PRESS & MEDIA
PRESS & MEDIA
Radio interview about my book: "Evolutionology" on "Get The Funk Out" with Janeane Korisky.
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Arnie Benn
PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT COACHING
Everything we think and do is filtered through how we perceive the world,
...and perhaps more importantly, how we perceive ourselves.
Our perspective determines our reality.
Fortunately, we get to choose our perspective.
My Approach
I offer a form of Life Coaching that I call Conscious Perspective Development.
We will ask:
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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?
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How can you deepen your sense of context and meaning in life?
This Perspective Development approach is designed to:
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reframe our perspective into a broader and more powerful context
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clarify our life path, priorities, and choices from within rather than from without
We will look at:
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‘what our instinct prompts us to do’ versus ‘who our higher self wants to be’
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how our perspective (of self and the world around us) can be chosen intentionally
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how we reclaim the reins from our survival instinctive and evolve our consciousness
(For more on Coaching versus Therapy versus Social Work, click here.)
A Useful Tool
As you might infer from my book, The Animal In The Mirror, my approach allows us to frame our discussion in the context of growing from Level 1 Consciousness towards Level 3 Consciousness. This does not mean that our work will or must follow this concept. It simply adds a very useful tool to our toolkit, should we choose to use it.
The first 3 chapters of my book are available to you for free (here), presenting the entire behavioral model of the human being. This is not a prerequisite to our work. It is a gift.
The 3 Levels of Consciousness:
In our work, we might choose to directly relate our immediate question, goal, or problem to these levels, or we might engage in a more general approach, building a ‘higher-consciousness’ perspective from Level 1 through Level 3.
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 either 'predator' or 'prey.'
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.
We will not go in search of a destination if we think we have already arrived.
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.
How might our question, goal, or problem look to a Level 1 Consciousness?
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.
How might our question, goal, or problem look to a Level 2 Consciousness?
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 conscious evolution.
How might our question, goal, or problem look to a Level 3 Consciousness?
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The goal of our work will be to explore developing and then elevating our ‘higher-consciousness’ perspective.
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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Hourly: $199 for a 55-minute zoom call (or phone if you prefer).
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3-Pack: $567 for 3 zoom calls + 1 (optional) 30-min phone call in between. (Average: $162/hr or $189/hr)
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5-Pack: $895 for 5 zoom calls + 2 (optional) 30-min phone calls in between. (Average: $149/hr to $179/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 Perspective Development 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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