It's only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world. Joseph Campbell. Follow your bliss, follow your passion, follow your heart. We are each and every one here for a reason, we have a purpose, we have passion, we have potential and we have power. Our journey is to embrace all of this and in so doing we save ourselves, we live fully and we save the world. We are creative beings and our purpose is regeneration. To embrace our creative potential means we face certain challenges and follow a certain path to self mastery. Is there a formula for self-mastery? You create your own "open" formula, break the rules and live by your own rules. Your adventure is one of passion to performance. The 3 stages of this hero's journey are: departure, initiation and return. The stages can be addressed using different models. The 7 step model encompasses challenges related to identity, comfort zone, mentor, gatekeepers, contrast/paradox, the ultimate boon and letting go / moving on. The larger model includes: ordinary world, call to adventure, refusing the call, exceptional aid, crossing the first threshold, belly of the whale, road of trials, embracing your passion, ego temptations, atonement with potential, nirvana, the ultimate boon, refusal of boon, magical flight, saviors to one and all, crossing the return threshold, master of two worlds, freedom to live in power. This slideshow is part of my blog and workshop series as well as one to one coaching with clients of Creative Change Coaching. No matter what you define as your goal, this is our monomyth and therefore the path we follow.

1. Inspired by Joseph Campbell
The Hero’s Journey
The 3 Stages & Steps (enhanced)
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2. FORMULA FOR SELF-MASTERY
THE HERO’S
1.1. ORDINARY WORLD
JOURNEY
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3. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.1. ORDINARY WORLD
THE ORDINARY WORLD
Identity
Source of discomfort / comfort
Choices & habits
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4. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.2. CALL TO
ADVENTURE
Being drawn towards and away from values,
people, situations
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5. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.3. REFUSING THE CALL
Have an idea of changes to make, habits to
break, things to let go of, realizing it’s for your
own good, but… still making excuses
Fear of the unknown
Want guarantees
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6. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.4. EXCEPTIONAL AID/
SYNCHRONICITY
Meaningful co-incidences, people offering a
helping hand, receiving invitations and
opportunities you always wanted…
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7. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.5. CROSSING THE
FIRST THRESHOLD
INTO THE EXCEPTIONAL WORLD
Decide to take the plunge, to change one
thing, to do something different, to take some
initiative
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8. STAGE 1: DEPARTURE
1.6. BELLY OF THE
WHALE
INNERMOST CAVE
New territory, start feeling overwhelmed,
frustrated, perplexed
Rules are being questioned
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9. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.1. ROAD OF TRIALS
TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS, mentor, allies,
friends, enemies are brought into question
Unexpected challenges, or so you think,
gatekeepers
Now that you have committed to the journey, you
question and doubt your decision, encounter
“hurdles”
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10. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.2. EMBRACING YOUR
PASSION
CULTIVATE YOUR BLISS, PASSION &
ENTHUSIASM
Your best mentor and compass
Passion is your path & power
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11. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.3. EGO TEMPTATIONS
EGO DESIRE AS TEMPTOR
DEFINING WHAT YOU WANT
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12. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.4. ATONEMENT WITH
POTENTIAL
OWNING THE POTENTIAL WITHIN
IDENTIFYING WITH GREATER POTENTIAL
EMBRACING PARADOX OF CHOICE
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13. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.5. APOTHEOSIS/
NIRVANA/ ONENESS
PERCEIVING CLEARLY, ALL IS ONE
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14. STAGE 2: INITIATION
2.6. ULTIMATE BOON/
MIRACLES/ INSIGHTS
If a miracle happened while you were
asleep, what is different?
What insights and epiphanies are you
receiving/experiencing?
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15. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.1. REFUSAL OF BOON
The realization of potential of your
insights, gifts, miracles and epiphanies is
scary/intimidating
May be feeling the enormity of responsibility
Realizes the accepting of boon involves letting
go of knowns, moving on
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16. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.2. MAGICAL FLIGHT
Running away from responsibility seems inviting
I didn’t signup for this… more offers than
expected
Do not want to return to the way things were, nor
do you want to lose what you have gained
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17. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.3. SAVIORS TO SAVE
ONE AND ALL
Save yourself?
Reminders of why you are here
Reconnection to your greater purpose
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18. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.4. CROSSING THE
RETURN THRESHOLD
Realize you can make a difference
Noticing you are making a difference
Noticing where your insights can be shared
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19. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.5. MASTER OF TWO
WORLDS
It is possible to live fully, harmonize and integrate
Can walk in 2 worlds
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20. STAGE 3: RETURN
3.6. FREEDOM TO LIVE
IN POWER
INTEGRATION & RE-INTEGRATION
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