Cushman Coaching and Consulting

Today is the last day.

The early bird pricing for the Mastery Workshop closes tonight at midnight June 10.

$125 becomes $250 at midnight.

If something has been pulling you toward this and you've been waiting — this is the moment.

And if you want to be there but can't see how, have a challenge, or need some support — reach out to me directly. Call or text me at 954-445-1206. Let's talk.

The Mastery Workshop begins June 25. Online. You can join from anywhere.

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— Ken & Kathy

I know it's crazy out there right now. It's surreal. Who would have ever thought we would be where we are today?

I have felt what you might be feeling. I still do sometimes. It comes and goes.

What I keep coming back to is this — I can only change one thing in any moment. How I respond.

I am so grateful for the gift of transformation I created so many years ago. But as you know — transformation is not a destination. It's a practice. And it's through practice that we develop Mastery.

There is so much noise coming at us every day. It's easy to get caught in the drift. The algorithms keep pushing content at us and before we know it we're reactive, anxious, disconnected from what actually matters to us.

Two of the steps of Mastery that support me most in these moments — Have what I have and Live my life by my principles. Having what I have grounds me in the reality of this moment instead of the fear of what might come. Living by my principles gives me a compass when everything around me feels uncertain.

What helps you get back to center when the noise gets too loud? Drop it in the comments.

— Ken

50+ years ago this work was changing lives.

It still is.

Last week Judith Rich — who has been in this work since the early days of Lifespring in the 1970s, a PhD, a trainer, someone who has seen this work transform thousands of people across decades — left a comment that stopped me in my tracks.

She wrote:

"The Master's Course is perfectly suited for an online format and in the hands of a master trainer like Ken Cushman, you can trust that the work will get done."

I sat with that for a while.

Not because of what she said about me. But because of what it represents.

This work has been alive for over 50 years. Passed from trainer to trainer. Room to room. Country to country. And it still works. Online or in person. In 1974 or in 2026.

That's not nothing. That's extraordinary.

If you've done the foundational work and something in you has been saying it's time to reconnect or go deeper — the Mastery Workshop is for you. The workshop begins in 3 weeks, June 25–28.

If you have already taken Mastery you know the value of returning and we would love to have you join us.

Early bird is $125 through June 10.
After that it's $250.

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— Ken & Kathy

Tonight in my book study a graduate was struggling with something outside of their control.

We were talking about a line in the book about looking at how you look at a situation. And it brought this distinction alive for me again.

You can't always change the situation. But you can own your perspective on it. And the moment you do — something shifts. Choice becomes possible. The energy you've been carrying on it starts to move.

That's not blame. Not fault. Not credit.

That's the third step of Mastery.

Willingness to be responsible for everything.

The victim stand sounds like this — it's out of my control, it's happening to me, there's nothing I can do. And the cost is real. Loss of power. Loss of vitality. Loss of trust in yourself and confidence in what's possible.

It's not a character flaw. It's just a perspective. And perspectives can be changed.

A stand. A declaration. A structure of interpretation you choose to live from.

"I am cause in the matter."

Not because it's always true. Not because you caused everything that happens to you. But because when you stand there — possibilities open up that simply don't exist anywhere else.

Responsibility isn't a burden. It's where your power lives.

Drop a comment — has there ever been a moment when you shifted from victim to responsible and everything changed? Or maybe a moment you wish you had? Either one.

Quick update for anyone who has been thinking about the Mastery Workshop.

I'm extending the early bird deadline to June 10.

Life has been full lately — for me and I suspect for many of you too. And if you've been meaning to register but kept getting pulled away by everything life throws at us — I get it more than you know.

The room is still forming. There's still time.

The Mastery Workshop
June 25–28, 2026
Early bird: $125 through June 10
Regular: $250

If it's time — you'll know.

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— Ken & Kathy

Skeptical about doing a transformational workshop online?

I get it. More participants than not have felt exactly the same way.

Heck, when I did my first in person training 33 years ago I was skeptical too. My intention was to get my money back because I was convinced it wouldn't work for me.

Maybe you've thought the same thing or something similar?

Here's what I can tell you. Over 5 and a half years of doing online transformational trainings not one person has ever said it wasn't valuable or effective for them. Not one.

And we've been continually improving the workshops since we started developing them 6 years ago.

Recently Leif Weig shared this about his experience in the online Mastery Workshop:

"I had such reservations when I took the online Mastery Workshop last year. I ended up preferring it online in the comfort of my own home. I took the time to set up a space in a spare bedroom with snacks, blankets, drinks, cushions, colored pens, work surfaces, sticky notes, note pads — all things that supported my focus, attention, and processing of ideas. I feel like it set me up to win. A very very powerful experience."

If something in you is stirring after reading that — trust it.

The Mastery Workshop is June 25–28.
Early bird is $125 through May 31.

Do you trust me?

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— Ken

I've had a few of you ask about the Mastery Workshop this week.

And honestly — I'd rather talk to you directly than just post dates.

So here's me talking to you directly.

If you've been following along, if something in these posts has been stirring something in you, if you've been thinking about getting back into the work — this is for you.

The Mastery Workshop is next month.
June 25–28, 2026.

Online. You can join from anywhere.

Early bird is $125 through May 31.
After that it's $250.

If you've done a Basic, Part 1 or higher from any organization in the Lifespring tradition — you're eligible.

We'd love to have you in the room.

If you have questions drop them in the comments or message me directly. I'll respond personally.

Register here 👇
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— Ken & Kathy

Had a conversation this weekend that brought this distinction alive for me. I was speaking with a client on the phone and I noticed they were starting to close off. I realized I wasn't present to their listening. Shifting in that moment created a whole new possibility.

When was the last time you felt truly understood?

Not just heard. Understood.

Most of us communicate the same way every time — from our own perspective, our own listening, our own way of seeing the world.

And we unconsciously assume everyone else sees it the same way we do.

They don't.

Every person you talk to has their own paradigm. Their own filters. Their own history shaping how they hear what you say.

Speaking your truth isn't enough.

The second step of Mastery is this:

Communicate your experience with the intention of others getting it.

Not just expressing yourself. Being the source of them understanding you.

That means speaking into their listening. Shifting your approach — as many times as it takes — until the other person actually gets it.

That's not weakness. That's mastery.

The result? Authentic connection. Clarity. Relationships that actually work.

If you're willing to take a risk — share a time when you spoke into someone else's listening and what it created. Or a time you didn't. Either one might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

There's a conversation happening right now.

You didn't start it. You can't turn it off. And it's shaping everything you hear and everything you say.

It's the little voice in your head. Sometimes you are aware of it, but other times you aren't, but it's always there.

Your beliefs. Your filters. Your mental models of how the world works. Your judgments and assessments of yourself and others.

Here's what most people don't realize.

That voice isn't just background noise.

It's your listening.

Hearing is the words coming out of someone's mouth.
Listening is the paradigm you filter those words through.

And that same voice — those same beliefs and mental models — generate the words you speak.

Most people are talking. Very few are actually consciously speaking.

If you're willing to take a risk — share what you notice about the listening you bring into your conversations. What does it create? Or what has it cost you? Either one might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

Most of us don't realize we have a choice.

When a thought comes — we become it.
When a feeling hits — we are it.
When judgment shows up — we believe it.

We collapse into our experience without even knowing
it's happening.

But what if you could step back?

What if instead of being the anger —
you could observe yourself experiencing anger?

Instead of being the fear —
you could notice yourself experiencing fear?

Instead of being the judgment —
you could watch the judgment arise and choose
what to do with it?

This is the first step of Mastery.

Experience your experience.

You are not your thoughts.
You are not your feelings.
You are not your judgments.

You are the experiencer of them.

And like any skill worth having —
it develops with practice.

That space you create — between you and your
experience — is where freedom lives.

That's where Mastery begins.