​Michael Tucker, M.A., PCC, CSM, CSPO is an ICF certified executive & team coach, consultant, author, and speaker who is committed to the acceleration, advancement, and conscious evolution of the human family. His expertise is in supporting organizational growth, leadership development, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by enhancing intuition, increasing empathy, insight decision-making abilities, and collaboration among leaders and their teams.

Although Michael's coaching is industry agnostic, tech companies and AGILE or STEM professionals and investors tend to seek him out. He boldly supports the deeply spiritual and non-spiritual alike and regularly works with CEOs, executives, product managers/owners, entrepreneurs, creatives & on occasion their families.

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At the end of the year, most people focus on New Year Resolutions, and that's great! However, there is another process that can help you enter the year fully integrated.
 
This week's resource is an integration process that I developed. It can help you integrate the past year's learnings and envision the year to come standing on the foundation of your knowledge. This process enables you to start 2022 feeling integrated and empowered.
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Holiday Message: End of Year Integration Practice
by: Laurel Elders

Wishing you an illuminating close to 2021 and joyous beginnings in 2022!

Most people are accustomed to setting New Year’s Resolutions at the start of each year. Yet, when we only focus on the future, we miss some rich lessons from the year that just passed. Here is a retreat-style method you may follow to gain the most of the year that’s passed and leverage the year to come.

Best practice: Set aside a half-day or full-day retreat to reflect and get creative. You may follow this process solo, with your coach, with a friend, or with colleagues. Conduct this process away from home, at a coffee shop, take a hike, rent a cabin or do a stay-cation. If you are at home, you can create a cozy retreat like atmosphere to gift yourself.

~ The Ten Steps ~

1. List out all of my accomplishments this year.

2. List out what worked well this last year?

3. List what didn’t work. What challenges did I face because of what wasn’t working?

4. What lessons did I learn this year to take with me into the next year? What do I need to let go of this year?

5. What all do I wish to accomplish in the coming year? What lessons from last year will help me?

6. What “quality” will by my focal point this year and will empower me?

7. What are my specific goal statements for this year? List the priorities.

8. What is my empowerment statement for this year?

9. What are my timelines? (Plug these into my calendar)

10.Reflecting on my goals, how would attaining these goals leave me feeling? Create a vision board around these.

Additional Considerations:

• Step One – you may wish to use a list of life areas, like the Wheel of Life or 8 Domains, to generate ideas. You may also ask your friends and/or coach to send you a list of things you have accomplished. Many of us forget just how much we did achieve.

• Step Four - do a ritual for letting go. Ex: write what you’re letting go of on paper and rip it up. Or burn in a fireplace.

• Step Six – The quality is one word or phrase that will be your focal point for the year. EX: Alignment, or, Simplicity, or, Synergy

• Step Eight – Create a statement that powerfully reflects what you want and wish to integrate that you learned from last year. This statement should illuminate and support you in the year to come. You can read this statement at the start of each month to keep you on track.

​• Step Ten – This step supports the energy of attracting what we want into our lives. You can take the answers of how it leaves you feeling and create a vision of your accomplishing your goals.

​Happy Goal Attainment!

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​Lauren Stidham is a certified life coach and graduate from the Institute for Integrative Intelligence. She was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and attended Northern Arizona University, where she dual majored in elementary and special education. Lauren taught 5th grade for 7 years then transitioned into sales. For over 15 years, she trained and empowered hundreds of women while building up her personal spa and skincare business.
 
In the Fall of 2019, Lauren felt called to do more meaningful work in this world and was introduced to life coaching. As soon as she settled into her first coaching class at the Institute for Integrative Intelligence, it felt like home. Coaching was the perfect place for her to use some of her top strengths like empathy, strategic thinking, and asking deep questions. In the Spring of 2020 (mid-pandemic), she opened her own coaching practice called Blueprint to Bloom and is helping others be the architect of a life they love. She is passionate about helping people get unstuck from fear and confusion, so they can move forward into their full potential!  Lauren also assists with admin and operations at the Institute for Integrative Intelligence.
 
When Lauren is not coaching… you will find her reading a book for book club or trying to recreate a Pinterest craft. She enjoys walking, restorative yoga, paddling her feet in the ocean, fiddling with her potted plants, studying the enneagram, and laughing with friends over a caramel frappuccino.

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Happy December! Today, we have two more resources to share with you as we roll into 2022. Can you believe it's almost the end of the year? I still remember 1999 and Y2K. Two decades later, here we are.
One thing I am grateful for is that we are growing older together. I am glad you are a part of our community of like-hearted professionals who care deeply about personal excellence and empowering others.

Thank you for being here! I hope you enjoy today’s perspective on the upcoming holidays!

Holiday Message: Connection over Consumerism
by: Laurel Elders

Living in a consumerism-centered society has its costs. It means businesses tend towards giving profits a higher priority than people. It means people tend towards placing a higher value on consuming products than on connection with others. I saw this happen in my family growing up. 

The good news is that this is changing! People are craving more whole-life, whole-hearted living. Many people, without knowing it, are becoming more Integratively Intelligent. 

What inspires me about Integrative Intelligence is that many companies are starting to embody a more conscious and aware approach to business. They are focusing on succeeding in all areas, not just their bottom line. 

We are in the middle of the holiday season, and today I wanted to share two things that I'm hoping will be an inspiration to your heart. 

First, I'm sharing a simple reminder that getting through the holidays with a happier heart is possible when we place connection as the priority. In what areas are you feeling disconnected from yourself and others? What can you do to reconnect? This might be volunteering, a random act of kindness, or calling an old friend. 

Secondly, I am excited to share that I have created a list of conscious, integratively intelligent companies doing good work globally and using business to elevate humanity.

You can check these companies out below! I've personally transitioned to almost 100% plastic-free cleaning products. Voting with your dollar for a more conscious business economy is the best way to effect positive change. Sharing with others evokes a large-scale positive impact. 
 
By changing to products like these, I eliminate around 48 plastic containers from going into landfills and oceans annually. If I share with five more people who do the same, we save around 288 unnecessary containers! If those five do the same and then share with five more who switch, we've saved 1,488! If they are also inspired to recommend these products, and each get five more to switch, the saved containers jumps up to 7,488! That is only three referral streams out. It adds up quickly.
 
Feel free to share the products below and invite others to share. There is a better way, and these companies get a shout-out for being a part of the solutions!
 
P.S. I have shopped from each of these companies personally for years and absolutely LOVE them!
P.P.S. I do not receive commissions to promote these companies. I promote them because the world needs them, and they exceed my expectations for high-quality products that solve problems. 
 
Thrive Market: https://thrivemarket.com/about-us
Reel Paper: https://reelpaper.com (plastic-free packaging)
Earthling: Plastic-free shampoo, conditioner, body soap, face wash and more: https://theearthlingco.com
Blueland: Plastic-free (or drastically minimized) dishwasher tablets, laundry detergent, hand soaps, cleaning products, etc. https://www.blueland.com

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