Seamus Campbell, Author at Startup Tablelands

The Facts

February 28, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

When: Sat 16th March
Where: Destiny Hub, 49-57 Loder St, Atherton
How much: $20 – $35
Tickets Essential – Buy here

What to bring: an open mind! Pencil and paper or device to take notes if desired. Comfy clothes and a willingness to meet neighbours and maybe yourself in a new light. A jumper in case the air con is too chill. A reusable mug for your drinks.

The Purpose (every Purpose Summit must have a Purpose!):

The purpose of the first Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business (1.0) was straightforward:
Present a unique event to help Tablelanders connect to their purpose and connect purpose to profit in their business
Create and teach a purpose finding technique dependent upon being able to communicate directly with Intuition.
Reach small businesses who aren’t getting enough out of more conventional business improvement methodologies and dig deeper into what might be standing between you and your business success.
Try something new!
Find out if that “something new” resonates with any Tablelanders at all.

Did 1.0 achieve its purpose? My answer: YES! And your answer, to those who attended last year?

The purpose of the second Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business is a little more complex:

Connect purpose to profit in business.
Connect each of us more closely to our individual purpose.
Accomplish this through re-formatting limiting beliefs..
Define and identify limiting beliefs.
Teach and demonstrate a variety of facilitators and techniques for working through the inner resistance you may be finding holds you back from business breakthroughs–or those in life!

Schedule for the Workshop:

8.30 Arrival and Networking
9.00 Introduction and Welcome
9.05 Intro to living a life of purpose – Jean Thomas
9.30 Refresh Purpose summit – Christine Doan
10.00 Elevator pitches from facilitators (2 mins ea)
10.15 Morning Tea Break (sign up for break out)
10.45 Break out sessions with facilitators
11.45 Wrap up (sharing and guiding thoughts)
12.00 Lunch and Connecting
13.00 Program Ends

The personalised story by Christine Doan

March 2, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

(short on time? – read these first few paragraphs and then skip right down to the last para!)

The Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 1.0 was a roaring success. No, let me say that differently: it was a whispering success.

Why would I say it that way? Because the technique for purpose finding which we all learnt and practiced last year was one that required less brain activity and adrenalin and more silence to drop into a quiet interior space where messages from intuition can be heard.

I squeezed that technique out of a much longer process taught to me by Tim Kelley, one of the teachers I have worked during years personal and business development, which, of course, I continue with today.

I have always been driven and, from a very young age, driven to seek my purpose.

Both iterations of the Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business have been amongst my most purposeful creations. It was so cool to develop the first Summit and realise just how many Tablelanders yearn for combining purpose and profit in their businesses. I suspect the over 50 participants in the Summit 1.0 were just the tip of the iceberg! There are lots of you out there who, like me, are not satisfied to just learn Facebook strategies, good accounting software,

This year, for the Summit 2.0, we at Startup and Innovation Tablelands (ST) have taken a branch of purpose work and woven it into a similar format with similar purposes to last’ year’s event.

I’ll write more about just what the format is and what you can expect in another piece.

Today I want to talk about my relationship to purpose, to limiting belief work and how they have improved my business and my life and how they might do the same for you!

My first go at creating a purposeful campaign arose at the tender age of 12, when I, with the stench of distillate from the inefficient inboard motor boats of the day in my nostrils, declared that we needed a “Pollution Resolution”. I was 12 in 1961, before Rachel Carsons’ groundbreaking environmental work, Silent Spring, had hit the presses.

That all but instinctive reaction to visible pollution on a pristine lake where we spent our summers was enough to launch a life-long passion for environmentalism. From then I sailed, rowed or swam where ever I wanted to go on Higgins Lake and even eschewed water skiing, which was so much fun it was hard to give up! And I have been part of the movement that has been a feature of my life right up to my 70th year with no signs of abating.

That kind of innate sense of purpose drove everything I did for the rest of my life.

But that first step into protecting the ecosystem (a word not yet in currency at that time) was hardly a business context.

So where did this urge for purpose and for digging into my own inner depths to find purpose and also calm make the change to include profit in my purposefulness?

I believe (and this may be a limiting belief, too!) that I made that transition when I re-started my competitive riding career, eventually ending up at the Barcelona Olympics. Our team( horses, trainer, myself and endless helpers), achieved our goal and were the only ones carrying the Australian flag for dressage in 1992.
Our goal was achieved. A big goal.
But was my purpose achieved? Or my feeling of purposefulness cultivated and blooming? Honest answer? No. Not at all.

I had not achieved my purpose as far as becoming a competent team leader and a collaborative team member was concerned. I won’t spin a long yarn about my failings! Trust me, my failings in that direction were many!

I had been infected with New Age-y spirituality, learnt endless alternative health techniques (horses are people, too, and they need alternative remedies just as we do), went on retreat after retreat, and soaked myself in self-improvement texts. However, I was still on a quest for something to make me a better person so I could make the world a better place.

I found Integral Meta-Theory. Or it found me. I opened up to a whole new world of perspectives I had never taken, to experiences I had never tasted, to a reliable road map for adult development—-and to taking business seriously as a path to self-improvement. Nothing makes you perform like the compunction of that bottom line!

I dove deeper and deeper into purpose techniques, into limiting belief work, into parts and shadow work, into the newly arising theories and practices of collaboration, especially those for best business practice for the scary aspects of the 21st century.

The more I delved into my inner work, the more effective my work in the world became. I began to drop or at least modify old behaviours, re-frame beliefs that no longer served me, and find new experiences in trusting and open collectives where I could safely expose my previously so well-defended self.

What came out of all that striving? In one sentence: a more effective, more kind, more gentle, more productive and definitively less aggravating and neurotic human being came out of that process. I gained the confidence to sit with my fears. I gained the confidence to find, expand, and proclaim my purpose to the world. I gained the confidence to invite others into the better space I was living in and to join me in purposeful and productive collectives which celebrate our humanness as much as our ability to get things happening in the world.

Val Cozens – facilitator

February 25, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

I love to four-wheel drive, and long distance drive, and camp out under the stars!
I’m a mad entrepreneur and always have multiple things on the go.
I’m a book worm and read sooo much the I often don’t know who said what in which book!

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

I’m an Unconventional Life Transformation Coach, which means when I coach, I don’t follow any standard or formal rules. Instead, I listen deeply to who you truly are, and when I spot one of your blocks, I bring attention to it so that you can explore it.
In this capacity, I will be one of the TPSB2.0 facilitators, and I’m going to take my group through an exercise called Yeah But. This exercise is brilliant at showing you the excuses/reasons you regularly come up with, that have become so normalised in your mind that you often don’t realise you’re blocking yourself – in the moment – from a better choice, or an easier way, or a more fun life.

More about Val Cozens

I’m a fairly recent addition to the Tablelands, I’ve lived here for about 3 years now. One of my passions is supporting local business and small business owners and operators to be informed, empowered, and capable, in the effective marketing and promotion of their offerings. I run workshops and programs in this space, and I also offer free 1-hour marketing strategy sessions, so make sure to connect with me if you feel that your revenue could be higher if you had stronger marketing skills.

I’m also a Transformation Coach, working with people who are sick of their life going round in circles and who are ready to do the inner work needed to bring about big positive change in their lives.

And I am training to work in the space of death and dying. I will soon be offering the service of walking the journey towards death with their dying and their families, offering support, guidance, and focus around the process, and helping the person leaving us to do death well, and the family to do bereavement well.

Business Details

Val Cozens Expansion Coach

Val Cozens Expansion Coach Facebook

Christine Doan – facilitator

February 27, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

I love to be silly.
I’ve lived on the Tablelands for 50 years (arrived first in 1970—things were a bit different then! still the best place in the world!)
I’m starting a new business based on a concept that should make everyone laugh—if they are not in my intended niche!

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

I know a few different limiting belief techniques (eg. Belief Closet, now called Clear Beliefs by that wonderful Yank, Lion Goodman—check him out! he’s brilliant and soooo deep)
so far my plan, however, is to use Byron Katie’s The Work. I worked with her personally decades ago when visiting my mother on Maui. It was traumatic! She is implacable. I won’t try to be implacable!

More about Christine Doan

Creator of the Purpose Summit for Business 1.0 and 2.0.
Co-founder of STartup and Innovation Tablelands.
Environmental, community and holistic business advocate for the Tablelands compulsively for decades (literally! and I have the wrinkles to prove it!)
I’m always looking around the corner to the future. I love that. It is not always appreciated.
My view around that corner to see what’s coming our way has a new expression: the leaders of the future will not be the “natural” leaders that I was always considered. The leaders of the future in our VUCA present and future (ask Prof Google about VUCA) must have 2 characteristics: complexity thinking and emotional intelligence. hmmmmm what does that mean?
I have an idea that we are moving from individualism in leaders to collaborative leadership. My present striving is to approach this. I am amazed at how many Tablelanders resonate with this. I love it! I’m finding my tribe right here at home—at last! thank you, tribe!
I love purpose. I’m learning to do Purpose + Profit. hard lessons for me.

Seamus Campbell – facilitator

February 25, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

1. I was a practising alcoholic and junkie until I was about 32 years old, and have been sober and straight ever since then.
2. I love books, outback travelling, the internet and entrepreneurship.
3. My daughter was able to recognise a map of Australia before she knew what a vacuum cleaner was.

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

Deep listening

More about Seamus Campbell

My business is Boldacious Digital (https://www.boldacious.com.au/) and I am a Digital Business Consultant & WordPress Consultant.

I specialise in understanding how your brain works and helping you to “tame your computer” to suit your brain and way of thinking.

Business Details

Boldacious Digital

Boldacious Digital Facebook

Australian Travelling Entrepreneurs

Australian Travelling Entrepreneurs Facebook

Jean Thomas – facilitator

February 27, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

Jean is a workaholic and rarely has time for fun but when she does she likes to dance sing and go to the movies

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

Talking about living a life of purpose, finding purpose and how building your emotional intelligence helps overcome limiting beliefs.

More about Jean Thomas

Jean Thomas is a multi-award winning conservationists living and breathing her purpose to protect rainforest and communities in Papua New Guinea.

Her list of achievements includes convincing people to no longer hunt critically endangered Tree kangaroos and seeing the Tenkile Tree kangaroo population increase from 100 to over 300. Protecting 180,000 hectares of rainforest in northern Papua New Guinea. Providing much-needed services including alternative protein, water supplies and multiple education programs to 50 participating villages benefitting 13,000 people.

Consequently, Jean was awarded the future for nature award, Telstra business Women’s award for social and purpose enterprise and with her husband Jim, the Australian Geographic Conservationists of the year.

Business Details

Tenkile Conservation Alliance

Tenkile Conservation Alliance Facebook

Jean Thomas

Sara Isherwood – facilitator

February 25, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

I am a backyard poultry enthusiast.
I make a mean spring roll.
I am starting up a catering business.

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

Art Therapy (Images, visual art mediums, ritual, sand tray, drama). For the summit, I will be using easy to use materials such as oil pastels and sand tray work.

More about Sara Isherwood

I am a qualified teacher and transpersonal art therapist.

I work with people to consciously create images of their subconscious life, so it can be worked upon with fresh eyes.

In the process of creative exploration of their soul life, I use metaphors, symbols and images to find new perspectives and insights into the sometimes dark work of the soul.

On a lighter note, no one needs to be an artist to get benefits from this work. No “art” skills or talents needed! It’s about the inner process, not the end product being impressive for other people.

Previous clients of mine have said this kind of work is enjoyable, insightful and left them wanting more. I have done a lot of work with small groups using art therapy, with very satisfying results.

Business Details

Firefly Foods (website in development)

Art Therapy (Facebook page):
Alchemy Counselling, Art and Nature Therapy

Catherine McKenna – facilitator

February 25, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

I am addicted to doing handstands.
I am in love with an Indian ringneck named JJ.
I would spend my last $5 on Greek yoghurt.

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

Goal achievement using a reverse plan model addressing obstacles, self-doubt and regular monitoring of progress and making changes.

More about Catherine McKenna

I grew up in PNG, studied law and travelled widely before spending 20 years in the Torres Strait.

I was never able to negotiate motherhood and working in law without feeling abject failure for abandoning my children.

That lead to goal setting to feel some success when I wasn’t in paid work.

My first goal was to earn an income as an artist after I stopped working in law.

At that time, I had never completed a work of art. I achieved that goal.

Then I became a yoga teacher.

I moved on to write two books, one that won an award, while I was studying teaching.

I now work casually as a teacher and am a third-year Exercise and Sports Science student working towards my next goal of becoming a freelance writer.

2019 is 20 years since I set that first goal.

Debbie Savage – facilitator

March 2, 2019 by Seamus Campbell Leave a Comment

Fun Facts

I love laughing
I enjoy most of my time in nature
I like music and dance

Approach at Tablelands Purpose Summit for Business 2.0

I have been a Body therapist for many years. Through working close with others I became fascinated in the Body/Mind connection and the impact Beliefs have on our Lives.
At the Summit, I would like to share an activity in Mindfulness, to access our Limiting Beliefs then use EFT- Emotional Freedom Technique, work of Nick Ortner, and how to reframe our language around limiting Beliefs.

More about Debbie Savage

I love pushing through my boundaries, into growth.
It is through our own experiences that we can share what we have found that works.
I embrace this opportunity to move through another level of my Limiting Beliefs to be able to share in a supportive, positive, non-judgmental environment with some incredible inspiring people!