When I went through Pathways it opened up a whole new way of thinking for me. I realized what lies I had been believing about myself and therefore I was not able to move forward with my life. Pathways gave me the tools I needed to do life different than I had ever done before. I feel very blessed to have found this training.
Pathways Core Training changed my personal and professional life!!! I entered Pathways Core Training in my mid 40s. Sadly, I thought life had peaked. I had checked all the boxes of what I thought would bring me happiness and joy and I was anything but happy or joyful -- especially wiht my family. Professionally, I thought the the height of my career was in the rear view mirror and wasn't sure what to do or where to go next. Now, after Pathways Core Training, I am stepping into motherhood in the best possible way. I fight every day to be a better mother for my three children because they deserve the best mom ever! After Pathways, I have a career that wasn't even in the realm of possibilities before the training. I stepped into a position that has altered my world and the world of my family forever in the best possible way. Go to Pathways Core Training and discover the best version of you!
I went into this not knowing anything other than the changes I had seen in the people who had gone before me. I had so many questions and all my friends would tell me was trust the process . It was the best decision I ever made when I stepped through those doors. Choosing to invest in myself has changed every aspect of my life. There are still hard days, it is life after all, but I don t let bad days determine that I have a bad life. I know it is against our instincts to trust and go into anything blindly, it was one of the scariest things I ever did and also the most rewarding. What you will find is a strength and love for yourself that you may have never known you had. The love given by those who volunteer just to help others is immeasurable. I believe everyone can benefit from this training and if you are wondering should I? You should!
Before PW I felt completely stuck. I had left an 18 year marriage and had been a stay at home Mom for those years. Approaching an empty nest I had no idea what direction to take and I had no plan. I didn t feel worthy of taking risks on myself and the only value I saw in myself was being a mom to my two beautiful daughters. I had no direction and the fear of failing kept me from moving forward. I didn t trust myself and I didn t feel capable of managing my own life. I kept my heart guarded and didn t allow anyone to get close but my two girls.
This program helped me find my self worth and value. It gave me the courage to live with purpose and passion and to go after my dreams. I became a better parent to my daughters. I can testify that I am now married to my best friend and live loving, all out! I truly believe that God put Pathways in my path to help transform my life and I am forever grateful.
Pathways Core Training is a non profit organization with the mission of helping people live their lives to the fullest, with passion, purpose and integrity. Have you ever felt that things in your past keep you from being who you want to be? Like something is missing or there is a gap in your life you cannot seem to fill? These are obstacles, or rocks in your path, that sometimes seems impossible to overcome. This training provides opportunities to not only overcome them, but to realize how to deal with others that most certainly will be thrown your way as we all go through this journey of life. This training provided me the opportunity to do something different. To not be the person full of hate, rage, judgment and just overall not a very nice guy. It provided me opportunities to do something different and realize that being vulnerable, loving, caring, and compassionate are not characteristics of a "weak" person. It allowed me to change who I am at the CORE level and be that loving person to everyone around me, especially my beautiful wife and exceptional children. Being vulnerable, and loving, and a safe place for people to turn in both good and hard times is not a sign of weakness; it is the ultimate sign of strength. This training helped me learn that and act that way, which in turns helps change the world a little bit at a time. Its not about being perfect and not slipping, its about getting back up and learning. How do we change the world? One heart at a time. This organization lives this philosophy everyday and I am honored to be associated with it and all the Hope Warriors I have met and work with. You OWE it to yourself to check it out!
This training rocks! If you are all about challenges and you long for the opportunity to live a life you never thought was possible then do it. It has the ability to bring out the best in you so you can live a life of purpose. You are worth the effort! I love the heart and love this organization has for people. Hard to find.
Game Changer! I went into the Pathways Core Training at a very low place in my life. When I finished the training I had a light in my heart, love for myself and others and HOPE. My spirit was renewed in every way. And when life happens, as it will, I have a support network like no other.
This training is LIFE CHANGING! If you are thinking you need something but just don't know what, look no further! Get out of your own way, jump in with both feet! I promise you will not regret it! It is worth every penny and every second of your time!
Pathways literally saved my life. I was raised in an abusive cult and in Pathways I learned how to get myself out of the cult, creative and grow my true personality as I had always wanted, as well as learn how to set boundaries with toxic people, build lasting relationships, learning how to respect myself and others, and sooo much more. Pathways, in my belief, is a great life experience for everyone to go through once in their lives. It is NOT a cult, and I should know as stated before that I was in a cult until age 21. However, ANYTHING can have a "cult-ish" vibe to it if a group of people decide to act in ways that portray the thing in that way. Are there people that have gone through the program and may even now work there that speak of Pathways as some holy, unblemished religious experience? Yes, and it drives me absolutely mad because it's simply emotional intelligence training that's really intense. They even encourage you during the program to have plans on how to move forward and literally create your new life outside of pathwaya and that Pathways is simply another stepping stone in your life, but hopefully one that is worth your time and effort (am a believe me, if you put all your motivation into those days, you'll be amazed as how much you learn about yourself and others in such a short period of time.) So please don't avoid this amazing program simply because some give it the title of "cult." Any program is what you make of it. I went through, volunteered for a bit after I finished the program, then got a therapist outside of pathwaya and have since grown and matured more than I ever imagined I could, and Pathways was the trampoline I needed to boost me up into the life I wanted but didn't know how to get. Try Pathways, it's not like spending one weekend in a hotel learning about yourself is gonna be the worst thing in the world ;)
Pathways Core Training taught me that it is okay to not be okay all of the time. The members in this organization helped me to see my own value, through the eyes of the Creator. They taught me to be completely raw, and loved me through all of my flaws.
* How will you be remembered for your time spent on earth?
* We teach others how to treat us.
* Never lose hope.
I graduated 5 years ago from Class 303 and it was a great experience. It really helped me with underlying issues I had that I didn't even realize. Now I have a wonderful marriage with my wife who went through a year before me. Couldn't speak high enough about the organization and how it can transform your life!!
I went through the program more than 15 years ago, and I can honestly say that I still believe it is one of the best things I ve ever done for myself. Going through life, everyone accumulates junk within themselves that changes the way you see your world as well as yourself. This program allowed me to clean that out of myself, in ways that I still use today - because life keeps happening! My life, my relationship with my son, and the life of my family, have been changed for the better in a major way.
My experience with Pathways Core Training has transformed every area of my life. I learned what was standing in my way of being the person I was designed to be. I was given tools and an action plan so I could continue growing after I completed the training. At every turn I saw nothing but integrity and compassion from the leadership of this organization. My immediate family have all completed PCT with very positive results. Here is an organization doing true positive work in the community.
This has changed me and my life for the better! Nothing else has ever worked, but this did.
I was told about this training several years ago. What I learned about myself and my self worth is invaluable. I like to go back and occasionally volunteer. I will forever be grateful for the tools I learned and the friends I met here.
Pathways Core Training was a game changer for my life. It doesn't matter if you think most things in your life aren't "too bad" or whether you're feeling crushed by the weight of things in your life, this training helps cut to the deep issues that are holding you back from something great in life.
I couldn't be happier with the direction my life is going and I owe Pathways Core Training a great debt of gratitude. The tools that they give you to help take control of your life are powerful and effective. I highly recommend this training as a loving father of five, former police officer, man who wants to make the most of his life and someone who has a strong desire to build lasting relationships that lead to the greatness my future holds!
Pathways is life transforming. I entered a bitter skeptic and left a whole, healed woman full of life. I don't know a single person who couldn't benefit from Pathways
I started Pathways in Jan 2018. I walked into the training with no idea what I had signed up but I knew if I wanted something different in my life I first had to do different. I was living life in pure survival mode just making it from one day to the next while trying to appear like I had it all together. I had a death grip on my life and refused to let go of control. I was exhausted, I was scared, and I was not living. A year later I am truly love my life. In the year since I started doing different I am now working for a company that values me and offers me the flexibility to focus on what's truly important in my life. I have goals and a plan to make those goals a reality and instead of just surviving each day I am living each day with intention to make those goals my reality. Life is still far from perfect but I have tools and support around me to deal with the tough times and I have the faith to know that I can handle the whole journey.
Jess Bieniek Class 362.
Pathways training is a fantastic way to become quickly aware of self-defeating beliefs and habits that keep you from being successful in whatever area of life you may be struggling, whether it be personal, business or spiritual. After gaining that awareness, the training equips you with a variety of "tools" that help you stretch and grow. It is an intense program, but there's an immense amount of value in the training for nearly everyone. I highly recommend it.
Life changing experience like none other. I came just to see what it was about and wasn t planning on returning because I get very busy with work. Well, I returned, then again, and again. I m set to graduate in Janurary. If your interested in more than just existing through life, give it a shot. I highly recommend this experience to anyone.
Adam #359
I completed the Pathways Core Training 8 months ago and it has changed my life in ways that I never anticipated. Before Pathways, I struggled with identity and not knowing who I was or what my existence really means. I'm so very thankful for what I discovered about myself during my training and I am forever changed. I have discovered a level of joy and happiness that I could have only dreamed of in the past but now I'm living it every single day. Everyone deserves this training.
Pathways is an exceptional, worthwhile program! The skills I received through Pathways Core Training helped me be able to forgive myself and to realize that I have worth and a voice. Through the program I found that I was giving my power to others. I also learned tools to use in dealing with others and in balancing my life in healthy ways. Since graduation, I have taken several leadership roles that I feel are significant, meaningful and that minister to others; these are very fulfilling and they are my "payoffs"! My life after Pathways training is working for me! Thank you, Pathways!
A friend of mine went through this training years ago. And then another good friend of mine went through it. The latter suggested I look into it. My response was, Thanks but no thanks. I don t need to go discover what my issues are or from where they stem because I already know that. In my life, I have already tried cognitive-based therapy, self-help books, seminars, leaning into my faith, leaning away from my faith, changing jobs, mindfulness-based stress reduction classes, a masters degree in interpersonal communication, changing partners, being very regimented to more lax, hitting the weights for stress relief, medication, meditation, vacations, etc. I have gone from one extreme to the other trying to make my life, relationships, & attitude better. My life looks good on paper. But it doesn t feel very good.
He basically replied, Well how has that worked for you?
It hadn t! I was miserable to lukewarm at best. I recognized he was right. What did I have to lose to go by checking it out. I only thought I knew the root of my behaviors & thoughts & choices due to all I wrote above. NOPE!
SPIRITUAL: I went to Step Beyond. A weekend training to help people figure out what is blocking them from their spiritual higher power. I felt so very far removed from God at that point I decided to go. It was powerful & life-changing. A catalyst to jumpstarting my faith to being as strong as it is now. Pain brought me to my faith. Pain took me away from my faith. And through pain, I was brought to Pathways, which brought me back to my faith. Stronger than it ever was.
I was still skeptical about the Core Training as it involves staying at a hotel overnight unlike Step Beyond) w a roommate (same sex). I m not big on sharing hotel rooms with anyone known or not. However, I figured if I tried it & didn t like it I could always leave. Having a roommate was fine & actually quite nice as it turned out.
What did I get from my Core Training?
The first 2 weekends deal w our past junk (big or small). The last 3 deal with our present & future...how to get out of it & put into it, to achieve our best life. It s not a motivational seminar. Those don t work.
PERSONAL: A whole new perspective. Not just why things are the way they are because of or in spite of the way I was raised, or because of things that I have done, or things that have been done to me. I left after each training with new insight as to what I could do to change the parts of my life going forward I was dissatisfied with. It s more than inspiration it s the application.
PROFESSIONAL: I am a very goal-oriented & seemingly accomplished person & still had so much to get out of this training. I have set goals & written them down on paper my whole adult life yet I still learned how to push through barriers, give myself grace, recommit to goals, understand what choices have limited me, how to interact with people who are challenging to deal with, how to use the spirit of diversity to enhance my profession, etc.
And practicing those tools and those skills between trainings is paramount to getting the most out of it that you can. It s experiential based training which is why it makes it difficult to talk about the training. Because you don t want to ruin it for someone to really get the most out of the training you have to experience it. Think of it like riding a bike or going to an amusement park.You can describe the experience to someone all day long. But to get it, you have to just do it yourself. And if you told someone what to expect in every scene of a movie they were going to watch, you would ruin it for them. So with those two analogies, I hope that gives perspective as to why going into detail about the trainings would only take away from someone s experience. I will say I have learned new ways to think about myself, my perspective, how to approach people who have caused me pain or people whom I have caused pain. I have finally learned how to set boundaries instead of walls for myself, for others, and how to stop self defeating behaviors.
This training changed my life! Take this training and live a passionate full-hearted life and find success on your terms!
This training jump started my life. As a veteran who s head was clouded with the fog of war this training allowed me to truly but my past behind me and focus on a positive life for my family. Every veteran should get this training and finally be able to come all the way home!
April 2018 I stepped into some very unfamiliar territory that at first seemed really scary. I did this because I was at a low place in my life, emotionally, and the truth is, I didn t share those internal struggles with those that I loved. I suppressed it. I prayed about it but it wasn t working. Was I praying wrong? What did I need to do differently to not feel this way? When I finally reached out to someone close to me about what I was feeling she encouraged me to go to #pathways. I knew quite a few people who had gone through this training and came out of it thriving in all aspects of their lives. I had nothing to lose by giving it a shot.
I stepped through some doors that first night with an open heart and mind. I knew by the end of the weekend that I was supposed to be there. I felt it in my heart that the training I was to receive the next 90 days was exactly what I needed in my life. God, is that you???
Fast forward to 3 months later. I graduated with my class 365 y all! I put in the hard work. I faced demons. I fought for my life and I fought hard y all. Is Pathways Core Training a magic wand that makes everything better with no effort? No. What I have gotten is tools to manage my life. I have learned to take ownership of my life. I have learned that every day I have to make a conscious decision that I will be happy and I will choose how I respond to difficult situations. Life is managed.
This training is different for everyone and you get out of it what you put in. For me, it was exactly what I needed to restore my faith. I am closer to God now than ever before and I have never been in a better place in my adult life than right here right now. I had a prayer answered this weekend and it was a biggie. I m excited about my future! I love myself and I love my life!!! And an added benefit of the process is the new extended family, friends and support system. We played hard!!!
For those of you who helped get me through those doors, supported me, cheered me on and prayed for me, thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my renewed heart. I love you
PLEASE READ. When I was at a point in my life that I didn t think could get any darker, my wonderful daughter suggested Pathways to help me out this black hole I was falling into deeper and deeper. I had just gotten through breast cancer and 3 weeks after my treatment ended, I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma - a cancer that there is no cure yet, but there is treatment.
I took the leap and registered for the training. It was a leap of faith that this would help me have the life I d always imagined.
I went through the training and it was unlike anything I d ever tried. All the years of therapy (and money), all the other trainings I did (I did the EST training in the 80 s) and there were several others, didn t hold a candle to what I got and what I learned from Pathways.
It takes place over a 4 month period. It s not a quick weekend fix. The things that I learned about myself and the tools that I learned to use is what separates this training from all others. These are practical everyday tools to help me get past my self-defeating behaviors, dealing with difficult people, moving forward on my life plan, and much more.
The training was started by Dr. Phil when he lived and practiced in Dallas and has been around for over 30 years. That s a long time to work on a training that can actually have an impact on your life.
The biggest and most powerful difference for me is that I now have hope where I had none before. People can t believe that I have such a positive attitude and outlook on life with what I m facing. But I do! One of the things that I ve learned to do is to get out of my head and drop into my heart. That is where my true authentic self resides. Just having the skill to do that alone has been worth the training, but of course there s much more.
So all I can say now is to take that leap of faith that I did, learn how to get out of your head and drop into your heart so that your life can be transformed, just register - just do it! You can thank me later.
Amazing organization. The work they do is top notch. My company has been working with them for the past 2 years and have had an amazing experience with them.
When I began my Pathway s Core Training I was in a dark place emotionally and could not see even a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. After the first Weekend Training I began to see a light that gave me hope for the future. Through the course of the training I went from being extremely emotionless to being open and honest about everything I had internalized for so long. Pathway s taught me how to overcome my ugly past, want to show up and live fully in the present, and be excited for my future. I no longer feel like I m just going through the motions of life but rather fully engaged and taking small steps daily to living my best life possible. Being able to discover my why in life has opened endless possibilities for my future and allowed me to chase my dreams with confidence and give myself grace when life doesn t go as planned. Pathway s Core Training in my opinion is the best training you can give yourself!
Pathways Core Training provided me with an opportunity to do life differently. Prior to Pathways, I had spent most of my life in and out of counseling witb few results as to how to stop the cycle of abuse I endured as a child and was recreating in my adult life. I had been seeking love and approval from others to find my value and self worth. I always did for others without ever considering what I needed in any given situation. Pathways taught me how to live life from my heart and to give my feelings a voice. I learned that it was not only necessary for me to take care of me first but a requirement to have a great life. Pathways helped me change my legacy of abuse to a legacy of unconditional love for myself and my family.
This training is a game changer for myself as well as many other people...our military soldiers, special needs folks, cancer survivors as well as their families get restored...they deserve to have HOPE and it could be your energy that makes it happen. I pray that you choose to open your heart and mind to the endless possibilities that could happen by considering this training. #hopehappens #pathwayscoretraining
Pathways has changed my life. If you want to get rid of all the baggage you have been carrying around with you and live your life with passion in everything that you do I recommend this training.
A year or so ago my son and my beautiful daughter-in-law, went through what I think of as an emotional boot camp called Pathways. My son encouraged me to go, but I kept putting him off taking a wait, watch and see attitude. And so I did for more than a year. And over that period of time I watched this young couple grow into their own as adults, step into their marriage as equal and loving partners, and my grandchildren blossom. Hitting a wall of my own in the fall of 2016 I realized that maybe going to Pathways would help me as well. This is how I found myself attending the November Weekend 2016 followed 10 days later by The Walk. I get stumped in how to even continue on with this post because I don t even know where to start. I ll be 60 this year and I can honestly say that since I was in the 4th grade, I have been on the outside looking in; wondering where do I fit?; why didn t I fit?; was I as invisible as I felt?; and where the hell did all that confidence I once had as a kid go? In case you're wondering, yes - I got some counseling. Lots of counseling through the years. And things were better, but there was always just an unanswered "something". Well, I not only got answers to these questions and others - I got so much more. Before Pathways I would have had trouble coming up with 2 friends that I could call up and meet for lunch, a movie or hell, even a ride to the ER if I needed one (and not feel like I was bothering them). My heart was guarded by a high wall (to keep it safe) life was operated largely by my head. I tried thinking my way out of chaos not much luck overall. By the end of the Walk I have found that Amazon I had been once upon a time before I got in the way of a predator as a child. I was able to let down the wall I had built around my heart. I feel like I now have an operating manual for living a life that is full and engaged. I have a core of friends that love me as I am, accept me, laugh at my sense of humor and see me the real me. And yes any one of them would give me a lift to the ER if I needed it. We talk often, laugh quite a lot, cheer each other on, and offer encouragement when needed to one another. My husband went through the training a few months after I did. It s been a game changer for both of us. He s living with an Amazon a peaceful warrior (I m easier to get along with these days, but I ll stand up for myself and my own tribe if the world pushes). I m living with a man who s in his heart too. Has life always been this great? Yup I just didn t see it. So now I know Happiness is a choice.
Pathways is INCREDIBLE! It saved my life in every way a life can be saved! I m happily married with a beautiful son bc of this program! I learned to love and respect myself again implement healthy boundaries. I have real authentic relationships with people now and am able to speak at a heart level with family, friends, and my patients. God is now the center of my life and that s all due to this program!! I was so lost but now I am found!
Pathways Core Training taught me emotional intelligence. My wife saw such a positive change in me that she decided she wanted to attend the training as well. As a result we have had several friends and family attend as well and all have had similiar experiences. We highly recommend this training to anyone wanting increase self awareness and grow.
I received a freedom that I thought was impossible. I will be ever grateful for the gifts Pathways gave me!
Pathways is...cult-ish. I see I'm the only one to post a negative review about them - wonder why. I think they do intend to help people but the way you go about it is not to lock people in a room and talk down to them for 2 straight days. For a "nonprofit organization", they're also pretty expensive - and expect you to fundraise if you aren't able to come up with the money yourself. Pathways literally reminded me of the psych ward. Group talk, not allowed to leave, and the brainwashing. You do build a family but this organization was...unnerving. Re-build yourself another way - one that doesn't harass you if you don't come back, one that doesn't brainwash people, one that doesn't treat you like dirt because they want to "build you up". I'd create an anti-Pathways Facebook group if I could. Y'all need to seriously consider why there are no negative reviews. Please don't go to Pathways.
Pathways training has been the single most impactful thing I have done for myself. I truly believe that everyone deserves the freedom this training has to offer!
Pathways Core Training changed my life.
I had checked every box on the way to fulfilling "the American Dream" and still felt so unhappy. At that point I told myself that I would do anything to feel better, but didn't have any idea what that would look like.
Then one of my clients turned me onto Pathways.
It has paid for itself in spades, both financially and in the position of solid confidence that I get when confronted with the uncertainties we face every day.
When I was gifted my Pathways experience by a friend I had no idea what it was, in fact I was quite reluctant to even try it because I had just closed the door on twelve years of combined individual and group counseling, and was still so excrutiatingly struggling inside of myself in ways that I simply did not understand. I felt so desperate all of the time, and tried everything I could to assuage the pain of emotional and psychological disturbances that I felt absolutely imprisoned by every single day. During my PW experience I discovered so many things about myself which helped me to begin to be able to piece together some understanding and insights around my maze of seemingly absurd and incomprehensible suffering. For the first time in my life I got to feel what it felt like to have a non-judgmental and completely unconditionally accepting family. I was given a vehicle by which I could be truly honest about everything I had been carrying around inside of myself, and then I got to experience how gloriously freeing it felt to have all my "ugly truths" be met with only love, compassion, understanding, empathy, support, friendship, encouragement and lots of embraces; it was wonderful! I was challenged by the entire process every single inch of the way; I felt very uncomfortable about 95% of the entire time, but what I felt inside of myself the other 5% of the time more than made up for all of it; and made the entire experience, from unsettling beginning to joyous end, 100% worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pathways has changed my life in so many ways. This course which is held in 5 weekends spanning 4 months helped catapult me on my journey of self-discovery. Prior to Pathways, I was a passenger to my life, just riding alone watching life pass me by. As a result of Pathways, I steer the ship, drive the bus and fly the plane that is my life. The course helped me to discover my limiting beliefs and free myself from the grip those had on my life.
Everyone deserves this training.
I went to the weekend in October 2018 and learned so much that I signed up for the five day Walk in November(class 372). Everyone I know can see changes in my behavior already. I understand why they call it training now because you definitely get out of your comfort zone. It's worth it 100 percent. I look forward to the next class on January 4th, 2019 this weekend.
This training is like nothing I've ever had before in my 67 years. The benefits of taking this training are huge and are life-changing. I feel like I've been awakened to a new way of thinking and acting and planning my life from now on. And I've gained many wonderful friends through the experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone, no matter your age (must be 18), vocation, or station in life. You will benefit from it.
Pathways has done so much for me. Wow where do i begin? When i first came to the room during the weekend, i refused to look anyone in the eyes. I had no trust for a bunch of strangers. None of them knew me and i didn't know any of them and as far as they were concerned i would have rather been at home still feeling sorry for myself. But i went. I gave it a chance. I am a whole new person because of pathways. I still have work to do. Im not perfect but life is so much more than just working to make ends meet. I have so much potential for myself i have hopes and dreams. I no longer wish i wasn't born. Suicide is off the table for me. Im so glad I gave pathways a try. One more class and then i graduate. Thank God for pathways.
When I started Pathways I was constantly trying to please others and put myself to the side, I felt constantly like a bad mom and that I just wasn t enough. Pathways has changed my life! I go through each day knowing who I truly am and living my best life. I have tools to help me deal with things when it s not all sunshine and roses. I have gained a new family and community thanks to this training.
Attending Pathways Core Training was the BEST decision I ever made. I found my self worth and I now know my value in this world. Even better, my teenage daughter has also found HER value from teen family camp and has made some of the best friends she has ever had. I have so many tools to use when life gets tough and there is so much value in that. I want everyone I know to go and get what I got!
Prior to Pathways, I was not managing life; it was managing me. I was going through all the motions and checking all the boxes personally, professionally and spiritually. On the outside, it looked like I had it all figured out. Unfortunately, the opposite was true, and I was getting very little out of it. On the inside I was lonely, stressed, conflicted and out of gas. All of my relationships were suffering, and I was making life decisions based on what I thought others expected me to do or what seemed to be the right thing. Overall, life was flat, dull, and gray, and I had convinced myself over several years that life was just something to endure with only the hope of picking up crumbs of happiness along the way. I eventually became desperate for a change, and a professional counselor recommended Pathways Core Training, a experienced-based training program that had existed for over 30 years. She told me that it would take years of one-on-one counseling and therapy to accomplish what Pathways could do in just five weekend sessions. She was exactly right. It worked! The training helped me shed labels, misconceptions and burdens that I had carried for many years, and it helped me rediscover my passions in life and prioritize the things and people most important to my true happiness. I NOW SEE LIFE IN COLOR AGAIN! My relationships are flourishing; my faith is stronger than ever; and I m achieving new levels of success professionally. I ve noticed as a society that everyone invests in an education and training for their profession/career, but we tend to neglect and avoid investing in ourselves in a way that help us find and maximize true happiness on a heart level. Sadly, most people will say, I don t need it or it s not for me . I say, don t knock it until you try it! No matter where you are in life, there is more to get out of it. Attending Pathways was THE BEST thing I ve ever done for myself, and it s the best investment I ve ever made - my family and friends get a much better version of me, and I get more out of my relationships. I would recommend it to anyone.
This training gave me, myself back. This is true life changing training that will make your life the life you want.
Pathways was a safe place where I found out who i was truly designed to be. I struggled with being "not good enough" in almost all areas of my life despite being what society deemed successful. I struggled with being a mom who was deserving of raising her kids. During my training I found me, I found my voice, my value and my worth. I live my life today knowing I am a Strong, Worthy and Deserving Woman.
This program is amazing, completely changed my life for the best. Showed me my true power and how to fight for me.
This training saved my life in many ways. I am not able to live the life that God has planned for me, I am also able to be the wife and mother that my family need . I thank God every day that pathways is jn my life.
Class 299 - The people I met in my class helped me to determine my new life path after my marriage ended, so that I could stand up for me and my special needs daughter. Without their guidance, tools and love I don't want to even begin to imagine how dysfunctional I'd be today.
A friend good friend of mine Trena told me about the training 3 years ago. I have always respected and admired the soul searching and ways she constantly was involved in helping others. I was at a point in my life where I was in dire need of direction. I just felt stuck and confused with no way to make it work for everyone. Its almost like being paralyzed in life because I was so worried I would make the wrong choice that instead I just made none. The training was 1000X more impactful then I could have ever imagined. My whole life I was so consumed with trying to please the world that I completely lost touch of who I actually was. Everyone had this idea of who I was or who I was suppose to be. I tried everything I could to be that person that you wanted me to be. Ultimately I never lived up to that vision of what I thought people wanted. Its exhausting to live for the world while left empty inside. Most of my false thoughts of happiness came from those highs of people telling me good job, selling the most, winning the race, being the best at whatever(insert thing here) which lasted for a few hours or days. Then it was gone and left me searching for more.
So I started the training in January of 2014 and it truly saved my life. My marriage was falling apart, my work was suffering, and my kids weren't getting the love they deserved. Here we are 3 years later and WOW!!! After all this hard work I finally learned what it means to truly LOVE myself. To be able to look in the mirror and be able to smile at myself and see me for me. Just a young, happy, honest and lovable kid from Mexico. Who loves to connect and help people. Who will do whatever I can to help my fellow person around me. Not because it makes me feel better about myself. But because we are all worthy of Love....we are all equal.....and we all need help at time.
Pathways rocked me to the CORE!! This class was not easy....it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I needed to look at myself closely and honestly to realize how hurt, unworthy, not good enough, fake and phony my life really was. I think that's why so many people write such bad reviews on things. Its not easy to hear or accept those things about ourselves. However it was the truth for me. I felt all those ways and believed it since I was 5 years old. I know that we all have our own stories and our own beliefs. It doesn't matter who you are, what you believe in, where you came from. This class opens its arms and hearts to all. We are all equal because we are all humans. That's the only thing this class is about. Freeing the human spirit from the hurt that has kept us from being who we are in our hearts.
Through my experience at Pathways I no longer let moments pass me by. I live each day with passion and purpose. I am most thankful for the relationship I now have with our father God because of this training.
PATHWAYS was suggested to me by my Dad. I was struggling and didn't feel I was living this one life we have at full potential. But was hesitate to go. About a year later I was still struggling and decided to take my dad up on his offer. PATHWAYS is a eye opener. I walked in a hollow shell. I left whole and alive. Gave me the tools to live the highest quality of life.
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PATHWAYS IS AWSOME.
This training is one of the best things I have ever done for myself. This training has changed my life for the better. I use to think I had an okay life, and living life like I wanted, but I wanted so much more for myself. Pathways Core Training help me find the spark I was missing and gave me the fight to fight for myself and take my life back and go for what I want. This training is for everyone!
The most valuable and fulfilling experience I've ever had by a wide margin. Anyone and everyone could benefit from this training. I consider myself a "personal growth" fanatic (reading everything by Dale Carnegie, Tony Robins, Tim Ferriss, etc.), but this training allowed me to realize I was simply adding - or "growing" - on a foundation that had cracks and imperfections. The training provided me with the tools in order to acknowledge these flaws and address them, and then create a foundation that was truly "me." Best decision of my life.
Pathways helped me discover my value and recognize who God truly made me to be ! I had hidden anger that was transformed into love, for myself and others, that flows freely now!
Changed my life. The level of emotional training I received has allowed me to be in control of my life instead of life controlling me. I feel as though I have a new clean slate and can write whatever I want. My past perceptions and events no longer dictate who or what I am or feel. I highly recommend it and have. I am one of over 30 family and friends that have completed the core training. The people of this organization care on a level that I have never experienced anywhere.
I entered Pathways with a non existent level of self worth caused from being molested as a young child, and believing i was exactly what other people told me. My first real relationship failed after 9years because I wasn t good enough in my 20 s.
Then later down the road, a divorce. The biggest failure of my life, snowballing into financial problems, and turning the house over to the bank to avoid foreclosure or bankruptcy. I was spiraling out of control, but trying to hold it all together.
I have learned that i am lovable, and that i am confident! My past does not define me as a person, and does not define my future. I am the only person that can control what i want. Pathways Core Training helped me figure out how i tick. I have learned some tools that help me live the way i was created to live on a daily basis. It all started with wanting something different for myself.
I dare you to do something for yourself!
I went through this training 2 yrs ago. I had gotten to a point in my life that I wanted to just give up. I didnt know what else to do. I felt like everything was crumbling around me and I didnt have the strengh to fight it or carry the hurt or do the hard any more. Needleas to say that going through this training made me aware of how much I didnt love myself and felt I didnt hace much to offer this world. How could anyone love me if I didnt even love myself. Am I cured?? Absolutely not but I am continuing to learn that I AM ENOUGH just as I am because I was made special by my God. I was created perfectly just as I am.
I was taught growing up that when we face hardtimes, loose loved one or are hurting for any other reason that you just pull yourself up by your boot straps and push those feelings down and just go do life. How happy is that to live life that way. Well let me tell you....miserable!! I learned tools to help me while peeling back layers upon layers of feelings that I had learned to bury and disreguard and not deal with. I learned that its okay to feel the hurt...its okay to fall to your knees and cry out, scream, curl up in fetal position and cry like a baby is okay. It is a healing process and everyones look different.
I have also come to realize how much I heal or deal with feeling when listening to music. When I am dealing with something in particular how God shows up with just the right song when I need it. I feel that my walk with my father has grown so much expecially this last year. Something I longed for but didnt know what to do to change it or what I was lacking to feel that connection with God.
I still remember a comment that was made during the very begunning of my training that you may not feel like you have anything bad in your life to go through a training like this...its not the size of battle scar that you have or the next person has but how it has affected you and how you show up every day in life. Are you truly happy at gut level, can you deal with life when it throws you the biggest blow? What if you could learn tools to help you navigate through it. What if you told your story and thought you were the only person in a crowd full of people that dealt with whatever it may be only to find out how many others in that crowd deal or have dealt with that very same thing. It is pretty damn humbling to know your not alone in this big ole world. Life can be hard...BUT its ONLY HARD if you have the right tools to help get you on the other side.
I highly recommend this training to any and every person. To be able to find that person that you were truly created to be.To show up without mask on and be your authentic self.
I did the Pathways Core Training at the recommendation of a very close friend. It was one of the best things I have ever done for myself and a wonderfully introspective process. I've made great friends out of it and it has helped me in my personal relationships, my work relationships, and very importantly with my children.
Pathways has been a total game changer in all areas of my life. The self confidence I ve gained helped me to triple my net income since going through the training back in 2015. The relationships in my life are thriving because of the boundaries I ve learned to put in place to take care of myself and those close to me. I highly recommend this training to anyone and everyone looking to take their life to the next level.
Pathways Core Training has helped me to be able to communicate and express what my heart truly desires. I am able to allow myself and others to make mistakes and to focus on progress not perfection. I've learned that i can do hard and not quit. If I don't give or do what others want or need from me doesn't mean that I don't Love them. Standing up for who I am has helped me a more confident mother, daughter, wife, and friend. I am worthy of living a Joy filled life!
Never bothered to write a google review, but this one is worth it. Literally changed my whole outlook on life. I already had a good life, to be honest. I thought I was fine, even if I had a little brokenness under the surface from various trials throughout my life - I knew how to mask it and find success. Pathways helps you recognize everything you've been shoving under the surface all these years, face it and truly see what it's costing you to hold onto so that you can process it, and learn to love yourself through it. Contrary to what you may have read from people who got a glimpse and were scared away, it's not a cult full robots! :) Rather, it is a group of people who are just crazy passionate for life because they have learned to be the most fulfilled version of themselves. Learn that 'fine' is not good enough so you can stand in your own truth - whatever that means to you as an individual.
The Pathways training allowed me to take my OK gray life and turn it into full blown living color!! The training is some of the hardest heart work I have ever done, but so worth it. Some quit. They're not ready to let go of self defeating behaviors. That's rare. So If you want different - find the courage to do different and enroll in the next class! The best decision you will make for yourself and those you love.
Pathway Core Training has helped so many people change their lives and live their dreams. The staff are there because they genuinely care about people. My life has changed in the most positive way. Pathways has given me the tools I need to manage my life and to become the person I desire to be. Thank you God for leading me to Pathways Core Training.
I entered Pathways Core Training 10 years ago when working in NYC for an investment bank. The training was recommended to me by a friend who ran a well known hedge fund as a wonderful life management program that had transformed and improved his life. I disregarded his suggestion and waited an additional 7 years after making the profoundly bad decision to reside Monday to Friday in midtown Manhattan every week returning home to Texas only on the weekends. At the height of my professional career, my personal life with my family was a wreck. Pathways Core Training helped me to shine a light on my choices and gave me the tools to live the life that I believe I was created to live. I have recommended it to friends, family and business colleagues who have attended the training and found profound change and purpose in their own lives. I cannot recommend the training strongly enough.
Pathways....whew! I went to it 4yrs ago and left after the first day. I left thinking "I am not as broken as all them others." I hit ROCK BOTTOM 4yrs later. I drank every night, ate poorly, chain smoked, yelled at my wife and kids over petty stuff....sound like a ticking time bomb? That was me. Existing in life waiting to die.
I decided to return after I was left alone and abandoned by my wife. I went in with the thought that maybe I was missing something. I was. I discovered that I was failing to love myself, to put me first for a change.
"Change", is a word that sends fear into us. I was afraid of what was to happen, but I wasn't as afraid of that, as I was of leaving my 11yr old son without a father to raise him. To teach him things only I could teach.
Pathways asked me the right questions I'd never asked myself. They made me look into my heart like I'd never seen it. See things I'd never acknowledged. Feel the feeling I had longed for, the missing piece.
I found all the broken pieces in my heart and I learned it wasn't my fault, that it was a manageable acceptance to why I am the way I was. I changed my entire life. I saved my life through their training. I immediately began losing the 461lbs, sought a cure to my smoking, and began repairing my heart. The drinking left when I no longer needed that crutch. I have a new outlook on life, A new way I treat myself, a new way to WIN. I graduated January 7th, it wasn't an easy journey. But I'm a totally changed man. Joy, love, happiness, and kindness are ways People describe me now. I dropped 100lbs during the training because I no longer needed the "comforted" feeling when I went to bed. I live with honor and integrity for myself. My heart is full.
Now, I'm raising my son the right way, to win at life. Remember...you only get one shot. Accept the challenge to change your life.
This was the single best thing I ever did for myself. Going through this program gave me crucial life skills, helped me believe in myself, and also helped to chart out a roadmap to achieve what I wanted in life. It really opened my eyes to the amazing possibilities that life offers. Since going through this training 2 years ago, I got married and started a business. It was so pivotal to learning how to communicate with others and have healthy conflict. My greatest hope is that all of my employees will one day do this training. Nothing short of amazing. You'll come out the other side a stronger person. Guaranteed.
Having lost my dad (best friend) unexpectedly, I never gave myself permission to appropriately grieve his death. That life event lead to depression and severely severed relationships, including a near 10 year marriage. It seemed I was loosing everything.
What this program gave me was the realization that I wasn't alone in my hurt. I learned that I didn't have to control the situation out of fear of being hurt even more.
The unknown...
How self defeating behaviors were the very things that denied me the peace I desperately wanted back in my life.
If you want self awareness, self respect, or self love and need to be reminded that life really can be by design not default, or that hurts, habits and hang ups can be overcome, then this training is definitely for you.
My Pathways Core Training was the best thing I have ever done in my life. No regrets.
Pathways allowed me to find myself again, and learned my past doesn't have to control my future and help me show my heart again. Everything I experienced through the training was 100% earned. Nothing was handed to me. I had to work hard for myself and still continue to do so, which is making me a better man, father and husband, it has awaken the person I always wanted to be with all my heart but I had always held back.
Because of this training, I have been empowered to take care of myself; live a truly authentic life; and experience TRUE joy and peace. EVERY aspect of my life has been positively affected and I will be forever grateful.
Every area of my life transformed, after attending Pathways Core Training. I m a much better version of myself -- a better mother, a better friend, a better employee and a better leader.
Amazing organization!! Would highly recommend to anyone looking to discover their purpose and passion for life!! LIFE CHANGING experience for me and my family!!
My training began in December of 2015 when my husband and daughter and I attended Step Beyond, the spiritual component of Pathways Core Training. I have come to realize that Step Beyond has had a very powerful and defining impact on my life. I have learned on a heart level that God created me in His perfect image. My name is engraved on His hand. I am chosen, cherished and precious in His sight. What is my value, my worth before God? I am priceless.
Oh my gosh! Graduated in 2001 class 181. I paid for all three of my adult kids to go through! It was incredible! We are still using our tools and pinto beans!!!
Pathways Core Training is an experience based training that helped me imagine a life beyond what I was living. I was able to gain tools to help me identify when I am not living the life I want and tools to help me get back on track with what I want for my life. I would recommend this for anyone seeking something different in their life, big or small. This program is challenging and pushes you out of your comfort zone and the result is beautiful.
This organization has changed my life and the life of my family and friends. I graduated two years ago and still continue to send friends and family that want something better in their life. Thank you pathways for helping me live with passion and purpose!
Back in April of 2007, my second marriage was falling apart. We attended a five-day relationship training that Pathways used to offer, and I found the experiential nature of that training interesting. While there, I learned that they also offered training tailored for individuals, what is now known as the core training. My wife and I separated in May, and in July of 2007, at age 40, I started the core training, and had little idea of what I was getting in to. I entered the training basically a shell with very little emotion. I could put on a good front, and make you think my life was OK, but I was not happy at all. I was drifting directionless through life, and I was resigned, thinking that's all my life would ever be. Pathways helped me understand how important really strong relationships are to me - not just with spouses or significant others, but even with friends. I learned that I am a fearless, daring, and playful man, who is powered by a light inside me, and is a SAFE, trustworthy Dad, who doesn't have to get it right all the time. Pathways taught me so many tools for managing my life, my relationships, and about the importance of forgiveness and grace, especially for myself. The really cool thing about it is that it is an experiential training - meaning that they don't try to tell you what the answer is - they simply help you figure out YOUR OWN answers. That's why this training is different for everyone that goes through it - because we have all lived different lives, with different issues, and we want different things out of life. My life is now has purpose, direction, meaning, and is filled with passion!
I'm still involved with Pathways, volunteering my time relatively often, because I believe so much in the training, because I have seen it change so many people's lives for the better. Even people who were at rock bottom, who had no hope at all, who were at the end of their rope. I now stand in the gap and fight for others, the same way that the people volunteering in my training 10 years ago did for me. This program WORKS, and it changed my life forever!
When I started the program I was nearly devoid of hope, lonely and depressed. Pathways Core Training empowered me with practical tools to overcome negative patterns of behavior and thinking in a way no other program has. I have been able to develop deep relationships that allow and encourage me to live true to my heart. This program helped me dig deep and take a hard look at myself and it gave me tools to heal in a safe, loving environment free from judgement. This is truly a loving and supportive community of people from all walks of life.
Pathways core training gave me the tools that I now use in my every day life things that I have been able to be a part of I owe to a program that keeps on giving after you graduate the Pathways community is full of people ready to help people!!!
If I could give it 10 stars I would. This training has forever changed my life and because of this training I am able to stand tall, smile and most importantly, be here today. There isn't enough praise I could give to this organization.
Pathways has been nothing short of a miracle for me. I lost my true faith and love for myself about 17 years ago, just after my mom and dad died and I went through a divorce. I actually blamed myself for the way my dad died. Looking back, I know I have been cold and hollow for the past 17 years. I was kinda stuck in a rut. I had built a wall of stone around my heart, and my heart grew cold. I didn't think I would ever be able to forgive myself and move forward again.
That has all changed now!!! And I know it is real!!! I love myself again! I have forgiven myself! I have moved past the guilt and pain! I have connected with my heart and the wall is torn down! I am removing my masks and overcoming those tapes that we all play over and over! I'm now moving forward with renewed purpose! One of the greatest gifts is that I'm continuing to grow every day and I have found so much more depth, love, and joy in ALL of my relationships! I am connecting with people at heart level in truth and vulnerability. Life is such a blessing and joy now! I recommend EVERYONE checks out this training so you can experience similar joy and truth of who you really are! Be the person you were created to be the one you REALLY are!
This program saved my life, literally. I was able to rediscover my worth and I have been blessed to help others do the same through this program. I no longer feel "not good enough"! There is something for everyone here! :)
Pathways helped provided an opportunity for me to receive emotional healing, and gave me some incredible tools to help me create a great life. I had a good life before but after going through this program my life was elevated to a different level because I took the tools I was given and put them to use!
Pathways is probably one of the most effective trainings I've seen to date. The focus of training depends on what you are attempting to gain out of life, and is an experience based training. You get out of the training what you put in. The program's facilitators are educated and do a fantastic job of encouraging trainees to step out of their comfort zones to achieve something they've never been able to on their own- whatever that may be. I have seen incredible life change happen on the other side of 'graduation' from the program. There were several really great "take aways" that I've been able to apply in my own life and I'm truly grateful for the weekends (only five total) that I spent there learning about myself. It truly has helped me personally, and honestly even on a professional level. Cool program. Game changer.
I entered into this training June 2016 not
Knowing anything about what this was or
What it would do for me. My dad was so eager to have me go and just kept saying it's so great! "Trust the process" .
After the walk I came out a NEW WOMAN! Since then I have a this abundance amount of confidence that I am a Beautiful woman! I found love for myself In this training and with that love for me first I then can share my love and warmth With others.
Pathways is a life-changer! No longer do I worry about what others think or how I can please the crowd. I am a better wife, mother, and Ministry leader because of Pathways. I am a Pathways Core Training Graduate and I am thankful to God for it!
So just so you know. People will make comments about things they have never even seen or tried. So I would just say to you Don't knock it till you tried it.
Pathways has changed my life completely. As a young kid from a dysfunctional family,former gang member at an early age just looking for acceptance, Incarcerated at age 16 as an adult, doing and living life like I shouldn't. To being an un educated father and disengaged husband. I gave this program a shot. Why no I tried everything else and it didn't work. I have been out and volunteering in this organization for 5 yrs now. For years I have been fighting thru life and no one fighting for me. I come in here a complete strangers fight for me to have a life that I deserve, that I got to create and design on my own. Not even my own family and so called friends would do that. So now I live my life happy and free.
I began my Pathways journey in October 1992 with Dr. Phil McGraw. I stayed involved for 3 years, then stopped being involved. I came back around in 2001 not only to find that it was still going strong, but that it had been improved tremendously. I've been involved as a training assistant and facilitator since 2002 and I can honestly say it has saved my life. i live life with joy, peace and freedom. I no longer ask "why". I live from a place of faith in my higher power and I know that I can face whatever life has to offer. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a better quality of life.
Over three years ago I went through Pathways core training and it truly changed the direction of my life for the better. Daily I use the lessons learned to create the life that I want! I recommend this training for everyone that wants to discover their true self and understand why they do what they do!
This training saved and changed my heart forever. I will never be the same. I would have paid triple. Great people doing great things!!!!!!
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