Testimonials

"After taking Patricks level 1 BDBY course I discovered there can be a new me!  I've already started thinking like a new me, one I like better and can live with.

The class triggered many things I think I had lost touch with and I look forward to experiencing a new level of consciousness, pleasure and even love, This class is for everyone at the right time and maybe even the wrong time, try it, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain"

Regards,
Steve McLaren,
PolaPure Brands

As previously discussed, this workshop is a launch into new adventures. I am glad I came and want to give some comments:

For quite some time now self-development and growth have been important in my life. I welcome opportunities to examine and reflect on my habits, preferences, priorities and values. Patrick's workshop theme offered many examples and exercises to review old behaviour, past accomplishments, failures. It also gave suggestions and structure to go beyond a self-inventory into dreaming, visioning, creating a plan and implementation.

I came away with a stronger will to pay attention to my intention. I appreciate the gentle but persistent way in which Patrick facilitates this process and the options he is providing in Being Different, Being Oneself.

Thank you, Patrick.
Leonore Clauss, a colleague and fellow coach

"I picked up Patrick's new book, "Be Different, Be You" at a Toronto Organization Development Network meeting at the end of last year. It is a book based on his expertise and convictions as a coach that you can redesign your life to find more joy, and how to find the motivation and the capacity to implement these changes in your life. I was intrigued and attended his introductory workshop to learn more about his thoughts on this area. I especially appreciated the idea of figuring out what you actually want from life, writing your own script for happiness rather than playing along with what others want for us, and having the courage to want to change, and finally, finding the strength from within to go for it. Patrick is a very personable facilitator who is passionate about his message. His book and workshop were a good way to start my year, and dream about the possibilities of my future, and get set to realize these dreams. Thank you, Patrick!"

Cristin Stephens-Wegner

I enjoyed it immensely the BDBY Workshop Level 1.  I felt so empowered, so positive at the end of the workshop.  I actually wanted to start planning my goals.  I learned that I need to be clear, really clear, about what it is that I want from my life.  It's not sufficient to dream about my goals.  I need to write them down and be specific about them.  Moreover, I'm learning, through the GSF, that I need to assign a timeline to my goals and be committed to them.

It was a wonderful experience to share the day with others who are as passionate about living a positive life as I am.  I also loved that everyone was so free and so willing to learn and to be honest and to share their lives and even their not so happy moments.  We ARE a community!!!

I love the new me who embraces the positive, the possible, and the pleasure that fills my life.  I have gained much and lost nothing.  Thank you so much!

Tanya Tait

"If you want to discover and recognize your hiding talents, so that you can become even better then you already are, Patricks workshop - Be Different Be You - is the place to be! It's not just about WHAT you learn, but also about HOW you learn it: in a highly encouraging, positive, motivating and safe space, which Patrick has created with his own personality, the different components of the workshop and the relatively small group of people (10), which made it very friendly and personal. Thanks Patrick!"

Lineke Heuss

Towards the end of 2007 I decided I needed to make changes in my life. In January 2008 I attended the BDBY Workshop in Toronto, which was a small group format presented by Patrick Rhein. I was nervous about the expectations, but everyone was opening up and contributing, so I did likewise. There was a good variety of activities directed to the learning process. Patrick was a great facilitator, always challenging us and adding gentle persuasion. At the end of the day I was glad I attended and came home with determination to complete the unfinished tasks. But, it was easy to fall back into "the old ways" and procrasinate!!!   I was drifting........ By Spring, I decided to have coaching with Patrick. The benefits of coaching is that you set goals and time frames for completion.By using a coach there is an expectation to complete them in the preset time line. I have learned a great deal, using different tools: books, CD's,movies etc and bouncing ideas off Patrick. To support the BDBY group Patrick created 2 summer evening sessions for discussion and this enabled each one of us to participate and evaluate the changes we have made since January 2008. I plan to continue coaching sessions because I know it is the only way I will fulfill my goals in a time effective manner. Thank you, Patrick.

Nancy Buckley