The Path to Profitability Retreat

October 17-21, at Stillmeadow Center, Oregon.

Five days, four nights of spiritual nourishment, and practical, heart-centered business training that will transform your business into a vehicle that will sustain momentum.

The Path to Profitability Retreat comes with the 80% guarantee.


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This retreat is for you if:

• You're tired of starting from scratch over and over again;

• Running on a gerbil wheel is starting to look like a more relaxing and productive way to spend your time;

• Your business could help a lot more people, but you're stretched too thin as it is;

• You're wondering if your income really could stabilize at a much higher level;

• If you know you need more structure, but refuse to sacrifice your heart or your soul to get it.

If any of these are you, then please join me...


Note: The Guidebook is a pre-requisite for this program. Why? Because there are certain foundational learnings for your business that the Guidebook provides that will make sure this program works for you. You can get The Guidebook here.

What clients and customers say about Heart of Business programs:


"I wasn't sure it would be for me [The Sacred Moment two-day seminar] as I hadn't finished my website, had not completed my freebies, and other 'things I hadn't done' so that I wouldn't be ready for it.

"I also didn't know if I really had the time or money to go. I knew I'd learn something but was not prepared for how deeply your work would affect me.

"I know now that a huge part of my gift is appreciating myself and all the learnings, education, training and synthesizing of those things that I've done. That is the true gift of service that I bring to my client. It's not about the details - though the details are absolutely essential - it starts with appreciating the magnitude of that jewel. From truly getting that, the details will evolve through the heart.

"I think it may be helpful to hit on that the seminar is important no matter what state of growth you're in in your business process. It's an expansion of the jewel FIRST and then a working out of these equally important details so it's clear to the potential client and to you exactly what you're offering and the true value of that service. It makes it so much easier for them to say yes when they can see that entire picture - and we as the business owner see it as well.

"I received a great many personal benefits about how loss can come up at any moment and smack us upside the head. This, I believe, has resulted in a deepening of my understanding of the broad scope that loss can have on a client's life (as well as my own of course) and will improve my professional services.

"Being with the group energetically including you and Holly was a huge benefit. With respect to you, I really felt how much you put into the seminar, your finger on the pulse of each of our reactions, your organization of the material, and the fact that I could lean into you were totally awesome.

"I would absolutely recommend this seminar. I would say to others that if they are hesitating to go because they are not sure they are far enough along in the process, that is why they really need to be there. If they are really wondering, what could be so difficult about the sales agreement and why take an entire two days to learn about it, they've got a tremendous opportunity to learn a lot. If they think they couldn't possibly find time in their schedule, that's another sign that they need to find a way to create the space to be there.

"You did an excellent job of keeping us focused and on task. Thank you!"

Char Brooks
Okemos, Michigan


"It [The Sacred Moment two-day Seminar] was an actual experience of the power of connection vs the power of the mind.

"Before the seminar, my perceptions of it were quite fuzzy, just that it felt like the thing to do next for me.

"It was an enchanted time far beyond imagining. I vacuumed up loads of ideas and insights, all the way from a solid agreement to develop an offer to help corporate business consultants to be able to make diagrams that are visual metaphors from their hearts, suddenly becoming a slower eater when I always gobbled before, to taking the first formal spiritual path in my (nearly) 68 years.

"The actual experience of various exercises impacted my inner being directly, so at the same time I was seeing deeper into what the sacred moment of sale can be, I was being healed from dysfunctions in my life.

"I noticed the wide difference between how tiring it is to try and control responsibilities (as was my former habit) and how magically un-tiring it was to work long hours when I could be fully present through my heart.

"One of the biggest benefits was standing fully in my competence with gratitude. This blew open the narrow parameters of how I see the nature of my business.

"What I've said here doesn't do justice to your seminar and skills, Mark and Holly. There are simply no words for some things."

Celeste Varley
www.heartsongstudio.com
Pender Island, British Columbia.


"My perceptions before I came [to the Sacred Moment Seminar] was that I knew a lot of this stuff already.

"But after? Wow, where do I start? You were a star performer. You gave everyone what they needed when they needed it without being the guru. The mix of spiritual and practical and how they co-exist was masterfully presented. A good mix of teaching and exercises, and you dealt with left turns from us as participants extremely well.

"The biggest things I received were understanding the creation of the offer, the pricing exercise, and practicing 'The Moment.'

"Thank you!"
Dan Duggan
www.lionhrt.com

"When I came to Mark, my 8-year-old business was feeling stagnant and in need of a re-start.

"Using his approach, I learned to step into vulnerability and authenticity to create a powerful message, and Mark taught me to stay in my heart and take care of myself.

As a result, even though my revenue has increased by 170% in the past eight months, I'm in no danger of burn-out. Mark's support is profoundly thorough -- he combines delicious spiritual connection with the most practical, down-to-earth guidance. That guidance has helped me write and speak in an authentic, compelling way, my e-zine to grow by 25% over the past two months, and I'm getting standing ovations at my keynote talks.

I thought I'd have to run myself ragged to earn this much money... But I don't...I get to be 100% myself!"

Michele Lisenbury Christensen, www.successandspirit.com

"Hi Mark,

The last few months have just been a nightmare for me. I had been so consumed with the fear that I wouldn't be able to pay, what felt to me to be, an insurmountable monthly debt - that I filled every minute of my day/week/month with work. I was exhausted, unhappy and worst of all, I still didn't feel as if I could tackle my debt. I was working like a dog, and not having anything positive to show for it!

With each day of remembering my heart, I became a little more calm, less anxious, and more aware of my pattern of destruction. I realized that the only reason I was still working at my second job was fear, and handed in my notice yesterday.

This morning, I woke up to an email from one of my freelance clients, informing me that he was wholly dissatisfied with his marketing firm and would really like to hire me to handle his account, at a rate seven times higher than the job I quit.

Thanks, Mark."

Nicole Deyton

"I stayed in my heart, and followed your suggestions, and I won the $4900 contract. What's more, I have a really good feeling about them- they are the perfect kind of people I want to work with."

Roberta Kaplan, MedExplain

"Mark Silver's approach gives you all the tools to create a financially successful business that supports your highest ethical and spiritual values.

I have personally benefited from many of his gems and have watched Mark empower hundreds of my students to walk through their fears and pursue their dreams. He knows how to make the journey fun and easy. Unveiling the Heart of Your Business carries the clarity and brilliance of Mark's mind, the love and kindness of his heart, and the wisdom and beauty of a spirit deeply committed to serving God in a holy way."

Dr. John Wadude Laird
Director, University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism (formerly The Jaffe Institute.)


www.sufiuniversity.org


"I definitely felt as though I had tried everything there was to try in the marketing world, at least once, and I was not at all inspired to try it again."

" I had read Jay Conrad Levinson (author of Guerrilla Marketing), I had read this and done this and so forth, but I didn't have a globe for it to hang on- there wasn't the whole earth somehow- I had pieces but they didn't fit together.

"What happens is that people would say 'I wish I could afford you.' I was feeling so upset by that, becuase I didn't know what to say. I would think 'how many more pro bonos I could do' because that I was the only other thing I could see.

"Now there is a whole lot more there that people can interact with. So one thing was having a website that would give people a path and hold me... how do I say that? It's an active part of my business now, it's like having another person. There's somebody else working for me, and there wasn't before.

"There is such a life force returned to my business."

Joanna Rueter
www.breathing-space.com

There are a limited number of seats in this retreat, to enable myself and my business partner and wife Holly to be able to give the kind of personal, in-depth attention we want to give to you.

Only 20 18 15 13 10 9 seats left.


Are you tired of starting from zero every month, wondering when your business will reach
real momentum?

(Is there an approach that allows you to plan and structure your business, without sacrificing spontaneity or your heart connection?)

I'm guessing you feel stuck going around and around the same merry-go-round. You've had a good month in your business, but then it's over and you have to start over from scratch. Ugh.

In contrast you've probably seen other people running a business similar to yours- except you've watched it grow bigger. Mysteriously, somehow their efforts seem to multiply, while you feel as if you are running in place.

Why does momentum seem so elusive? And when will your business ever run under its own steam?

How Momentum Builds

Momentum is what allows your business to continue running, even when you take a break. If you've ever ridden a bicycle, peddling hard for a while, and then letting yourself just coast with the speed, you've experienced momentum.

Just like the bicycle, having Momentum in your business requires three things:

But, when you're stressed out just trying to stay afloat, it can seem impossible to have the time and perspective to put those three in place.

What's worse, is that passion has been fueling your business up until now. It feels like a straightjacket on your heart to try to fit your business into some artificial structure and direction. And, this feeling just further deadens you to what you think needs to be done to build momentum.

Unless you include your heart, any attempts to build momentum just from strategy and structure will be nearly useless-- nothing will stick. And yet, with heart-centered planning and organic structures, it can all work naturally, and business momentum will build up steam.

Luckily, there is a way to introduce organic structures and move into momentum.

Introducing:

Path to Profitability Retreat
October 17-21, 2008
Near Portland, Oregon

A five-day/four-night retreat to help you integrate both structure and heart into business momentum.

This retreat will combine the profound depth of spiritual teachings and practices, with the clear knowledge and structure your heart and business need to be able to finally fly in momentum. Structure created in this way will be a skeleton holding you up, not a straightjacket strapping you in.

When you have the three keys to momentum: vehicle, passion and perspective, then your heart fuels your actions, your vehicle helps your actions move smoothly, and your perspective guides your actions to build one upon the other. The result is momentum.

The intended outcomes for you.

Imagine if...

Before the Retreat: Preparing the Soil

Even before we all arrive at the retreat center in Oregon, you will be getting to know the other participants, buildling trust, and learning foundational content online. So when we arrive, the retreat will feel like a homecoming to friends and colleagues, and we can go deep, get work done, and still have a real feeling of spaciousness.

What will we be doing during the Retreat?

Four days and four nights is quite a bit of time... and yet it goes quickly. Building momentum is about simplicity and clarity, not about over-complicated engineering. So, we will take one simple concept per day, go deep, and apply it in a global way to your business, from the heart.

Arrival Friday, October 17 noon
The Jewel

The normal business mode is to fling yourself headlong into work. We're not going to do that, exactly. Instead, we're going to fling ourselves deeply into a spiritual container, connecting with the Jewel in your heart, with the heart and being of your business, and understanding the balance between surrender and strength.

If you don't already know what a deep and profoundly practical reframe this can be, prepare to be truly and powerfully impacted.

Saturday, October 18:
Lineage and platform.

Many businesses have a 'me too' quality to them- hard to distinguish from others just like them. The recipe many use to try to create uniqueness often involves glitz, hype, or gimmicks. And, if you are trying to find your own uniqueness, how do you do it without getting caught up in unsavory tactics?

The answer is in lineage and platform. Your business has, or can have, a rich lineage to grow from. When it comes through the unique expression of your Jewel, your business has a magnetic quality to it that resonates without overwhelming. A lineage already has momentum- when you have a lineage, too, your business can ride that momentum instead of starting from zero.

Sunday, October 19:
The world-book of your business.

It's easy to talk about momentum through the metaphor of a vehicle, but it's a strange image to think of hundreds of people perched on your business-bicycle, trying to coast into momentum.

Your business is so much more than a vehicle: it represents an entire world-view. The planets in their orbits certainly have a lot more momentum than a bicycle, and each planet can carry a huge amount, quite comfortably.

On this day, you explore the world of your business, and begin to describe it. You will, quite probably, even end up with an outline for your own book.

Monday, October 20:
Sequence and Flow

Momentum isn't just about your business moving ahead, it's also about your customers and clients. How can you go into momentum, if they don't? Putting both of you into momentum means that there must be a clear sequence of offers for them to flow through, that clearly support them as they move through the world of your business.

Many businesses have just one offer: the individual session. And, even when they branch out and begin to offer workshops, products, and packages, they don't fit together very well, like a collection of puddles. The customers end up confused, and it doesn't generate momentum for the business.

Instead, you can create a river of offers, that carries them where they are wanting to go, while putting your business into momentum.

Tuesday, October 21, until noon:
Integration and Departure.

I want you arriving home rested, nourished, with clarity on what's next for you- not just the next week, but how to keep moving forward through 2008 into the next year.

The final morning will focus on integration, bridging from the Retreat back into your business, and moving all of your learning out into the world.

You'll end up with a clearly defined heart-based action plan, so you can go home, relax, and not worrying about losing any important momentum you've started.

Some of the topics we'll be covering:

(Without exhausting or depleting you).

Only one key concept per day.

This retreat is not about overloading you with information. If you consider the bicycle, the mechanics are fairly simple. And yet, there is a world of difference between an old rusty clunker and a shiny, well-oiled racing bike. Each day we will go in-depth into one of the key concepts, making sure you explore it both in your heart and in your mind, so you can fully integrate it into your business.

A major part of this retreat is spiritual. At every step I'll be guiding you to engage your heart so you can access the deeper meanings of what we're doing. In the morning, throughout the day, and in the evening I'll be leading spiritual practices that are enlivening and promote peace in your heart. Your mind will not have to work to integrate all of this at once- it will seep in as a sponge fills when it's plunged into water.

Plus, your business is at a particular point.

Not every business represented will want to fully implement every single point given. That's why you'll have access to the full recordings and notes for later application, and you'll have my guidance of the exercises in the group. You can relax and apply wha tis appropriate and safely file the rest for later.

What's more, you'll understand the big picture so "filed for later" really is simply "later" and not a euphemism for "never."

We'll be together in a beautiful place.

What you take in depends a lot on how comfortable you are.

The retreat takes place at Still Meadow Community, a retreat center in rural Clackamas Oregon, within an hour of Portland and the Portland International Airport. The 60 acres of forest and meadow has been a spiritual community for over 30 years, which provides an incredible atmosphere of depth and connection.
The land at the center.

We held this Retreat at Still Meadow last year, and the sense of depth and connection is what drew us back. Not to mention the delicious, healthy organic food the staff serves us.

The main Sanctuary.


The guest house.		 We'll all be staying on-site, which will allow for the rich, and informal connections, learnings, and integrations that happen outside of formal meeting times. You'll really be taken care of, and be able to take care of yourself while you are here.

I'm confident we'll be nourished, comfortable, and well cared-for.

How many times has the first of the month left you scrambling?

Maybe it's not the first of every month, maybe it's just when a contract ends after three months. Or a 20-week course you facilitated comes to a close. Or several clients complete in the same week.

Or perhaps you feel like you can't take a break- if you go on vacation, or let up at all, then your business grinds to a halt. Can you take a vacation, and still have your business supporting you financially?

If situations like this leave you scrambling for cashflow, and taking you out of your heart, that's a sign your business could use some momentum. And this Retreat may be just what you are needing.

If you want heart-centered structure, deep spiritual nourishment, and a business that runs on its own power, then I'd love to see you at the Retreat.

If what I've said here resonates for you, please join me.

(Join you? What's involved?)

Okay, so here is what you get with this Retreat:

•The Path to Profitability Retreat itself.
Starts noon Friday, October 17, and ends at noon Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Worth $2185

Unlike many seminars I've attended, we're planning these days so that you'll come away full, nourished and energized, not exhausted and overwhelmed with information.

We're going to be combining teaching, small group work, spiritual exercises, and my direct work with individuals, so you learn from many angles.

Once you register, we'll be getting you a welcome packet, which will also include transportation options out to Still Meadow, if you don't have a car.

If you have questions about logistics, please ask.

• Bonus: On-line forum. Worth $250.



Similarly, you'll have access to an online forum for four weeks following the Retreat, where you can ask questions, and discuss implementation of all you've learned.

Get critiques on strategies you're creating, receive feedback about conversations you had with prospective clients. Get online help for four weeks on how to apply what you've learned.

• Bonus: Workbook and Notes. Worth $300.



Some learn by listening, others by reading. And some like both. It's hard to take notes when you are in process, and trying to be present.

• Premium Bonus: Unedited CD/mp3 recordings of the Retreat. Four days of recordings (Certainly more than 25 CDs) worth $1250.


Value: $1250

There is no way to completely absorb everything that goes on in a live event. Luckily, you don't have to. We're recording, and you'll receive the recordings afterwards, either in CD or mp3 as you request, to be able to review what happened for you.

• Premium Bonus: A follow-up teleseminar. Worth $95.



After three weeks of digesting what you've learned, you're bound to have questions about specific conversations you've had. Come to the follow-up teleseminar and ask about those conversations, and I'll diagnose and give help on how to make them better.

And is the Retreat guaranteed?

The Guarantee of the Heart

A live retreat is a little different from a teleclass. There is a LOT of advanced planning that goes into making it a really successful and nourishing event for you. I want you to get the most out of the seminar that you possibly can.

Here's how the guarantee works: If you attend the retreat, and hate it, we'll refund any money you paid us for seminar tuition (lodging and meal costs are non-refundable), no questions asked. Period.

But, the cancellation policy is slightly different. If you sign up for the retreat, and need to cancel, you can get 100% of any fees paid back if you cancel by September 18. Cancel after September 18 but by October 2, we'll refund 90%. Cancel after October 2, two weeks prior to the seminar, we'll refund 80%.

And, if the retreat sells out, the rules change. If, after your cancellation, we sell out all 20 seats, we'll refund your additional 10% or 20% deposit.

Please note that the lodging and meal cost is a separate charge, and is not refundable after October 2, unless we can fill your spot.

That's fair, isn't it? This helps us make our commitment to the retreat center, and the other arrangements we need to make.

And, as always, if you have, God forbid, an emergency in your family- a death, a severe illness, something truly an emergency, please talk to us.

best to you, and your business,
Mark Silver

So, here it is:



Important! Please read.

Everyone who attends the Path to Profitability Retreat must have Unveiling the Heart of Your Business. You can go get it by clicking on the link.

Why? Because there are foundational teachings in that book that are necessary for the Retreat. Some of the preparation I will be asking you as a participant to do before arriving are exercises from this book.
  Core Premium
Path to Profitibility 4-Day Retreat, worth $1985
Bonus: Online forum for pre and post-retreat discussion.
Bonus: Workbook and Notes
Premium Bonus: Follow-up teleclass after retreat.
  
Premium Bonus: Full recording of entire retreat on CD, with printed notes, worth $1500
  

Tuition
$2185
$2385
To pay in a single payment


Lodging and meals

The cost of meals and lodging is the extraordinarily low price of $465. This includes your room, three organic meals, plus a snack, all for a little more than $100 each day.

The full meal and lodging costs are charged as you register now.


$2185 Retreat tuition, NO Premium Bonuses, plus $465 for meals and lodging. Total=$2650.


$2385 Retreat Tuition, WITH Premium Bonuses, plus $465 for meals and lodging. Total=$2850.
To pay in installments


For your convenience, you can pay for this Retreat in four equal monthly payments, at no additional cost. The first charge will be the first 25% of the tuition, plus 100% of the lodging and meal cost. The following three payments will only be the 25% tuition payment.


Retreat NO premium bonuses: $546.25 + $465 lodging now, + 3 monthly payments of $446.25.


Retreat WITH premium bonuses: $596.25 + $465 lodging now, + 3 monthly payments of $496.25.

 

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