Editor's Note: You will first have the pleasure of meeting Luc Cardinal at the "Scaling New Heights®" conference in the Main Stage session on Sunday, June 4, 2017. On Monday, June 5 at 4:10 p.m., he will present “Making Your Dream a Reality: Overcoming the Obstacles.” In this article, he reveals his motivations and how he has overcome obstacles in his own life.
“When I was a kid, I was fascinated by science, sci-fi, human capabilities and futuristic ideas. As I grew up, while studying electronics, I read tons of books and magazines, attended seminars, talked with anyone and everyone about the future of mankind.
Needless to say, it became obvious I would not rest until I got some answers to questions such as: Why are we not using more than 10 percent of our brain (famous scientific knowledge of the ‘60s)? Why are so many people complaining about life and feeling miserable, while others seem to have it all? What stops us from being all that we can be? Why are some settling for less than they can be? How can I apply new knowledge to my own life and become my own laboratory?
And then I forgot about it all. For a while.
But, it all came back at me with a vengeance when my life took a turn for what seemed the worse. I was feeling horrible, not doing what I loved, feeding my mind stories over stories of what had gone wrong. I was divorced, tired, uncertain about the future, broke, and more importantly, broken. I admitted to myself that I was not living the life I had imagined when I was a kid.
Far from it.
So, I went back to basics, and powerful questions. What did I desire? What was my life going to be about? What was making me happy? You get the idea. I got out of the box I was stuck in and completely recreated my life.
Out of the hard lessons I was learning, I created a training company. This endeavor eventually brought me the good fortune of working half a dozen times with Dr. Steven Covey. His influence was huge. I got in touch with my purpose, my mission, key roles and values. It helped me realign myself.
During the course of this transformation, I studied communication, leadership, creativity, the physiology of stress, emotional intelligence, consciousness, and what would bring it all together, NeuroCoaching.
NeuroCoaching is the study of human behavior through the lens of the relationship between the conscious and the subconscious minds. We use fun and precise protocols for you to get to know your unconscious self.
This is the part that is often not in line with what you truly desire and want. The part that is holding the information that has you not succeeding the way you desire, not getting the result you intended, not having the balance you declared you wanted.
The conscious mind manages your life. The unconscious rules it. So how can one scale new heights while being unconscious about obstacles? And believe me, you might think you know these obstacles, but you really don’t. True obstacles are hiding inside your unconscious mind. This is where your Yeti plays “hide and seek."
Facing the Yeti is no small task and requires preparation. Nowadays, we step into new grounds, new projects, often with enthusiasm, but little preparedness - due to time constraints, budget pressure, and the simple fact that our lives have become so hectic.
And it is the same with our internal Yeti. One needs to take time to face this one. First, realizing the internal construct, the way it is kept in place, and the automatic behaviors that are created out of this "program." Whether it be stepping out of an old way of perceiving oneself, or simply becoming aware of self-sabotage, taking a step back is essential.
Recent discoveries in Neurosciences show us how to do just that, in a very efficient, quick and fun way. This talk and visualization will not only shed light on internal constructs and the blind spot that is the internal Yeti, but will also have everyone experience a simple exercise allowing to see the Yeti and face it.
Join us at the "Scaling New Heights® 2017" conference, June 4–7 in Orlando, Fla. Along the “Living your Dream” path, “Making Your Dream a Reality: Overcoming the Obstacles” workshop will help you discover what stands in the way of you achieving your dream of a successful, fulfilling practice and help you define a personalized action plan for overcoming the obstacles.
You’ll get to face your yeti, not just as a metaphor, but as a way to get in touch easily and naturally with your obstacles, the hidden force that, when tamed, propels you to new heights. You will be invited to break it all in pieces (almost accounting steps): The dream, the obstacles, the climb, the resolution. You will leave with a “to-do” list, having started work you can continue and polish further on your own.
Luc Cardinal
Luc Cardinal focuses his work on human beings, as opposed to Human Doings. He helps his clients, presidents, vice presidents and directors reach their objectives while improving pleasure at work. Luc helps his clients achieve more using The Higher Performance Zone™ a neuroscience model applied to business.
Luc uses a practical method to facilitate the use of human intelligence, and restore healthy and efficient communications at all levels of the business. His conferences and workshops, followed by individual coaching and regular plenaries, enable the integration of a communication style that allows participants to fully express their true leadership. The result is important emotional savings, focused energies targeted at goals and leaders moving from group to team.
Luc brings knowledge of neurophysiology of stress and calm states along with an essential perspective on power, motivation and negotiation. With more than 25 years of experience as a consultant and thousands of coaching sessions, he uses precise protocols, a large selection of powerful tools, and he obtains measurable results.
His professional training includes, among others, NeuroCoaching with Guy Hauray, Ph.D., OAD analysis (personality traits and motivational needs), Consulting and Coaching, the use of psychometric tools with MRG (Management Research Group), creativity in business with Edward de Bono and leadership with Dr. Stephen Covey.
Clients hire Luc for strategic planning or finding solutions to tense relationship situations. He helps transform business cultures, rekindle Vision-Mission-Values, and in many other ways, get full potential actualized in top teams.