Are you a smart, passionate and compassionate student?
Do you wish you could grow your career like a pro, even though you may not feel like you have what it takes?
Are you afraid that you'll fail or you won't know how to navigate the awkward parts of becoming who you want to be?
Are you tired of learning everything about career development without getting results?
Or maybe you feel stuck in your career, overwhelmed, and are not sure how to move forward?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, I hear you. I have been there. My name is Tawanda Chirenda. I used to think passion was enough to build a great career, go through life as a young leader or young entrepreneur, and succeed at work. I was wrong, very wrong. I discovered the hard way that you need strategy. I discovered you need to learn how to lead yourself first before you can lead anyone else.
I am now a Willing Student and I am on a mission to teach others what I have learned and what I am still learning. I want to be your coach first and then show you how to become your own best coach and make the impact you want to have with your career and your life.
Our coaching programs are for smart, passionate and compassionate students who want more in life and from their careers. We are on a mission to change the way you achieve, lead and live. If you want to feel more purposeful, effective and passionate in your career and in your life than you’ve ever been before, join us.
We created these programs to empower visionary, smart and caring students like you with the authentic career development tools and resources you need to become who you want to be. We are on a mission because we know what’s at stake. We want to help you discover, develop and master your authentic voice so you can build, lead and inspire your best team.
These programs are not for everyone. But are perfect for students ready to become willing students and try something different. Our programs have been designed to give you an engaging experience that fast-tracks the achievement of your goals while elevating your impact and influence in the global workplace and marketplace.
Have you ever said any of this before?
I want more and I deserve better.
I am not sure if I am getting the most out of my life.
I am trying to figure out what's next with my life.
I am not sure what to do or how to do it.
I feel stuck and hopeless.
I am not sure who I am in my life anymore.
I don’t know where I want to go with my career.
I am afraid of making the wrong decision.
I am afraid of taking the wrong steps.
I feel like I am at a crossroads in my career.
I have so many ideas in my head and I am not sure which one to pursue.
I am trying to consider how my different options will affect my future.
I want to feel more excited about my career and my life again.
I have felt many of these things in my own career and life before and many students around the world are feeling that too. If you answered yes to any of the above statements, I invite you to join us in our Becoming a Willing Student® Coaching Programs. We’re on a mission. We’re building a next generation, authentic career development movement of smart, caring and visionary students with the courage to tackle the world’s biggest challenges.
How It Works
Audit.
We start with a review of your goals. It’s the clarity of your goals that determine the contribution you will make with your career.
Leverage.
Learn how to use your voice to lead winning conversations and influence others in powerful ways. It starts with unlocking the power of your authentic brand voice.
Experience.
Turn your career into a great experience into real results. Getting the most out of your career is about creating opportunities to share your values and your voice.
Accelerate.
Develop, optimize and innovate your career strategy. Strategy is how you create long-term value from your goals, mission, skills, qualifications, team, and relationships.
Advantage.
It’s much harder to build a great career, grow your influence and become who you want to be without people around you who share the same feelings, attitudes, interests, goals, or love. You need a great team in your career and in life.
Enterprise.
Grow your social impact as a young leader or young entrepreneur and build a high-performing community around your leadership, without struggling to do it. We believe growing your social impact is more than just starting or running a charitable foundation, creating a social enterprise, or giving back to the community. It’s about authentic engagement.
Start Here
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Becoming a Willing Student® Audit
This is an immersive and intensive level one career coaching program designed to help you build your confidence, clarify your goals, and refresh your position and brand in the global workplace and marketplace.
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Becoming a Willing Student® Leverage
This is a unique conversation process that gets you past career development fatigue and on to Authentic Engagement. It’s about helping you win the private victories before you can win the public ones.
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Becoming a Willing Student® Experience
This is a level three career coaching program for students who want to learn how to get the most out of their careers and become who they want to be. We make achieving your goals enjoyable and fun.
What people are saying
“With a wide range of knowledge and his amazing attitude Tawanda is always incredibly helpful and encouraging to everyone who he engages with. Tawanda’s ability to teach and explain in an engaging way helped me to deal with problems I faced in a way which nobody else could. Not only is Tawanda an effective coach and facilitator but his friendliness and ambition make Tawanda an amazing person to be around.”
— Gavin Goddard-Tuinema, Founder, Northern Candy Co.
“No words can describe my appreciation for Tawanda. My mission is no longer cloudy, I am back to being me but a much superior version and my castles in the air now have foundations under them. Tawanda is so much more than a coach. He is my friend, teacher, and mentor.”
— Cory Forde, Founder and President, On The Korner
