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Planning Life-Changing Retreats Terry Plochman

Planning Life-Changing Retreats Terry Plochman. Personal & Family. Business & Leadership. Your Forum. Retreat. Agenda. The 12 building blocks of life-changing retreats Group dynamics. Understanding the life of your forum. The power and techniques of truth-telling in your forum.

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Planning Life-Changing Retreats Terry Plochman

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  1. Planning Life-Changing RetreatsTerry Plochman Personal & Family Business & Leadership Your Forum Retreat

  2. Agenda • The 12 building blocks of life-changing retreats • Group dynamics. Understanding the life of your forum. • The power and techniques of truth-telling in your forum. • Tools, techniques, and processes to help reach your retreat objectives Start with some words of inspiration…

  3. My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot. - Ashleigh Brilliant UC Berkeley 'street' philosopher

  4. I don’t get it. Are we supposed to go higher or deeper?

  5. Results of a Life-Changing Retreat • Unexpected “ah-hah’s.” • Deeper relationships with other members. • A deeper relationship with yourself. • Transferable skills valuable outside the forum.

  6. A new, or renewed, connection with your sense of meaning and purpose • A new, or renewed, connection with your forum’s sense of meaning and purpose • New capacities, capabilities. • Improved emotional intelligence

  7. 12 Building-Blocks of Life-Changing Forum Retreats • Safety & Trust • Leadership • Being Present • Listening • Risk-Taking • Group Dynamics / Maintenance • Exercises and discussions with: • The “Fundamental Question” • Introspection • Disclosure • Mirroring • Solidarity-Building Experiences • Truth-Telling • One-on-One • Playfulness and Seriousness • Flexibility

  8. Tasks Pre-work Exercises Recreation Meals Logistics Maintenance/Process Pre-retreat interviews or survey Checking in. How am I doing as a member of this group? What’s up right now? Where are we going? Am I truly present? Formal Closing. 12 Building Blocks of Life-Changing Forum Retreats: Group Dynamics / Maintenance

  9. 12 Building Blocks of Life-Changing Forum Retreats: One-on-One

  10. Constraints: Budget Skills Group Stage Fear/Apprehension

  11. Constraints: Budget: A forum is only as wealthy as its least wealthymember Skills:Hire a resource, build someone’s skills, or use retreat to develop skills. Doesn’t have to be the moderator who has the skills. Group Stage:Work on safety, trust, inclusion and conflict management as the foundation for life-changing retreats. Use retreats to move group to next stage. Apprehension: Recognize it and differentiate between discomfort and danger.

  12. PlanningStep #1: Consultation & AssessmentStep #2: Brainstorming ElementsStep # 3: Turn Elements into an Agenda(refer to page 56 – 58 of workbook)

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