Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder at Matsunaga Institute

As a part of his world tour for his book, A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness, George visited The University of Hawaii at Mānoa and gave several talks there to differing audiences. On Thursday afternoon, George delivered his Keynote, Life Planning, Mindfulness, and A Golden Civilization at a Chai Time event at the historic East-West Center, sponsored by the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

With over 35 people in the room, George spoke about his life planning work and how the changing world around him led him to life plan civilization. He then facilitated a Golden Civilization Conversation. The group discussed their vision for A Golden Civilization and felt committed to action steps they suggested during the conversation.

George also spoke at the Shidler College of Business to assembled faculty, students, and staff, followed by a break-out Golden Civilization Conversation. His final event was a private client event for 3D Wealth Advisors, where he facilitated a breakout Golden Civilization Conversation as well.

Don’t forget to tag @AGoldenCivilization or @George_Kinder when posting photos of any events. We loved seeing this post from the Matsunaga Institute.

A Golden Civilization Conversation for Those Over 75

Last week, in a local bookstore in Tempe, Arizona, Mary Zimmerman hosted a public Golden Civilization Conversation for her local community, asking that her friends, especially those over 75 years of age, come together for a heartfelt discussion about their vision of a Golden Civilization.

Mary, having worked closely with George, has read A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness, and already participated in two Golden Civilization Conversations, one in Irvine, California, and the other in Laguna Beach.  She has hosted a Golden Civilization Conversation with a diverse audience in central Phoenix and one informally with four generations of her family in Austin, TX.  She was inspired how each achieved stimulating, apolitical conversation.

Inspired by her sister, who would have been 75 this year, Mary wanted to gather an insightful group with some real life experience (those at least 75) to hear their great wisdom, insight, and perspective.

The resulting group shared a non-judgmental participatory conversation about what they did for fun growing up (and where), what they wanted from a Golden Civilization, one thing from the past they wanted to bring forward, and their action step to live into their shared vision for a Golden Civilization.

Golden Civilization Conversation with Dr. Charlie Easmon and George Kinder

This week was the season one finale of the Golden Civilization Conversation Facebook Live series. George was joined by Dr. Charlie Easmon of Your Excellent Health Service.

Charlie begins by speaking about his journey to medicine and how he discovered the long pedigree of medical doctors in his family; he is one of 7 doctors in his family history, the first of which qualified as a doctor in Victorian England in 1879, one of less than 100 black doctors qualified prior to 1900. Watch their conversation to learn the circumstances of how George and Charlie met and the discussion that follows, touching on great leaders, race, Charlie’s Ted X Talk, mental health, and public health.

Dr. Charlie Easmon is an international medical doctor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Your Excellent Health Service (YEHS), which specializes in travel medicine, occupational health, mental health and aid and development. Charlie is also the Co-Founder of Global Health Action Strategies and Solutions (GHASS), established to provide effective and rapid independent response to global disasters. He has served as Medical Director of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has worked with a number of international medical organizations and charities including Merlin, Raleigh International and Save the Children in Rwanda, and ECHO in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

You can read more about him here.

Golden Civilization Conversation: Greet Selderslaghs and George Kinder

Yesterday, George and Greet Selderslaghs broadcast their Golden Civilization Conversation.

George and Greet begin their conversation about the “freelance” Golden Civilization Conversation that Greet facilitated last February while on the beach with a group of her friends. Watch their conversation, where Greet speaks about her relationship with Biodanza, (literally the dance of life). Biodanza is recognized as a system of self-development that uses music, movement and positive feelings to deepen self-awareness. It seeks to promote the ability to make a holistic link to oneself and one's emotions and to express them. They discuss the importance of community and how to bring humanity to corporations and institutions.

Greet Selderslaghs is a Registered Life Planner®, founder of and career coach at The Art of Good Living. She is a writer as well. She has been teaching Biodanza classes regularly for 50 years and feels passionate about spreading the movement globally. Greet is also a Life Club host, leading monthly workshops on personal growth.

You can read more about Greet here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greet-selderslaghs-7a139425/?originalSubdomain=be

Golden Civilization Conversation: Jonathon Clark and George Kinder

Yesterday, Jonathon Clark joined George for a Golden Civilization Conversation via Facebook Live. Jonathon is a Registered Life Planner at Aloha Life Planning and author of It Was Never About The Money.

Don’t miss the chance to watch their engaging conversation about The Seven Stages, Impact Investing, and Religion.

Jonathon begins by speaking about his book and how it is based on the idea that money is neutral and oftentimes the reason people can feel trapped by it is often due to lessons or beliefs that we have about it from our childhood, which is similar to George’s own Seven Stages work, specifically Innocence and Pain. From here, the conversation shifts to a discussion of how the presenting problem is never the real problem, organically leading to a discussion about A Golden Civilization from the frame of removing this money mirage and economic conspiracy and striving toward economic integrity. George and Jonathon also speak about the Map of Mindfulness and the Tree of Life and how both the Buddhist and Jewish traditions have an overlap in many universal truths. Jonathon even brings in his expertise in astrology and its recent rise in popularity.

Jonathon has a long career in the financial sector, first working for four years as financial director of an engineering company in Walsall and then 26 years as an independent financial adviser specializing in ethical investment before founding Aloha Life Planning. He has written several articles on business, finance, and impact investing.

You can read more about Jonathon here: http://www.alohalifeplanning.com/about.html.

Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder and Hubrien Meijaard

Most recently, from the Netherlands and wintry New England, George was joined by Hubrien Meijaard on Facebook Live for an engaging conversation.

Watch this video for a great conversation about life planning and the benefits to clients with this model. Hubrien brings up his specialty of Impact Investing and he and George discuss Mindfulness and A Golden Civilization.

Hubrien Meijaard, FFP, CFP®, RLP® has been a recognized financial advisor for more than 25 years. He specializes in sustainable, impact investing. In addition to being an adviser and planner, Hubrien is a guest teacher and trainer of guest teachers at Stichting LEF. LEF Foundation gives lessons with volunteers at schools in the Netherlands about financial awareness and self-reliance among young people.

You can read more about Hubrien here: https://www.hubrien.nl/

Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder and Nigel Barker-Smith

George is joined by Registered Life Planner and lead trainer for The Kinder Institute, Nigel Barker-Smith for his latest Facebook Live Golden Civilization Conversation.

Please watch George and Nigel's discussion about A Golden Civilization. George just facilitated a Golden Civilization Conversation in Leeds at Nigel's invitation and the two start by recapping the event, highlighting how the different backgrounds of the participants only added to the conversation as opposed to creating conflict. They affirm what has been a trend among all conversations, no matter our background, we all seem to want the same, basic principles when it comes to our visions of A Golden Civilization. They also talk about life planning as it relates to creating a society that delivers freedom.

Nigel is the founding Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) at NBS Financial Planning and is the UK’s leading trainer of Financial Life Planning. He’s worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years. 

You can read more about Nigel at: https://www.nbsfinancialplanning.co.uk/nigel-barker-smith/

George Kinder Returns to Coventry University for Golden Civilization Conversation

George Kinder was invited back to Coventry University by the Investment Society to deliver his keynote speech, “Life Planning, Mindfulness, and a Golden Civilization,” and to lead a Golden Civilization Conversation break out session.

The energy in the room was infectious as the gathered group of students, faculty, and friends contributed to a conversation of what a Golden Civilization would look like. They then identified the obstacles and the action steps to which they could all commit in an effort to move toward this collaborative vision within a generation.

No doubt related to the palpable inspiration felt in the group, after the session ended, eight attendees expressed interest in helping to continue the conversation over the coming months. As a way to hold each other accountable toward living their vision for a better world, groups that continue to meet are able to move forward in the areas where the group feels most passionate. The Kinder Institute team has already reached out with resources, and both Julian Powe and Adam Wells, who both lead continuing conversations in the UK have offered their help as well.

We look forward to hearing about where this group will decide to apply their vigor in the coming months, stay tuned!

Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder and Frankie Corrado

Early this morning, George interviewed Frankie Corrado about his thoughts on A Golden Civilization, Frankie a member of one of the first audiences to learn about George’s idea to life plan civilization a few years ago.

Give this video a listen to hear about George’s and Frankie’s conversation about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and common obstacles facing A Golden Civilization. George brings in some recent learnings from his time in the UK facilitating Golden Civilization Conversations and Frankie adds perspective from his Life Planning work.

Frankie RLP®, CFP®, CPA, is a Principal and Managing Director at Robertson Stephens. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, Frankie was a co-founder and Financial Life Guide for Blue Blaze Financial Advisors in Holmdel, NJ where he worked with clients on a wide variety of short and long term strategic planning areas. Frankie started his career advising and tax planning for ultra-high net worth families at Andersen Tax. Frankie serves as the president of ACP, a leading organization of fee only financial planners in the U.S.

ACP recently announced their first ever global conference October 27-30 in Atlanta. This event will be hosted jointly by ACP and the Kinder Institute.

You can read more about Frankie here: https://rscapital.com/team/frankie-corrado-cfp-rlp/

Glasgow's Golden Civilization Conversation

George Kinder facilitated a Golden Civilization Conversation with 40 professionals at an event hosted by CISI on 5 Nov 2019.

Golden Civilization Conversations: George Kinder and Shantum Seth

Yesterday, Shantum Seth joined George Kinder in an inspiring conversation on Facebook Live.

You can listen to their inspiring conversation at the link below. Shatum brings his background knowledge of the wisdom of the Buddha, Gandhi, and Thich Nhat Hanh to the conversation, along with a world of experience of modern culture and ancient, Western and Indian. He and George discuss the education necessary to create a Golden Civilization in a generation.

Shantum Seth is the foremost teacher and guide to the sites associated with the Buddha. A Buddhist practitioner, he is an ordained teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Zen tradition of the Vietnamese Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. He teaches in India and other countries and has been leading well acclaimed pilgrimages "In the Footsteps of the Buddha" since 1988. In the last few years he has been leading inter-faith, educational, cultural and spiritual journeys to diverse regions of India. At the same time, he has been deeply involved with social and ecological development issues for over 20 years.

You can read more about Shantum here: http://www.buddhapath.com/Shantum%20Seth.html

A Golden Civilization Returns to St. Louis

George Kinder returned to St. Louis to deliver a keynote address at The BAM Alliance National Conference on Tuesday, October 22. While in the city, he facilitated three Golden Civilization Conversations for groups at Peace UCC St. Louis, Washington University, and a NAPFA Study Group. Here are the results of his conversation with financial planners from the NAPFA Study Group.

Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder and Pamela Siegle

Yesterday, George interviewed Pamela Siegle, a past Golden Civilization Conversation participant about her thoughts on the book A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness and the growing conversation movement.

Pamela opens with one of her favorite quotes from the book, “you learn to see reality clearly, and in order to see reality clearly, one must keep the mind open, alert, focused, passionate, naive, and engaged,” and the two delve into a conversation about the symbolism and function of open circles, the Quaker tradition of open honest questions, meditation and mindfulness, Parker J. Palmer's Five Habits of the Heart, and kindly speaking truth to power. They close with a discussion of the protest movement in Hong Kong and how social media has been used as a mode of listening.

Pamela is Executive Director of Courage & Renewal Northeast at Wellesley College. She co-developed Leading Together, the Center for Courage & Renewal’s program bringing principals and teacher-leaders together to learn reflective and mindfulness practices and build adult relational trust in their schools. Pamela founded Open Circle® at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Open Circle is a leading provider of evidence-based curriculum and professional development for social emotional learning. Since 1987, Open Circle has reached over two million students and 13,000 educators. Pamela has served on many nonprofit boards, including as a Trustee of the Boston Public Library.

You can read more about Pamela here: https://www.couragerenewal.org/facilitator-profile/?ID=23