Leadership feels different when I start following before I feel ready to lead. Quote from Yoda in Star Wars: The Last Jedi “Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke, we are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.” Key Insight “The greatest teacher, failure is.” New Westminster, June 2026 Embracing the Journey of Practice The GUTS trainings in New

British Columbia Chapter Life Skills Training · Fall 2026 From awakening to integration After that weekend, I thought I knew everything. That was it. We were all on the same playing field. “Everything is going to be different from this point on.” Famous last words. I didn’t realize then that I was only at the beginning. Even today, I continue to discover new things to learn, new experiences, and new parts of myself that challenge the way I see my life and the world around me.