Living an undefended life: Embracing vulnerability and full aliveness

Jim Dethmer is co-author of the bestselling book 'The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership' and is one of the most sought-after executive coaches in the world. It was an honor to speak with Jim, and I had the sense that I was sitting in the presence of someone who really had spent a lifetime embodying and living what he teaches.

In this wide-ranging conversation, you can expect to learn:

🙋‍♂️  How to use the Sedona method for yourself
👐  What it means to live an undefended life
👊  How to take radical responsibility for your emotions
💚  What it means to 'SAFE' yourself rather than be at the mercy of the external situation
🗣️  Why leaning into difficult conversations and revealing your experience is key to aliveness
🧰  Practical strategies for having clearing conversations and practicing radical honesty

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📚 The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success

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🫁 Nervous System Mastery

This is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing.  It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.

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