Landmark Forum
I spent Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Tuesday from 9am-10pm doing something called the Landmark forum. Although it is hard to explain what it is all about or why it was so valuable, what I do know is that it was well worth it and money very well spent.It is different from anything I have ever done or heard of and isnt really about changing, communciation or motivation but rather choice. It looks at the notion that while we think of ourselves as open-minded and objective, infact our approach to ourselves, our circumstances and others is often filterd and even obscured by pre-existing notions an ideas by our upbrining, our values and our past expereinces. It also looks at hidden contexts from which we live that determine what we see and what we don’t see; what we consider and what we fail to notice; what we are able to do and what seems beyond our reach and leaves the possiblilty for the first time to make a choice about who we are are and how we can be sepearate from these contexts.
For starters, I came into work early this morning to meet with my manager before all of his meetings started told him about the Landmark Forum and then he just looked at me and said when is your last day. So next Friday is going to be my last day at WorkSafe 
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I also signed up for the Advanced course this morning which will be the first weekend in April.
I want to be able to delve into this nutrition thing more, start putting together some Olympic weightlifting mini clinics, and do some more consulting for the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education.
And Im actually going to make the time to get to know my clients better and interact with people on a deeper level rather than making myself and my mind so consumed that I end up doing is bouncing around on the surface.
Very exciting, very exciting, I’ll keep you all posted as more changes are on the way!!
kel
Wow Kelly, I did the forum (and more) about 5 yrs ago (give or take). It was awesome and totally helped solidify things for me as well as mix them up. Helped a lot with decision making, vis a vie priorities and why we do things we do. best of luck sorting things out.
Keep in touch!!
In that realm, I decided not to do the masters natls in GA in April as my kids are coming from Israel that same day I would have to leave. Priorities remain with family. I will however, do a local meet a week or so later!
I am traveling today to Switzerland for a few days to visit with friends and meet the kids there!
Way to go! It takes courage to give up the security of a safe dull job and follow your dreams!
Thats great that your kids are coming, you must be so excited to see them. There is always masters nationals next year…I have my Western Canadian Training camp next weekend. They want me to do a 60kg snatch and 80kg clean and jerk… we shall see what happens.
And have fun in switzerland. I loved Switzerland when I was there a few years back. Stayed in a little french town that started with an f with some friends and had an amazing time hiking in the alps.
wow big moves ahead for you Kelly, always good to see people really following what they want in life, congrats,
Paul
Pretty interesting.. browsing the Landmark site now… more comments later. Perhaps..
Let the buyer beware:
Landmark alumnus Walter Plywaski, a Colorado electronics engineer who took on the company after his daughter ran up a $3,000 tab on courses, thinks Erhard is still pulling the strings. Says he: “Erhard is like the Cheshire Cat. He has gone away, but the smile is there, hanging over everything.” Rosenberg says his brother is not and never has been involved in Landmark. Steven Pressman, author of a scathing 1993 biography of Erhard, calls that slick corporate maneuvering: “They’ve gotten out of the yoke of Werner because he became their worst p.r. man. But it’s one of the greatest success stories in mass marketing.”
Indeed, the transformation has been such a success that it was the subject of a recent case study by the Harvard Business School. According to the study’s co-author, Karen Wruck, the product that Landmark sells is “an abrupt or jarring change, like an ‘aha’”–a “peculiar” one, certainly, but patently marketable. But Landmark, the study notes, has challenges ahead. It will have to gauge the effectiveness of its volunteers in expanding the business and weigh the need to raise outside capital. Perhaps, Wruck says, it will need to go public.
I really don’t care what the structure is or who is behind it. For me it was a remarkable experience that has brought about new realizations and positive changes in my life.
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