PRESS & MEDIA
PRESS & MEDIA
Radio interview about my book: "Evolutionology" on "Get The Funk Out" with Janeane Korisky.
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Arnie Benn
CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION: from human to being
Coaching for the elevation of consciousness.
Not therapy. Not religion. Not conventional life coaching.
Conscious Evolution Coaching
This is a very specific form of life coaching that:
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clarifies why we think and do what we do
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helps us learn to choose intentionally in every area of our lives, in spite of our automatic, instinctive motivation to react
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builds a deeper context and perspective for life — a more empowered sense of self and a more fulfilling life-path
Conscious evolution is about engaging with our 'higher-consciousness.’
It is about personal empowerment and increasing inner peace.
It is about living awake.
Specialty:
Conscious Evolution Coaching for young adults/graduates (ages 17-30).
This is targeted towards the precise challenges facing this demographic today (see below).
Conscious Evolution Coaching offers one-on-one conversations for people:
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who are already engaged in personal growth
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who already believe they are more than just their biology
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who want to develop a more empowering and intentional perspective of self and life
FOR ADULTS this can include:
HAPPINESS:
Are you frustrated with your life-path? Does greater happiness simply seem elusive?
My award-winning approach is designed to unmask negative emotion and bring greater clarity to your life.
The Benefits:
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a better understanding of your motivations, emotions, and free will
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a greater ability to identify and make intentional and desired choices
ANXIETY & STRESS:
Do your fears and anxieties undermine or upstage your sense of happiness or fulfillment?
Conscious evolution is designed to help you increasingly transcend the mechanism of fear itself.
The Benefits:
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increasing confidence and inner peace
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tools to diminish anxiety and fear
CHOICE & CONTROL:
Do you feel like you are living someone else’s choices — and continuing to do so, as if on autopilot?
We will investigate why and how that happens, and how to take increasing control of your life journey.
The Benefits:
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increasing clarity about your self-image and your preferred direction
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tools to help you pursue your chosen direction
SPIRITUALITY:
Does your sense of spirituality feel stagnant? Would you like to deepen it or make it feel more real or relevant?
I can lead you through a process designed to make your ‘higher consciousness’ experience both more tangible and more logical.
The Benefits:
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a deepening 'spiritual' perspective
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a deeper sense of meaning and purpose
Every area of our life can benefit from shifting your behavior away from biological automation and towards conscious intention. In our work, we can focus on whichever of these lanes you would prefer to prioritize.
FOR YOUNG ADULTS this can include:
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What is test-taking anxiety, really, and how can I minimize it?
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What is my biology compelling me to see in my future?
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How do I generate self-confidence in a scary world?
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Why does social media correlate with increasing anxiety & mental health issues?
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How do I prepare for careers that do not yet exist?
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How do I navigate the transition from high school to college to the even larger job world?
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How do I avoid getting trapped in a career I don't want to be in, simply for “safety” reasons?
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How do I avoid the trap of pleasing others while leaving myself unhappy?
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What are some of the pitfalls of adulthood, and how can I avoid them?
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What is the difference between living by biological automation vs using free will?
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How do I avoid assuming that happiness will come when I get (that external thing)?
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What aspects of 'adolescent thinking' will I notice diminishing as I mature?
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Is maturing guaranteed with age, or can some people never mature?
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Are there limits to science? To all of the sciences or only some?
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Can spirituality actually make sense?
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Is there a meaning of life, and if so, what is it?
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How do I realize I am worthy of receiving, with or without the world validating who I am?
Our survival instinct's emotional safety meter
My Approach
The Conscious Evolution process begins by unmasking the fear-based programming that drives most human behavior — what our instinct prompts us to do. Then we forge ahead, developing a zoomed-out, 'higher-consciousness' perspective.
Our perspective determines our reality.
Fortunately, we get to choose our perspective.
We can then use that chosen perspective to craft an intentional and fulfilling personal journey.
A Useful Tool
This approach allows us to frame our discussion in the context of growing from Level 1 Consciousness to Level 3 Consciousness. This does not mean that our work will or must follow this concept. It simply adds a useful tool to our toolkit, should we choose to use it.
In The Animal In The Mirror, I describe three levels of consciousness:
LEVEL 1 Consciousness: 'ANIMAL'
At Level 1, we become aware that we are a rider on a horse — that the body we inhabit comes pre-programmed with a survival instinct that is afraid, self-centric, and continually trying to get us to react.
LEVEL 2 Consciousness: 'HUMAN'
At Level 2, we learn the ways of the horse and begin to reclaim the reins. Most personal development work, and most therapy, lives here.
LEVEL 3 Consciousness: 'BEING'
Level 3 is different. It is the ability to transcend our animal imperatives in our decision-making — not by suppressing them, and not by withdrawing from the world, but by developing a perspective in which our fears simply have less to hold onto. It is the journey from 'human' to 'being.' And it is one of the most direct paths to inner peace, because inner peace is the opposite of fear, and must therefore come from the opposite motivation.
Perspective Development
This is the work we do together. I call it perspective development, and it follows the two-step approach outlined in Part 3 of the book.
First, perspective: we ask what is shaping the way we see ourselves, our situation, and our available choices — and then we develop a big-picture, zoomed-out view in which our sense of self occurs in a more empowered context.
Second, buy-in: because a perspective on its own is not enough. It has to become real to us, through our own experience, learning, and logic, so that it can compete with the insistent reality of everyday life.
This is not religion.
There is no doctrine to accept, no authority to defer to, and no fear, guilt, or punishment in the picture. The journey is internal, and it requires no validation from anyone outside of yourself. It is also compatible with a scientific worldview, with a spiritual one, or with a personal philosophy that is still taking shape.
My role is to help you find the most empowering perspective that is authentic and logical for you — and then to use it to craft an intentional and fulfilling personal journey. A 'higher consciousness' is far better able to chart such a course than a frightened biological organism desperate to survive — our animal in the mirror.
Is This For You?
This work is for you if you have already done the introspection. You are working on self-improvement and you have already identified some of your patterns.
You are no longer simply asking why do I do this?
You are asking who am I beyond this? How do I live from there?
How can we become the 'more' that we believe we can be?
If that describes you, you are already on the path.
Let’s continue it consciously.
(For more on Coaching versus Therapy versus Social Work, click here.)
More Detail
LEVEL 0 Consciousness:
Being unaware that our thoughts and behaviors are motivated by our biological programming — by our survival instinct.
Believing that our choices are already both free and elevated, even while our (personal and global) dysfunction persists.
Unless we do something consciously to change it, human beings are just as selfish, self-serving, afraid, and territorial as animals in the wild. We are frightened emotional group-thinkers, which manifests as being 'predator' or 'prey.' Or both.
This is not an enviable place to leave our personal evolution.
LEVEL 1 Consciousness: 'ANIMAL'
Recognizing our inner animal programming for what it actually is: a biological safety & survival mechanism.
Understanding that emotion is our survival instinct’s alert system, prompting us to behave in a way that will make us feel safe.
If we do not see the animal in our mirror, then the animal is in complete control, and true freedom of choice lies beyond our grasp.
Clearly, we have not (yet) evolved our behavior. The state of the world and of our personal lives proves it.
Level 1 Consciousness aims to achieve emotional intelligence — recognizing what our emotions really mean while they are happening.
LEVEL 2 Consciousness: ‘HUMAN'
Recognizing how our inner animal programming is at work in every area of our lives — and in every area of human endeavor.
Understanding that a conscious mind can take back increasing control from the emotional inner animal, but only if it sees the animal unmasked.
If we do not see precisely how the animal in our mirror is in control of our political, religious, and even our scientific views…
then how can we find greater clarity, greater spirituality, or a better handle on truth when validation is the agenda rather than truth?
Level 2 Consciousness aims to achieve emotional wisdom — increasing emotional control.
LEVEL 3 Consciousness: 'BEING'
Recognizing that it is possible to choose our actions, rather than having them dictated by our instinct’s poor judgement.
Understanding that a deeper, 'consciousness' perspective can begin to move us beyond the grasp of our fears.
While we can choose to accept the animal’s view of who and what we are, it is hardly the recommended path.
Our transcendent consciousness is far better able to chart an empowering course for a life journey than is a frightened biological organism desperate to survive.
Level 3 Consciousness begins the journey of conscious evolution.
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Getting Started
1. Reserve a free intro conversation for 15 minutes by phone (or over zoom if you prefer).
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I meet you, you meet me, and we get a sense of whether our discussion promises to be fruitful.
2. Book an online zoom session.
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Some packages include additional phone conversations between zoom calls. (see below)
3. Pricing:
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SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICING: $125/hr
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Regular Hourly: $175 for a 55-minute zoom call (or phone if you prefer).
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3-Pack: $495 for 3 zoom calls + 1 (optional) 30-min phone call in between. (Average: $141/hr or $165/hr)
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5-Pack: $775 for 5 zoom calls + 2 (optional) 30-min phone calls in between. (Average: $129/hr to $155/hr)
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Clients receive a complementary copy of The Animal In The Mirror: Short Reads Compilation 1
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Unfortunately I cannot accept insurance at this time.
Coaching, Therapy, and Social Work
Life coaching, therapy, and social work can all offer valuable support, but they serve somewhat different purposes.
Therapy is the appropriate setting for diagnosing or treating mental-health conditions, processing trauma, or addressing significant emotional distress. Licensed clinical social workers may provide therapy as well, while social workers can also help people navigate family, healthcare, housing, benefits, community resources, and other practical or social challenges.
Coaching is intended for people who are not seeking clinical treatment but would like greater clarity, perspective, direction, and freedom in how they respond to the circumstances of their lives.
The simplest distinction is:
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Therapy asks, in part, “What is hurting, why is it happening, and how can it be treated?”
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Coaching asks, “What do you want to accomplish, and how will you move toward it?”
My approach, which I call Conscious Evolution Coaching, adds:
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“What is shaping the way you see yourself, your situation, and your available choices?”
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“How can a shift in the way you look at yourself or the world improve your effectiveness, happiness, and relationships?”
Drawing on the behavioral model presented in The Animal In The Mirror, we explore how fear, habit, social conditioning, and survival instinct may be influencing your thoughts, emotions, and reactions — and how you can develop a more conscious perspective aligned with your values, your higher self, and the life you genuinely wish to create.
Coaching and therapy need not be alternatives. They can work very well together for complementary reasons. A person might work with a therapist to treat anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, or other psychological difficulties while working with a coach to apply greater awareness and intentionality to relationships, career decisions, creative work, habits, personal goals, or a period of transition.
My coaching is not a substitute for licensed mental-health care, and I will always encourage appropriate professional support when a person’s needs extend beyond the scope of coaching.
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