Svaha: the time between seeing lightning and hearing the thunder
I will be eternally grateful for your great gift of taking in to the fullest extent what it is that I have to offer, living it, and then reflecting it back in terms of the potential experience of others. You have given words to a process that defies words. And you’re constantly in a position to help me continue to hone that, deeper and deeper and more and more resonantly, who I am and what I offer, which is truly invaluable. — Jon Hansen, The Remembering Room, Richmond, Illinois
What you’ve sent me is so darn perfect it hurts! It’s a sheer pleasure to work with someone who writes as beautifully as you do — and in “my” voice. — Ariane Goodwin, Ed.D, smARTist® Telesummit, Millers Falls, Massachusetts
You have a real gift for words. You’re really, really good at it. — Sherry Essig, Priority Ventures Group, Raleigh, North Carolina
You’ve built such integrity of message in your company. I know that’s because it springs forth intrinsically, but you stay so focused at your core! I can’t think of a better way to phrase that laser-beam focus you have. It’s funny, because in someone else, laser-beam focus would be intense, but somehow you manage to make it much more kind and easy. — Jessica Albon, Thrive Your Tribe, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
I’ve never worked with anybody in the way that I’ve worked with you in terms of trusting in your abilities to the level that I have. — Catherine Hajnal PhD, Eight Branches Consulting, Vancouver, Canada ... facilitating and nurturing joyful living
You have an uncanny ability to see through what is being said and surface all the “unsaid” issues. Then you quickly give candid feedback and have a tremendous toolbox to help me move forward through your expert guidance of the right tool.
I have worked with many facilitators/coaches/counselors relating to work and personal situations. Your skills are exemplary and moved me faster than I ever expected. — Jennifer Baker, Fishers, Indiana
You bring both a spiritual perspective and some real-world hard-headedness. — Janet Bailey, Mindful Time Management, San Francisco, California
Brava! I wish I could draw a picture of me — you’d see me in a deep bow to you!
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Thanks so much for sharing your insight and wisdom. — Debbie Rodgers, CGA
I speak on topics that intrigue or excite me, and that I deeply want to tell others about. For me, speaking is about teaching and entertaining, motivating and engaging my audience’s imagination and curiosity.
My audiences think, interact, enjoy themselves, learn, and laugh. They leave with new ways of thinking about the topic and even about themselves.
Thank you for your outstanding presentation for our faculty and staff. The participants demonstrated great enthusiasm and involvement in the experimental activity you designed and facilitated. You approached a complex topic with insight and compassion, and many positive comments were expressed about your enlightening presentation.
- Rose Lee Josephson, PhD, Faculty and Staff Services, UCSD
I’m a firm believer in the value of humor in learning — a good laugh does more to anchor concepts and paradigm shifts than anything else. There’s nothing I enjoy more than seeing an audience wake up to the topic, engaging with each other and with me as they ask questions, make comments, express opinions and feelings — and laugh out loud.
Contact me by email or phone at 760.757.7660 to explore topics (those listed here are just a sampling), schedules, and fees.
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