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Workshops
Finding Meaning and Purpose in Chaotic Times
A 90-minute workshop with Laura Gates to help you find back your faith in life
Online | Saturday May 16th | 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm BST
To say we are living in chaotic and disruptive times is an understatement.
We can either crawl into a ball and wait for the apocalypse, or we can face the world head on, envisioning a future that inspires us. What do you choose to do?
How can we find the energy to live through these current times with a sense of anticipation about what's possible vs. dread? What can we rely on when our trusted systems and safety nets are falling away?
What gives you meaning, purpose and hope?
In this 90 minute workshop Leadership Coach and podcast host Laura Gates will share simple tools and concepts she uses every day with her executive clients to help find meaning, purpose and hope in our current world.
Worried that AI is coming for your job? Caring for aging parents while parenting your kids and your own inner child? Navigating career shifts and life shifts?
Join us as we spend time together to map a path to clarify and connect with your dreams, set a charted course for starting now to build for the future. Identify the fears and obstacles that can get in your way and gain tools to overcome self-doubt.
In times like these we ask ourselves “Who do I need to be now?” “What gives my life meaning and purpose?” “What can I do now to prepare for the future?”
It’s time to surrender, to let go of the fears and inhibitions that stop you, and be open to the unforeseen forces of support waiting to guide you on the path.
Whatever your calling, if there was a time to live it, it's now
We will redefine what success looks like.
We think of our life as a series of 'shoulds' that we need to achieve to be successful and if we aren’t getting the next accomplishment, the promotion, the bigger house, the accolades, we feel like we are failing at life.
But as Marshall Goldsmith says, “what got us here won’t get us there.”
We need new ways to see our life path, one that helps us feel at peace with ourselves, vs. the constant self-judgement and criticism.
We’ve been taught to look outward for success, but we haven’t been taught how to listen to the whispers of our soul.
The truth is, the universe is on your side.
You are here for a reason, you are here for a purpose, and you are receiving guidance every single day.
But in a world that is full of stress, tension, and noise - it is incredibly easy to lose your faith in life. Together, let's find it back.
"What got us here won't get us there"
- Marshall Goldsmith
What's your vision?
At the end of 2025 a group of Buddhist monks and their dog Aloka walked from Fort Worth Texas to Washington DC - the Walk for Peace. One monk had a vision, and that vision inspired many monks, and those monks started walking and camping behind 7-11’s at the side of the road.
And a funny thing happened. People started showing up, providing meals and lodging, asking for prayers, handing out water, presenting flowers. Thousands of people lined up along the road. Throngs of people showed up for daily lectures on finding inner peace.
The monks walked through the snow, they walked barefoot. They walked with faith; that their mission had value, that people needed to hear their words, that their prayers mattered, now more than ever. In the end they had millions of followers online.
What is your vision? What's one step you can take towards living your life with more meaning and purpose?
Join us to anchor your dreams in your current reality.
By the end of our 90 minutes together, you will have found a deeper sense of clarity and feel more connected to your dreams. You will identify the fears and obstacles that get in your way, and gain tools to overcome self-doubt. You'll reconnect with what brings you joy and open your eyes to the synchronicities waiting to lead you back to your true self.
Your host and facilitator
Laura Gates is a coach and facilitator to leaders at some of the world's most successful organizations, from Silicon Valley tech companies to VC backed AI start ups to teams at NASA. Her podcast Surrendering to the Signs is featured in Forbes. She writes on intuition, communication and conflict resolution for Authority Magazine and First Round Review.
Laura has traveled the globe in search of healing and wisdom, studying with teachers from multiple disciplines, with the continuous quest of living a more meaningful and authentic life.
In her workshops and retreats, she creates a safe, non-judgmental space where you can learn to read your own personal "sign language" and listen to that small, still voice inside.
Laura's gift is helping others trust the universe's guidance, get out of their own way, and allow themselves to fully be themselves.
Words from attendees
"Laura brings an ability to guide others down the often, unclear path of transformation with practical, gentle guidance. She has a vast toolkit that allows her to coach people on how to integrate their professional, personal, spiritual experiences. I value her intuitive sense of what a person feels, as well as how they need to take action in order to put those feelings - and the experiences that led to them to work."