Barbara Cecil’s experience with thousands of women in the throes fo transition translates into wisdom that sits on the nerve of what it means to be a woman at this time. The candid stories of these women from around the world who have successfully navigate significant transitions wail inspire you and light your way along your own path, and the practice provided will ground you in practical next steps. Coming Into your own sings with the hope of women finding their calling, their stature, their joy, and their relevance in the challenges of the world as it is today.
If your life is falling apart, or you are feeling confused or disoriented in the wake of a loss, or are reaching for a deeper sense of self for the next stage of your life—here is a clear map that can guide and support you through the terrain of change.
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The gift and steady agitation of my life has been the relentless internal pressure for growth and transformation, both in myself and in the world we have inherited. I have come to a sure-footedness and optimism born of grounding in a deeper storyline under the rough and tumble of these times. Above all else, I cherish and nurture direct experience of the ever-present field of pure generativity from which we come. I work to heal experience that obscures connection with this ground of being.
Barbara Cecil
“The future of leadership will be more feminine, conscious, and collective. Coming Into you own offers intriguing real life examples and core practice for this new, inner leadership work. Highly recommended!
Otto Scharmerco founder of The Presenting Institute & author of Theory U
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About Barbara Cecil
Barbara is a founding member of the Circle of Seven and Co creator of the CIYO program
Barbara Cecil’s Master’s degree in speech communication and human relations has supported her in her calling to assist individuals, groups, teams, and organizations toward the full manifestation of their creative potential. For twenty years she worked in various parts of the world as a consultant specializing in large systems change with an emphasis on organizational learning. For eight years she served as an associate dean of the School of Humanities at California State University, Long Beach.
In her work in the former Soviet Union, South Africa, the Near East, Europe and North America, Barbara witnessed the effects of women finding their voices and assuming their full stature. Believing that the serious challenges facing the world at this time need the perspective, sensitivities, and collaborative instincts of feminine leadership, she began to support women coming into their own. Since 1995, when she began mentoring young women leaders, Barbara has created refined settings in which women from all walks of life discover the unique expressions of their personal and work lives and, most importantly, come into alignment with the beauty and uniqueness of their innermost beings.