Q: Who should participate in 'a course in Greatness'?

Q: What's so different about 'a course in Greatness', from all other courses available?

Q: What other programs is it like that I'd be familiar with?

Q: What's so important about this program, when there are so many other personal development courses to choose from?

Q: What is the most valuable quality that I must have in beginning this course?

Q: What is recommended to make this program work best?

Q: I'm too busy with work and family that I do not have time for applying the exercises and attending the meditation sessions... Will this course still work?

Q: I've participated in other programs and they all made large promises, but have been disappointed by their results. What can I expect from this program?

 

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Q: Who should participate in 'a course in Greatness'?

A: The course is open to anyone who is serious about their personal growth. From our experience this usually has attracted various leaders, creative individuals and entrepreneurs. But anyone who desires to release more of their potential and accomplish more with their time here on Earth, will find this course of major benefit.

Q: What's so different about 'a course in Greatness', from all other courses available?

A: What is unique about the 'a course in Greatness', is that it offers a complete understanding of your fundamental capacity for excellence and personal achievement. This is a course that puts fundamentals first. It establishes in a cohesive unit, all the essential habits for Greatness.

There are no courses that we are aware of, that give you all the proven and time tested essentials, in a complete and ecological package. We have combined the theory and the practice in a long term ongoing program, as to cultivate the essential habits and capacities for Greatness.

'a course in Greatness' is here to put a self-actualizing philosophy, into action. Through exercises, meditations and coaching sessions, you'll gain experientially the sense of empowerment which many books talk about, but fail to show you 'how to internalize'.

Q: What other programs is it like that I'd be familiar with?

A: This course is a synthesis of much collected wisdom. Learning about ourselves and our power, is nothing that we all deep within don't already know. As Galileo Galilee expressed, "you can never teach anyone anything, - you can only help them remember what they've have always knew".

Q: What's so important about this program, when there are so many other personal development courses to choose from?

A: What is essential in all programs, whether they are in education, personal development, fitness... etc - is a strong commitment to the fundamentals. You want a program that utilizes the 80/20 principle, - one that maximizes 'the vital few vs the trivial many'.

The 80/20 principle states that in life, not everything is of equal value. 20% of all your actions produce 80 of all your results. Conversely the other 80% produces only 20% of the results.

Most companies manage according to this principle. They have realized that about 20% of the faults in a product line are responsible for 80% of the complaints. Through this understanding, they first eliminate the critical 20% of flaws, and thus have solved 80% of the problems. By focusing on the most important faults first, they automatically improve their quality control.

You can recognize this principle in your life, when you consider that in your daily schedule, you probably have about 20% of the hours that contribute for 80% of your results. And conversely, the other 80% of your day is wasted on more trivial activities that only produce 20% of your results.

This course is based on this critical 20-80 principle. Not everything is of equal value. It is important that we dedicate our time and energy in programs that are committed to working on the critical 20% - the ones that create 80% of the results. That's what 'a course in Greatness' is all about.

Q: What is the most valuable quality that I must have in beginning this course?

A: Courage, noted Winston Churchill, is 'rightly esteemed as the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others'. It is from within courage that all the highest states of being like love, peace and joy are realized.

We must first have the willingness to try new things, to be something more than our conditioning. Therefore be willing to experiment with the realms of power that these physical, mental and spiritual practices offer. Be willing to be coached.

The environments in which we live are most often unsupportive for the process of growth. Society as a whole does not encourage growth, genius and greatness. As almost all philosophers have observed, it is a system that seeks safety and mediocrity. It teaches conformity. It applies implicit and explicit force on individuals to be, think and act just like everyone else.

It takes courage to break the mould that we have implicitly and explicitly placed upon us. We must have the courage to risk criticism, to risk looking 'uncool', to risk the safety of numbers and what others think you should be doing.

That is a major factor why many betray their 'soul instinct'. That is a major factor why only a few in each generation express their genius.

As Emerson noted, 'it truly demands something godlike, to cast off the common motives of humanity and to venture to trust yourself for a Taskmaster'.

Q: What is recommended to make this program work best?

A: To make this program really work is simple, and yet it is also very challenging. What makes this program truly transformational is the willingness to learn with an open mind. This is often easier said than done.

Since it's the past perceptions that are often limiting us, learning with an open mind, means that we don't allow past paradigms to distort the message 'presented presently'. When we think we 'already know', we fail to bring sufficient attention, in order to be affected by the message. When we judge based upon pat learning, we but reinforce the past, - and make little gains from the present.

Remember, our past mindset and perception is already given.
We always have it to fall back on, because it's automatic.

To really learn a subject well, we need to consciously suspend our pre-conceptions, - even if for the time being. The best learning experiences happen when we allow ourselves to really listen - presently, - as if reading anew.

This means that we have to be willing to suspend the paradigms that we have 'sculptured' our reality with, both good and bad. Our greatest fears, are not the fears of the 'unknown', but the fear of loosing what 'we think we know'.

Therefore be open to the coaching, reading and meditation experiences here. Observe your own mental patterns and catch yourself when you're not being present... In that moment, you have just become present.

Q: I am too busy with work and family that I do not have time for applying the exercises and attending the coaching sessions... Will this course still work?

A: In the 21st century, we live in stressful environments that can place a lot of constraints on our time. Balancing our schedule to include all the activities that make our lives meaningful, pleasurable and healthy is a constant challenge.

We do have time though for the activities we think are of utmost value. What we choose to act or not act, speaks volumes about what we consider to be important, - regardless of what we outwardly say that we believe. Ultimately, action is the real barometer of our inner philosophy.

So we have to begin there and consider whether we believe these practices are really important. What has turned around my attitude for me, was the understanding of these activities, in the context of my life:

They are practices for fundamental nurturing and cleansing my mind & soul, for cultivating strength and weeding out weaknesses.

Habits like reading, exercising and meditating are essential actions for developing Greatness. Just like we have daily meals and hygiene rituals for our body - we need to develop and pay regular attention to the health rituals for our mind and soul.

Attention is the key. We need to give at least as much attention to our mind and soul, as we do to our body. Just think how much time you invest daily in eating, in washing and grooming... etc.

Can our mind and soul be really at its best when it's fed and cleansed every few days or even less? Do they really deserve less?

Ultimately, practices such as these leverage the use of our time. It does not eat up time. It helps us to make maximum use of our time, because it keeps our priorities and values focused.

It's like that proverbial woodsman who by stopping and sharpening his axe, - not only conserves more of his energy, - but also gets more work done than the man who just keeps on mindlessly cutting with a dull axe.

The exercises of this course will make your whole day more productive. Through them you will be empowered and inspired to tackle the most important activities first and foremost, with purpose, awareness and grace.

Begin now with what you can do and you'll soon notice the difference in your effectiveness.

Q: I've participated in other programs and they all made large promises, but have been disappointed by their results. What can I expect from this program?

A: If you have previously read other self-help books and tried to make changes only to return to the old habits, you have addressed a very important point: 'Why are behavioral changes but temporary?'

In understanding this problem, we have the key to finding an authentic resolve.

For most, personal changes are temporary. They are a yo-yoing effect between two states: the problem state, and the 'idealized state'.

It doesn't matter in what aspect of life one has tried to make changes - whether in the domain of physical health, or finances, or relationships, or learning. This problem is not only common, but is the core characteristic of 'solutions' that don't understand, nor address what is inherently problematic.

If you follow the principles outlined in most self-help books, you can only expect temporary results. That may be a startling statement, but it really represents a very common experience.

Why? Because the solution is almost always partial. When anyone tries to formulate a structure for changing attitudes or behaviors, separated from 'the whole', it eventually crumbles, because it does not take into account the many other forces that come into play. It fails to understand the context in which it acts.

Setting a goal or an affirmation, for the sake of having a direction, doesn't resolve anything - if not in line with our authentic purpose and awareness of who we are.

Without this context of purpose and self-awareness, goals are meaningless. We need to directly experience and know this. It is only within this orientation that mental training tools like visualizations and affirmations can effectively transform anything.

There are no 'magic bullets', and all books have something useful to offer. The challenge often lies in the fact that knowing one or two principles is just not enough. That's like having a few pieces of the puzzle, but no final picture to work with.

That is why I highly encourage you to participate in 'a course in Greatness'. We put together together 'the whole'.

This could be compared to the process of 'alloying' - i.e. the process of mixing one metal with another, to create a new and improved material. Of themselves most metals are actually weak. But when we take a metal with the tensile strength* of 5, another with 3, another with 7 and combine them, they can create a magical tensile strength of 100!

 

* tensile strength is a material's capacity to resist stress, to resist being torn apart.