"Change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not."
Arnold Beisser
Jim McDonald LIMC
Simple meditations
to facilitate your peaceful awareness
Who Would I Be Without
Let those around you know you embrace the principles of forgiveness, acceptance and non-judgment as the foundation for your life.
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After acquiring a Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in Interpersonal Communication and Group Leadership, Jim spent sixteen years honing his group facilitation and public speaking skills as a corporate Training & Development professional. His continuing education includes an 18-month Gestalt Experience Training Program, and Gestalt Appreciative Inquiry approach to Personal Coaching.
Jim has recognized personal victory over his lifelong struggle with codependency and addictions through the active synthesis of openness, honesty, spirituality and willingness into his daily living. His daily practice is dependent upon the suspension of judgment through looking directly at it - a process that continually deepens his joining with others.
His practice of being willing to look honestly at himself, combined with his life and professional expertise, have shaped Jim into a dynamic and inspirational "Student of Experience™".
As a sought-after Speaker, Facilitator and Coach, Jim McDonald uses an enriching blend of teaching styles and traditions. He draws on his professional training, personal experience and humorous insight as the foundation for his dialogues, workshops and individual coaching sessions in a manner that fosters and supports expanding awareness.
Jim McDonald is the author of Who Would I Be Without - Based on a True Story of a Little Willingness.
He shares his powerful message of self-awareness and inner peace through printed materials, presentations, workshops and coaching sessions.
ABOUT Jim McDonald
Whether speaking to groups or working with individuals,
Jim embraces and demonstrates the philosophy that ultimately makes himself unnecessary:
A true guide receives only when giving all that has been given him.
