Winning Skills Masterclass ENROLLMENT CLOSED
Our main {Opening} Course is a 90-day, interactive wisdom journey, designed to truly elevate the quality of your life, clarify your purpose, and strengthen the skills you have, want, and need. Taught live online by our Master Teachers and shaped with one-on-one coaching sessions with certified coaches, the {Opening} allows you to explore your deepest self while enjoying a warm and supportive setting, meeting interesting people, and cementing your winning skills for life.
ONLINE
ENROLLMENT CLOSED
What's included:
Purchasing these offerings independently will cost upwards of $10,000+, but through the power of economies of scale, we are able to offer this to you for $1,995. You absolutely cannot beat this value for money.
- Nine 3-hour sessions with master teachers: >$6,000
- Six 1:1 coaching sessions with ICG Certified Coaches: $1,500
- UpEnd Welcome Gift: $150
- Wisdom Skills Foundation Course (building single skills): $99
Total Price $1,995 (87% Savings)
Start With the Four Ancient Ways of Being
Following the footsteps of many ancient mythologies and traditions, we simplify the understanding and learning of wisdoms starting with the four Ways of Being, the four primal and recurring archetypes. Each one embodies a different essence of our humanity and offers wonderful lessons to make life work, if we are willing to listen with our softest ears and learn. Wisdom requires both the mastery of ways of being and daily practices of each, along with finding a balance between them – knowing which one to summon when and to what degree.
WAY OF THE WARRIOR
Beyond today’s profane view of warrior as “tough one”, ancient wisdom teaches us that warrior is the master of the art of presence, deeply aware of their surroundings, sensitive to all that is there in a space – people, energies, moods, and where things are headed. They are wise in channeling whatever shows up in a desired direction. Drawing from across cultures, a cross-section of warrior skills includes deep listening, artful conversation, and impactful action directly and through others, with discipline and grit.
Warriors get things done, in a good way, efficiently, and for the benefit of all. Their results withstand the test of time, cementing their legacy as someone revered by all.
WAY OF THE LOVER
Lovers teach us how to love all of life, whatever comes our way, and how to project love out – as a core organizing principle. In stark contrast to the “survival” worldview of limited resources where “I need to get mine before you”, lovers see and propagate abundance, interdependence and deep reciprocity rooted in a belief that we all belong here and can make it work for all.
Lovers tap into creative energies, listen to nature, and show us ways of being with each other in committed relationships, friendships, communities, at work and within our whole web of life. There is a lot to learn, far beyond the cheap romance and commercialized libido that is often sold as “love” today.
WAY OF THE MYSTIC
At times misused and often misunderstood, mystics, healers, shamans, teachers and philosophers can serve a critical role for humanity. Stripped from the religious, historical, and sometimes unflattering connotations, at its simplest, mystics are explorers, seekers of worlds beyond what is readily seen and perceived. Whether it’s just from their deeply developed intuition about how the sacred, nature and humans work, or their actual connection across spiritual worlds, the insights of mystics can provide powerful guideposts on our own journey.
We cannot teach you to become a mystic. But we can each strengthen our listening skills and seek our own guidance. Perhaps we may learn to create a space to receive it and trust it.
WAY OF THE LIGHTHEART
What if the whole thing is just a game, a massive theater, a dance or a dream, for our own (or our Creator’s) entertainment, as Alan Watts used to joke? Whether it is or isn’t, remembering to laugh at ourselves and finding ways to surprise ourselves and others makes life so much more beautiful. People who survived wars and terrible ordeals often share that what got them through is the ability to see the paradox of it all, and finding a way to laugh despite the horror of it.
Finding that inner jokester, the coyote, the trickster, elevates the energy, gives strength, provides perspective and creates room for joy, pleasure and fun in all.
Where All Will The Journey Take Us?
Over a period of 90-days, we’ll walk together on intertwining pathways: some at your own pace, in live groups, 1:1 with your coach, and within a community of fellow travelers.
Core: Wise Habits
Ancient peoples built habits through repetition, in different forms – rituals, ceremonies, celebrations, prayers, dances and stories. We know that habit building is hard, so we focus on making it easy: We gently reiterate the skills, how-tos, and practices, over and over – in fun and refreshing ways. We do so in every lecturette, in every class, in every meaningful interaction with any of us, your coach, or your UpEnd community. Your effort will be rewarded by crossing the threshold from simple willpower into the glorious land of habit – a near-automatic behavior pattern to be wise, loving and do good for you and all.
From there on, it gets easier and easier every day – a virtuous cycle. De-construct your non-working habits, and thoughtfully and smoothly build new ones – rooted in proven ancient wisdoms that have worked for millennia.
Itinerary of the 90-day Wisdom Journey
Most activities happen on your own time or as you schedule, and we have 3 waves of group experiential classes together over three months
Our Teachers
Bettie Spruill
Patricia James
Dr. Ray Blanchard
Martha Borst
Dr. Elvir Causevic
Dr. Anita Sanchez
Geramy Quarto
Charity Martin
