Summer Pilot · Maximum 8 participants · €99 · Kick-off Friday July 3  ·  Full price from next cohort: €499
Summer Pilot 2026

You already know
the answer is not
more thinking.

Four weeks to stop circling and start moving. A clear direction. A real plan. A group of people who get it so you do not have to figure this out alone.

Maximum 8 participants · handpicked · small group coaching
Kick-off Friday July 3 · CEST 16:00 to 17:00 · ET 10:00 to 11:00
Group Sessions July 10, 17, 24 and 31 · CEST 16:00 to 17:30 · ET 10:00 to 11:30
Private 1:1 session with Delia · 60 minutes in September or October
All sessions on Google Meet
€ 99
€499 from next cohort Pilot price · First cohort only
Apply for your spot

Maximum 8 spots · no interview · applications close 28 June

Make Space To Start · Schedule
Fri
Jul 3
Kick-off session Meet the group and receive the workbook.
Fri
Jul 10
Week 1 · What are you working with? Taking stock of your career so far.
Fri
Jul 17
Week 2 · Who are you today? Strengths, values, and what you will not compromise on.
Fri
Jul 24
Week 3 · Stories you tell yourself Naming the doubt. Challenging what keeps you playing small.
Fri
Jul 31
Week 4 · Your dreams and how to get there From insight to action. A 90-day plan. Your decision, out loud.

Does this sound familiar?

You have all the thoughts but no plan.
You secretly start to doubt if something is wrong with you.
Not painful enough to leave. Not comfortable enough to stay.

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You have been ruminating for months. "I know something needs to change. I just keep going in circles and never actually do anything about it."
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The job is fine. That is exactly the problem. "The salary is good. The team is okay. But I dread Sunday evenings and I cannot remember the last time I felt genuinely excited about work."
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You are great at what you do. You just don't like it as much as you did before. "I am good at this. I have always been good at this. But I did not choose it consciously. It just became what I do."
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You know what you do not want. You cannot name what you do. "I know it is not this. I just cannot name what it is yet."

What changes after 4 weeks

You stop circling.
You make a decision.
You have a plan to act on it.

Make Space To Start is not a course. It is a structured, focused process with a small group of people in exactly the same phase of life. You do the thinking. Delia asks the questions that cut through it. The group reflects back what you cannot see alone. And at the end of four weeks you walk away with a real 90-day plan and a decision you can stand behind.

Why this group, why now

Four weeks.
A pressure cooker.
When summer gives you
permission to think.

What I kept hearing

"I know what I do not want. I just cannot figure out what I actually want instead."

"I chose the stable job, the permanent contract. But with every reorg I wonder how stable any of this really is."

"I have been so focused on doing the job perfectly that I stopped asking whether this is even the right job."

"Am I the only one who finds this hard? Everyone else seems to have it figured out."

"I have all these thoughts about what to do next but I cannot seem to organize them into an actual plan."

These are my favorite conversations. So I decided to create a space for them. A small group, on purpose. Because the network you sit with matters.

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Timed for when you finally have the headspace
When the pace slows and the year is halfway done, the question of what the second half looks like is sitting right there. This is the right moment to use that space.
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You are not the only one who finds this hard
Hearing seven other people name their doubts, their fears, their "is this it?" is enormously normalizing. Some will mirror yours exactly. Others will surprise you. Both are useful. It breaks the isolation that keeps people stuck. You will not have to explain yourself from scratch.
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A curated group brings diversity of thought
Maximum 8 people, handpicked. Creative thinkers and corporate doers. Different industries, different countries, different entry points into the same question. The breadth of the group is part of what makes the work richer.

The program

Four weeks. One theme each.
Built to compound.

Each week you do roughly an hour of deep-work assignments before the session. Then you bring your thinking into the group. Then something shifts.

1
What are you working with? Take stock of your career, your real wins, and the decisions made and unmade that brought you here. You will rate your Wheel of Work without sugarcoating it, probably for the first time.
2
Who are you today? Your go-to strengths, your core qualities, your non-negotiable values. The story behind the CV. What you would not compromise on, even if you have been compromising on it for years.
3
Stories you tell yourself Name the doubts, the inherited norms, the beliefs that keep you circling. You do not have to get rid of the voice. You just have to stop letting it make your decisions.
4
Your dreams and how to get there From insight to action. One real next step. A 90-day plan built on everything you have uncovered. A decision you will say out loud, to the group, on the final call.

What you leave with

01
A clear picture of what you are working with Your career, your strengths, your values, and what has quietly been running your decisions.
02
A decision you own An honest move made from the inside out. Something you can stand behind.
03
A concrete 90-day plan Monthly milestones, a first step already in your calendar, and an accountability structure that keeps you moving after July.

What is included

Everything you need to stop circling and start moving.

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Kick-off on Friday July 3 CEST 16:00 to 17:00 · ET 10:00 to 11:00 · Google Meet Meet the group and receive the workbook. Understand what the four weeks will ask of you. Sessions are not recorded. Personal things will be shared, and that stays in the room.
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4 × 90-min group coaching sessions CEST 16:00 to 17:30 · ET 10:00 to 11:30 · Every Friday in July · Google Meet One theme per week. Get matched to an accountability buddy in the first session. If you miss a session, check in with your buddy to catch up.
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Full workbook, yours to keep Work history · Value review · Belief audit · Your 90-day plan. 4 exercises and 1 bonus assignment per week.
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WhatsApp accountability group Your cohort of up to 8, connected between sessions. For questions, wins and the moments when you need someone to check in.
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A concrete 90-day plan A real plan with monthly milestones, a first step in your calendar, and an accountability structure that keeps you moving after July.
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Private 1:1 session with Delia · 60 minutes in September or October A few weeks after the program ends, to check in on how the plan is going and keep you accountable to the decision you made.
Delia McNair
NOLOC certified career coach
Nike · PVH · Dentsu · Netflix
Coaching in English

About Delia

I spent years being great at my job.
Then I started questioning whether this was the career I wanted to be great at.

I have worked across some of the most recognized companies in the world. Nike, PVH, Dentsu, Netflix. I know what it looks like to be good at something, to be relied on, to deliver and to quietly wonder whether this is really the thing you want to keep delivering.

Make Space To Start came from that question and from coaching the people who are living it right now. Professionals who are capable, committed and temporarily stuck, simply because no one around them has ever thought to ask what they actually want.

Work takes up too much of your life to spend it in the wrong lane. Whether you work out of passion or just to pay the bills, you deserve to at least make the most of it. I genuinely believe that if more people did work they actually liked doing, the world would be a better place.

I am NOLOC* certified, trained through a year-long postgraduate program in career coaching, and have built this program specifically for people in creative, marketing, tech and strategy fields because that is the world I come from, and it is where I can be most useful.

* NOLOC: Dutch Order of Career Coaches and Outplacement Consultants

This is a pilot

You get the full program first.
I get your brutally honest feedback.

This is the first run of Make Space To Start. The coaching is real, the work is real, the outcomes are real. The only difference from the next cohort is the price and the fact that this group helps shape what the program becomes.

In exchange for the pilot price, I ask for three things:

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Brief feedback after each of the four weeks What landed, what did not, what you would keep or change. Short and to the point. About 5 minutes per week.
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Overall program feedback in our private 1:1 We use part of our Sep or Oct session to go deeper on what worked, what did not, and what the program should become next.
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A short video testimonial or LinkedIn recommendation If the program delivered for you, a selfie-video or a written recommendation on LinkedIn. Or both. Minimum one.

Your investment

€ 99

Full price from next cohort: €499

Pilot price · First cohort only
✓ Full workbook, yours to keep
✓ Kick-off plus 4 group coaching sessions
✓ Private 1:1 session with Delia · Sep or Oct
✓ 90-day action plan with monthly milestones
✓ WhatsApp accountability group
✓ A curated group of max 8 participants
Apply for your spot

One payment. No hidden fees. Selected applicants receive an invoice to secure their spot.

Questions

Things people ask
before they apply.

What if my field is not listed?

The program is open to anyone with at least 10 years of corporate or professional experience who recognizes themselves in the situations described. The field matters less than the feeling. If this page speaks to you, apply.

Do I need to know what I want before I join?

No. That is exactly why you are here. Most people arrive knowing what they do not want. The program helps you find and name what you do.

What if I miss a session?

Sessions are not recorded because personal things will be shared. If you miss one, your accountability buddy can catch you up. That said, showing up is most of the work.

How much time does this take each week?

About 2.5 hours. The 90-minute session plus roughly an hour of workbook preparation beforehand.

When is my spot secured?

Once Delia confirms your application, you will receive an invoice. Your spot is secured the moment payment is received.

Why only €99?

This is a pilot. The first cohort gets the full program at a highly discounted price in exchange for real feedback that shapes what this becomes. From the next cohort, the price is €499.

Will I be with people just like me?

The group is curated for diversity of background, not sameness. Some people will mirror your situation exactly. Others will surprise you. Both are useful.

When does the next cohort start?

The second cohort starts mid-August. That gap is intentional, giving Delia time to integrate feedback and learnings from the pilot before opening the program to the next group.

Applications

Tell me a little
about where you are.

There is no interview. The group is handpicked because the right mix of people makes the experience better for everyone in the room. Fill in the form below and I will come back to you within a few days.

Applications close 28 June at 00:00 CEST · 27 June at 18:00 ET.

Application form

Make Space To Start · Summer Pilot

Kick-off Friday July 3 · Group sessions every Friday in July · €99 pilot price

Applications close 28 June at 00:00 CEST · 27 June at 18:00 ET

Your details

Billing address

Your professional context

Five questions

There are no right answers here. I read every response personally. Be as open as you would be if we were already in the room together.

Question 01

What is going on for you right now, and what brought you here?

Something has made this feel relevant at this moment. Tell me what that is. It does not have to be neat or perfect. Just write without overthinking.

Question 02

Why now? What makes this summer the right moment?

Something shifted, or is about to shift, or has been building for a while and finally reached a point you can no longer ignore. What is it?

Question 03

What do you hope to walk away with after these four weeks?

What you truly need, not what you think I want to hear. Clarity? A decision? Permission to want something different? Words for something you have not been able to name?

Question 04

What does vulnerability mean to you?

There is no right answer. I am just curious how you relate to it.

Question 05

What do you hope to get out of the group?

This is a small group of people who will hear your story and share theirs. What does that mean to you, and what do you hope it gives you?

The pilot exchange

I read every application personally and come back to you within a few days.
This is not first come first served. It is about the right fit for the group.