Participant Testimonials
"This leadership summit was a fabulous experience. It was exciting to learn in such a beautiful environment. Lance provided all the foundational elements and more to demonstrate leadership: he helped me develop as a skier and as a person with respect and skill, his expectations for me were high and he provided a supportive and safe atmosphere as I stumbled and fell and got back up and learned. Through all the falling down and getting back up I also developed my approach to big issues, exciting and inspiring issues — character, destiny and legacy. I learned about the importance of leadership and spent this time immersed in a way of providing excellent leadership, demonstrated by Lance. What a lesson in leadership! This weekend was an inspiring leap forward for me and has made a big impact in my business and personal life; I am grateful. "
Gerard Lahey, P. Eng., CEO, Parallel Corp
"What an inspiring time—I am still in awe of the entire experience. This was the first time I've ever truly had an "experiential learning" experience. Typically when I go to trainings, seminars, conferences, etc. I sit in a classroom or I am on a conference call learning the principles, etc. and then I must go back into my world and figure out how to apply what I have learned. By using the mountain as our classroom we immediately brought the learnings deep into our body, mind and spirit—our entire being. I am finding that I'm incorporating what I learned and the metaphors used this past weekend throughout all aspects of my life (leading my business, my finances, etc.). It is my deepest desire to have many people experience the Leadership Summit (and more specifically you and your approach)."
Melinda Cohan, Founder and President, The Coaches Console
"The experience was truly valuable and inspiring. The setting was awesome. Lance is an outstanding teacher — of skiing and leadership. I went from green runs to black in less than 48 hours after not having skied for 15 years. And I left with a blueprint for energizing our business transformation at the same time. It was remarkable. More remarkable still was the widespread buy-in and support from the rest of the firm regarding the principles and concepts we are now implementing."
Marty Durbin, President, First Command Financial Services Inc.
"I spent three glorious, sunny days skiing at Copper Mountain with Lance Secretan. Thanks to Lance, my skiing improved significantly. I think that Lance has the unusual ability to not only know his craft well but be able to successfully teach it to others."
Alan Harman, Senior Investment Executive and Director, ScotiaMcLeod
"During 45 years of skiing, I have seldom skied with anyone who can mirror my ability, or enthusiasm. Skiing with Lance was the exception to that. This man is a superb skier and a very skilled and willing coach for others. It was a delight to watch the whispering vapor trails of snow spinning off his ski tails in front of me, and to feel as one in our experience of this marvelous sport in the Colorado sunshine."
Randall White, Chevron
"Attending the leadership summit was truly a WOW! experience. The format for this summit was different than any I have attended and provided an extremely engaging learning experience as a result. I experienced a variety of emotions and feelings during the 4 days. I found that the day's events provided a feeling of pure exhilaration and challenged me as to how I can and will enhance my leadership.
The group environment was particularly rewarding and from the time we all arrived and introduced ourselves over dinner, we became close and felt part of a very special experience. We were challenged to describe what we would like to come away with from the Leadership Summit in terms of objectives or results. Personally, I came away feeling that I greatly exceeded my objectives and I believe my colleagues would echo my thoughts.
The whole approach to the 4 days was experiential: working through and living the CASTLE Principles. We approached our skiing considering each of the principles and spent time discussing these on the mountain and at breaks. In sharing these discussions and with the support of the group I experienced skiing as I never would have imagined. I have not been on skis for approximately 7 years and found myself mastering double-black diamond mogul runs, skiing through trees, over waterfalls and through the most amazing untouched knee deep powder snow at 12,400 feet above sea level.
This was an opportunity to participate in an inspiring environment with a group of outstanding people while learning through the leadership of Lance Secretan. Lance lives the CASTLE principles and shared with us how this can make a difference on our lives and those around us.
This summit was exhilarating, inspirational and provided clarity for me and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to learn in an environment that is a living practice and example of the CASTLE principles."
"I certainly didn't expect to be skiing double black diamond runs within two hours of hitting the slopes (especially after 18 years of no skiing), but the strength, wisdom and love of a trusted teacher brought out the best in me. It is a great testament that we can all reach our potential if we will just 'reach.' Following the lead of an expert like Lance makes 'reaching' easy, graceful, successful, and did I mention fun?!!! Lance embodies passion, courage, joy, trust, integrity and results! What a gift he is to the planet for modeling conscious commerce, integrity in business and relationships, abundance, love for humanity, and passion for life! Thank you my friend."
Lisa Clapier, Host, The Torch TV Show with Patch Adams, MD
"The leadership summit was much more and quite different from what I was expecting. In fact, I'm still processing the catharsis that I experienced during those 4 days. It was amazingly rewarding, challenging and emotional. It seems like every day since my time at Copper Mountain, new lessons, ideas and beliefs about myself and leadership have emerged and become clearer.
The days of skiing were totally exhilarating; navigating double-black diamond mogul runs, jumping off cliffs, skiing over a frozen waterfall and curving around pine trees. Best of all was gliding through several feet of fresh powder where the only visible tracks were our own.
The ski summit provided real and clear proof that breakthrough things can happen when you follow, and are led by, the CASTLE principles and when you understand and honor your Destiny, Cause and Calling. The skiing that I did, and the experience I had was only possible because I believed in and lived those principles; and because Lance, as our leader, lived the principles as well.
The other lesson that became clear to me was that regardless of changes in the external environment (in our case, changes in weather...and believe me, there were drastic changes from day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour!); what sustained me and my desire/ability to ski with brilliance were the CASTLE principles. The external environment was secondary and this is learning that I will apply and keep in mind now that I've returned to my "day job"."
"With Whistler and Blackcomb mountains in my backyard, I expected Lance Secretan's Leadership Summit to be, well, a nice weekend skiing experience, enhanced with conscious conversation. I was wrong. First, the skiing was of the kind I've only seen in videos and the Leadership experience was set in my bones when, in the first 30 minutes on the hill, I was treated as an expert skier so masterfully, that my mind was changed about my ability before I knew it. By the end of the weekend, I realized I had leaped forward as an athlete the way I might have done as a teen some 35 years ago. The conscious conversation also touched me deeply, it inspired me to live the CASTLE principles, rather than simply agreeing with them intellectually, as I read Lance's great book "ONE". Back in the office, I'm noticing leadership issues handled with ease and with little thought required—proof again that the weekend is not in my head, it's in my heart. Thank you for a peak life experience."
Jean-Pierre LeBlanc, Success Coach & Relationship Alchemist, Co-Founder, Saje Natural Wellness Stores
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