Registration Now Open for Jim's Fall Cohort Group!

Maybe last week you decided you can't do God, church, religion or Christianity anymore. Perhaps you walked away months or years ago and been spinning your wheels in I-hate-religion mode, but now even that is getting old. Or maybe you have explored every feasible combination of ideas about God, renamed "God" something else, temporarily became Buddhist, studied ever philosophical and spiritual path known to humankind, and ... now you just...like...want...wish...you could jump off the merry-go-round of "figuring it out"and have a simple, meaningful, inspiring, bullshit-free life, and something like inner-serenity and peace; a sense of harmony, humanity, authenticity, purpose and congruence; relationships of depth and significance; and doing something with your life that you feel really matters. You can create this life for yourself! I promise. It won't be a cakewalk, but you can do this. If I did, you can. Since 2009 I have watched people riding the merry-go-round of replacing one belief for another, following one guru after another, trading in some "ism" for another, becoming a devotee of some new enlightened teaching after another, adopting a new spiritual practice after another... round and round and round they go. I've not only watched this occur in people's lives but for the past eight years I have listened, supported, encouraged and guided them in my spiritual direction practice. In many cases, people seek me out because they are knee-deep in the volatile and messy process of shedding religion. Some of the common areas we work through are: making peace with your past; undoing religious pathology; navigating existential angst; starting over with a different relationship with yourself; learning new mindsets and tools for creating a life you want; and exploring the depths of what it means to be human. I know this journey well, having walked this path myself many years ago. In a nutshell I've learned that if a person is serious about doing their personal and inner work, taking the actions that come from that, and has a support crew behind them... they can create that life mentioned above. Otherwise, round and round and round they go, where it stops nobody knows. This fall I'm leading an 8-week cohort. I'm calling it the: Goodbye Merry-Go-Round Cohort Group. This cohort group is not for the faint of heart. I'm inviting six people who are tired of the religious/spirituality/self-help flavor-of-the-month approach to life and living, and interested in serious self-searching, deep growth and transformation work. There's no book to read, no teachings to hear, no belief-system to follow, no guru to worship... just you and me and six people getting real about our lives. There are four central components of the cohort group:Cohort Intention StatementEach cohort member will create a Cohort Intention Statement that expresses each individual’s personal work to be done in the cohort – areas to explore, issues to address, and goals or objectives to achieve. Each cohort member will also create and complete an individualized and unique project of self-expression – a tangible, meaningful and authentic demonstration of oneself.Individual Collaboration and Exclusive Direct Access to JimI will be clearing my calendar of commitments and projects in order to devote 3 hours a week of focused individual work with each cohort member. Each cohort member and myself will work together to create a workability plan based on their interests and needs, and best utilizes my investment of time and expertise. For example, a group member may decide to divide up their 3 hours with me in a week to include: Skype and/or phone call(s); email correspondence; my reviewing and offering input and feedback on their self-expression project; investing time behind-the-scenes using my expertise and influence to help group members achieve their objectives and goals.2 Cohort Webcast Group MeetingsI will lead two Webcast Cohort meetings. An agenda will be sent prior to each meeting, detailing the focus and how to prepare. I will share my thoughts and insights on the subject and facilitate a group discussion. In these meetings, each group member will also be giving an update on how their project is unfolding, and their progress in achieving their goals. I may invite a guest to participate in the Webcast Group Meeting if I feel it will be advantageous to the group.Cohort Online Private Forum An online forum will be created for ongoing discussion and interaction among cohort members. Members can utilize the online forum as it supports their needs and interests throughout the process, including: networking with other group members; exchanging ideas; seeking feedback; sharing knowledge; real, authentic, meaningful, significant conversation. Cohort members are free to associate and forge meaningful and mutually beneficial connections with others in the group. This is a voluntary choice among group members, and to be worked out between the group members themselves.Going Forward PlanAt the end of the 8-week cohort experience, each cohort member will create a Going Forward Plan, which involves thinking through and specifically identifying how to build upon the work done in the cohort group, and the next steps to be taken.The 8-week cohort experience includes: 1. Cohort preparatory work, including the creation of the Cohort Intention Statement for each participant.2. Weekly one-on-one 60-minute Skype session with Jim, and 2 additional hours of personal collaboration as determined by each cohort member.3. 2 Cohort Webcast Meetings4. Online private cohort forum 5. Cohort Going Forward PlanThe cost of the 8-week cohort group is $1,450 per person with discounts available. One can choose from the following payment options: (1) Pay in full at the outset of the group and receive a $250 discount, making the total cost $1,200; (2) Pay half of the $1,450 at the outset of the group ($725) and receive a $100 discount and pay the other half ($625) at the mid-point of the cohort experience: (3) Make three payments of $483.The cohort group will be closed once the six participants are identified. Registration for the cohort group is now open. Once six participants officially register for the cohort group, registration will be closed. One can register for the cohort group by choosing and completing a payment option of: $1,200, $750, or $483. To register for Jim’s cohort group, make your payment at this link.  The Cohort group will begin the week of September 4th. If you have questions for Jim about the cohort, you can email him at: jimpalmerauthor@gmail.com