The Gathering for Change Agents Year Three and Four:
Integrating the Inner and Outer Collectives
:
The Dance of “Me” and “We”

Program Archive

 

 

Welcome!

On this page you will find the full collection of audio and resource archives from Year Three and Year Four of our monthly Gathering calls. By addressing the requirements for change agents to integrate the inner and outer collectives, this year’s program will help you address some of the more advanced challenges that stop you from manifesting your mission. (To browse the program archives for other years, see Year 1 Program Archive “Mastering the Inner Game” and Year 2 Program Archive “Align Your Outer Game with the Inner,” and Year 5 Program Archive "Co-Creating the Global Collective.")

You are welcome to browse these standalone teleseminars by leading changemakers and deep, open-hearted sharing with like-minded community. A great planetary shift is happening, with challenges that are more than we can resolve with individual will alone. It’s time for us to loosen the walls of our separate egos and join the larger flow of the universe of becoming.

 

 

Catchup up with any part of the program you missed, review a topic that particularly speaks to you, learn more about the guest experts and explore resources to take the topics deeper. To receive notices of future calls so that you can attend live, go to http://truepurpose.net/gathering

To a better world that works for everyone,
Your hosts Audrey Seymour, Beth Scanzani, David Evans, and Danny Swanson

 


Study materials:

  • Download your copy of Tim Kelley’s article that was the foundation for the Gathering’s first year here: Internal Requirements for Change Agents
  • Download your copy of Tim Kelley’s additional article Types of Change Agents
  • Download your copy of Audrey Seymour’s article that is the foundation for the Gathering’s second year here: 12 Requirements for Embodied Action
  • You’ll get the most out of the Gathering and be able to participate fully in the discussions if you schedule time to read these brief articles before joining one of our calls.

 


Browse the archives:

  • 12/3/14: Integrating the Inner and Outer Collectives with Beth Scanzani, Audrey Seymour, Tom Rausch & Tim Kelley
  • 1/7/15: Vertical Development of the Inner and Outer Collectives: The Universal Challenge for Change Agents with Tom Rausch
  • 2/4/15: Tribal Leadership: How to Leverage Up Your Tribes from "Me" to "We" with Barry Bettman.
  • 3/4/15: Empathy, Autonomy and Intimacy: How do we open our hearts to the intimacy of oneness while still having boundaries as an individual? with Dr. Rick Hanson
  • 4/1/15: You Can’t Get from “Me" to “We" with Those Beliefs…with Lion Goodman
  • 5/6/15: Reconnecting with the Soul of the World with Beth Scanzani
  • 6/3/15: Creating ‘We’: The Art of Mindful Collaboration with Alison Raby
  • 7/1/15: The Secret World of Collective Voices and Identity Fields with Ora Gavriely
  • 8/5/15: Overcoming the polarization of society: Engaging Different Values Systems to Shift the World Forward. with Rich Tafel
  • 9/2/15: Growing Beyond the Myth of the Individual Achiever with Jeff Carreira
  • 10/7/15: Tapping Into the Inner and Outer Collectives with Beth Scanzani and Audrey Seymour
  • 11/4/15: Attachment, Separation and Integration: The Essentials of ME and WE with Carista Luminaire
  • 12/2/15: Integrating the Masculine and the Feminine with Claire Sierra
  • 1/6/16: Compassionate Action in the World with James Baraz
  • 2/3/16: Master Communicators: Delivering Your Message for the WE with Tim Ward and Teresa Erikson
  • 3/2/16: Presence, Perspectives, and the Polarity of Me and We with Doug Silsbee
  • 4/6/16: Global Belief Relief with Lion Goodman and Nina Potter
  • 5/4/16: Freeing the Bonds of Self - Other Reactivity with Audrey Seymour
  • 6/1/16: Creating an Engaged Conscious Community Through Social Media with Paul Zelizer
  • 7/6/16: Nothing to defend, nothing to promote - how to engage people with a "me" - anchored mindset and nudge them towards "we" without wrong-making with Tom Rausch
  • 8/3/16: CREATIVE UNION: Emergence of the Higher We with Patricia Albere
  • 9/7/16: Activating a Sacred World View to Fulfill our Collective Mission with Stephen Dinan
  • 10/5/16: Healing core wounds in service to both ME and WE with Jeffrey Van Dyk



 

12/3/14: Integrating the Inner and Outer Collectives
with Beth Scanzani, Audrey Seymour, Tom Rausch & Tim Kelley
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Beth ScanzaniBeth Scanzani is a highly respected and multi-faceted life coach and teacher. A lifelong student and curious soul, Beth has assimilated a wealth of knowledge, resources, and strategies that draw upon a wide range of psychological, scientific, and spiritual teachings.

As a teacher and group facilitator, Beth has co-developed and/or co-taught a number of teleseminars for the True Purpose™ Institute, including Inner Harmony. Through her work as a teacher and coach, Beth demonstrates her dedication to providing transformative workshops and coaching in service to those who are ready to reclaim their inner wisdom, life purpose and true nature so they may wholly offer their unique gifts to others...and to the world we all share. (See full bio)

 

 

Audrey SeymourAudrey Seymour has guided hundreds of mission-based businesses and leaders to greater clarity of purpose and direction so they can increase their impact in the world. In addition to her work with the True Purpose™ Institute, Audrey is Founder and Principal of the Clear Change Group.

Audrey brings a diverse background to her coaching and consulting work, with expertise in both analytic and intuitive disciplines. Her approach originated during two decades of leading high performance multidisciplinary teams from concept to finished product in high-pressure production environments. (See full bio)

 

 

Tom RauschTom Rausch is the founder of Leadership Beyond Limits where he creates impact on a global scale working primarily with large organizations with leadership teams spread across the globe. Tom has developed deep expertise in creating sustainable and scalable transformation across many cultures. His clients include industry innovation leaders like Accenture and Saint-Gobain, with leaders from many different cultures; including India, Argentina, USA, China, the EU and others.

Tom holds several advanced certifications in executive and leadership coaching including Social + Emotional Intelligence coaching, Team Performance coaching, & MasterMind Executive coaching. He is also a Certified CTT Culture Change Consultant with expertise in creating values-driven, whole-system change using the Barrett Values Center Cultural Transformation Tools & the Appreciative Inquiry approach developed at Case Western Reserve University. His formal education includes a BA in Psychology from Lawrence University and advanced studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Masters Program in Continuing Adult Vocational Education.

Beyond the purposeful work that Tom does on a global scale, Tom was one of the cofounders of the Gathering and a cohost in our first year.

 

Tim KelleyTim Kelley, founder of True Purpose™ Institute, is an acclaimed speaker, consultant and author of True Purpose: 12 Strategies for Discovering the Difference You Are Meant to Make. Tim has helped many leaders find their life's purpose, and has trained hundreds of coaches, facilitators, and consultants. He has transformed entire organizations by working with their executive teams to bring passion and inspiration throughout the work force. His clients include Hewlett Packard, American Airlines, Deloitte & Touche, Charles Schwab, Bayer, and numerous smaller companies and startups.

Tim is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram, a Certified Dream Coach®, and also a trained Voice Dialogue facilitator. Additionally, Tim has been a development director at Oracle Corporation, and has commanded military organizations. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from MIT.

 

Recommended Resources:

  • Charles Eisenstein’s book: The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible
  • Ken Wilbur’s book: A Theory of Everything
  • Hal and Sidra Stone’s book: Embracing Your Selves: The Voice Dialogue Manual
  • Barbara Marx Hubbard’s book: Birth 2012 and Beyond
  • Personal coaching with Beth, Tom or Audrey – find us on the contact page at www.clearchangegroup.com
  • AQAL Integral Map: http://truepurpose.net/map

 


1/7/15: Vertical Development of the Inner and Outer Collectives: The Universal Challenge for Change Agents
with Tom Rausch
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Tom Rausch

Tom Rausch is the founder of Leadership Beyond Limits where he creates impact on a global scale working primarily with large organizations with leadership teams spread across the globe. Tom has developed deep expertise in creating sustainable and scalable transformation across many cultures. His clients include industry innovation leaders like Accenture and Saint-Gobain, with leaders from many different cultures; including India, Argentina, USA, China, the EU and others.

Tom holds several advanced certifications in executive and leadership coaching including Social + Emotional Intelligence coaching, Team Performance coaching, & MasterMind Executive coaching. He is also a Certified CTT Culture Change Consultant with expertise in creating values-driven, whole-system change using the Barrett Values Center Cultural Transformation Tools & the Appreciative Inquiry approach developed at Case Western Reserve University. His formal education includes a BA in Psychology from Lawrence University and advanced studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Masters Program in Continuing Adult Vocational Education.

Recommended Resources:

Take your own exploration deeper with the following resources:

 


2/4/15: Tribal Leadership: How to Leverage Up Your Tribes from "Me" to "We."
with Barry Bettman
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Barry is the Executive Producer of Tribal Leadership programs, Workplace Culture Approved Tribal Leader Consultant, and an International Coaching Federation: Professional Certified Coach. Ultimately Barry facilitates change agent projects to leverage client organizations from ME consciousness to WE consciousness. He’s been a ham radio operator ever since he was a young boy, still talking with folks around the world in that arena, for fun and supporting emergency situations. Ultimately it’s about communication, which is one of his passions.

Recommended Resources:

  1. Tribal Leadership: How to leverage up your tribes from "ME" to "WE" Download now
  2. Free resource guide – Leverage Tools to upgrade your tribes
  3. Free Tribal group coaching call – 1 hour (date to be determined)
  4. Tribal Leadership resources: www.culturesync.net

To take advantage of Barry's valuable offers, contact him by email at coaching @ barrybettman.com

 


3/4/15: Empathy, Autonomy and Intimacy: How do we open our hearts to the intimacy of oneness while still having boundaries as an individual?
with Dr. Rick Hanson

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Rick Hanson

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist, a Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books include Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (in 14 languages), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (in 25 languages), Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (in 14 languages), and Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.

An authority on self-directed neuroplasticity, Dr. Hanson’s work has been featured on CBS, BBC, NPR, CBC, FoxBusiness, Consumer Reports Health, U.S. News and World Report, and O Magazine, and he has several audio programs with Sounds True. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin, his weekly e-newsletter – Just One Thing – has over 100,000 subscribers, and his yearlong program on positive neuroplasticity – the Foundations of Well-Being – is now available as an eCourse. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA, Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University and served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years.

Recommended Resources

For those who want to take this practice deeper, here are several resources from Rick:



4/1/15: You Can’t Get from “Me" to “We" with Those Beliefs…
with Lion Goodman
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Lion Goodman

Lion is the co-founder of Luminary Leadership Institute, and creator of the BeliefCloset Process, a methodology for changing beliefs at the core of the psyche. He has taught the process to more than 200 coaches, therapists, and change agents around the world through his Clear Beliefs Practitioner Training.

In addition to his professional trainings, Lion offers a 7-week recorded program, Clear Your Beliefs, and a mindfulness app for the iPhone, iClearIt. Lion also has over 35 years of experience as a businessman, consultant, executive search consultant and executive coach.

The more you know about how beliefs and identity function, the more able you are to help others. If you missed the call, you'll want to listen to the audio to get the full benefit of Lion's expertise on this essential topic.

Recommended Resources

Lion offered some very generous follow-on resources including:

 

 


 

5/6/15: "Reconnecting with the Soul of the World"
with Beth Scanzani

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Beth Scanzani

Beth, co-host of the Gathering, is a deep, curious and insightful soul who synthesizes a broad range of psychological, scientific, and spiritual perspectives to create transformative workshops, tele-classes and coaching programs that help people reconnect with their trusted guidance, experience an expanded sense of inner and outer harmony, and wholly offer their precious gifts in this world we share.

Beth has numerous coaching certifications including True Purpose Coach™, Dream Coach™, iPEC Empowerment Coach™, Energy Leadership™, Soul Therapy™, and Theoretical Foundations of Coaching with David Rock.

 

In this informative and interactive call, Beth:

  • Led us in an exploration of what it means to integrate inner and outer collectives...and dance agilely between "Me" and "We"
  • Clarified why this shift is essential for change agents to be successful
  • Shared some of the experiences, shifts and new perspectives that have unfolded as she's embraced this year's theme of "Integrating the inner and Outer Collectives"
  • Shared resources and strategies so we can support each other in co-creating a world that flourishes for all

Recommended Books:

  • "The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible" by Charles Eisenstein
  • "The Earth as a Soul" C.G. Jung on Nature, edited by Meredith Sabini
  • "The Thought of the Heart and the Soul of the World" by James Hillman
  • "Reconnecting with Nature" by Michael Cohen
  • "Dreamer of the Earth" by Thomas Berry

 


 

6/3/15: “Creating ‘We’: The Art of Mindful Collaboration"
with Alison Raby

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Alison Raby

Alison Raby is co-founder and Chief Alchemist of Wisdompreneurs, holding the role of discovering, developing, and sharing the most creative, enjoyable, collaborative, and downright joyous ways for wisdom-based businesses to learn and grow, and for all entrepreneurs to create and sustain wisdom-focused organizations. Wisdompreneurs serves a dynamic, widely diverse online community of more than 5,000 members, and it hosts a wide range of events; provides training, networking, and real-time educational resources; and includes a publishing arm. Local chapters are active in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Boulder, Denver, Santa Fe, Newark, London, and Melbourne.

Alison is a serial entrepreneur herself, having founded and led several successful retail and service organizations. She currently runs two businesses which she founded over a decade ago: Mariposa Search, a retained executive search firm with a dedication to socially-conscious business; and LifeBeforeDeath, which provides seminars, individual guidance, and resources for personal development and the cultivation of increased aliveness.

Her own wisdom practice encompasses nearly twenty years of study and teaching with a focus on Gestalt Awareness Practice in the Bay Area and at Esalen Institute. Alison sits on the board for Wisdom 2.0 Women. Firmly committed to social justice, she regularly donates her time to a number of volunteer organizations

Recommended Resources:

 


7/1/15: “The Secret World of Collective Voices and Identity Fields.”
with Ora Gavriely

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Poems & Art by Ora (download handout that accompanies the audio)
http://truepurpose.net/ora

Ora Gavriely

Ora has been teaching Voice Dialogue, shamanic work and dream work to therapists, counsellors and psychologists in Israel for over 15 years. She wrote the only Hebrew book on Voice Dialogue: The Demon, the Nun and the Magical Child: A Journey to the Selves Within Us, and has appeared on television to teach parts work to the public. Ora is the founder of the Flowering Diamond Way, a conscious community of change agents and practitioners who study with her, including her recent discovery of identity-fields and how they are interconnected. Ora has worked with Tim Kelley, to develop a new approach to collective voices ("archeselves"), and together they have founded research groups, that explore the collective unconscious of Israel and of humanity. She works with world-changers to help them become aware, balanced and well-tuned leaders and explorers of the human psyche, and its potential for transformation.

Recommended Resources

Stories of Collective Selves from the first years in Ora's Blog
https://oragavrielyenglish.wordpress.com/

Archeselves - The Psychology of Collective Voices
by Ora Gavriely and Tim Kelley
Click here to read

Collective Voices, Identity Fields and the Living Tissue of Consciousness - An Online Exploration with Ora Gavriely
http://ora-gavriely.ravpage.co.il/online%20course%20english

 


 

8/5/15: "Overcoming the polarization of society: Engaging Different Values Systems to Shift the World Forward."
with Rich Tafel
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Rich Tafel

Rich Tafel is the founder and president of Public Squared, providing collaborative solutions to our world’s most challenging problems. He has a unique ability to bring together diverse sectors and ideologies into win-win-win coalitions. He’s a national leader in the areas of politics, civil rights, health care, education reform and poverty who writes for Stanford Social Innovation Review and Huffington Post.

An ordained minister in the SwedenborgIan Church, he is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and served as Assistant to the Minister of Harvard’s chapel. He was recently appointed as a representative to the National Council of Churches Interreligious Relations and Collaboration on Topics of Mutual Concern Convening Table. In 2013, his book concept “The Spiritual Diary” won the Bridge Books contest for spiritual fiction.

Rich is a certified coach and has worked with over 120 world changing leaders on strategy of social change. In 2013, he helped launch the nation’s first statewide social entrepreneur contest in Michigan bringing together government, business and nonprofit leaders to discover and invest in innovative solutions to difficult social problems.

Rich has also worked on global health issues, specifically, the AIDS program in Africa and South America, and has served as the Chief Strategic Officer of the Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico.

On this call we learned:

  • New perspectives on the underlying tension of global conflict
  • A deeper understanding of the polarization that has taken hold in western nations
  • Concepts of new leadership models that can breakthrough toward peace

Resources

Rich is offering a training for leaders through the Institute for Cultural Evolution - go to www.culturalevolution.org for more information.

Two articles that Rich referred to in his presentation:

 


 

9/2/15: "Growing Beyond the Myth of the Isolated Achiever"
with Jeff Carreira
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Rich Tafel

Jeff Carreira is highly respected spiritual teacher and philosopher who acts as a coach, spiritual advisor and meditation teacher to thousands of people worldwide. In 1992 he devoted himself to spiritual pursuits until a series of life-changing experiences led him to become a prominent member of a spiritual education community where he created and taught programs that supported the ongoing growth of thousands of people around the world.

Jeff is the author of six books including; The Miracle of Meditation, Philosophy Is Not a Luxury, Embrace All That You Are, and The Soul of a New Self. In all of his work he endeavors to give people new ways to understand the world and realize their highest potential.

Recommended Resources



 

10/7/15: “Tapping Into the Inner and Outer Collectives” with Gathering hosts Beth Scanzani and Audrey Seymour.
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On this call, our hosts Audrey Seymour and Beth Scanzani led us in a practice of Tapping Into the Inner and Outer Collectives to enhancing our ability to integrate and shift between ME and WE consciousness. Through direct experience, we explored:

  • What does "Integrating the Inner and Outer Collectives; The Dance of ME and WE" mean to you personally?
  • How do your inner collective (parts), feel about how your relationship with ME and WE is going?
  • What's the next growing edge for you in creating more conscious access to both ME and WE perspectives?
  • If you tap into the outer collective, what vision for a new world paradigm that agilely integrates ME and WE, might you imagine?
  • Who would you need to be in this vision of a new world paradigm that dances with ease between ME and WE?

Resources to continue the exploration:

Inner:

  • Embracing Our Selves by Hal and Sidra Stone
  • Voice Dialogue Facilitation by a trained facilitator (all 3 Gathering hosts are available for this support, by reply email)

Outer:

  • The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
  • A Theory of Everything by Ken Wilber
  • Visioning, Purpose and Trusted Source Guidance by a True Purpose® coach (all 3 Gathering hosts are available for this support, by reply email)

 


 

11/4/15: Attachment, Separation and Integration: The Essentials of ME and WE with Carista Luminaire
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Carista Luminaire

Carista Luminare, Ph.D., is President of Luminary Leadership Institute, a consulting firm dedicated to bringing leaders of businesses and organizations into alignment with their highest virtues and their True Self. She has 30 years experience as a consultant, counselor and coach to executives, entrepreneurs, individuals and organizations. Her powerful, life-changing programs bring participants into direct experience and embodiment of their True Self. She has developed a comprehensive holistic parenting methodology, a financial program redefining security and wealth from the inside out, and LLI’s leading-edge evolutionary leadership program.

After graduating from Harvard University in Psychology and Social Relations in 1978, Carista pioneered educational programs focused on the integration of the personality and soul. In her private healing practice, she integrates her lifelong research on childhood attachment, and how our early bonding patterns with our parents profoundly affect our primary adult relationship dynamics. Carista is the author of the groundbreaking book, Parenting Begins Before Conception. She has lectured throughout the United States at conferences, hospitals, and universities, and has been featured in a variety of international media.

Topics covered on this call:

  • How being in a fluid state of self regulation (ME) and co-regulation (WE) supports the embodiment of the True Self
  • How being a powerful Change Agent requires a constant awareness of our relationships style, and our impact on others
  • How you can rewire from insecure bonding tendencies to secure functioning relationships by building your capacity to “care, own and repair” 

Recommended Resources:

  • To take the FREE Lovestyle Profile Quiz, read blogs and take a tele seminar course on the basics of the Attachment Lovestyle Model, go to www.ConfusedaboutLove.com
  • To sign up for the free talk on “Healing Narcissism (in Your Self and Others)” on Nov. 20th, go to www.HealingNarcissism.com. The talk can be listened to anytime, and will lead to a 3 week tele seminar in December. 

12/2/15: Integrating the Masculine and the Feminine with Claire Sierra
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Claire Sierra

Claire is the author of The Magdalene Path—Awaken the Power of Your Feminine Soul, published by Hay House/Balboa Press. A seasoned Certified True Purpose® coach, Claire wrote her book using the True Purpose® methodology to connect with her higher guidance and receive inspiring ideas and practical solutions to awaken Feminine Soul.

An art therapist for over 2 decades, Claire has guided thousands of unhappy, unfulfilled women and men to lives of greater clarity, meaning and new direction. She leads retreats, classes and private sessions, in person and on-line, that facilitate Divine Feminine connection through intuitive creativity.

Claire and her husband recently relocated to purchase The Historic Balch Hotel, a boutique inn, retreat center and art gallery where guests relax, reconnect and rejuvenate in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.

On this call we learned:

  • An interactive practice to identify the true essence of Masculine and Feminine
  • Skills to tap into and maintain a connection with feminine (and masculine) energies
  • Essential (yet challenging!) aspects of balancing these qualities in daily life
  • Clues and evidence of imbalance versus integration
  • Suggested practices for activating the Feminine Soul and then sacred marriage within
  • Role of Masculine/Feminine balance in accessing and using higher guidance

Recommended Resources:

The Practice: Defining Feminine and Masculine: Explore your relationship with feminine and masculine qualities through Claire’s worksheet: Download worksheet

Get your free gift: an exclusive excerpt chapter from The Magdalene Path, called “Embodying Feminine Essence.” In this juicy chapter, you’ll learn about how to get in right relationship with Beauty as Power, how to turn up your authentic Radiance. To receive your free gift, go to magdalenepath.com/ts-free-gift.

The Magdalene Path is available for purchase at MagdalenePath.com. As a special time limited bonus, The Practices Workbook and Goddess Coloring book are available as downloadable PDFs. Plus, Claire will sign your copy of the book! If you want a tablet kindle version, email Claire and she will send you the link for the special bonuses.

5 Breakthrough Sessions: Claire is offering 5 no cost breakthrough sessions and guidance to activate your own Feminine Soul or access your Divine Guidance. Sign up soon at www.MeetMe.so/ClaireSierra

Contact Claire: To connect with Claire, email her: Claire@MagdalenePath.com

 


 

1/6/16: Compassionate Action in the World with James Baraz
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James Baraz

James Baraz is the creator of the Awakening Joy course (awakeningjoy.info). Since 2003, he has lead thousands of students to a deeper sense of joy in life. James focuses on practices that develop the heart, leading to personal well-being, deepened relationships, and giving back to the world. He is also co-author of the course companion book, Awakening Joy.

James is a Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA and has been a meditation teacher since 1978. He leads retreats, workshops and classes around the U.S. and abroad.

"I believe every person wants to be happy. At the core, all of our actions are motivated by a longing for genuine well-being. Our own well-being and joy have the capacity to awaken those qualities in others around us, becoming a gift to everyone we meet." -- James Baraz

 

On this called we learned:

  • Why even your smallest genuine compassion act makes a difference.
  • How to move to hold this moment in humanity as a huge opportunity for transformation.
  • Practices to transform your own suffering into compassion for the world.

Recommended Resources

Awakening Joy: James is offering a 5-month course in Loving-Kindness and Compassion, where he will go deeper into loving ourselves, connection with others, and compassionate action. Please visit awakeningjoy.info for more information about the course and the many other resources James offers.

Books on Compassionate Action: James recommended several books during his talk, including:

The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture by Mary Pipher (http://www.marypipher.net/books.html)

The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism by Andrew Harvey (http://www.andrewharvey.net/shop/hope-guide-sacred-activism/)

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy (http://www.activehope.info/index.html)

Other Sites Recommended by James:

One Earth Sangha supports awakening and responding to climate change and other threats to our shared home through education, sustainable living and advocacy.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center spiritual education and training institution is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition.

Contact James: You can connect with James by email at admin@awakeningjoy.info

 


2/3/16: Master Communicators: Delivering Your Message for the WE with Tim Ward and Teresa Erikson
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Teresa and Tim have each spent thirty years as professional communicators – as writers, speakers, journalists, teachers and coaches to global leaders. They are the authors of The Master Communicator’s Handbook. In this session of The Gathering they explored ways you can communicate your ideas to others with maximum impact.

Teresa Erickson Tim Ward

We learned:

  • The power of memes: how ideas can replicate and spread like a mind virus
  • Four practical techniques to harness the power of memes so you can communicate your ideas with impact
  • The speech that changed history: how one short speech altered the course of WWII
  • All participants had the opportunity to work on expressing their transformational ideas, with feedback from peers in small groups

Participants got some really valuable feedback from Tim and Teresa and the participants on the call. If you missed the call, be sure to listen to the audio and do the exercise on using the 4 C's to create clear, compelling and memorable messages.

Recommended Resources

Teresa and Tim generously offered the following resources for those who choose to go deeper:

Check out The Master Communicator’s Handbook by Teresa Erickson and Tim Ward for your complete guide to communicating for impact. The companion Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Master-Communicators-Handbook-468819746619708/.

Follow Teresa and Tim’s MessageCraft blog: messagecraft.wordpress.com to learn more about communicating with vision, authority and authenticity. You may also connect via Twitter: @MessageCraft

For more information on individual coaching and corporate consulting offered by Teresa and Tim, visit: www.intermediact.com

Are you considering publishing a book on transformation? Tim is the publisher of Changemaker Books: www.Changemakers-books.com and can be contacted at publisher@changemakers-books.com.

To contact Teresa or Tim by email:

Teresa: terickson@intermediact.com
Tim: timward.intermedia@gmail.com

 


3/2/16: Presence, Perspectives, and the Polarity of Me and We with Doug Silsbee
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DougSilsbee

Doug Silsbee, a thought leader and author in the field of presence based coaching, leadership development, and resilience, led us through a powerful session on how to live more deeply in the natural and positive polarity between ME and WE.

Doug’s ground-breaking work integrates his deep pragmatic experience in organization and leader development on five continents with mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, somatics, and developmental psychology. Two books, The Mindful Coach and Presence-Based Coaching, are the basis for a leading edge coach certification program, accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF.)

Doug is a Master Somatic Coach with the prestigious Strozzi Institute. He is a sought-after speaker for ICF and other international conferences, and has taught at the Brookings Institution, UCLA Executive Education, Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership, George Mason University, and the Federal Executive Institute.

We learned:

  • explore development as an unfolding process of making the implicit explicit
  • experiment with two approaches to gaining perspective on polarity systems we are embedded in
  • experience simple practices that help us become more present to Me and to We
  • design practices and self-observations to support rigor in application

Resources:

Doug shared several resources for those wanting to go deeper! Many of his website offerings, along with the exercise used on the call, are available for use free of charge under the Creative Commons license.

The Mindful Coach: Seven Roles for Facilitating Leader Development (Jossey-Bass, 2010.) A pragmatic and rigorous approach to developing others, built around seven roles that a coach plays, and on bringing mindfulness into our work.

Presence-Based Coaching: Cultivating Leaders through Mind, Body, and Heart (Jossey-Bass, 2008.) A methodology for developmental coaching with leaders through somatic and mindfulness-based approaches; lots of examples.

http://presencebasedcoaching.com/subscribe will get you a series of very brief teaching videos delivered to your inbox, and announcements about our forthcoming extensive library of Creative Commons licensed materials.

http://presencebasedcoaching.com/training/retreats has info on our ICF-accredited coach certification program, integrating mindfulness, integral and developmental psych, leadership, somatics, and interpersonal neurobiology.

Handout from the call: Doug Silsbee Handouts.

 


4/6/16: Global Belief Relief with Lion Goodman and Nina Potter
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On this call our speakers discussed how the power of belief change inside of “Me" can be applied to the larger world of “We.” Lion then led us through a guided journey called Global Belief Relief process where participants:

  • Experienced clearing the belief “Women are ‘less than’ men” from their subconscious mind
  • Expanded this clearing back through time including our ancestors and all people of the past, present, and future
  • Created new empowering beliefs to fill the empty space created by the belief that was deleted

Lion is the co-founder of Luminary Leadership Institute, and creator of the BeliefCloset Process, a methodology for changing beliefs at the core of the psyche. He has taught the process to more than 200 coaches, therapists, and change agents around the world through his Clear Beliefs Practitioner Training.

This powerful and effective methodology for changing limiting and negative beliefs, in individuals and groups, is designed to delete beliefs that have been deeply ingrained, regardless of their source. The BeliefCloset Process also opens space for people to choose new beliefs that support and align with their deepest desires and goals.

Nina is a Relationship Coach and Education Junkie who collects and teaches tools for consciousness raising and transformation to foster ever more connection and eventual Oneness.

Lion Goodman Nina Potter

Recommended resources

  1. Download the free ebook, Clear Your Beliefs, on http://clearyourbeliefs.com
  2. Check out the book "Subtle Activism” by David Nicol and http://gaiafield.net
  3. Here's cool Website: www.Amplifield.com for more global meditations
  4. Lion's Belief Practitioner Training www.ClearBeliefs.com
  5. Lion 7-week recorded program, Clear Your Beliefs, and a mindfulness app for the iPhone, iClearIt http://clearyourbeliefs.com

 


5/4/16: Freeing the Bonds of Self - Other Reactivity with Gathering Co-host Audrey Seymour
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Audrey Seymour

Many of you know Audrey as one of the founders and cohosts of the Gathering, and a teacher at the True Purpose® Institute. Audrey is also the founder and principle of the Clear Change Group, guiding mission-based businesses and leaders internationally to greater clarity and alignment so they can increase their impact in the world. One of her greatest passions is to bridge the artificial gap between spiritual truth and business best practices. Imagine what kind of world we could create if higher guidance had a voice in the boardrooms across the globe! See full bio below.

On this call Audrey discussed how to use your reactivity to others as a doorway to greater internal freedom from any defended and separate ME identities you carry.

This is one of the keys to manifesting a new paradigm world that includes WE consciousness -- our own individual work to align those parts of ourselves that instinctively react to reject and judge those who threaten our core wounds and identities.

We were able to:

  • Learn how to slow down moments of reactivity and see what lies underneath
  • Practice using two powerful questions to take your inquiry deeper:

    • "What is it I don't want to feel right now?"
    • "Who am I taking myself to be right now?"

  • Work with current situations in your life to gain greater inner freedom and insight

Recommended resources:

  • The book Embracing Our Selves by Hal and Sidra Stone, Jungian analysts that developed the Voice Dialogue approach to harmonizing parts of the psyche.
  • The book Elements of the Real in Man by AH Almaas, otherwise known as Hameed Ali, founder of the Diamond Approach of the Ridhwan inner work school. It’s a brilliant introduction to the timeless questions of our true nature, as well as the identities and reactions that confuse us on the path to discovering our underlying essence.
  • The ebook workbook 4 Steps to Catalyze the Purpose That Calls You: Purpose, Alignment, Strategy and Systems by Audrey Seymour is available for download without charge at her website www.clearchangegroup.com. The 2nd Step is about aligning the parts of your ego that are interfering with the fulfillment of your purpose as a change agent.
  • If you find that personal support is the most effective method of inner transformation in order to fulfill your mission as a change agent, complimentary consulations are available with Audrey to explore the possibility of a customized private coaching program. Just to go http://www.clearchangegroup.com/contact.html

 


 

6/1/16: Creating an Engaged Conscious Community Through Social Media with Paul Zelizer
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Audrey Seymour

Paul Zelizer is one of the first business and marketing coaches to focus on the needs of businesses that are based on the principles of wisdom and awareness. He also works with leaders to help them increase the transformational impact that they have in their organizations and in the world.

Paul is the former Director of Social Media for Wisdom 2.0, one of the premier mindfulness brands in the world. In 2013, he co-founded Wisdompreneurs because he saw the need for more entrepreneurial skills among transformational leaders and easy to implement mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence practices in the entrepreneurial world. Today he is the CEO and Chief Weirdness Officer of Wisdompreneurs. In addition to conscious business, Paul is passionate about tall mountains, power yoga, dark chocolate, ecstatic poetry and deep breaths.

Recommend Resources:

  1. Wisdompreneurs Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wisdompreneurs/
  2. Zen and the Art of Building a Brand post: http://paulzelizer.com/building-a-brand/
  3. Wisdom Entrepreneur Mastermind Groups: http://paulzelizer.com/services/mastermind-groups/

 


7/6/16: Nothing to defend, nothing to promote- how to engage people with a "me" - anchored mindset and nudge them towards "we" without wrong-making with Tom Rausch
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Tom RauschTom Rausch led us in powerful and highly interactive conversation on expanding people's world view and perspective, without standing in opposition to what came before. How can we call from the new paradigm to where they are today and nudge them forward?

Tom is the co-founder and former co-host of the Gathering. He is an executive coach to global leaders of large organizations, culture consultant who helps leaders create culture of coaching through his Coach2Lead blending learning solution. He also works 1-1 launching change agents who yearn to change the world.

 

 

We learned:

  • 5 valuable best practices for change agents
  • How to stand lucid in the dream of WE
  • The importance of checking your intentions at the door – listening, and letting go of the outcome
  • 3 essential best practices for crafting messages from the heart to the heart

Recommended Resources

Tom offered the following resources for those who choose to go deeper. He can be reached by email at tom@leadershipbeyondlimits.com and welcomes more conversation.

Embracing Shadow:

Parts work - Any Certified True Purpose® Coach
Clear Your Beliefs work - ClearYourBeliefs.com & Any Certified Clear Your Beliefs™ Coach

Living Lucidly in the Dream- Principles for living and loving:

Karmic Management: What Goes Around Comes Around in Your Business and Your Life
https://www.amazon.com/Karmic-Management-Around-Comes-Business/dp/0385528744/

The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life

ttps://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Cutter-Buddha-Managing-Business/dp/038552868X/

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/

Connecting with people who think differently:

Igniting Inspiration: A Persuasion Manual for Visionaries
https://www.amazon.com/Igniting-Inspiration-Persuasion-Manual-Visionaries/dp/1419654837/

Music to feed the Soul:

SOJA - Lucid Dreams (Audio) featuring Nahko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNqcmjbCsHQ

Finding & Living Purpose:

Any Certified True Purpose® Coach

Creating Workplaces of Human Flourishing

Interested in working with organizations to create workplaces of human flourishing? Visit Coach2Lead.biz to find out how to create cultures of coaching.

 


 

8/3/16: CREATIVE UNION: Emergence of the Higher We with Patricia Albere
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Patricia Albere

This truly special and highly experiential call took us on a transformational journey with Patricia Albere, founder of the Evolutionary Collective, through a mutual awakening practice.

The practice she taught us was very simple, yet laid the groundwork for a shared space of awakened consciousness beyond individual evolution, where mutual insight and revelation spontaneously arise.

Patricia is the founder and director of the Evolutionary Collective and an internationally known contemporary spiritual teacher and author, innovating a new field of ‘inter-subjective awakening’ and post-personal development. She has worked with over 150,000 people in groups in the last 40 years.

Her unique discovery of the essential components that create an awakened ‘we space’ is transforming our understanding of what it possible in the space between us and in creating new fields of higher collective consciousness.

Recommended Resources

  1. Her complimentary ebook Mutual Awakening
  2. An audio of her recent Introduction to the 4 Pillars of Awakened Mutuality
  3. Her virtual retreat The 4 Pillars of Awakened Mutuality

 


9/7/16: Activating a Sacred World View to Fulfill our Collective Mission with Stephen Dinan
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On this call Stephen shared his vision for creating a more perfect union, E Pluribus Unum, for America and for the world as a whole. Together, we explored the growing experience of separation and polarization that inhibits communication, compassion and collaboration through the lens of politics.

What could be possible if we build connections across divides
from a shared vision that that respects, appreciates and integrates
the best of all things, for the good of all?

Many spiritually oriented people don't even want to talk about politics, let alone get involved. And yet, what we need to bridge the divides and engage opposing sides at a higher level, is the integration of spirit and politics, left and right positions, visionary future possibilities and pragmatism to create change. We need "cultural healers" who can hold the vision and engage people in a higher level of conversation.

The vision and pragmatic solutions that Stephen outlines in his book Sacred America, Sacred World align well with our work as a gathering community of purposeful change agents. Here are some of the steps Stephen talked about in the process of leaning into the unity of the larger whole in America and the world:

  • Do the inner work. Where are your biases?
  • Integrate your inner "opposite view"
  • Hold the 3rd position; the higher purpose
  • Build connections to activate change across divides
  • Practice respectful inquiry and uplevel the conversations
  • Appreciate and integrate the best of all, for the good of all

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan is the author of Sacred America, Sacred World. He is the founder and CEO of The Shift Network and a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and Evolutionary Leaders. The Shift Network is deeply committed to supporting the shift toward a planet that is healthy, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous for all and are striving to make an impact on multiple fronts.

Stephen is a graduate of Stanford University (Human Biology) and the California Institute of Integral Studies (East-West Psychology). He helped create and directed the Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory & Research, a think tank for leading scholars, researchers, and teachers to explore human potential frontiers. As the former director of membership and marketing at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, he was the driving force behind the Shift in Action program and the One Minute Shift media series.

Stephen shared the following resources for those who want to go deeper:

  1. http://www.sacredamerica.net/
  2. TheShiftNetwork.com
  3. Fcnl.org
  4. Americancitizenssummit.com
  5. https://www.amazon.com/Reunited-States-America-Bridge-Partisan/dp/1626566585
  6. StephenDinan.com
  7. Bridgealliance.us
  8. http://pathwaystopeace.org/
  9. WorldPeaceLibrary.com

 


10/5/16: Healing core wounds in service to both ME and WE with Jeffrey Van Dyk
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Jeffrey Van Dyk

Jeffrey Van Dyk is an international speaker, strategist and guide who works with highly successful leaders and founders in the second half of life who know that they are meant to transition into their life’s legacy and have a meaningful, lasting impact on the world.

While at Microsoft, Jeffrey personally designed speaker training systems to help executives and global leaders (e.g. Bill Gates, Peter Jennings, Tom Peters, Dan Pink, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and former French President, Jacque Chirac) share their message more effectively with the world through online technology.

Jeffrey has spoken on stages in Australia, Europe, South America, the Middle East and across North America. As two-time president of the International Coach Federation in San Francisco, co-founder of both the Spiritual Marketing Quest and former CEO of Big Vision Business, his online and in-person programs have impacted hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and leaders worldwide. Known for his rare combination of keen inner sight and highly strategic business acumen, Jeffrey has a proven track record of helping leaders build thriving businesses from their life’s truest calling that have a significant and lasting global impact.

Jeffrey currently leads a distinctive monthly event series in Los Angeles to help spiritually-guided celebrities, business leaders and entrepreneurs become more powerful leaders and create the work that they are meant to deliver to the world.

His thriving coaching and consulting practice is a testament to his inner transformation, and his wide following in the transformation industry is a testament to his ability to help others transform.

Recommended Resources:

Spirit Led Leadership

Jeffrey currently leads a distinctive monthly event series in Los Angeles to help spiritually-guided celebrities, business leaders and entrepreneurs become more powerful leaders and create the work that they are meant to deliver to the world.

You may join by live stream or access recordings of the events. Check out http://spiritledleadership.biz/ to learn more.

Connect with Jeffrey’s teachings

Multiple videos of Jeffrey are available on YouTube. Simply search for “Jeffrey Van Dyk” or click https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jeffrey+van+dyk

Visit Jeffrey’s website at http://www.jeffreyvandyk.com/

 


 

On our next call November 2, Tim Kelley, Gathering co-founder and founder of the True Purpose® Institute will be our speaker for a mystery topic. We hope you'll join us!

 


 

Meet the Hosts

 

Audrey Seymour

Since 2003, Audrey Seymour MA MCC has guided hundreds of mission-based businesses and leaders to greater clarity of purpose and direction so they can increase their impact in the world. In addition to her work with the True Purpose Institute, Audrey is Founder and Principal of the Clear Change Group.

Audrey brings a diverse background to her coaching and consulting work, with expertise in both analytic and intuitive disciplines. Her approach originated during two decades of leading high performance multidisciplinary teams from concept to finished product in high-pressure production environments.

Previously, she spent over twenty years as a software development manager and lead engineer building 3D graphics and biotech applications at Autodesk, Sega, and GeneLogic among others. She also served six years as Vice President and teacher at Speaking Circles International. Audrey's 18 years of study in the Diamond Approach of the Ridhwan School also brings a depth of understanding to the practice of presence-based inquiry.

Audrey has been certified by the Coaches Training Institute, the Career Coach Institute, Speaking Circles International and the True Purpose® Institute, and holds a Master Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation. Other methodology that she brings to her work include Voice Dialogue Facilitation, Appreciative Inquiry, the Barrett Values Centre Cultural Transformation Tools, and the Collaborative Operating SystemTM leadership model.

She's always been curious about the nature of things, from the smallest detail to the largest perspective. Astronomy was her first love, and it led her to degrees in Mathematics with a minor in Physics at the California Institute of Technology and University of California at Berkeley.

Beth Scanzani

Beth Scanzani is a highly respected and multi-faceted transformational coach and teacher. A lifelong student and curious soul, she has enjoyed exploring and integrating a wealth of knowledge, resources, and strategies that draw upon a wide range of psychological, scientific, and spiritual teachings.

People who work with Beth value her insightful, strategic, fun and results-oriented coaching which helps them to achieve breakthrough results on short-term goals while simultaneously creating fundamental shifts that build a strong foundation for ongoing success and fulfillment, personally and professionally. Her eclectic approach and natural agility enable her to customize her coaching style, strategies and processes to help clients create a clear vision, navigate their way out of uncertainly and restrained momentum, and successfully achieve their desired outcomes.

Prior to her transition into teaching and coaching in support of evolving consciousness, Beth enjoyed a successful career as a human resources executive in the high tech and health care industries.

As a trusted teacher and group facilitator, Beth has co-developed and/or co-taught many tele-seminars for the True Purpose® Institute, The Shift Network™ and with other purposeful partners. These courses include: Purposeful Coach Training, Blessing Yourself, Inner Harmony, Opening to Sacred Guidance, Divine Guidance on Purpose Inner Harmony Practitioner Training, Higher Guidance Advanced Intensive, Purposeful Marketing and Voice Dialogue Mastery. Beth also serves as a valued guide for those who wish to explore deeper meaning, insight and guidance through their sleeping dreams and waking life stories. She co-developed and teaches an NASW CEU eligible seminar for therapists, coaches and other practitioners who want to increase their competence and confidence in accessing the treasures buried in sleeping dreams.

Beth has numerous coaching certifications including True Purpose® Coach, Master Career Coach, Dream Coach™, iPEC Empowerment Coach™, Energy Leadership Mastery™ and Theoretical Foundations of Coaching with David Rock. Beth is currently enrolled in Jeffrey VanDyk's Tribal Marketing™ certification program, as well as iPEC's Master CO.R.E Dynamics Leadership certification program. Beth is also a trained and devoted practitioner for Voice Dialogue™ who has studied with Miriam Dyak, Tim Kelley and Carole Kammen, as well as a certified practitioner for Lion Goodman's Belief Closet™ process.

Through her work as a teacher and coach, Beth demonstrates her dedication to providing transformative workshops and coaching in service to those who are ready to reclaim their inner wisdom, life purpose and true nature so they may wholly offer their unique gifts to others...and to the world we all share. She is deeply honored to have the privilege of connecting, at deep and meaningful levels, with individuals and groups across the globe to facilitate purposeful transformation.


David Evans

David is the founder of Evans Consulting and Coaching where he brings his unique background of business, technology, and leadership, combined with personal depth work, to address the needs of organizations and individuals in an increasingly complex world. Prior to starting his private practice, David built his career in Information Technology leading teams to implement complex systems in Biotech/Pharmaceutical, Telecommunications, and multiple discrete manufacturing organizations. He has worked across multiple domains, including Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Engineering, and Commercial. David brings a unique blend of skills and experience to address the exterior and interior needs of organizations and individuals.

David works with individuals to transform the heart’s longing into the fire of creation. He is a trained True Purpose® coach and certified Integral Professional Coach™ with the skills to assist clients to assist clients in finding and manifesting their higher purpose. David is also trained in Voice Dialogue facilitation, group facilitation, and is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®. He has practiced meditation since 1998 and has focused on practicing and training others in somatic meditation since 2006.

David is a graduate of Augusta University with a BS in Computer Science and minor in Mathematics. He regularly pursues continuing education through courses, reading, and seminars. Some of his favorite subjects include leadership, psychology, brain science, physics, astronomy, meditation, and spiritual development. David is also an avid amateur photographer.

Danny Swanson

Danny Swanson is a change agent and transformation specialist who works with up and coming leaders so that they can maximize their impact in the world and in so doing co-create Heaven on Earth.

As a life-long learner committed to living a fulfilling and meaningful life, Danny has a natural curiosity along with a big heart and an unwavering belief in human capability. With a background in management, executive coaching and leadership development, he is a trained True Purpose® Coach and is in the final stages of completing Certification as a True Purpose® Coach and as an Organizational True Purpose® Consultant.

Danny has completed extensive additional professional training and is certified in MBTI and NLP, among other methods. His academic qualifications include degrees in accounting and adult education and post-graduate studies in IT.