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Carolyn Baehr

Describing the More to Life Weekend

I am frequently asked how I would describe the More To Life Weekend.
-- Not the easiest experience to put words to.

The weekend was like ...
learning to ride a bicycle, or
learning how to swim, or
falling in love.

Just words really.

Once I had the experience,
once I learned something new about my self,
I could never again say
"I can’t" or
"I don’t know how."

Something I longed for was freed inside me, and has never been tethered again.

It’s very much like this video by William Lamson







Is there something within you longing to be set free?

Here are the next 10 MTLWs scheduled around the world:

EUROPE

London, United Kingdom
April 3 - April 5

Manchester, United Kingdom
May 15 - May 17

Kiel, Germany
May 15 - May 17

London, United Kingdom
May 29 - May 31

USA

Knoxville, TN, United States
April 17 - April 19

Bozeman, MT, United States
April 17 – April 19

Minneapolis, MN, United States
April 24 - April 26

New York, NY, United States
Jun 5 - Jun 7

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch, New Zealand
May 1 - May 3

SOUTH AFRICA

Durban, South Africa
May 29 - May 31

Online registration for April, May and June courses is available.
Or contact your nearest local center.

Carolyn Baehr

The Power of Self Esteem in Kuwait, part two

In 2008 Nadia met MTL student Vijay Reddy, an experienced Self Esteem and Purpose mentor and MTL coach, in South Africa while attending Seven Days Of Creation, a weeklong MTL course exploring the realms of creativity.

During this week of reflection and expression, Nadia’s vision to bring The Power of Self Esteem back home to Kuwait was energized and began to be realized with Vijay’s partnership and experience. Six months of weekly skype calls between Nadia in Kuwait and Vijay in South Africa followed. Using the visioning and planning tools of the courses were they creating, Nadia and Vijay mentored two Power of Self Esteem courses and one Power of Purpose course in Kuwait. And, there are plans for more.

In January Nadia went to New Zealand for Coaching Essentials. Now, as a licensed MTL coach, Nadia will passing on the wisdom, patience and connection she received from Shelagh and Vijay to women and educators in Kuwait who want to embrace new perspectives and ways of seeing themselves, each other, and their place in the world. She is in the process of translating the course materials into Arabic and does follow on coaching after each course.

Last month, one of the women who experienced Nadia’s first Power of Self Esteem course traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to take the More To Life weekend.

The world gets smaller and the common bonds of humanity transcend culture every day…

For more information on a Power of Self Esteem course in your part of the world, contact a local MTL center.

Carolyn Baehr

Well, ain’t that a lifeshock

Hi, it’s Mike Beukes here from Warp & Woof.

I’m one of the owners of the company that’s been hard at work creating More To Life’s new website. It’s been quite a job with loads of ups and, yes, a couple of downs, too.

Last week we reached an amazing point where everything was working, the excitement was brewing and finally after months of working late into the night we were ready to launch.

And launch we did.

We’re exceptionally happy with the site. Except for one thing – a technical issue with the area we were most excited about – the Community Network and Forum. (The functionality that is going to allow MTL students from around the world to interact and reconnect.)

Urgh.

So, I’d like to extend an apology to everyone who was as excited as we were to start using the forum and social networking. It’s been one of those real lifeshock moments for me, our team and the team from More To Life. Sometimes we do our best, and life provides some unexpected twists and turns.

Rest assured, we’re working to get it all resolved and you’ll be hearing from us and More To Life soon announcing the (re)launch of the forum. All this said, it doesn’t mean that you still can’t interact with other students. Head over to MTL’s Facebook page – there are already hundreds of students online and connecting as I write this.

I’d like to thank you in advance for your patience with this. Hopefully, I’ll running into you on the forum soon, too.

From Mike (and the ever hard-working and talented Warp & Woof Team)

The Power of Self Esteem in Kuwait, part one

When Nadia Al Attar, a Kuwaiti woman studying psychology in Aberdeen, Scotland, registered for The Power of Self Esteem it was a case of being in the right place at the right time. But, isn’t that how the creative force of life works?


“I saw a flyer on the bulletin board at school; it caught my interest.”


Looking back at that experience, Nadia remembers how her mind resisted embracing much of what she learned in the course. But something inside her knew there was more for her to know. She credits a deep connection with Shelagh Brown, one of the mentors of the course and a More To Life Coach as being pivotal. After the course they spoke weekly and over time Nadia saw something very valuable in how she was learning to fully experience her real self and true personal power.


“My (formal) education had taught me what to think. Now I was learning how to think and how to be free to conclude things for myself, without the approval of others.”


Enthused by the promise of helping others to empower themselves and experience the freedom of their own conclusions, Nadia became a licensed Power of Self Esteem and Power of Purpose Mentor so she could one day teach these courses in Kuwait.


“We (in the Middle East) are in a war zone… there is a lot of misunderstanding, resentment and hate. But under the fight I see love… Gandhi dealt with violence with love and he won. I think I can help people here to see a new perspective of life and of love, just like an opening of the heart.”


The Power of Self Esteem is offered in the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Contact local MTL centers to find a course in your part of the world.


Carolyn Baehr


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Become closer.

- Learn how to transform conflict into creative dialogue

- Create more intimacy with the people you care for

- Understand the evolving nature of relationships

- Develop a bigger vision for your future together

The Relationships Focus Course

March 7 – 8 in Houston
March 14 – 15 in London

houston@moretolife.org
londoncentre@moretolife.org

First Pay It Forward MTL pilot in Minneapolis

You may wonder – what’s with ‘pay it forward’? The pilot course is essentially a More To Life weekend, but with an explicit theme of paying it forward, i.e. participants are invited to pass on what they learn and experience to others, as well as to undergird the MTL program.

These pilots are an exciting innovation for our program. Creating trainings of this size is quite thrilling, in and of itself, but the potential impact in individual lives, communities and the larger world in an even bigger way is the bottom line goal.

Just last weekend, our leaders in Minneapolis created the first Pay It Forward pilot with 77 enthusiastic participants completing and 50+ team members supporting, many from out of town. The second pilot (Houston in May) is moving forward with a powerful team and a big vision in place.

Kudos to all those who gifted themselves with this experience, to those who put their time and talent into creating this course, and to those who served on team.


Peggy

Learning More about the More To Life Community

I’m delighted to have this opportunity to be contributing to the evolution of More To Life blog. Peggy Jarrett has asked me to pull together news, insights and ‘happenings’ from around the world in the More To Life (MTL) communities – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

We want this blog to be of value to anyone who happens by wanting to learn more…and to folks in the MTL community wanting to know what’s going on globally.

As we expand our vision of this blog, we will report on and celebrate the difference being made around the world by More To Life students and communities.

In the many friendships and collaborations I have had with students over the years, I know first hand how profoundly the course skills are used daily to make an enriching difference in the lives of others—from mending a broken relationship to getting in touch with what is deeply important and then taking action for change.

I think the MTL program is one of the most powerful vehicles for enduring personal change I know. And, I want everyone to know about it and have a sense of what exactly is on offer in the program and how anyone can participate in and support our volunteer, non-profit foundation.

Here’s a shout out to everyone -- I’d like you to do 3 things to help spread the word about the evolving conversation of the MTL community that is happening globally now:

• Subscribe to this blog with RSS or email delivery

• Spread the word and pass on this link to others

• Share your personal story of transformation or nominate someone else whose story you’d like told

I welcome any and all feedback and story ideas from anywhere in the world. I can’t promise I can post everything but I can promise to listen and respond to your notes and letters.

And remember, the More To Life program is a global community of communities, and a never-ending conversation. Let’s combine our knowledge, share together and talk about what is found to be valuable.

Email me at carolynbaehr@gmail.com . Tell me your ideas or thoughts about which community you would like to know more about—I would love to hear from you. And stay in touch with us on Facebook.

Thanks,
Carolyn

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