What makes our LEAP unlike any other? Part 5: We develop LEAP Thinkers not Leap Takers

Because people can quickly understand the power of leaping to a better future, transformational programs have latched on to the idea and quickly accelerated it to the top of the hype curve. This has created many problems for both experts and for the methodology itself. The hype machine has led many transformational programs to claim that simply taking leaps is the hammer to every nail.

In this article, Hannelize warns against this practice and explains what a program that will bring lasting results should look like. On The LEAP Journey, we travel beyond mindfulness and use tools to develop meaningful cognitive transformation. This requires that our clients become LEAP Thinkers and not mere ‘leap takers’. We believe that you can only leap meaningfully if you align your life and career with who you truly are. This requires deep self-work that changes the way you think and feel. LEAP Thinkers balance their conscious and intuitive thinking and follow a disciplined approach to decision-making. To guide our clients accordingly we use a LEAP Thinker Journey Map, which Hannelize also shares with you. […]

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What makes our LEAP unlike any other? Part 2: We subscribe to the dance between art and science

My youngest daughter, a second year university student, recently went to her sorority’s annual house dance. A week before the event she still did not have a date. Out of sheer desperation, she finally asked someone who she recently met while camping with friends. Little did she know that this young man was not just a nice guy, but also an excellent social ‘ballroom’ dancer. The problem was that my daughter cannot dance and she wasn’t interested in learning to do so. However, the young man ended up teaching her how to dance and she later posted a picture on Instagram of her and the young man with the following quote from Samuel Beckett to demonstrate how she was taught to dance: “Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order”… […]

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What makes our LEAP unlike any other? Part 1: We operate in the space beyond knowing and doing

At the LEAP Academy we facilitate self-directed learning through carefully designed learning experiences. The focus is on our clients and the process that the client as learner goes through. Such learning experiences forges the mental link between knowledge (knowing) and the way it is applied to situations (doing). In addition, this learning is internalised through affective learning (being). However, we don’t stop there. We also build our clients’ capacity for meta-cognition (becoming). […]

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