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Mount Baker is a wonderful ski area and great for hikes in the summer. One of the most popular is Artist Point, where this picture was taken.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”With My Partner, Donna” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/80.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Speaking At A Conference” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/130.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Where I Get My Ideas” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/190.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Down Under” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/125.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”My Head In The Clouds” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/180.png” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Back in the Day” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Robert-H-Jones-IV-07.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
How I looked as Chrysler Corporation’s Token Hoppie, in 1974.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Back when I was able to read” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/People\/Bob-can-read.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Before my first haircut” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jones-R-1948_-Bob-2-scaled.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Taking a walk in Paradise” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_0521-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
For many years, I would take a barefoot walk in the snow at least once each year. This picture was taken by my brother, Johm at Paradise, on the south flank of Mt. Ranier.<\/p>\n
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KD played in Vancouver , BC the night before. Donna and I had front row seates. The next night, he played in Seattle and was clearly very tired.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Can You See Me Now?” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20190220_090628-Copy-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Enjoying a moment with my Granddaughter” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Canon-Digital-Card-2-238-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Chorus Line In The Snow” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/100_0710.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Yes, I am a BUCKEYE!” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20180614_154103-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”My two grandmothers” button_text=”Click Here” image=”http:\/\/www.connexionscoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jones-R-1945-Frieda-Hirsch-Jones-Hannah-Harvey-Knapp-mothers-.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
My grandmothers did not like each other. Can you tell?<\/p>\n
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As you may suspect from the pictures flashing past, I have learned not to take myself too seriously. Have you learned this essential life lesson yet?<\/p>\n
I have learned to look deeply into who I really am, warts and all. And I have learned to accept myself fully, even the parts of me that I don’t particularly like.<\/p>\n
Have you?<\/p>\n
If you are ready to step outside your comfort zone and take a deep look at yourself, I can help you.<\/p>\n
Are you ready to stop beating yourself up because you aren’t perfect?<\/span><\/p>\n Are you willing to let go of your self-limiting beliefs like “<\/span>I am not good enough<\/em>” or “<\/span>I am not lovable<\/em>“?<\/span><\/p>\n Are you ready to learn the skills that will help you build warm and fulfilling connections with other easily?<\/span><\/p>\n Search the Personal Growth Library on the bottom of this page. Check out the testimonials of people I have helped in the past. Schedule a free coaching session. There is a lot of material here to help you make a good decision. When your are ready, click the Register button or go to the Register page. Register for my “Self-Awareness” workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n I look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#D8CFB1″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n I am a very different type of coach. I don’t do the pep-talks or the goal-setting thing. I simply listen deeply, ask tough questions and give you clean, clear and direct feedback. No bull-shit. No judgments. Just the stuff you probably know already but don’t know how to accept.<\/p>\n Take a free 30 minute test-ride and check me out.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#D8CFB1″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After more than 76 trips around the Sun, I have accumulated a fair bit of life-experience.\u00a0 I share what I have learned with small groups of men in a series of on-line workshops that work you through five powerful steps. See the About page to learn more.<\/p>\n Workshops can be short (1-3 hours), or extended and spread out over several weeks.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#D8CFB1″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Deep, authentic connection is a need shared by all human beings. Creating a community of like-minded people involves shedding relationships that no longer serve you and creating and nurturing relationships that help you grow.<\/p>\n Participating in the journey of the Five Gateways is an ongoing process of building an intentional community.<\/p>\n Conscious Community<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Four Gateways are a series of online workshops that explore the four steps of personal growth that will transform you in ways you can only begin to imagine.<\/p>\n Each of these workshops is presented using Zoom sessions that last up to three hours per session with each of the first three comprising five to six weekly sessions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#96E2E5″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Self-Awareness is the foundation of personal growth.\u00a0 If you don’t know who you are, you are flying blind.<\/p>\n This six session workshop focuses on developing deeper internal self-awareness and establishing a practice of getting regular external feedback.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F9E5C3″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Self-Actualization is the process of clarifying and manifesting your personal vision.<\/p>\n This ongoing workshop is different from the previous three. It is not a course, but an ongoing process of clarifying, planning, and building\u00a0 your vision.<\/p>\n Self-Actualization can be coached, but not taught. It is self-directed with community support.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#96E2E5″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n If you cannot accept yourself as you are, you are destined to a life of loneliness and desperation.<\/p>\n This six session workshop addresses limiting behaviors, un-expressed feelings, self-limiting beliefs and unhealed trauma.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#EAD8BE” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Self-Realization is a process of becoming who you really are. It is about being the person you have been hiding from… your true self.<\/p>\n This is also an ongoing process, but a more solitary one. It is a spiritual journey of awakening into your true Buddha nature.<\/p>\n Self-Realization can be coached but not taught. It is self-directed with coaching and community support as needed.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#96E2E5″ custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Authentic self-confidence arises from accepting yourself exactly as you are, perfectly imperfect and human.<\/p>\n This six-session workshop focuses on skill-building, and transforming and transcending limiting behaviors and beliefs into self-empowering choices.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#EAD8BE” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Every course, workshop, training I have ever attended follows a common pattern: we assemble, get to know some of our classmates, learn the material, and then scatter to the winds.<\/p>\n What if we created something different? Something lasting? Something that grows instead of disappearing?<\/p>\n Building deep and authentic connection is an essential part of my personal mission. Creating a community of self-aware, self-accepting, and self-confident people is an exciting idea that is already taking root.<\/p>\nPersonal Growth Coach<\/h2>\n
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