INNER COMPASS METHOD
Why I created the Method
Ten years ago I had a life that looked the shiniest I thought possible.
Nine years ago, my doctors told me there was a possibility that my future might include a wheelchair.
That pause changed everything. I realised I didn’t want to go back to a version of success that felt exhausting.
The Inner Compass Method is the work I wish I’d had then. I’ve spent the nine years since developing it with founders, executives and senior leaders. You shouldn’t need a crisis to stop. It starts with your nervous system, and strategy comes second.
the 6 months
Five stages, one a month, with a sixth month to bring it all together. We apply each stage to whatever you're facing at the time, at work and at home. We begin with a two-hour onboarding session where we agree three to five outcomes, then review them at month three and month six.
Month 1. Recognition
An honest look at the patterns running your leadership, where you override yourself, what you’ve come to accept as normal, and what the pace is really costing you. We audit what’s really going on, in your life or your business, and what only continues out of habit or fear of letting go.
Month 2. Reconnection
Getting back to what you actually want, separate from expectation, reputation, and momentum. We look at the desires that waited for lack of time or permission, and the offers, clients or projects you keep going from habit.
Month 3. Regulation
The power of the pause. Practical tools to settle your system before you decide, so the big calls come from clarity, not pressure. No empty theory. You get tools for the hard days as well as the calm ones, and use them on real decisions and real conversations.
Month 4. Relationships
Boundaries that hold with your board, your team, your family, and the conversations you’ve been putting off. We work on boundaries you can hold without explaining or justifying yourself.
Month 5. Realignment
Bringing your role, commitments, and direction in line with who you are now, not who you were when you started. We check your routines, priorities, direction and offers, and change what no longer fits.
Month 6. Consolidation
Bringing it all together into a personal leadership blueprint you’ll keep using long after we finish.
Every Month
Two private video sessions of 90 minutes to two hours, a guide with daily reflections, a short guided audio practice, and WhatsApp messages or voice notes with me Monday to Friday, with replies within one working day.
VIP upgrade: the Andalusian Immersion, a bespoke private 1-2-1 retreat in Cómpeta
Tanya aldcroft
I worked with Gemma 1:1 (VIP) at a time when I was feeling a bit wobbly and imposter syndrome was definitely creeping into my business. Using her Inner Compass Method, she helped me get back to what really matters to me and make sense of what was going on - in a way that actually turned into clearer decisions and more confidence straight away.
Gemma has such a calm, warm presence and she creates a really safe space to be honest without feeling judged. I came away feeling lighter, clearer, and much more grounded. Highly recommend.
