You have several options
You understand the possibilities, but you are unsure which one makes the most sense for you.
Decision Session
You’ve done the work. Now make the next move with clarity.
A private 1:1 session to examine one important academic, professional or personal path decision in your own context.
About 45 minutesOnlinePaid serviceApplication required
Applications are reviewed personally before acceptance.
Who this is for
When information is no longer the problem.
The decision has consequences
Time, money, studies, work or future opportunities may depend on what you choose.
Generic advice is no longer enough
Information online does not account for your specific constraints and priorities.
You need a next move
You want to understand the trade offs and decide what deserves to happen next.
Information
What exists?
What are the rules?
What are the options?
What do other people do?
Your decision
What matters for you?
Which constraints are real?
What are you willing to trade?
What should you do next?
Information can describe the map. A decision still has to be made in context.
Founder context
I learned much of this by figuring things out myself.
Independent research and comparison mattered, but it also came with avoidable costs in time, energy, money and mistakes.
The Decision Session brings another experienced perspective into one important decision without pretending to take the decision away from you.
How the session works
Objective
What are you actually trying to achieve?
Position
Where are you now?
Options
What realistic routes are available?
Constraints
What limits the decision?
Trade offs
What does each route require or cost?
Next move
What deserves to happen next?
The session focuses on one important decision. It is not ongoing mentorship.
Comparison
Different inputs serve different purposes.
| Category | Self research | General advice and social content | Decision Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Understanding the broader landscape | Discovering opinions, experiences and possible directions | Examining one important decision in your own context |
| Personal context | You apply the information yourself | Usually limited or missing | Central to the conversation |
| Reliability | Depends on the quality of your sources | Can be useful, but may be incomplete or oversimplified without full context | Built around your actual situation and constraints |
| Customization | You build the analysis yourself | Usually general or based on somebody else’s experience | Customized to your situation |
| Several options | Possible, but you structure it | Often one opinion or path at a time | Options can be examined together |
| Timing and finances | You interpret them yourself | Often not considered in detail | Considered as part of the same decision |
| Trade offs | You identify them yourself | May reflect another person’s priorities | Explored directly and in context |
| Final decision | You | You | You |
Research, social content and advice can all be useful. The Decision Session brings the relevant information back to one specific decision, with your circumstances, constraints and trade offs in view.
Evidence context
Career decision difficulty in young adulthood
A large international dataset of 32,556 people found particularly high career decision difficulty among people aged 19 to 24.
Levin and colleagues, 2020 ↗Decision confidence can be supported
A meta analysis of 57 career choice intervention studies found positive effects, with career decision self efficacy among the strongest outcomes.
Whiston and colleagues, 2017 ↗Fit has consequences
Research in higher education links better interest fit with achievement and persistence, while German research connects mismatch with switching and delay.
Study choice and fit, 2024 ↗German higher education study ↗These studies broadly concern decision making, career interventions and fit. They do not prove that Ahmed’s 45 minute Decision Session works.
Client feedback
“I found the session interesting and interactive... It was an organic exchange and I was looking for an honest opinion and a different perspective which I have received... I found that approach interesting and effective...”Salma
“I really enjoyed our conversation. You helped me structure my thinking and look at my situation from a different perspective... The session felt natural, open, and helpful.”Noumidya
Application flow
Submit the application
Ahmed reviews it personally
If accepted, coordination begins through @ahmedschlenert.contact
Details move to email
Payment confirms the appointment
The Microsoft Teams link is emailed shortly before the session
Operational FAQ
Practical details.
Where does the Decision Session take place?+
The session takes place online through Microsoft Teams. Your meeting link will be sent by email before the session.
Where will I receive the payment information?+
If your application is accepted, we first contact you through @ahmedschlenert.contact to coordinate the appointment and preferred payment method. The payment information and Decision Session information are then sent by email.
When is my appointment officially confirmed?+
Your appointment is officially confirmed once the payment has been received. You then receive a confirmation email with the agreed date and time.
When will I receive the Microsoft Teams link?+
The link is sent by email shortly before the session, currently approximately one hour before the appointment, together with the starting time and relevant time zone.
One important decision
One focused session.
Applications are reviewed personally.