Motivated by Wisdom 2017

MOTIVED BY WISDOM We Collaborate to Guide the Youth

WHO ARE WE?

We are passionate world leaders, elders, educators, experts and mentors.

We are united by one purpose which is to serve humanity by supporting youth.

We are a non-profit, practicing a new model of leadership.

INQUIRIES YOUTH Do you wish you had the tools to deal with all forms of anxiety, worry and pressure?

Do you wish you could find a sense of belonging and safety wherever you go?

Do you wish you could always talk to people who listen, respect and understand you?

MENTOR Do you wish you could have confidence in what you do?

Do you wish you could be an inspiring and effective leader?

Do you want to make your mark on the world?

PARENTS Worried about your kid’s future?

Do you wish you didn’t have to worry about their safety?

Concerned about their influences; that you cannot control?

MISSION Providing practical mentorship & guiding self-discovery for youth, to successfully cross the bridge into adulthood.

Supporting connection to life, and understanding the responsibilities of adulthood.

To educate the heart and nurture effective future leaders that know how to lead themselves first.

HOW Providing relevant Rites of Passage for today’s modern world. Connecting youth to the wisdom of many indigenous cultures, experts, scientists and elders.

Providing education and transformational experiences for youth, mentors and parents.

Collaborating, and exchange and connect locally and internationally, with organizations to guide youth.

By teaching that all of our individual choices matter and these decisions determine our future.

VISION Journey to the heart .

Discover who you really are.

Share that with the world.

WHY?

“Show me your youth and I will show you the future of your nation.” ~ Georges Vanier

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO LIFE •

The world is undergoing major shifts. We live in a time of huge transitions between fast advancements in technology, and social as well as economic challenges.

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Every level of life is changing faster than we can keep up.

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Today, young people are living in a superficial hyper-connected world with many challenges and disconnections.

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Youth are overwhelmed with uncertainty of their future and their role in society. They lack the mentorship to help them to understand and decipher the implications of their choices, and to help them navigate the complexities of many dilemmas.

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Depression and suicide rates are rising due to youth’s inability to process pain and find a community that provide them with a sense of support and belonging.

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To navigate this time of global transition we need new perspectives, better understanding and appropriate strategies to adapt to the world that is emerging.

That is WHY now more than ever, it is important to come together and collaborate to guide youth.

WINGS We teach freedom by taking responsibility and action.

We encourage informed practice and critical thinking.

We support expansive awareness of different choices and life's possibilities

ROOTS We connect youth to a community of elders and the

WHAT?

“There are two things we must give our children: One is roots, and the other is wings.” ~ Hodding Carter

wisdom of all traditions, co-creating and collaborating across generations.

GUIDING SELF-DISCOVERY VS SELF-INITIATION WHERE DO THE YOUTH GET THEIR MYTHS? “They make them up themselves. This is why we have graffiti all over the city. These kids have their own gangs & their own initiation and morality and they are doing the best they can.” ~ Joseph Campbell, The power of Myth

MODERN RITES OF PASSAGE STAGE 1 Separation from the known to the unknown Being an adult isn’t just about reaching a certain age or accepting certain responsibilities. Youth must undergo a process that requires letting go of the familiar and comfortable, as they enter a foreign world, to discover who they are and what they carry hidden within them.

STAGE 2 Facing ordeals and receiving the gift Through physical and psychological tests and adventures, youth face their fears, overcome limitations, discover creative capacities, open their hearts, and receive a gift that they carry forth into this world.

STAGE 3 Return to the community with new understanding and awareness In returning to their families and the community, youth are received with a respect for – and celebration of – their new found self-awareness and the journey taken to develop it. Now they have the chance to share their discoveries, and be acknowledged for the gift that they carry.

OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

“The unexamined life is not worth living” ~ Socrates

Truly examine who they are, and what it means to be a human being.

Genuine and heartfelt self-expression, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-reliance and self-acceptance.

Deeply effective communication, problem solving and critical thinking and harmonious living.

Knowing what it really means to be a man, and what it really means to be a woman.

Understand the need for a natural biological separation from parents and the real reasons for the need to belong to peer groups.

Responsibility for personal choices and the impact of each action.

Life learning about belonging and contributing.

Unique leadership (that knows how to lead itself first).

Personal discipline and commitment to living a life of purpose.

Enhanced awareness of ethical and moral values in life.

OUTCOMES FOR PARENTS & FAMILY Harmonious relationships in the family home.

Deeper trust, ease and freedom for parents.

Better understanding of important and previously unknown dynamics.

Deeper compassion, and better communication with each other.

Growing respect for elders.

Rest in the knowledge that youth have the wings they need to fly their own course.

OUTCOMES FOR SOCIETY A happy family creates a happy and safe society.

An increased ability to better relate to one another as a society.

A happy family creates a better adjusted and functioning society.

An increased cohesion in cultural identity.

A happy family produces more contributing members to society.

“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.� ~ St. Mother Teresa

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