Very strong approach and services here Have worked with…read morethem for a decade off and on, getting focused and practical support whenever I've had to get through something challenging, complex or scary Perfect combination of active listening and supportive counselling with the right tools and practices Highly recommended

Very helpful for me. Good listening skills and helped me get insight into the issues I was dealing…read morewith. Strongly recommend.

Exceptional P6 project scheduling and expert consulting. Highly recommend them for reliable…read moreadvisory support. Thanks.

I have participated since 2001 with a long break to be foster parents and have returned to the now…read moreonline programs and I love this work. I am pretty confident that I get to have the great relationship with my husband, family and friends because we (he and I) are actively looking at ourselves and the impact what we do has on the world. The worldwide community has been so wonderful to participate with.

Psuedo-pyramid-cult scheme is the best way that I can think of to describe this…read more This happened several years ago, but it still stands out in my mind. A friend of mine took this course, to use the term loosely, for some personal reasons. After she completed this course, she asked if I wanted to go to a free seminar, again using the term loosely, of sorts. (I am saying all of this in hindsight.) I agreed to go and it was free alright. This was what I experienced: The venue was the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside, known under a different name back then. You get registered by filling out some forms, enter into a huge ballroom with all kinds of peeps, and you get seated. A couple of speakers start coming out and talking about some life changing events in their personal lives and how they had a "breakthrough". This "breakthrough", becomes a recurring theme. I'm starting to get skepical. The stuff that they are talking about sounds familiar, like what I learned in university about thought processes, stereotyping, and schemas. This is what a schema is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_%28psychology%29 Then the unexpected happens. Peeps in the audience start getting up and talking about their own personal (very personal, emphasis added) experiences and how they had a breakthrough. They shout at the end of their 10-15 second spiel, ".......and I had a breakthrough!" After each individual shout out, everyone in the audience claps and cheers the person for getting up and declaring their breakthrough (there's that word again). Huh? WTF is that all about? (I find out the reason at the end, and about a week later) A few more peeps in the audience do the same thing, and they end this part of the presentation. After this, they separate everyone in the audience - I get separated from my friend, and they send smaller groups into seminar rooms. This is when it gets interesting, or hilarious, depending on your perspective. At this point I had pretty much figured out what this was all about, but I endured, and stuck it out. A "leader" (leader meaning someone who completed the course and is a senior speaker) will get up to the front and describe their own experiences and experiences of others, and how this course changed them. So far so good. It was a lady speaking and she described how one little boy she knew/helped along because he was always being "bullied". Shunned upon nowadays, but I digress. This little boy was always being picked upon by another boy who would slap him on the back and would never call him by his name every morning. Basically being mean to him. The little boy hated this and told her. She helps him out by changing his thought process into: "He isn't really mean, that's just the way he says hello to me." To which someone in the audience gets up claps and says, "That is brilliant!!!" Brilliant, meaning problem solved. He is no longer tormented by the other boy. OMG! (R U kidding me????) My preconceived notion of this course and schemas are now in full flight. This course was all about thought process change. Which may or may not be a bad thing, depending on circumstance. Then she goes into another example. This one is about how one camp counselor thought this other little boy was such an idiot. He would do stupid and idiotic things. He would be selfish by sailing alone and not with anyone else, they would have to wait for him at lunch, etc, etc. I raise my hand to ask a question (BIG mistake, BTW.) So I say to her, "This little boy that was such a so called "jerk", everything he did was "jerk" behavior, wasn't it?" Speaker: "Yes, to the counselor everything he did was selfish" Me: "So everything he did was interpreted to be "jerk" behavior regardless of whether he did something nice or not?" Speaker: "Yes" Me: "So this counselor, because this boy was a jerk in her mind, anything and everything he did was associated with being a jerk, because of her preconceived notion of him being a jerk, and in doing so it was a self fulfilling prophecy?" Speaker: "Yes, exactly!! You're pretty good at this!" She's looking more intently at me now. Me: "Oh, well,........ this is nothing new to me. Sounds like a bit of pop psychology to me." (This was my mistake) Speaker: "No, this is NOT PSYCHOLOGY!" shaking her head adamantly. I silence myself now. Other peeps, who have taken this course, in the room ZERO IN on me like flies homing in on fresh dog poop! At the end of this little session, the vultures DESCEND on me like fresh kill. They start to try to convince me that my thinking is wrong and how I could benefit from this course. I brush all of them off. Cult because they all try to tell you to change your thinking into theirs. Pyramid because they recruit past participants (who are not paid) to recruit others to take the course. You become a drone. They call me a week later to take the course, I politely declined.

I should start this review with a little background. I'm in the food service business (catering to…read morebe precise), and let me say that despite great and faithful service to a long and cherished client, you're really only one moldy pickle away from complete and utter annihilation... So enough background, I met Lucas of 'Level Up Living' by chance in an elevator. It turned out we were going to the same business establishment. He was on a sales call, and I was in full damage control with a basket full of mea culpa sandwiches (see above background statement.) He asked me how my day was going, and for once I dispensed with the usual "fine" response, made a play for honesty, and said "not fine". "Actually, I'm stressed, and having a fairly crappy day" is what I said. I should also add a soupcon more background info and mention I'd just gotten off the phone with my wife and business partner who'd told me two key staff members quit after getting into an argument on how to cut a sandwich or some such nonsense. Anyway, this is the best part, as we leave the elevator Lucas says "I can help you with that" and proceeds to give me a lesson in breathing techniques to reduce stress - In through the mouth (not the nose) and into the rib cage (not the diaphragm) out through the mouth. Also, put your hands behind your back, interlace your fingers, then push you arms away from you to drop your shoulders. I'm not kidding when I say it took Lucas only 45 seconds to completely alleviate the ball of stress I was carrying around - imagine what he could do in an entire session. Also it must be said that for an individual to offer such helpful advice for little more than a roast pork sandwich (I gave him one) imagine what he could do if you paid him! I'm not sure if we'll ever win our client back (moldy pickle aside), but I'm grateful for what I learned today from Lucas of 'Level Up Living" I'll put these simple techniques into practice for years to come. I hope he liked the sandwich.

I just finished a 3 day workshop of the Thought leader mastermind. Lucas and his training are…read morereally amazing. I started working with Lucas almost year ago because I wanted to step up and be more confident in speaking in public. My heart would pump out of my chest at my nerves. Now, I've got 5 speaking engagements across the USA at large marketing conferences that I'm really excited about. A month ago I won the Internet Masterminds award for best speaker. It's not just the training that's been amazing, but also the connections with really great leaders and entrepreneurs that have been so valuable. I definitely recommend.

Elumind Centres is amazing! The team is super friendly, professional, and really knows their stuff…read more From the moment I walked in, I felt welcome and cared for. Highly recommend if you want real results and a supportive team by your side!

This was a fantastic! Isabelle and her analysis were spot on. She was able to identify the key…read morepersonality traits of myself and my coworkers, and then give us actionable strategies to get the most out of our personality types. After meeting with Isabelle, I feel like a know myself better, and have a clearer understanding of how to get great results from my team at work so we can all be more productive. I would recommend this coaching and consulting to anyone!

I've worked with Isabelle on some consulting projects in the past. I appreciate how she takes the…read moreextra time to ask deeper questions outside of the typical scope of the project, really challenging you to think outside of the box!  She is also great at listening and helps you reflect on common themes, which can really help you tackle the big picture issues. Her enthusiasm to take risks on projects is contagious, and can enhance an organizations ability to stay dynamic in any environment!

Best place to do courses that get you a job immediately!! Great friendly staff, very comforting…read moreenvironment!

I had a great learning experience there. The staff is very motivated and ready to help. Several…read morecourses in one place.

After my first coaching session with Lisa, I was able to implement some tweaks to our consultation…read moreprocess which resulted in not only a really comfortable and easy sale but one where the client was asking US about our other services. It pretty much paid for the investment in her services before we really got started! If you want a coach with sales and marketing ninja skills who provides bottom-line results and fast, then I highly recommend Lisa van Reeuwyk of Bloom Business Development. With her encouraging and open-minded approach, I can't recommend her highly enough.