Your journey... Your track.
A coaching tool to support change, ambition and challenge; taking it one hurdle at a time.
A simple idea, thoughtfully developed
Your Hurdles & Beyond™ is a coaching tool we created at Leading Beyond to help people think differently about challenge, growth, and what it means to move forward.
It uses the metaphor of a hurdles track, not as something to race through or win, but as a way of making sense of where you are, what sits in front of you, and how you want to move next.
At its heart, it’s about creating space to pause, reflect, and choose your next step with intention.
Your journey...
not a fixed model
Your Hurdles & Beyond™ is a practical coaching tool that helps someone slow down, get clear, and move forward when something matters.
In practice, it gives people a way to:
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name the change, challenge, or ambition they’re working with;
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identify the specific hurdles in front of them, rather than tackling everything at once;
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decide the pace that feels right;
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focus on one meaningful step at a time.
The “track” becomes a shared reference point in coaching. It helps turn vague or overwhelming situations into something visible and workable.
Hurdles might be practical, emotional, relational, or internal. They’re defined by the person, not imposed by the framework.
There’s no pass or fail. The purpose is learning, confidence, and forward movement, however small that step needs to be.
How it works in practice...
In coaching, the framework provides a simple structure for conversation.
Coach and client agree what the current track is about, surface the most relevant hurdles, and work through them one by one. Hurdles might be practical, emotional, relational, or internal, and they’re always defined by the person, not the tool.
The structure supports clarity without pressure. It keeps the focus on what matters now, rather than everything at once.
How we use and develop it...
We use Your Hurdles & Beyond™ across our coaching and leadership development work at Leading Beyond.
It underpins personalised coaching journeys, informs reflective leadership conversations, and shapes the tools and resources we create. It’s a living body of work that continues to evolve through practice, learning, and contribution to the wider coaching community.
The framework stays consistent; the way it’s applied remains flexible and personalised.