Cushman Coaching and Consulting

🎉 25 YEARS AGO THIS OCTOBER 🎉

On Sunday, October 14, 2001, at 7:30 PM, 53 people completed Summit Education's first Basic Workshop.

That summer, Ralph Campbell and I started reaching out to other graduates like you — no big plan, no business strategy, just a group of us who weren't ready to let the work disappear. We said: if you're in, we're doing this in October.

That room of 53 became 6,000+ graduates in Florida alone. Then leading trainings across the world. Thousands and thousands more, over 25 years — all over the world.

This October, we're celebrating that exact anniversary with a Graduate Refresher — five days, fully online, designed to help you reconnect with the fire that got you here and step powerfully into what's next. Whether it's been 1 year or 40 or more years since you did the work, this was created specifically for you.

The dates are October 14-18, and the first 25 spots are $97 — one spot for every year of this journey. After that, it's $197.

If you've ever done this work, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Don't miss this one. 🔥

Who's in?? Tag someone who needs to be in that room with us. 👇

We're launching something new — a newsletter called Beyond the Room.

Twenty-five years ago, my friend Ralph Campbell (FL54) and I (FL40, ATL3) couldn't let this work disappear after Lifespring closed its doors. What started as one Basic in October 2001 became Summit Education, and now Cushman Coaching and Consulting — thousands of graduates later, across the globe.

If you want the stories, the lessons, and what's happening these days — straight from Kathy and I, and other contributors — issue one goes out August 1st.

Sign up before then so you don't miss it — link in the comments.

— Ken

I've been thinking about something lately.

There are a limited number of next times.

I knew this intellectually. Most of us do. But lately I've been feeling it differently — in my whole body, my whole consciousness. Not with fear. With clarity.

My purpose is to be a catalyst for positive change in people's lives. That's not something I chose lightly. It's what I'm here for. And I intend to live out the rest of my life in full service to that.

But time is not unlimited. For me or for you.

The things you've been putting off — the freedom you want to feel, the relationships you want to heal, the vision you want to reconnect with, the version of yourself you know is possible — those don't happen on their own while you're waiting for the right moment.

The August Graduate Refresher begins August 5. Early bird is $97 through July 20.

How many next times do you have left?

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— Ken

The August Refresher is just weeks away.

I know you've wanted to be there before. And something came up. Or life got in the way. Or the timing just wasn't right.

That's life. There is always something.

Here's the thing — if you could actually feel what you're going to experience, what you're going to see become possible for yourself after the Refresher, you wouldn't let almost anything get in your way.

But here's the challenge. You can't know that until you've had the experience.

Circumstances and prior commitments have stopped us before and they will again in the future. That's not going to change.

So here's my invitation to you.

Enroll in the August Graduate Refresher. Then handle whatever you need to handle to be there.

Want to create a breakthrough that will serve you for the rest of your life?

Click the link in the first comment, enroll then handle your circumstances. You will thank me later. I'm sure of it.

— Ken

Happy Independence Day.

Today I want to talk about a different kind of independence.

There's a drift. You know it — you've felt it. The collective current of 8.5 billion people moving through life on autopilot, carried along by beliefs and patterns absorbed so long ago we forgot we chose them.

As graduates you've experienced what it feels like to step out of that current. To interrupt it. To take a stand and move toward something that actually matters to you.

But here's what I've noticed over the years.

The drift doesn't stop. It's always there. And without practice, without interruption, it quietly pulls us back. Not all at once. Gradually. Until one day we realize the beliefs we thought we'd redesigned are running us again.

The drift has us. Or we're taking a stand. There's no middle ground.

The Graduate Refresher exists for this moment. Not to repeat what you already know — but to see what's generating you right now. Today. In this season of your life.

And to interrupt it.

The August Graduate Refresher begins August 5. Early bird is $97 through July 20.

Are you in the drift right now — or are you taking a stand?

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— Ken & Kathy

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.

Register here 👇
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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.

Register here 👇
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— Ken & Kathy