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Developmental Circling Introduction – Saturday Jan. 2, 2-3:30pm EST

December 28, 2020 By marc Leave a Comment

Get ticket on EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/developmental-circling-introduction-jan-2-tickets-134400825487
Suggested donation $5-$15, but I will accept any amount.

If you have already experienced Circling, you know how powerful it can be for getting into connection with people. Circling Masterminds builds on the fundamental Circling practice in helping you to build a team, a tribe, a dependable support network. And who can’t use that, these days?

Circling Masterminds looks pretty much like any other type of Circling, with the exception that we pay more attention to time constraints, like to hear everybody’s voice at each round (especially check-ins, aliveness round, and check-outs), encourage the sharing of developmental goals, and prefer to run them in private (committed) groups. This introduction is, obviously, not a private group, but we will try to model the structure for you. This includes breaking out to the optimal group size if necessary, which is 6 participants. The room will be locked

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What is Relational Leadership? (or, how I became less of an asshole); and more Developmental Circling intros

December 21, 2020 By marc Leave a Comment

New posts from my blog

I wrote a two-part series on Relationship Leadership, including my own story and many very humbling and embarrassing times:

  • What is Relational Leadership? (some embarrassing reveals), and
  • Relational Leadership, Part 2: How I learned to be less of an asshole.

I hope you enjoy. If so, please comment and/or subscribe my author blog!

Donation-based Introductions to Circling Masterminds continue…

We had a lovely time last Sunday at our Introduction to Circling Masterminds (DC), and we have now one private group almost ready to go! I have been very impressed with the caliber of people who are signing up.

We are planning another DC introduction this coming Sunday Dec. 27 at 2pm EST. Please reserve your spot at EventBrite. Events are now by donation.

PS: I won’t be sending all my events to this list going forward. You can check …

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Developmental Circling Introduction on Sunday Dec. 27, 2pm EST

December 15, 2020 By marc Leave a Comment

Donation-based Circling Masterminds intro on Sunday Dec. 27, 2-3:30pm EST

I am offering a  Donation-based Introductions to Circling Masterminds on Sunday Dec. 27, from 2-3:30pm EST. Register on EventBrite.

If you have already experienced Circling, you know how powerful it can be for getting into connection with people. Circling Masterminds builds on the fundamental Circling practice in helping you to build a team, a tribe, a dependable support network. And who can’t use that, these days?

Circling Masterminds looks pretty much like any other type of Circling, with the exception that we pay more attention to time constraints, like to hear everybody’s voice at each round (especially check-ins, aliveness round, and check-outs), encourage the sharing of developmental goals, and prefer to run them in private (committed) groups. This introduction is, obviously, not a private group, but we will try to model the structure for you. This includes breaking …

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Developmental groups forming; Being Social next week; ART International Levels 1-2 discount code

December 9, 2020 By marc Leave a Comment

In this issue of the Circling Guide newsletter:

  1. Circling Masterminds — groups forming now
  2. Being Social (hot-seat game) next Friday, Dec. 18
  3. ART International offers 50% discounts to Level 1 and Level 2 training through the end of December
  4. New books by Jason Digges and Sara Ness!

Circling Masterminds groups forming now (donation-based)

After 4 years of organizing and leading private circles for my friends and community, I am expanding the offer to the community at large.

What is the idea of Circling Masterminds?

To make deep changes in our lives, and to grow in wisdom and discernment as relational leaders, we need ongoing support from people who know us. If you are reading this, you probably know that Authentic Relating practices are extremely powerful for creating connection, and from there transformation. The problem, is that authenticity is scary and A/R can be triggering. Ironically, it is by moving through…

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Circling Guide Updates + Developmental Circling

November 28, 2019 By marc Leave a Comment

A heads-up that there is a significant update to the Circling Guide (v2.0), which is also reflected in the Print and Kindle versions (Audiobook updates coming soon). The new version is both cleaner and expanded, with new sections covering Circling and the We-Space movement, and the powerful practice of Circling Masterminds. Circling Masterminds came out of a men’s group that I have been running almost 2 years and which has been very transformational for all of us.

Why an update? Well, because after 2 years I have learned a few things, and also the community is growing and maturing.. I also want to give a shout-out for Peter Benjamin’s The Connection Institute, which is the 4th online circling school, and the world’s first Circling video training. Way to go, Peter!

Finally: if you live in Asheville, please join our community there!…

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Authentic Dating & Sexual Communication 101 Course

November 10, 2019 By marc Leave a Comment

So Rebekah and I have published a new free course, Authentic Dating and Sexual Communication 101, both on Udemy and as a podcast (click that link or else search iTunes for “Authentic Singles Dating”).

This is currently the only course (correct me if I am wrong — happy to give a link-back here) that attempts to apply Authentic Relating into dating and sexuality, especially with a focus on online dating. It was recorded from a series of live workshops given at Authentic Singles and will inspire you to bring more authenticity, more fun, more love and greater sexual expression into your life.

(And btw I am always looking for partners in this venture. If you are interested simply reply to this mail and we’ll setup a call. I personally think of Authentic Relating as the “killer app” into dating, both online and on-the-ground. Almost everybody wants it but few …

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  • The Awkward Leadership School (Toronto)
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Local communities can be found on Meetup.com and on the Authentic Revolution communities map

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Quotes

  • “There is no place to get to but more here” — Decker Cunov, co-founder of Circling
  • “You will always outlive my concept of you. And I will always have a concept for you to outlive” — Guy Sengstock, founder of Circling
  • “Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward… good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness” — Pema Chodron
  • “If we were all to sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality” — Kahlil Gibran
  • “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” — Theodore Roosevelt
  • “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. They listen with the intent to reply” — Stephen Covey
  • “Trust that people move towards wholeness, and we just have to follow” — Alexis Shepperd, co-founder of the Authentic Woman Experience
  • “Depression is the reward we get for being ‘good’ ” — Marshall Rosenberg
  • When we are angry, killing people is too superficial — Marshall Rosenberg
  • “You don’t need to get what you want if you can express what you want” — Strephon Kaplan-Williams

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