If you are searching for a way to improve your life and enjoy the fruits of that improvement, which is why I assume you are here, you have finally come to the right place. I am a speaker, trainer, life coach and entrepreneur, but above all, a fellow human being who understands exactly what is holding you back from true success - more about what success really is later - and how you can overcome this. I know what you are thinking right now: "When there are a multitude of speakers, trainers, life coaches and various other 'gurus' who are only too eager to have me part with my money in exchange for advice on how to live a better life, why should I listen to this guy?" Have you ever read a so-called 'motivational' book or listened to a 'motivational' speaker and felt that the author or speaker was missing something, even though you were not quite sure what it was? After reading many 'motivational' books, I had the same feeling and was determined to find out what this missing thing was. 

The short answer to your question of why you should consider listening to me is that I have found this MISSING TRUTH and personally experienced the inspiration that flows into your mind when you are integrally connected to your higher Self and purpose, and the truly creative action and the miraculous results and inspired life to which these lead, proving the (highly scientific!) formula:
                                                      
                                                              INSPIRATION X ACTION = RESULTS²

Because I know this formula is true through applying it to my own life and experiencing many miracles as a result, I know I can help you to discover the truth of this formula for yourself and experience miracles of healing and abundance in your own life. For the long answer to the question of why you should listen to my retreats, you'll have to read this whole page and then come to one of my introductory talks.  

But first, you probably want to know a bit more about me and why I can claim to know a 'missing truth' that almost everyone else is missing. Firstly, what I'm not: a millionaire business owner, retired sports star, celebrity, self-styled 'guru' or professional speaker whose only claim to fame is that I have spoken (and charged!) a lot. I'm actually just an ordinary guy who has, through a process of much searching and many VFE's (that stands for Valuable Failure Experiences, in case you are wondering), truly understood this extraordinary MISSING TRUTH buried beneath the weight of social memes arising out of people's collective conditioned egoic fears and desires. 

Not only have I read extensively on subjects as diverse as psychology, health and wellness, business, religion, philosophy, science and spirituality (and quite a lot else!) during my 38 years on this planet, I have had a few interesting life experiences that have helped me to crystallise the concepts and theories I have read about into a practical, livable  philosophy that results in both inner peace and joy and  experiencing abundance in every aspect of life. I read my first 'motivational' book at the age of 12, a classic called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (which you can download free by clicking here if you would like to read it) and decided that I wanted to be a billionaire by the time I was 40 as well as the world champion squash player! School at King Edward VII School (KES) in Johannesburg and university, where I studied Business Science at the University of Cape Town, majoring in Finance, Accountancy and Business Strategy, did not quell my optimism, and still dreaming of that world championship title, I went to the UK to play professional squash for nearly 3 years, and traveled quite extensively during that time to play tournaments in the UK, Europe and Africa. 

I came back to South Africa in 1999 having been told to leave the country by Her Majesty's Customs Service (but that's a forgiveness lesson I won't expand on now - come to one of my retreats to find out more), and needing to earn money from something other than squash, which is not a very lucrative sport (and that's an understatement!), started my own web development business in 2001. In 2003, an old school friend and I teamed up to create Lifebuild, an online personal development portal. In 2007, I started the Lifebuild Property Investment Network to help people to create financial freedom for themselves through property investment. I am a property investor myself and have been involved in a number of other business ventures - not all successful, I might add - over the last 10 years, so I guess you could call me an entrepreneur as well as an adventurer. I am currently preparing to launch a new community called the Positive Movement that will connect positive people and inspire positive change in society and the Lifebuild Prosperity Inspiration Network that will show people how to become financially free and create wealth in every aspect of their lives by providing them with revolutionary products, services and training to support them in living a far more intelligent and conscious lifestyle, as well as an opportunity to market these products and services and earn a large regular income from doing this. 

Over the last 5 years, I have personally organised, marketed and delivered a series of public talks and workshops around South Africa where I have talked about how to overcome fear and how to become wealthy through investing in property. I have been interviewed on SAFM, Good Hope FM, Radio 2000 and 702 radio stations (click the links to listen to the appropriate interviews) and I have been quoted in a number of articles published in magazines such as 'Destiny Man', African Mirror and the Foschini Club magazine in the last few years. I have spoken in South Africa and internationally for many organisations over the last few years, including SA Rugby, The Holiday Club, Sportron, Smile Education, Rand Mutual Assurance, Eskom, Braby's / Ananzi, SuperGroup, Sun International, Momentum, The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, GNLD and Old Mutual.

To cut my fairly long life story short, I have had a few interesting life experiences and some fairly profound realisations on my journey through life so far, the essence of which it would be my great privilege to share with you if you choose to attend one of my retreats. Keep reading to find out more about the PERSONAL ALCHEMY retreats I facilitate that will show you how to start living a life that is integrally connected to your higher Self and purpose so you find your 'flow' in life and let wealth in all its aspects flow into your life....

AT PHAMBUKA LODGE IN PONTA D'OURO, MOZAMBIQUE:

Date: Thursday the 15th of December, 2011 - Tuesday the 20th of December, 2011
Time: 3 p.m. on Thursday to 1 p.m. on Tuesday 
Venue: Phambuka Camp, Ponta d'Ouro, Mozambique
Investment: R5,950 per person sharing a rondawel / tent with a communal bathroom or R11,500 for two people booking together and sharing a room 

AT THE HALO GAIA CAMP IN PONTA MALONGANE, MOZAMBIQUE:

Date: Thursday the 26th of April, 2012 - Tuesday the 1st of May, 2012
Time: 3 p.m. on Thursday the 26th to 1 p.m. on Tuesday the 1st 
Venue: Halo Gaia Camp, Ponta Malongane, Mozambique
Investment: R6,950 per person sharing a rondawel / tent with a communal bathroom or R13,500 for two people booking together and sharing a tent
                     
The amounts quoted above include:

- Transport between the SA-Mozambique border and the camp sites in Ponta d'Ouro;
- Accommodation for 5 nights;
- All meals and refreshments, except one dinner at a restaurant in Ponta d'Ouro on Sunday night;
- A course pack with written notes and exercises supporting the sessions you will participate in;
- Audio recordings of all the sessions during the retreat;
- A professional recording of a guided Meditation session you will do on the retreat valued at R150; 
- My Integral Interviews, a series of 7 interviews on how to live an integral, balanced life valued at R300 
- A one-hour one-on-one coaching session with me after the retreat valued at R500;
- A closure and feedback evening with everyone who attends the retreat who can attend the session within a month after the retreat;
- An inspirational quotation every working day of the week.

These retreats will include swimming with dolphins, daily meditations (including special 'dolphin' meditations), hiking, yoga, exercise and swimming on the beautiful beach that is a couple of minutes walk from the camp where we'll be staying. Riane Ziesecke, who has had some profound spiritual experiences with dolphins, will be co-facilitating the retreat in Ponta d'Ouro with me and sharing her profound experiences with dolphins and some amazing 'dolphin' meditations during the retreat, and both Riane and Courtney Ward from Halo Gaia will be co-facilitating the retreat in Ponta Malongane with me and guiding you through some mind-blowing sound journeys and meditations during this retreat. The retreats will also include a detoxification process that will clean your liver, kidneys and colon and a vegetarian diet that will help you to detox, improve your health and support your spiritual growth. The 16th of December, 27th of April and 1st of May are public holidays in South Africa, meaning that if you work for a company in South Africa, you will have to take less leave than you would otherwise have had to take to attend this retreat, which includes travel time to and from the Mozambique border, which is a 9-hour drive from Johannesburg and a 5-hour drive from Durban. 

AT CLEARVIEW LODGE IN BROEDERSTROOM, HARTBEESPOORT:

Dates: Thursday the 16th of February, 2012 - Sunday the 19th of February, 2012
Times: 7 p.m. on Thursday to 5 p.m. on Sunday
Venue: Clearview Lodge, Broederstroom 
Investments: R4,500 per person or R8,000 for two people booking together 

The amount quoted above includes:

- Accommodation for 3 nights in your own room;
- All meals and refreshments;
- A course pack with written notes and exercises supporting the sessions you will participate in;
- Audio recordings of all the sessions during the retreat, 
- A professional recording of a guided Meditation session you will do on the retreat valued at R150; 
- My Integral Interviews, a series of 7 interviews on how to live an integral, balanced life valued at R300 
- A one-hour one-on-one coaching session with me after the retreat valued at R500;
- A closure and feedback evening with everyone who attends the retreat within two weeks after the retreat;
- An inspirational quotation every working day of the week.

AT SAKATIA LODGE ON NOSY SAKATIA ISLAND OFF MADAGASCAR:

Dates: Saturday the 8th of December, 2012 - Saturday the 15th of December, 2012
Venue: Sakatia Lodge, Nosy Sakatia Island (off the coast of Madagascar)
Investments: R14,500 - R15,500 per person (exact amount dependent on choice of accommodation)

The amount quoted above includes:

- Accommodation for 7 nights in a bungalow or chalet shared with one person or two people;
- All meals and refreshments;
- A course pack with written notes and exercises supporting the sessions you will participate in;
- Yoga on the beach every day with a professional yoga teacher with over 10 years of experience in practising and
  teaching different modalities of yoga;
- Audio recordings of all the sessions during the retreat, 
- A professional recording of a guided Meditation session you will do on the retreat valued at R150; 
- My Integral Interviews, a series of 7 interviews on how to live an integral, balanced life valued at R300 
- A one-hour one-on-one coaching session with me after the retreat valued at R500;
- A closure and feedback evening with everyone who attends the retreat within a month after the retreat;
- An inspirational quotation every working day of the week.

On these life-changing retreats in the rustic Phambuka and Halo Gaia dive camps in Ponta d'Ouro and Ponta Malongane in Mozambique, the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of Clearview Lodge in Broederstroom overlooking the ancient Magaliesberg mountain range and Sakatia Lodge in the tropical island paradise of Nosy Sakatia off the coast of Madagascar, I will be showing a select few people who are committed to radically changing their lives for the better how to transmute the lead of ego and all its dysfunctional effects in their lives - poor health, broken relationships, financial distress and poverty in all its forms - into the gold of Spirit and all its beautiful and powerful side-effects – inner peace and happiness, good health, loving and trusting relationships, a higher purpose or calling in life, financial wealth, abundance in every aspect of life and a balanced lifestyle. By attending this retreat, you will be taken on an experiential journey to find the real ‘You’ beyond the roles and games you play and will be shown how to transmute the lead of your old, egoic self into Spirit to set yourself free from guilt, fear and all the other negative emotions that stem from these twin demons and the negative circumstances and experiences this inevitably creates in your life to find the golden truth within you that you have probably been missing all your life. 

It is only through living in an awareness of this awesome MISSING TRUTH that lies within you that you can experience peace, love and joy and the outer circumstances you experience in your life can be transformed to reflect this golden inner state. Without this awareness, you are lost in a world of illusion that will only cause you to suffer, no matter how much material wealth or success you may appear to have; with this awareness, nothing that is in or of this world can stop you from living in a state of peace, love and joy and spreading this to others in your own unique way.

This way, which is completely unique to you and your life, is what I call your special function or purpose in this lifetime and is the way that Spirit will help you to discover through giving love to others in what you do that you are love and nothing else, giving you the answer to the ultimate questions of who you are and why you are here in the process. One of the primary objectives of the retreat is to help you to discover your purpose, special function, calling, destiny or 'dharma', as they call it in India, in this lifetime, which is the quickest path for you to walk in order to learn the lessons you came here to learn, attain enlightenment and transform the lead in your life into metaphorical gold in the process. 

It was these same eternal questions that the ancient art of alchemy sought to help its students answer. The true alchemist of old practised alchemy as a process intended to transmute the false lead of his ego or lower nature into the golden perfection of his true and divine nature in his own awareness. The symbolic reflection of this inner transformation was their ability to turn physical lead into gold by fully understanding that everything that was apparently outside of their physical bodies, including the lead and the gold, was in fact a projection of their own minds and therefore they could transform lead into gold by believing completely that the lead was gold. Therefore, the true alchemist was concerned with finding the truth and using these powerful truth principles to manifest whatever he and others truly needed rather than with personal gain from being able to make gold out of less valuable lead. Only when their faith in these principles became so strong that it became a certain knowing rather than just belief would they have become master alchemists and be able to teach others the true alchemical path to enlightenment.

The task of the modern student of alchemy is to transform the leaden aspects of his or her life - be it poor health, poverty, dysfunctional relationships or any of the many other manifestations of the demons of guilt and fear that plague most people's minds and therefore their lives - into gold by relinquishing the egoic self that creates these leaden circumstances in people's lives and re-discovering that he or she is really pure Spirit, a higher Self that is above and beyond all the grim and heavy manifestations of the lower, egoic self.

Entrepreneurs are the modern-day counterparts of the ancient alchemists, as they have the ability to create wealth out of nothing and do the seemingly impossible. in fact, Mark Lamberti, one of South Africa's most successful entrepreneurs behind the success of MassMart, the large South African retail group who own Makro, once defined entrepreneurship as 'the art of doing the impossible with impossible resources'. If you are an entrepreneur or wanting to become one and are afraid to take that leap of faith required to start your own business, this retreat will help you to find the inspiration, courage and direction to do that or to take your existing business to the next level by finding the real meaning and purpose of it in your life.   

This transmutation can be brought about by practising various techniques and disciplines to become a master of them, including meditation, prayer, forgiveness, being present, laughter, breathing, diet and exercise. As you can see, many of these practices are very basic activities we do all the time, but the road to enlightenment starts with mastering the basic things in life and doing these activities with a different consciousness because it's not what we do, but how we do it that really counts. 

We will cover all of these  'integral transformative practices', as Ken Wilber, one of the world's leading philosophers and spiritual teachers, calls them, showing you how to do the basic activities of life consciously with awareness, creating the right internal and external environment for spiritual growth and ultimately, enlightenment, to happen. As a Zen master once said, “Enlightenment is an accident, but certain activities make you accident prone."   

If you are looking for the same old 'just think positive, set goals and become successful in the world' message you have heard and read repeatedly said in a slightly different way, which is based on an incorrect perception of what the purpose of life really is and therefore does not really work, this retreat is definitely not for you. 

If you have tried many other tools, techniques, approaches and philosophies and / or attended other workshops, courses and retreats and yet you are still searching for the total inner peace and joy that you know deep within you is possible, as well as the extraordinary and magnificent life you will experience when you live permanently in this state, and are willing to re-evaluate everything you think you know about the world and yourself and go through some powerful and challenging processes designed to help you release the toxic emotions you have been bottling up inside you in order to find this peace and joy, I can promise that you will find the answers you have been seeking on this weekend.

"How can I make such a bold claim when all other teachers and approaches have failed to deliver that which you so ardently seek?", you may ask yourself? Because I have found these answers through my own spiritual journey and so can teach you the truth and how to deepen your understanding of the truth and be able to recognise false ideas and beliefs.

Of course, the spin-off benefits of finding the inner peace and sense of higher purpose that comes when you know the truth about yourself and this 'reality' we are living in, which sets you free from guilt and fear and inspires you to start singing what I call the 'Song of your Soul', are profound, and we will explore how finding and living in this state of peace motivated by a sense of deeper meaning and purpose than just getting by or acquiring material wealth and possessions will profoundly transform all aspects of your life - your health, your material wealth, the work you do and all your relationships, along with some practical 'how to' techniques and strategies that will help you tremendously in your journey of awakening after the workshop, such as:
 

You can also click here to see a video clip of me in action giving the introductory part of a session on 'naming your game' - the game our egos play to sabotage our lives and our success - that is one of the most important sessions that will be held during the retreat. 

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

If you feel at the end of the retreat after participating fully in all the activities and doing all the exercises that you have not received value for money and you do not know how to transform your life and find the inner peace and sense of higher purpose you seek, you only have to ask to be given a full refund of your investment for the retreat.


BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD... 

The world is changing rapidly and if we as individuals want to keep pace with the changes and be able to function in the new world and society that is emerging as a result of these profound changes and the corresponding shift in consciousness, we need to take responsibility for transforming ourselves and our lives in the process so they are in alignment with this new consciousness. The world may not be ending in 2012, which is the end of a 5-125 year cycle in the Mayan long-count calendar, but all the experts on the Mayan calendar as well as many other psychically intuitive people predict that it will certainly herald the end of the way the majority of humans live on Earth as we currently know it and the start of a new and more enlightened golden age for humanity, but only if we, as the dominant species on Earth, can let go of the old selfish and destructive consciousness and behaviour that stems from it and transform into a higher consciousness based on universal, unconditional love and respect for all life on this planet. If we do not make this shift as a species, we will have created our own destruction and will either go extinct or drastically reduce our numbers and no longer be the dominant species on the planet. 

It is the 11th hour of our civilisation and everyone is being called to choose what future they want for themselves and humanity. The question you have to answer is not, "Will change happen?" - it's already happening rapidly and will continue to do so at an accelerated rate - but rather "What do I choose to do about it - will I be part of making the new world to come a more conscious and a better place to live for all life, or will I resist changing and cling to a way of life that is not in tune with the changes taking place and hope for the best?" Your best and most positive answer to this second question is to come on this Personal Alchemy Lifeshop™ and transform yourself and your life to prepare you for the coming changes.

But don't believe me about the life-changing effects of the retreat: here’s what a few attendees at the Personal Alchemy retreat and previous workshops I facilitated have written about me and their experience:
 

The weekend will be a challenging, fun, interactive and life-transforming experience that will show you how to shift your perception of yourself and your life radically, so transforming your experience of life and the results you experience in your life dramatically. Your investment for these life-changing retreats includes:

- Return flights and transfers to Nosy Sakatia island if you are coming to the retreat there; 
- Transport between the SA-Mozambique border and Ponta d'Ouro or Ponta Malongane if you are attending the Mozambique retreat;
- Accommodation for 3 nights at Clearview, 5 nights in Mozambique and 7 nights at Sakatia Lodge;
- All meals and refreshments;
- A course pack with written notes and exercises supporting the sessions you will participate in;
- Audio recordings of all the sessions during the retreat and a recording of a guided meditation session you will do; 
- A closure and feedback evening with everyone who attends the retreat within two weeks after the retreat;
- A one-hour one-on-one coaching session with me after the retreat;
- An inspirational quotation every working day of the week.

If you are coming to the retreat at Clearview Lodge, you will have your own comfortable room with an en-suite bathroom. If you are coming to the retreats in Ponta d'Ouro or Nosy Sakatia, you will be staying in comfortable chalets or bungalows and sharing with one or two other people. The accommodation at Phambuka Lodge in Ponta d'Ouro is quite basic, with two communal bathrooms that will be shared, while the accommodation at Sakatia Lodge is more luxurious. (Visit the web sites of the lodges to see some pictures of the accommodation at these lodges).

Getting yourself to and from Clearview and Phambuka Lodges is your responsibility, although we may be able to organise a lift for you with one of the other attendees if you need it. The SA-Mozambique border at Ponta d'Ouro where you will be parking your car is about a 9-hour drive from Johannesburg. We will try and arrange for people coming to the retreat in Ponta d'Ouro to share transport there to minimise your travel costs. Clearview Lodge is in Broederstroom very close to Hartbeespoort and is approximately an hour's drive from Sandton and half an hour's drive from central Pretoria in off-peak traffic. The quoted amount for the retreat in Nosy Sakatia is inclusive of the airfare from Johannesburg, accommodation and food. 

There is only space for 8 people on the retreat in Ponta d'Ouro in December this year and 16 people on the Nosy Sakatia retreat due to space and time restrictions and to make sure the personal and experiential nature of the retreat is not compromised by having too many people on it. We will go through the Personal Alchemy process in the first 4 days of the retreat in Nosy Sakatia, leaving a couple of days to 'chill', chat and integrate the learning that will have happened, as well as swim, snorkel, hike or just laze on the beach in this island paradise. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-paid basis, so don't delay in booking your place/s to avoid disappointment - click here to book your place/s for one of these life-changing retreats now. 

YOUR FREE BONUSES

When you invest in coming to one of the Lifeshops™, you will be given access to 12 free inspirational e-books, and you will also be automatically added to the Lifebuild mailing list and start to receive a free Lifebuilder™ inspirational email every working day of the week if you are not already receiving it. And just to thank you for reading this far, you can listen to an interview with me on how to overcome fear and one I did recently on Radio 702 about the book 'A Course In Miracles' - click the appropriate links above to listen to these interviews now.  


YOUR UNCONDITIONAL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

I am so confident that the Lifeshop™ or retreat you attend will be the catalyst for a tremendous shift in your consciousness and your life that I will guarantee that you will think that the money you invested to come to the Lifeshop/s is the best investment you have ever made. In fact, I won't just make an empty promise about this - if you are not happy with the value you feel you have received from the Lifeshop™ you attended at any time within 30 days of attending it and have actually tried applying the techniques you will learn (e.g. you have meditated every second day at least), you can ask for your money back, telling us why you are doing so, and we will give you a full refund of your investment with no questions asked.
 

BOOKING

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