Daniel speaks three Languages:
🇺🇸 English (like native)
🇩🇪 German (native)
🇪🇨 Spanish (like native)
🇫🇷 French (Beginner)
So you want to know more about me
Life has taken me many places. I have traveled through the Andes mountains, and dove in the depth of the seemingly unending Pacific Ocean. I have built beautiful traditional houses in Germany and drove a semi truck on American highways. I love country music, local Ecuadorian food, like to enjoy a glass of Bourbon and am proud of my wife and kids. After working for six years as a German carpenter I had a special encounter with God and knew that I was supposed to work as a missionary. For fifteen years, my wife and I have invested our lives into the local communities of Yap, Micronesia (Yes, this place really exists. Look it up.) and in Ecuador. I have worked as a pastor, teacher, mediator, youth director, and church planter. I have also worked as a translator for organizations like Samaritans Purse and at a SWAT team training (so cool). All the while living in these countries, I mastered three languages and became an expert in Cross-Cultural Leadership and Intercultural Coaching. But the most rewarding blessings of all is being married to my beautiful and smart wife Dana. Together we have had the privilege of raising five wonderfully talented children, while enjoying wonderfully adventurous life as a family.
Needless to say, as a family, we have had to plan and work through many new starts and had to say goodbye to quite a few friends. We had to pack suitcases countless times, have celebrate the closing one life’s chapter, and learned to pursue new milestones with confidence. And as life has shaped us, we have learned a few things. It is our hope that you will benefit from the experiences and wisdom we have gained throughout the last three decades.
How is your life? Is it time to grab a hold off it? Be in control of it?
Is it time to celebrate one milestone and set a new one?
Or is it time to take the lead and be in charge of the next chapter of your life?
Let me help YOU figure out what’s next. Set new goals and organize a strategic plan to reach those goals. Let me help you improve your life.
My Coaching Approach
It all begins with an understanding of who you are. You are designed and shaped in a way that literally has no equal in this world - past, present, and future. My goal in coaching is to accompany you on your life journey for a little while. Learn to see your uniqueness. Discover what makes you YOU. And once you see how they have been designed and molded, I invite you to set actionable steps towards a fulfilling future.
Coaching takes three distinct but interwoven steps:
1. Discover who you are
Your uniqueness is God given. Your strengths, your skills, your personality, and even your weaknesses make you uniquely you. Knowing who you are is the first step to a fulfilled life. I call is success when you learn to live contently and successfully with this uniqueness.
2. Plan your “next”
Once you know your uniqueness it is time to set out to what you were meant to be. Set up a plan, learn the skills to pursue that plan, and in no time you will see yourself walk in the direction that will give you purpose. Better yet, teach these same skills to others on the way.
3. Pursue your Milestones
Be clear, be confident, and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it will continue to evolve. But as you continue to grow, don’t forget to celebrate when you reach a milestone. Set yourself up for success and learn to celebrate your victories.