The definition of permanent awakening is:


A process where an individual, an organization, or both, are holistically and continuously uncovering, discovering, and designing their existence in order to:


1) Operate more consistently from their authentic voice, gifts, identities, passions, and purposes


2) More consistently draw out the authentic voice, gifts, identities, passions, and purposes of others

3) Have more authentic relationships that foster continuous growth and expansion


4) Strengthen their capacity to form genuine partnerships with others


5) Operate more consistently at peak vitality and productivity


This permanent awakening process is initiated and kept in motion by a continuous death and rebirth cycle that occurs within individuals and within organizations and includes: death of outdated behaviors, paradigms, identities, and relationships, discovery of their and others’ authentic voice, gifts, identities, passions, and purposes, and a refocusing and designing of existence based on these discoveries. This cycle does not always occur in this particular order. The language of this death and rebirth cycle is expressed in slightly different ways depending on the environment, but the cycle is inherently the same.


The power of this cycle is that it keeps one in a continuous state of “I don’t know” – a very powerful place to be to continue:


1) Learning new knowledge about one’s self, others and the world


2) Discovering the layers on top of one’s true self that block full potential and block new knowledge coming into one’s awareness


As this cycle of death and rebirth continues, individuals and organizations can increase the amount of time they spend in the permanent awakening process. This can increase their possibilities for continuously raising and maintaining their levels of critical thinking, innovation, vitality, creativity, teamwork, authentic passion,  and inspired productivity on more and more of a permanent basis.