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Adsum: Being Here with David FirthTom LaRatonda and The Course in MiraclesMy guest on this episode is my dear friend, Tom LaRotonda.
We discuss the distinction between Truth and Perception, why people seem all too willing to give up their own power to others, and a perennial theme in conversations between Tom and me: Love.
“You need to hear the truth about yourself as frequently as possible, because your mind is so preoccupied with false self-images.”
Foundation for Inner Peace, A Course in Miracles
Tom LaRotonda is an Author and Life Mentor. After 20 years working for some of the largest corporations in the world as a culture change leader, he left the busi...2021-02-111h 01Adsum: Being Here with David FirthRichard Jacobs and The Difference between New York & BarbadosThe next of the Holiday Season "Favorite Quotations' episodes; Rich's meaning-rich email; airport adventures; the joy of improvisation, play and the Fool; the best use of brain and heart; Monty Python's great wisdom; the transformative power of hospitality; and the presence of our innate goodness.
Richard is the CEO of YES www.yesindeed.com and has been designing purpose-based change programs for 25 years with organisations such as Google, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Allianz, Coca Cola as well as government bodies, NGO’s and charities.
Richard specialises in the creation of immersive development experiences in both live and online events using interac...2020-12-061h 09Adsum: Being Here with David FirthCharrise McCrorey and The Age of WisdomThe first of the Holiday Season "Favorite Quotations' episodes; making God laugh; our only failure; the buried blessings; a different take on retirement and being professional; and the Mother of all Problems...
Charrise is a lover, a creator, and a helper. Powered by creativity and heart, she uses her superpowers to discover possibilities for people who want create something meaningful. Her work since 2006 as a coach, facilitator, teacher and retreat leader has changed lives for the better. Over the years, she has also found her muse as a fine artist and writer.
She has been married to the love of her l...2020-12-0654 minAdsum: Being Here with David FirthAdsum Podcast: Episode 4: Adam BarleyMy guest on this episode is Adam Barley. What a far-reaching conversation we have! Relationship, movement, zero is not nothing and the future of our beautiful planet...and more!
Adam Barley is a movement catalyst and creator of ZeroOne, a creative movement meditation practice for personal and collective evolution. For almost 30 years he has got people moving more freely and breathing more deeply in business, schools, prisons, Balinese dojos and windswept mountain tops, as well as open studios for the public in over 25 countries, creating inspirational transformative experiences for individuals and groups.
With ZeroOne, he is integrating influences from four dec...2020-10-0956 minAdsum: Being Here with David FirthAdsum Podcast Episode 3: Heather CookDavid: ‘Are we going to be OK?’
Heather: ‘We may need to get a new definition of OK.’
Heather A. Cook, MA, MPH, LPC, is the Principal of HECO Consulting.
Heather is a scientist, integrative systems thinker, and a navigator of the individual and collective human experience. Above all, she is a consultant in the traditional sense of ‘gathering the people who know.’ Her background in Laboratory Science, Public Health, Emergency Preparedness and Psychology provides her with a unique ability to support individuals and organizations through complex situations.
With this combination...2020-09-2257 minAdsum: Being Here with David FirthAdsum Podcast Episode 2: Marc Powell’Lessons from theater, Landmark Education and falling in love at a distance...'
Marc is founder and Managing Director of Emailogic – a consultancy and training company that specializes in changing organizational email cultures. His background spans Psychology, Information Technology, HR and Theatre. Originally he trained as an engineer, then as a professional actor after which he acted for 6 years. Since then and for the last 25 years he has been helping businesses use technology more effectively through changing human behaviors.
His passion and work is all about empowering organizations to move forwards with new ways of gain...2020-09-2240 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthDavid Firth Consulting Newsletter July 2020The audio version of my email newsletter, July 21, 2020, with some additional thoughts on what's possible in communities in the light of the George Floyd killing and its aftermath.2020-07-2111 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthPoem by MeHaving spent so much time in my workshops reading other people's poetry out, I accepted a challenge to write a poem. This is it.2019-11-1401 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthIt is I Who Must Begin - A Poem by Vaclav HavelGive yourself a minute - or specifically one minute and two seconds - to listen to this beautiful poem by Vaclav Havel. This is a poem about the faith we must have that our individual actions can and will make a difference.2019-10-1601 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthWhy do we make Virtual Communication so hard?An extract from a recent interview, addressing the problems associated with Virtual Communication.2019-09-1801 minAdsum: Being Here with David FirthPoem: The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese by Wendell Berry - I used to start my workshops off with this poem...2019-09-1801 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthWhy does Unconditional Communication matter?Another interview question: what's the big deal about Unconditional Communication in today's world?2019-09-1801 min
Adsum: Being Here with David FirthAdsum Podcast: Episode 1 Terry BartlowWelcome to the first episode of Adsum: Being Here with David Firth. My guest is Terry Bartlow, one of the most beautiful souls I know. Enjoy!2019-09-1836 min