Archive for July, 2007

Podcast 1: One of My Greatest Mentors, Larry Wilson

Published at July 31, 2007 in Podcasts, Personal Growth Courses, Mentors and Great Books. 0 Comments

Larry Wilson Book - Play to winIt is certainly by no accident that one of the men who has influenced me the most is my first interview for our podcast and this blog. If you are not aware of Larry Wilson’s many accomplishments he is probably best known for having founded one of the largest learning organizations in this country, Wilson Learning Corp. I met Larry about 12 years ago after having read several of his books. I called him up at his ranch Pecos River in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I told him that I was starting a company called Sales Solutions Systems, and asked if he would be interested in meeting with me to discuss an opportunity that existed in the insurance industry. His answer was a resounding yes, and he welcomed me with open arms and heart when I met him at Pecos River some 12 years ago. Pecos River has since been sold, but what an incredible retreat facility it was, with ropes courses and beautiful scenery and some of the top training in leadership that this country had to offer at the time.

Since our meeting each of our lives have taken many twists and turns, but one constant is that Larry has always been there for me every step of the way to help guide me through the maze of business and personal growth.

Larry WilsonIn this podcast you will learn more about his current work “The Great Game of Life” and his book “Play to Win!: Choosing Growth Over Fear in Work and Life. Larry has recently developed a 12 session course that is one of the best personal growth courses I have ever reviewed. Later this year we will be bringing this program to our Digital Seed learning platform so that thousands of people can enjoy this work via the Internet and collaborate with others across the country in the process. This podcast is a wonderful insight into Larry Wilson the man and his own personal journey. I hope you enjoy it.

I apologize for the sound quality of my voice (Larry comes through much clearer). We are still getting the hang of recording phone conversations over here.

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Welcome to the “Inside Personal Growth” Blog by Greg Voisen

Published at July 28, 2007 in Announcements. 4 Comments

Welcome to the “Inside Personal Growth” blog. The purpose behind this blog is to give you insight into some of the best thinkers and minds in the personal growth / mastery business.

I personally have been an avid reader, and seminar and workshop attendee for over 35 years and have benefited tremendously from the many books, CDs, retreats, workshops and seminars of these personal growth gurus. Like you and me, they are on a very similar journey through life. We all have our have our ups and downs in life, as I frequently say, but how we relate to the issue is the issue. The only difference between us and the personal growth gurus is that they are attempting to practice and apply behavioral and pattern changes by becoming more aware before they act. Knowing what we are doing and becoming aware of our patterns and behavior is half the battle.

In my opinion, a heightened level of awareness associated with our behavior, attitude and ingrained patterns can help transform lives. The body of work centered on personal growth and mastery is dedicated to making us more aware of our patterns and then to provide us tools, laws and principles as options to improve and modify our behavior, patterns and thinking. If you are anything like me, old patterns and behavior have taken years and considerable work, thought and effort to modify. I find that a big dose of self-forgiveness is necessary when we lapse back into our old patterns.

Deep inside we all know how to love ourselves and others but we frequently have a lapse in memory. We were all blessed with strong intuition but forget to tune into and hear the strong signal of that inner voice of wisdom.

If you choose to continue to visit my blog you will be invited to read, listen to and view short video insights from personal growth gurus of this era and past. You will find interviews, podcasts, references to books, CDs, workshops, retreats, seminars and have an opportunity to share your reflections, experiences and insights as you journey through your personal growth. Let me know what has worked and what has not worked for you.

I will also keep you informed as learning courses are developed by authors for a new web based platform called Digital Seed. I am one of the co-founders of eLuminate, the company behind Digital Seed, and our focus is to bring the best authors, speakers, trainers and contents experts to you via our new interactive, multi-media web-based learning platform. The purpose behind this web based software is to provide the learner with easy access to engaging, fun and immersive content while simultaneously allowing the learners to interact in a community of like-minded individuals about the learning content. If you are interested in seeing a brief video demo of our Digital Seed platform with a module from authors Dr. Joel and Michelle Levey on Mind Fitness please click here.

I look forward to providing you with reviews on books, seminars, workshops, retreats, CDs and self-guided programs. I also am excited about the many interviews that I will be conducting in the coming months with highly acclaimed experts in the personal growth field.

I want to hear from you! Please visit often and leave your comments, reflections, suggestions and thoughts about the content presented.

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