FAQ

Absolutely! I’ve been working with clients from all across the U.S. and beyond for the last 10+ years. Meetings are held by Zoom.

The aptitude assessment process works best with clients who are at least 15 years old to ensure that their aptitudes can be accurately measured. There is no maximum age.

Early junior year of high school (either the summer before or during) is the ideal time for the assessment process, unless a student is interested their sophomore year, and at least 15 years of age. Bottom line it is ideal to discover your innate abilities before making any college or career decisions.

But it’s never too late. Anytime you are in a period of career decision or transition is the ideal time to go through the assessment process, no matter your age.

Your aptitudes remain relatively stable throughout life, so they are key factors in determining a direction that gives you the greatest satisfaction and success in your work, life, and education choices. Certain careers and classes will come more easily and be a more natural fit for you depending on your pattern of aptitudes.

Furthermore, every aptitude creates a need – your aptitudes need to be utilized to avoid a general sense of dissatisfaction. This dissatisfaction often feels like a nagging sense that something is not right or is missing. This often becomes especially apparent in mid-life. It is ideal to determine your aptitudes before making any college and career decisions.

Click here to watch a short video I created about aptitudes.

Aptitudes are your natural abilities and giftedness – in essence, what you have been hardwired to do quickly, easily, and well, almost effortlessly. Aptitudes can be considered raw talents – natural abilities waiting to be harnessed and used.

It is essential to have your aptitudes objectively assessed as it is only through the process of actually having to perform tasks or “worksamples” that you are able to objectively determine which aptitudes you possess. Many times I uncover aptitudes during the assessment process of which the client has been unaware.

Click here to watch a short video I created about aptitudes. 

Business hours are Monday thru Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm and Friday 9:00am-1:00pm Central time, except for holidays. Meetings and email/phone communication takes place during that time frame.

The exception is when you move forward with any  of the packages or schedule any appointments. You will promptly receive everything you need to get started – assessment links, client forms, links to schedule, etc. You will not have to wait until the next business day, if you move forward nights, weekends, or holidays.

I meet with clients weekdays, until 6:00pm Central Monday thru Thursday, and until 1:00pm Central Friday.  When purchasing a package, you will receive links to schedule your appointments. But you can also click here to access my online scheduling page where you can see all the times I currently have available for certain appointment types.

I typically have a great deal of movement in my schedule due to the busyness of life – I am happy to put you on a wait list for slots that come open, after you schedule, if you would prefer a sooner time slot than what is showing as available.

The short answer is 99% of the time I meet with clients by Zoom. At this present time, by special arrangement only, I can reserve a conference room at 91st and Sheridan in south Tulsa on a Tuesday or Thursday at 4:00pm Central only for an additional $100 fee. (No other places, days, or times.)

Zoom is my recommended meeting format for all clients since all reports are reviewed digitally (no paper reports, except for the Best-Fit Discovery Package Report Folio which is mailed to you 2-3 weeks after the feedback meeting.) The reports we will review together are full of live links we need to access online throughout the meeting. You will receive the digital copies of the reports the day before our scheduled meeting.

Meeting by Zoom allows me to easily share my screen as we go over reports and as I demonstrate different resources, rather than my just talking you through the reports as you review them on your own laptop (no paper reports). It also easily facilitates your recording the video and audio of the meeting, plus it allows us to meet without masks. In addition, I find my clients love the convenience of meeting comfortably from their own home and not having to fight traffic, and students especially love the informality and ability to eat snacks while we visit and review everything.😊

Our office typically observes most bank holidays along with a week at Thanksgiving and two weeks at Christmas.

That depends on package you’ve purchased.

In an effort to give you the best results and be environmentally-friendly, for all of the packages, all reports are reviewed in digital format during each meeting.

The reports are full of live links we need to access online throughout the meeting, so you will receive all of your reports and resources in digital format only the day before the scheduled meeting.

With the Best-Fit Discovery Package, in addition to all the digital copies you will receive and that we will review together during the meeting, after the feedback meeting you will also receive a custom spiral-bound copy of all the reports and resources through the mail. Your book is not produced until after the meeting to accommodate for any custom tweaks that arise during the meeting and will be mailed direct to your doorstep by the printing company.

Email is the best way to reach me (and my assistant). We do our very best to return emails within 24 hours, if received during business hours. Please expect emails received after business hours to be returned the next business day (even though if we can respond sooner we will). The support@ email is the one that is monitored most closely. Due to the nature of meeting with clients during business hours, it can take much longer for me to return phone calls.

If you’re a prospective client, I would love for you to schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation, so I can set aside some time to answer your questions.

If you’re a vendor that has a service or opportunity you’d like me to consider purchasing or participating in, please email me the details and I will respond if I am interested. I always appreciate your thinking of me.

It comes from Ephesians 2:10. While I work with people from all backgrounds and fully respect each client’s beliefs, my frame of reference is that every individual is God’s workmanship. He crafts and designs each person with a unique combination of gifts, natural abilities, and personality characteristics to accomplish wonderful things, in every season of his or her life.

The converging circles represent bringing together your aptitudes, core personality characteristics, interests, work motivators, and key values in your “sweet spot” – your area of maximum effectiveness and satisfaction.

Almost everyone can benefit from learning about their uniquely designed pattern of aptitudes, personality type characteristics, interests, and work motivators and how to best utilize their strengths and giftedness. High school and college students seeking direction in making career and college major decisions are a large part of my client base. Click here to learn more about how I work with students.

I also see a large variety of adults at various stages of their careers – they might be dissatisfied with their current job situation, re-entering the workforce after staying home to care for others, curious about other career options, facing a decision about a job offer, transfer, or promotion, or nearing retirement and desire to make the most out of their next season of life. Click here to learn more about how I work with adults.

Please visit my Work with Me page to see the options that I offer and schedule your first appointment. On the Appointments page of this website, you will find links to schedule subsequent appointments as well.  Click here to see the step-by-step format of my most popular package, the Aptitude Discovery Package.

It depends upon the package. With the Aptitude Discovery Package, I ask that at least one parent attend the meeting, if the client is 25 years of age or younger.  With the Best-Fit Discovery Package and the Best-Fit Transition Package, parents don’t attend the first meeting, but I definitely want at least one parent to attend the second meeting, if the client is 25 years of age or younger.  In addition, I always value parental perspective and love for parents to complete a Parent Input Form.

While I am a big believer in job shadowing, due to the confidential nature of my work with clients, I cannot have anyone shadow me.

If you would like to schedule a time for a 15-minute complimentary consultation, I would be happy to answer some of your questions by phone.

I also mentor aspiring career practitioners on an hourly basis, click here to schedule an hourly consultation. 

In addition, I offer a Business Coaching Package for those seeking to start a business or private practice.

Yes, I definitely do – I love working with business owners and private practice practitioners. Click here to learn more about how I can help you start or develop your own small business or private practice.

No, no one likes to be told exactly what to do. But most clients find it helpful that I am able to narrow the field of potential career choices to those that are most in line with their natural talents. This equips them to make the most effective decisions now and in the future about what career paths and college majors are the best fit for them based on their unique design, greatly increasing the likelihood they will love their career.

Yes, I have found that as long as an individual is able to read and use a computer with a mouse, they are able to go through the assessment process and get beneficial results. Please schedule a 15-minute call to discuss your specific learning difference, if there are concerns. I also need to know if you are taking any medications that affect the central nervous system as these might affect response time.

Three of the assessments that are taken online are not timed; however the battery of worksamples that assess aptitudes is timed. One advantage to the aptitude battery I use (the Highlands Ability Battery) is that the worksamples are performed online at the participant’s convenience. You are able to complete each worksample at a time and place that is best for you and to spread the worksamples out over a number of days if preferred. The main goal is to get a clear, accurate picture of what comes easily to you.

There is nothing you need to study or do to prepare to take the assessments. Unlike normal tests, these assessments are not a matter of passing or failing. There is no way to do “well” or “badly” on these assessments; they simply give us objective information. It is important however that you are well rested and that you complete all the aptitude worksamples at a time and place where you will not be disturbed. You can relax – there is no way the results can be anything but good since you have been custom-designed by God for good purposes.

You can complete the assessments online at the time and place of your choosing. You get to choose the time, place, and pace you go – all assessments can be broken into short time periods, if desired.

It varies by package. With the Aptitude Discovery Package, you can be finished within as little as three days – the Highlands Ability Battery takes 2.5-3 hours to complete (but does not need to be completed within one sitting), and I need 48 business hours to prepare before we have our feedback meeting. But I also have many clients who spread out their testing over weeks or months, and that is fine too. With the Best-Fit Discovery Package, many clients complete their testing within two weeks, and others spread it out over months.

I offer a range of services at different price points to meet your career development needs. Click here to visit my Work with Me page that lists all of my services and prices.

Payment options include all major debit/credit cards and checks upon request. Checks should be made payable to 2:10 Consulting.

Depending on the type of appointment, payment is due upon scheduling or within 24 hours of scheduling.

Most of our packages offer an option for payments. Payments also may be made through PayPal and PayPal Credit where there are no payments and no interest if paid in full within 6 months.

A few times a year I work with clients on a reduced-fee or pro-bono basis. Please contact our office for an application if you would like to be considered for one of those spots. 

While we are open to extending deadlines, splitting meetings into smaller segments to make them work for you/your schedule better, and/or sending any number of reminders that you request, we do not offer refunds of any kind – all sales are final for all our services and products.  You can reference our full terms and policies here.

You can reference our full terms and policies for all coaching and assessment packages here.

You can find all the forms on the Client Information Forms page. It is important that the client (the one undergoing aptitude testing) is the one that actually fills out the client form – not a parent or any other person. 

I ask that parents complete a Parent Input Form for their student and young adult children – I greatly value parental perspective. 

Click here to learn more about the Aptitude Discovery Package and the step-by-step process we will be following.

Click here to learn more about the Best-Fit Discovery Package and see the step-by-step process we will be following.

The THRIVE online coaching membership was designed to provide access to me for questions at a very reasonable monthly cost. It also provides access to practical training and a discount on one-on-one services. You will be given an option to join THRIVE for follow up when purchasing one of my packages.

I regularly meet with clients on an hourly basis if you’d like more assistance moving forward. Hourly consultations are a great option if you’d like additional assistance developing a game plan, preparing for an interview or more training in various career development tasks such as networking, developing a personal vision, LinkedIn, polishing your resume, etc. Click here to schedule an hourly coaching meeting.