
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Brave New Path
I am Founder & Job Search Coach at Brave New Path, where I help skilled immigrants in Germany get interviews and job offers through structured networking, personalized coaching, and community.
When the Work Piles Up: Notes from Year Two of Building Brave New Path
Building a business is never as balanced as you'd like. You grow faster than your systems, or you build systems before you have clients. The timing is always off. This is an honest update from the middle of Year Two: what's actually hard right now, and why I think that's exactly right.
What I’m Willing to Lose Money For: My Core Values
Originally published at Brave New Path.
This week, I reached out to a client who hadn't been engaging with the program. I asked if she's still looking for a job in Germany, offered to get on a call to see how I can help her, and
Revenue Isn't Enough: How I'm Building for Client Outcomes, Not Just Sales
“I really hope they got what they came here for. I hope they got what they’ve been saving up their money for.”
In Taylor Swift's documentary on the making of The Eras Tour, she reflects on what she thinks about at the end of every show, as
Thinking Like a Player in a Job Market (Not Just a Job Seeker)
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it really means to be a “player” in a job market — not just someone applying to jobs, optimizing their CV, and hoping for the best, but someone who understands that they’re operating inside a market with supply, demand, competition, and
Letter to Josh Doody: On Building a Luxury Business and Learning the Business and the Craft
Hi Josh,
I originally started writing this as an email reply to your email newsletter. But I’ve been enjoying writing public letters lately, so I thought: why not make this one public too.
I also want to share your 2025 Year in Review with a few friends who are
Sorry, you're not Dave 😅
Today, I wrote an email update to Gen Propel's subscribers on what we're up to.
I haven't done this in four months. It showed.
To make my writing more personal, I always start by addressing it to a
hypothetical person, ex – "Hi Dave&
Skillshare course intro v2
Today, I rewrote our Skillshare course's intro
[https://www.chiaracokieng.com/gen-propel-skillshare-course-intro/] based on
what I learned
[https://www.chiaracokieng.com/my-ideal-skillshare-intro-lessons-learned-from-analyzing-three-skillshare-classes/]
from studying three Skillshare class intros.
Here's the before and after:
And here's me practicing the part on "Who am I?
My ideal Skillshare intro, lessons learned from studying three Skillshare classes
I scheduled for us to record our Skillshare class yesterday. While we were
setting up, I realized I forgot to buy the lightning to 3.5mm jack connector for
the lapel mic, so we had to reschedule.
To make use of the time, we decided to practice filming, starting with
Learning visual note-taking with Verbal to Visual
I was talking to a fellow course creator about the Skillshare course
[https://www.chiaracokieng.com/gen-propel-skillshare-course-intro/] we're
creating. He mentioned that including simple illustrations work super well for
him. The ideas are more 'sticky' for students.
I'm in love with words. I love